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After being featured in  Jet Magazine, Chicago Tribune Red-Eye, N’Digo, Chicago Defender, Black Enterprise, NBC, goodreads.com , and many blogs,  Single Girl Summer  is on fire and wildly successful. Described by one reviewer as “the healthy baby that would be produced if  Waiting to Exhale  and  Sex and the City  procreated,” Single Girl Summer  showcases the trials and triumphs of life, love, and relationships through the three main characters: Button Jackson, Dawn Martin, and Meghan Cherry-Henderson. We are introduced to them at a crucial time in each woman’s life. They form an alliance and vow to make the most of the upcoming summer in Chicago. Against the backdrop of festivals, picnics, and al fresco dining, they share relationship perspectives, face fears, heal deep emotional wounds, and learn the power of forgiveness. Button, Dawn, and Meghan come together by chance, grow together as friends, and ultimately discover that for every g...

The BOSS Network Wants To Send Two Lucky Entrepreneurs To The Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference in Chicago, IL How to enter: What do you hope to gain professionally by attending the Black Enterprise 2012 Entrepreneurs Conference? (Value at $695 per registrant). Answer this question in 3 places: on the http://bringingoutsuccessfulsisters.blogspot.com/ website, then head over to our Facebook Page by including The BOSS Network and post your response, and finally tweet your response @thebossnetwork , include #BEEC2012 in your response and you will be automatically entered to attend the Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference in Chicago, IL May 23-26 giveaway. The person who has the most likes on Facebook and Retweets on Twitter wins! Winner will be announced on Monday May 21, 2012 Rules to Apply: You must be a current member of The BOSS Network Contest Ends Sunday May 2o, 2012 at Midnight Good Luck!   The BOSS Network Team

Dr. Katherine Y. Brown Founder of Dr. Katherine and Associates CPR Courses www.LearnCPRchicago.com Twitter - @KatherineYBrown Dr. Katherine Y. Brown is Founder of Dr. Katherine And Associates CPR Courses. Fueled by a passion for cardiovascular health and driven to combat the disproportionately higher percentages of deaths resulting from cardiac arrest in our communities, Dr. Katherine Y. Brown dedicates herself to teaching others life preservation skills. She strategically established Dr. Katherine and Associates CPR Courses on Chicago’s Southside and currently travels nationwide teaching CPR with the intent of “saving lives one CPR class at a time.” Dr. Brown and her team teach Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Advanced Cardiac Life Support, AED, and First Aid courses to healthcare providers, school faculty and staff, and the community at large. To teach CPR to the greater public on a national level she has visited homeless women’s shelters, churches, schools, service organizat...

Zondra Hughes Author, Editor, Blogger Twitter - @zondrahughes http://www.zondrahughes.com/ Zondra Hughes is the national Deputy Editor of Rolling Out.  She is the creator of SixBrownChicks a ChicagoNow daily relationship blog for women, and a Social News blogger for The Huffington Post-Chicago. Hughes, a member of The Author's Guild, made her literary debut on the outrageous and over-the-top Wendy Williams smash hit, Ritz Harper Goes to Hollywood! (Pocket Books/Karen Hunter Publishing). Professional honors include Who's Who in Black Chicago; Top Leaders in Business, (Chicago Sun-Times); 100 Women Making a Difference, (Today's Chicago Woman); and most recently, one of the nation's Top Media Movers and Shakers (Monarch Magazine) and Top 25 Influential Women in Chicago (Rolling Out Magazine). In her spare time, she studies entertainment law and digital publishing. Zondra Hughes will be Hosting the 2nd  Annual "Inspired ...

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American television host, actress, producer, philanthropist. Oprah Gail Winfrey was born January 29, 1954, in Kosciusko, Mississippi. After a troubled adolescence in a small farming community, where she was sexually abused by a number of male relatives and friends of her mother, Vernita, she moved to Nashville to live with her father, Vernon, a barber and businessman. She entered Tennessee State University in 1971 and began working in radio and television broadcasting. In 1976, Winfrey moved to Baltimore, where she hosted the TV chat show, People Are Talking . The show became a hit and Winfrey stayed with it for eight years, after which she was recruited by a Chicago TV station to host her own morning show, A.M. Chicago . Her major competitor in the time slot was Phil Donahue . Within several months, Winfrey's open, warm-hearted personal style had won her 100,000 more viewers than Donahue and had taken her show from last place to first in the ratings. Her success led ...

Photo by Mike Jue So you might ask, what made me join the BOSS Network? From the moment founder Cameka Smith introduced me to the BOSS Network, I was instantly moved, inspired and eager to learn more. Her words spoke to me, I felt her cause, and knew immediately I had to be a part of this amazing organization. Since joining the organization a year ago, I have been blessed with the opportunity to meet numerous like-minded women whom I consider to be trailblazers in their area of expertise. From near and far, this wonderful group of powerful women has given so much to me. Their advice, stories, referrals, hugs, and of course words of encouragement all embody true sisterhood! I enjoy being apart of BOSS because we work together as a team to strengthen each other’s goals and pay it forward with out expectations. I help my sister because she needs it, not because I need something from her.  One of my favorite books said it best when it read, “ Give generously to them and do so wi...

Plan On It! My name is Anika Kai Jackson and  I am the owner of AnikaKai Events a full service event planning company  based out of the Chicago-land area.  Most people assume my last name is Kai because ever since I was a little girl, EVERYONE (no matter who it was) always combined the two so it came out as one name simply “AnikaKai” J .  In 2005 my company was birthed but I am certain that it was conceived when I was around 5 years old.  This is when I remember my mother planning what I thought to be the most elaborate events.  She did everything from our families’ holiday parties to weddings and corporate events; not as a profession but just as something she loved.  Little did she know that as I watched her the seed for planning and creating was being planted in me.  It is 2010 and my mother has been gone for 16 years now and with every event I plan, I know that there is a part of her that my clients are getting the part of her that was passion...