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09/04/2026

City of Richmond Supplier Networking Event April 14, 2026

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08/04/2026

What are you reading?

And if you’re looking for your next book, consider and join the virtual book discussion in May!

02/04/2026

What are you reading?

Swipe the images below, to see what is reading this month and join us for a virtual book discussion to follow!

Happy reading!

30/03/2026

✨CALL FOR SPEAKERS✨

Own Your POWER: SHEro Empowerment Sessions!

The 2026 “Own Your POWER: SHEro Empowerment Sessions” symposium will serve as a day of professional development and empowerment for women who are determined to level up in their professions, and/or create the life they’ve imagined for themselves, by gaining knowledge that will guide them in pursuit of making the lives they imagine for themselves a reality. This is all in alignment of this year’s theme: “Get Back UP!”

➡️ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeq97ztQPlF5pd26pWr-Nl4NEDqgSYbJQRdZKbMpIFpP-Ux6Q/viewform

Call for SPEAKERS! Be a part of the vision and apply to be a speaker TODAY!

www.CydnyConsults.com/events-such for more information.

22/03/2026

I have had the pleasure of working under the leadership of incredible professors and alongside brilliant educators on Teaching Literature for Liberty, since our pre-Covid19 data collection days and am excited for its continued evolution, impact and seeing it come to fruition on April 25th! Literacy is a powerful tool to develop empathy and I cannot wait to see the culmination of the works of many, turn into action at The World in Words: The Poetry & Pedagogy of Democracy seminar!

“Explore the world making possibilities of poetry! The Furious Flower Poetry Center and the Center for the Liberal Arts will present two pedagogical resources for teachers. The Furious Flower Syllabus Project introduces poetry to students in a way that emphasizes creativity and history. Teaching Literature for Liberty is designed to help teachers offer instruction that reflects a variety of American experiences. Both projects have been developed with significant teacher input. Creative activations provide the opportunity for teachers to engage from inside the creative work and to provide them with ideas/texts for them to model with their classes.

Resources will be presented for teaching poems by Gwendolyn Brooks and Langston Hughes, plus other recent poetry.

This program is free to all teachers (recommended for those teaching 6th grade and up), and participants will receive a certificate of completion via email after the program.“

Learn more and register ➡️ https://cla.virginia.edu/program/world-words-poetry-pedagogy-democracy

22/03/2026

Listen.

The sacred space that is amplified, carefully crafted, and created in Williamsburg by the team at the Lemon Project is one to be celebrated, duplicated, and reveled! To be in community grounded in Black excellence, authenticity, empowerment, intellect, love and respect is something I treasure - deeply. It’s a meeting of the minds that I look forward to engaging with, annually! And everyone was so beautiful!

This year’s theme was: “United We Stand: Fortifying Black Communities through Courage, Dignity, and Joy, and the 16th Annual Symposium reflected just that! It never misses.

I had the opportunity to opportunity to serve on Panel 15: Black Women’s Lives and Histories, along with three phenomenal women! (I served as a panelist in the past, as well as a moderator; I was delighted to return to a panel this year). My presentation, “Champion for Education Equity: Yvonne Bond Miller’s Legislative Legacy and the Path to Post-Massive Resistance” was well received and amplified her life, legacy and how her lived experiences influenced her legislation. I hope everyone in the room and those joining virtually left feeling motivated to:
•Be brave enough to be the “conscience” in the room.
•Be a fearless protector of the Ballot!
•Be a source of Educational Reconciliation!

I hope everyone has the courage to !

02/03/2026

Listen.

Own Your POWER and Be the Measurement of Your Success!

We spend so much of our lives being measured by systems created to hold us back with intention and “standards” that weren’t designed nor aligned with our realities in mind. Whether it’s the corporate ladder, social ladder, chutes and ladders or any other level we strive to achieve - the invisible load of being “twice as good,” to break even on the surface allows for rulers that do not fit into your equation to easily become the rubric to let opinions that don’t matter, determine how you’re measuring up. 🤷🏾‍♀️

Here’s what does matter: YOU! Define the measurements of your own success. Your success isn’t always loud, or visible for everyone to see; it’s not always on public display for scrutiny. It is the quiet, effortless alignment between your purpose and your work. It’s the integrity you maintain while in different company and the confidence to say “no” to a seat at a table that doesn’t nourish your soul.

As Black women, our excellence has always been a survival tool—but our joy is our liberation. Success is simply the audacity to live a life that feels good on the inside - OUT LOUD, regardless of how it looks to the minds of those who don’t matter.

As we head into a new month, new week…I want those reading this message to try a few new things:

This week, I want you to align with one “Win”:
• Choose rest over a performative hustle.
• Validate your own progress before seeking to be affirmed by others.
• Set a boundary that protects your peace - and stand firm on it.
• And lastly, look in the mirror and say this, “It’s me! I am the standard.” And keep that energy about you as you go about your week. 💅🏾

Remember: You are the manifestation of thousands of prayers you had no idea were spoken over you before you took your first breath. Don’t shrink all that you are, to fit into a box society created to limit you - when your success knows no bounds. ✨

10/02/2026

Listen.

Like good communication, good boundaries are a major key to establishing and maintaining ALL types of relationships.

🔑 Set them.
🔑 Stand firm in them.
🔑 Do not feel guilty about them.
🔑 Remember, they are a means of protecting your peace while engaging with those who need guidance on how to engage with you.
🔑 It is important to remember that those who lack self-control and self-respect, will have a difficult time adhering to clearly defined boundaries. Give the gift of distance should firm boundaries not suffice.

Protect YOUR peace at all costs.
You deserve it!
Love yourself enough to know (and practice) this.

20/01/2026

Come, get this lesson!

Due to someone's abroad experience in Cuba - it's me, I'm "someone!" LOL! I've decided to push back Verses: Genius of the South! If you've ever found yourself learning something about the legendary Zora Neale Hurston and said, "I didn't learn that in school!" This event is for YOU! We'll chat, we'll read, we'll explore her work, we'll analyze her writing, we'll leave empowered and informed! Click the link below to learn more and register ASAP - because I believe in the power of small class sizes, and there will be limited seating.

Join Cydny Consults on a journey through literature exploring and analyzing the works of Black literary icons and revolutionaries!

01/01/2026

Wishing you an abundance of blessings and favor in the New Year!

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26/12/2025

Habari gani!

Wishing you and your loved ones a joyous Kwanzaa!