Whoever You Choose, Just Choose Wisely
Say it with us:
“I always choose love over fear.”
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Vetting A Racist – Can You Handle It?
Rachel Robinson encountered a variety of men during Seasons 1-3 of 50 Days of Dating.
Unfortunately, she encountered a closet racist.
Watch this brief snippet from Season 1 – Episode 36, as Rachel describes the encounter:
Later, Adrienne London Leach examined what happened. In this podcast episode she shares some important vetting tips, particularly if you find yourself dealing with a racist.
Vetting A Racist – Can You Handle It?
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Celebrating Loving Day 2017 with Williesha Morris!
Countdown to the 50th Anniversary of Loving v Virginia!
Our friend Williesha Morris is no stranger to Loving Day. Held each year on June 12, the observance commemorates the landmark Supreme Court decision in Loving v the State of Virginia.
In this iconic case, Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter Loving won the right to remain married. Their love and commitment to one another helped pave the way for IR couples across the United States.
Celebrate with Williesha and Jason
For the past four years, interracially married couple Williesha and Jason have hosted a Loving Day celebration in Birmingham, AL.
Alabama was the last state to remove the IR marriage ban from their law books. Lawmakers didn’t remove it until the year 2000!
Happily for us, 2017 marks the 50th year celebration of the successful outcome of the Loving case.
In today’s podcast episode, Williesha provides details about her now-5th year sponsoring a Birmingham Loving Day celebration.
You don’t want to miss this – Williesha’s celebration features a Skype Q & A with a special celebrity guest!
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Enjoy!
To learn more about Williesha and the Loving Day celebrations she sponsors in Birmingham, click here.
Follow Williesha on Twitter @WillieshaMorris.
Hang out with her on Facebook, and network with her on LinkedIn.
To learn more about the Loving Day organization and search for celebrations around the world, click here.
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Copyright © 2017 Michelle Matthews Calloway, ASwirlGirl™, The Swirl World™ LLC, The Swirl World Podcast™, Swirl Nation™, All rights reserved. Photo of Williesha & Jason Morris Copyright © Jessica Messer Photography. Used with permission of Williesha Morris.
Here’s To Equality, Respectability and Romance
Charmaine and her husband Mark have 7 children ranging in age from 9 to 23 years old.
Equality, respectability and romance.
What Black woman doesn’t want that?
Interracially married since 1992, Charmaine seeks to promote the virtues of equality, respectability and romance in marriages between Black women and men of other ethnic groups.
And for us, that’s a win-win.
In our current podcast episode, co-host Adrienne London Leach chats with interracial romance author Charmaine T. Davis.
Enjoy!
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The episode can also be heard on Sound Cloud.
Connect with Charmaine
Charmaine T. Davis writes Black women/White men romance, middle-grade fiction, family comedy, Christian fiction and devotionals.
Charmaine’s most recent books are Law of the Heart and Christmas Boss.
Her stories have been praised as “refreshing!” “uplifting,” “thought-provoking,” and “laugh out loud!”
Click HERE to sign up for new book release information. Want to contact Charmaine personally? Send her an email at charmainetdavis@gmail.com.
Here’s A List of Charmaine Davis’s Published Books:
Getting Riley
Falling
A Good Christmas
Breaking Wedlock
Law of the Heart
Christmas Boss
She Just Had to Meet Him When…series:
Stuck on Love
Exposed to Love
Sweetened by Love
The Red House: Almost a Memoir
Worshipful Witness
Sent
Charmaine’s books are available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Kobo.
Shout Out!
The Shout Out! for this episode goes to cousins Lavinia Shebeshonuf and Boughetto Rising of the Just Thinkin’ Out Loud Podcast.
To check out the Just Thinkin’ Out Loud website, click here. The Nerdy Black Chicks Talk Radio Show’s Facebook page is FIRE! To visit, click here.
The Just Thinkin’ Out Loud Facebook page is equally FIRE. To get your social consciousness stirred, click here.
To listen to their podcast on Stitcher, click here, and on Spreaker, click here. You can also listen to the show on PodBean and Podomatic.
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Copyright © 2017 Michelle Matthews Calloway, ASwirlGirl™, The Swirl World™ LLC, The Swirl World Podcast™, Swirl Nation™, All rights reserved. Photo © PORTRAIT INNOVATIONS | Professional Studios. Used with permission of Charmaine T. Davis.
Interview with Loving Movie Co-Star Will Dalton!
We can’t get enough of Mildred and Richard Loving.
We’ve written about them before. This year, we even featured a podcast first – a slide show by our good friend, former podcast guest and fellow Swirler Williesha Morris.
The slide show commemorated her crowd funding campaign for Loving Day 2016 in Birmingham, Alabama.
We also added a Loving Day tab to our header!
Interview with Loving Co-Star Will Dalton
Our podcast co-host Adrienne London Leach had a phone conversation with actor Will Dalton, co-star in the Loving movie.
Today, we’re pleased as punch to feature her interview with Will.
Will plays the role of Virgil, Richard Loving’s best friend.
The movie is up for some Critics’ Choice Awards.
Instagram post courtesy of Will Dalton
The Critics’ Choice Awards Show airs tonight, December 11 at 8 pm Eastern/5 pm Pacific.
Be sure to tune in and send Will and the other members of the Loving cast some good vibes and well wishes!
In the meantime, listen in as Will discusses how he landed the coveted role.
Will also shares some priceless advice from movie legend Sidney Poitier, and provides his own philosophy and approach to life.
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Shout Out!
Our Shout Out! goes to Stepha LaFond, creator of the Modern Thriving Mama Program. When speaking of her mission, Stepha says,
“My mission is to empower women to boldly step out into the world and create the life they have always dreamed of.”
Stepha helps ambitious women who feel like they are overwhelmed juggling the demands of life, career, and family. They desire more balance and for now but fear that it will never be their reality. Together with her clients, Stepha addresses the stories that have kept them in their current patterns and works diligently to break these patterns through delegation, boundary setting and ritual development. As a result they feel more empowered and in control and are able to approach life with more ease.
To learn more about Stepha, click here. To connect with Stepha on Twitter @StephaLaFond, click here.
Want to be a guest on The Swirl World Podcast, or know someone who should?
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Copyright © 2016 Michelle Matthews Calloway, ASwirlGirl™, The Swirl World™ LLC, The Swirl World Podcast™, Swirl Nation™, All rights reserved.
His White Ex-Girlfriend Called Me A Gorilla!
We receive lots of emails and messages on Facebook. Some of them are real doozies. This email was FIRE: “His White ex-girlfriend called me a gorilla!”
She called you a what?
A Gorilla.
Here’s the email, and Adrienne’s response.
Feel free to weigh in and let us know your thoughts!
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Tech Talk with Entrepreneur Chrissy Jackson Marquardt
Here in The Swirl World, we’re busy setting blog and podcast goals for 2017.
One of the goals we’ve set is to bring you more posts featuring Black women entrepreneurs.
Why? Because this:
We’re Every Woman
When I think of Black women and how utterly amazing we are, the song I’m Every Woman by Chaka Kahn cues in my head.
Swirling isn’t all we’re doing.
We’re pursuing higher education.
We’re starting businesses. Per Fortune and Black Enterprise magazines, Black women are entering the entrepreneurial arena in record numbers.
The number of Black women entrepreneurs is high – and we know some of you are in the number! For this reason, expect more entrepreneur-related posts in 2017.
(Stay tuned – we’re going to give you the opportunity to sign up for an exclusive list. The list will present carefully curated, entrepreneurial-related posts). Woot!
Let’s Talk Tech
Recently our podcast Co-Host Adrienne London Leach engaged in some “tech talk” with online web designer and entrepreneur Chrissy Jackson Marquardt.
The Jamaican-born Marquardt is the married mother of 3 boys – and a Swirler!
Chrissy talks tech, and also discusses how she balances being a wife, mother of 3 and an entrepreneur.
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Chrissy is a WordPress Diva and the Website Branding Guru you wish you had in your back pocket. She helps overwhelmed entrepreneurs bust through the tech blocks that are standing in the way of their business and their bank accounts.
Her ultimate mission is to help entrepreneurs create beautiful websites that communicate, connect and convert.
To snag Chrissy’s 1 Week DIY Website Course, click HERE.
To join Chrissy’s Facebook group for entrepreneurs, click HERE.
Chrissy offers a Quick and Dirty Website Starter Kit. To grab it, click HERE.
Shout Out!
Our shout out for this episode goes to Conversation Coach Amber Wright, MA of TalkToAmber.com. Amber says, “Getting what you want – from the boardroom to the bedroom – is all about having the right conversations.”
Talk To Amber is the place on the web for bloggers and entrepreneurs who want to step up their public speaking game. I love tuning in to Amber on Periscope – you can find her there, on Twitter and at other places on the web at @TalkToAmber.
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Copyright © 2016 Michelle Matthews Calloway, ASwirlGirl™, The Swirl World™ LLC, The Swirl World Podcast™, Swirl Nation™, All rights reserved.
Use Your Imagination – Happy Halloween!
Whether you celebrate or not, you can do this:
Happy Halloween!
We’d love to feature YOU in one of our posts. If you’d like to be featured, please email a nice, high-resolution photo to InspirationDaily@TheSwirlWorld.com. Selfies are fine – just make sure they’re not blurry!
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Saluting The Longevity of BW-WM Interracial Marriages!
All hail the longevity of interracial relationships between Black Women and White Men!
A Sweet Spot Called Longevity
Research indicates BW/WM interracial relationships enjoy a sweet spot called longevity.
That’s right – when it comes to interracial marriages, BW/WM combinations last longer.
A Case In Point
We have many examples of friends of The Swirl World we can point to (our friends Karla and Don immediately come to mind).
So, in celebration of the longevity of marriage, we salute our featured couple, Bryan and April French.
“Happy Anniversary!”
October 15 marked Bryan and April’s 24th wedding anniversary.
April & Bryan French, October 15, 1992
April and Bryan have 3 sons who are just as gorgeous as they are:
April and Bryan’s beautiful 2-month old granddaughter is truly a living doll!
April’s Secret Sauce
I recently had an opportunity to chat with April about spending 24 years with the love of her life. She told me about the secret sauce making her marriage successful.
Enjoy!
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April’s many talents include author and singer. She’s a published author, and her book Brown Girls Are Pretty Too can be purchased on Amazon by clicking here.
April sings under the stage name Deja Blue with a full band. To keep up with Deja Blue on Facebook, click here. She also sings with 2 other ladies in a group called Ladies of Soul. To “Like” their page on Facebook, click here.
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Don’t Mess With Texas – Unless You’re Swirling!
Michelle Culp, our Swirling Single of the Week hails from the great state of Texas.
She’s new to Swirling and excited about her decision to expand her dating and marriage options.
Meet Texas Beauty Michelle Culp
Greetings Swirlers!
My name is Michelle. I am a 48-year-old single parent to an AMAZING 23-year-old young man (always my baby).
I have been a public educator in the state of Texas for 16 years as well as an assistant administrator in a private facility. In both cases, I served individuals who face developmental, physical, emotional and behavioral challenges. I also mentor young women.
I’m the baby girl of my family. I am number 6 of 7 children. My parents were married for 62 years so my family is ginormous and I love celebrating life with them!
I grew up in a loving and religious home. I am God-fearing and God-loving. I’m also a PK (pastor’s kid) but I’m the good kind?.
My father is a retired United States Air Force veteran with over 20 years of service. My mother died last July. Everything I learned about love and about being a friend to man, I learned by her hand.
I am passionate and compassionate. Full disclosure: I have always put others first. I am now finally learning to make myself a priority.
Simple Pleasures Are The Best
I love simple pleasures and quiet moments. I love cooking and I cook exceptionally well (I get it from my Momma). However, I don’t cook as often because I am trying to eat healthier and workout.
I enjoy spending time with loved ones, reading, listening to music, attending live performances, and attending sporting events.
While I am still defining what I need and what I want in a relationship, I do know that I want the man for whom my soul longs. I want the man who guards my heart as though it were his own. I want the man who is intelligent, loving and kind with an awesome sense of humor.
I’m so excited to begin my Swirling journey. Here’s to new beginnings and new opportunities!
To connect with Michelle on Facebook, click here.
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