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Here’s To Equality, Respectability and Romance

February 21, 2017 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

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!

Lavinia and BoughettoThe 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.

 

 

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Interview with Loving Movie Co-Star Will Dalton!

December 11, 2016 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

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

Interview with Loving Movie 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

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!

Stepha LaFondOur 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.


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Tech Talk with Entrepreneur Chrissy Jackson Marquardt

November 27, 2016 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

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.

https://youtu.be/Q8xuUdI1an0

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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Tech Talk with Entrepreneur Chrissy Jackson MarquardtChrissy 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!

Amber Wright1Our 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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Saluting The Longevity of BW-WM Interracial Marriages!

October 18, 2016 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

Longevity in 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 & Bryan French, October 15, 1992

April and Bryan have 3 sons who are just as gorgeous as they are:

The-french-family

April and Bryan’s beautiful 2-month old granddaughter is truly a living doll!

Longevity in Interracial Marriages

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 French and Ladies of SoulApril’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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How I Became A Jet Beauty Of The Week

July 2, 2016 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

You ever look in Jet magazine at the gorgeous women named the “Beauty of the Week?”

Women who look like this?

Jet Beauty Of The Week

More important, have you ever wondered how they got there?

I know I certainly have.

Meet This Jet Beauty of the Week!

In this podcast episode, our girl Adrienne London Leach and guest Co-Host Dawn Sanchez chat it up with Keena Simmons.

Keena established the goal of becoming an Ebony/Jet Beauty of the Week – and she accomplished it!

She shares her path to becoming one of the women who grace this iconic feature of the magazine.

Keena says, “One of my greatest achievements was producing a 2015 Calendar titled “Fit and Fabulous at Forty” inspiring women and men to be fit at any age.  I did a small segment on Dr. Oz and was featured in Bermuda’s most read newspaper for my achievements.”

Keena loves to take risks, and her mantra is, “GO FOR IT!”

Very fitting, wouldn’t you say?

Enjoy the conversation!

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 Shout Out To The Sistah Speak Podcast!

Sistah Speak IconOur shout out for this episode goes to Sistah J and Sistah K of the Sistah Speak Podcast Network.

Sistah Speak includes a series of podcasts where the Sistahs discuss both reality and dramatic television shows.

The Sistahs created their podcasts to meet the need for a Black woman’s perception and honest analysis about certain shows and movies.

Follow them on Twitter @LiteraryMarie, @Aksids, @_SistahK and @SistahSpeakCast!

 


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It’s Time For Black Women To Think Differently!

June 18, 2016 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

Think Differently

Let’s face it: in respect to some specific aspects of life, we can each stand to think differently.

Sometimes, just sometimes, our viewpoints may be a little outdated . . . even antiquated.

And my goodness, when we get on the subject of meeting people, much less dating, a mental reset may be in order.

To Smile Or Not To Smile?

In this “Unscripted” podcast episode, Co-Host Adrienne London Leach addresses the question: “To smile, or not to smile?”

She covers some of the reactions she encountered from European men on a recent trip to Scotland and the UK.  Based on her observations and experiences, Adrienne provides 3 easy tips Black women can apply if they are interested in meeting more people men.

Adrienne also shares an incident she and her best friend Regina experienced when Regina decided to employ the 3 tips.

Listen up. – and then make a conscious decision to think differently.

Make a conscious decision to think differently.

Apply the 3 tips.

(In other words, act differently).

Meet more quality men.

Repeat!

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Shout Out!

Do you attend Sunday School?

If you’re a Sunday School attendee (and even if you aren’t!) we’d like  you to check out Waynell Henson of ThatSundaySchoolGirl.com.

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Head on over to her website and Facebook page now – we’ll be featuring her on a podcast in the near future!

 


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Copyright ©2015 The Swirl World, LLC, Michelle Matthews Calloway, ASwirlGirl™, The Swirl World™, The Swirl World Podcast™, The Swirl World Inspiration Daily™, Swirl Nation™, All rights reserved. Feature photo property of The Swirl World, LLC. Photo of Waynell Henson used with permission.

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Interracial Couples & A Slovenian Photographer

June 10, 2016 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

For me, seeing photographs of interracial couples inspires such joy.

Photographs like this one.

A Slovenian Photographer & Interracial Couples

They range from breathtakingly beautiful, to haunting and mystical, to downright quirky and fun.

Regardless of the setting, they feature ordinary people experiencing extraordinary love.

For The Love Of Interracial Couples

That’s where Slovenian-born photographer Matjaz Tancic comes in.

Matjaz TancicMatjaz, or “Matt,” as he is affectionately called, is passionate about photography. In particular, he’s drawn to photographing interracial  couples.

A Slovenian photographer based in Beijing, China, Matt contacted us a few months ago.  He was  in New York City working on some photographic projects.

Matt wrote us and said,

“I am really inspired by your story and the beautiful Swirl community you have created. As a photographer with the eye for everything beautiful, I would be really interested to photograph some mixed raced couples while in NYC. Later on I wish to continue photographing mixed couples also in China and later on in Africa to show the love, beauty and understanding.”

Matt was kind enough to offer free photography sessions to the couples we sent his way.  That’s right – FREE!

He also gave us permission to share the photos on our website and social media.

An internationally known photographer, Matt has been photographing for Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire,  and Fast Company just to name the few.

Woot!

Podcast Interview

Our Adrienne London Leach had the opportunity to chat with Matt about his beautiful country of Slovenia. He also told Adrienne about why he’s so passionate about photographing interracial couples.

Enjoy!

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Shout Out!

Amber Wright1Our 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 ©2015 The Swirl World, LLC, Michelle Matthews Calloway, ASwirlGirl™, The Swirl World™, The Swirl World Podcast™, The Swirl World Inspiration Daily™, Swirl Nation™, All rights reserved. Photos © Matjaz Tancic. Used with permission.

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Dawn Sanchez: Now I KNOW I’m Beautiful!

May 25, 2016 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

Beautiful Dawn Sanchez

Dawn Sanchez KNOWS she’s beautiful!

Do you believe – rather, do you KNOW – you’re beautiful?

Dawn experienced an epiphany concerning beauty and was so inspired she wrote a book to describe it.

In this podcast episode, Co-host Adrienne London Leach chats with return guest, military wife and author Dawn Sanchez concerning Dawn’s new book, Now I KNOW I’m Beautiful.

I’ll ask you again:

Do You KNOW You’re Beautiful?

Enjoy the conversation, and be inspired!

You can also listen to the podcast on Sound Cloud.

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Beautiful Dawn and Pedro SanchezDawn Sanchez was also featured in a previous podcast discussing her previous book, Call To Duty.

She wrote the book to uplift and encourage military spouses. To visit her author page and learn more about the book, click here.

To check out the blog post where Dawn proudly proclaims, “I love traveling with my Spanish Marine!” click here.

 

Shout Out!

Beautiful Christine St.VilThe Shout Out for this episode goes to the lovely and vivacious Christine St.Vil.

Christine is a wife, homeschooling mother of three, speaker, blogger, author and trainer. Through her work with Moms ‘N Charge®, Purpose Driven Media™, LLC (PDM) was created to help entrepreneurs drive traffic, increase registration and grow engagement for their live events. Christine walks you through discovering and defining your digital strategy to make sure your business message aligns with your brand. Christine is an instructor in the Steve Harvey Success Institute, & she has been featured in numerous local and national TV and online media outlets (including VOA, Fox 5 DC, Fox 45, WBAL, WHUR, Huffington Post AllParenting.com, Sirrius XM, amongst others). She received her BS in Biology from Marymount University.

Christine K. St.Vil

Founder/CEO, Moms ‘N Charge®
Phone: 202.630.5596

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Contributor for Black & Married with Kids and Happy Wives Club

Stay connected with Christine: Facebook – Twitter – Instagram – Periscope

Did you know? Christine has a new book, co-written with her sister that is available now! Check out www.whoseshoesbook.com for details and Follow them on Twitter and Facebook for exciting updates including their Fox 5 interview & official Whose Shoes Promo Video!


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Copyright © 2016 Michelle Matthews Calloway, The Swirl World™ LLC, ASwirlGirl™, The Swirl World Podcast™, Swirl Nation™, All rights reserved. Photos of Dawn Sanchez and Christine St.Vil used with permission. Post contains affiliate links.

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Bringing The Hot Sauce – And Bringing The Love!

April 12, 2016 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

Bringing The Hot Sauce - And Bringing The Love

You’re in charge of the hot sauce – what do you bring??

Fresh from a guest appearance on the Steve Harvey Show, Daniel and Patrice Love of “The Detroit Loves” chatted with Adrienne and me about life, love, interracial marriage – and hot sauce!

Needless to say, this couple is hot – and they’re definitely in love! (Yes, puns intended)

They Need Hot Sauce – And You Brought What?!

Here’s the segment from the Steve Harvey Show:

Love Culture

Daniel and Patrice are passionate about their love for each other.

They’re also passionate about diversity and enjoy seeing the rise in the number of Black Women/White Men interracial couples.

In addition to sharing their “how we met” story, Patrice shares advice specifically targeting Black Women and Daniel does the same for White Men.

This conversation is a fun and lively as the couple themselves – enjoy!

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To connect with Patrice on Facebook, click here. To connect with Daniel on Facebook, click here. To “Like” their Facebook page, The Detroit Loves, click here. Follow them on Twitter @TheDetroitLoves by clicking here.


Shout Out!

Stepha LaFondOur 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.


 

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Child Protection: A Novel of Deception

February 12, 2016 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

Child Protection: A Conversation With Author & Swirler Don Rice, Jr.

In this special Men’s Podcast edition, I’m chatting it up with Don Rice, Jr., author of Child Protection, a thrilling crime drama. Don is a Swirler, and discusses his previous interracial relationships and reveals why he loves Black women.

Child Protection: A Novel of Deception

More About Child Protection: A Novel Of Deception

All across America, families are under siege. Not just any family though; only the ones who are in no position to defend themselves. The ones who don’t have the money to hire attorneys and private investigators. And most of those families are losing.

Who or what are they under siege from? The very government agencies that are supposed to protect them, whose mandate is to serve them and provide assistance when needed. The welfare agencies.

But the worst of them are the ones that are supposed to protect the children. And they are in collusion with the police, prosecutors, and all manner of medical professionals. Even the media have jumped on this bandwagon.

In this novel, a small team of Federal agents is investigating incidents of fraud in child protection agencies. This includes false allegations of neglect and abuse as well as financial malfeasance.

While conducting their investigation, they become enmeshed in a series of actions that, at first glance, appear to conflict with their purpose: Instead of merely investigating, they find themselves working to help some of the people who are being victimized by the system. . .
I hope you enjoy this conversation with Swirler and Author Don Rice, Jr.!

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You can also listen to the podcast on Sound Cloud!

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Connect With Don!Child Protection: A Novel of Deception by Don Rice Jr

It’s easy to find Don on the web, and he loves to connect. You can find him on LinkedIn, his Facebook page, his book page on Facebook, Blogspot, Twitter and Google Plus. You can also send him an email at DCRiceJr@hotmail.com.

Shout Out To The Sistah Speak Podcast!

Sistah Speak Podcast LogoOur shout out for this episode goes to Sistah J and Sistah K of the Sistah Speak Podcast Network.

Sistah Speak includes a series of podcasts where the Sistahs discuss both reality and dramatic television shows.

The Sistahs created their podcasts to meet the need for a Black woman’s perception and honest analysis about certain shows and movies.

Follow them on Twitter @LiteraryMarie, @Aksids, @_SistahK and @SistahSpeakCast!

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Copyright © 2016 Michelle Matthews Calloway, The Swirl World™, LLC, ASwirlGirl™, The Swirl World Podcast™, Swirl Nation™, All rights reserved. Photos used with permission. Post contains Amazon.com affiliate links.

 

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