Nationwide — Dr. Audrey Muhammad, Founder and Writer of Virtue Today Magazine, a publication that empowers Black girls worldwide, is celebrating 20 years of publication this 12 months. Launched in 2004 as a torchlight for modest vogue, girls’s empowerment, and household values, her journal has develop into a cornerstone in celebrating the sweetness, energy, and mind of girls worldwide. To rejoice its twentieth 12 months in publication, she has developed a brand new e-book that features timeless recommendations on growing the mindset of a champion and a particular tribute to Dr. Iyanla Vanzant and Mom Tynnetta Muhammad, the late spouse of the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad.
To focus on the affect of each girls, Advantage At the moment provides them every a canopy characteristic and honors them as a Mom of Civilization. The journal, which based Moms of Civilization Day, is grateful to have Dr. Vanzant grace one of many covers of its twentieth Anniversary e-book. “We wished to honor Dr. Vanzant as a result of she has nurtured so many individuals along with her books and packages,” stated Dr. Audrey.
Iyanla Vanzant, who’s being featured as a Mom of Civilization Honoree, is a tremendous author and life coach, who has helped many by her present, “Repair My Life.” The paperback e-book contains unique profound interviews with Mom Tynnetta Muhammad and a particular part honoring Iyanla Vanzant. Each girls may also be honored on mothersofcivilization.org.
Advantage At the moment Journal, based by Dr. Audrey Muhammad, a trailblazer in publishing and training, has been a platform for showcasing modest vogue designers and sharing uplifting tales about well being, household, and religion. She has featured famend personalities comparable to Erykah Badu, Mom Tynnetta Muhammad, Might Might Ali, Dr. Jewell Diamond Taylor, and the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan on its covers. Dr. Muhammad has stayed true to her mission of honoring girls with energy, honor, magnificence, and sophistication.
The journal has all the time represented girls as they need to be represented…as Queens. “We wished the journal to be one which moms wouldn’t thoughts displaying their kids,” stated Dr. Muhammad, “We take delight in having superbly dressed “lined ladies” grace the quilt. Karriem Pictures, a Chicago-based firm, took a few of the publication’s finest cowl photographs. “A fantastic cowl stops everybody of their tracks,” says Dr. Muhammad, who shares the following pointers and others in her new masterclass on “The best way to Model Your Personal Journal”. (For extra info, electronic mail [email protected])
Over the previous 20 years, a few of its most celebrated points included:
• Black First Women Version featured Mom Khadijah Farrakhan, Winnie Mandela, and Michelle Obama—praised for its celebration of Black girls in management.
• Black Love Situation, spotlighted Nuri Muhammad and his spouse, Terri—a refreshing alternative in distinction to the pattern of single superstar {couples}.
• Options on revolutionary modest vogue designers comparable to Queen Aminah, Al Nisa Designs, Belle ‘D’ Kouture, Orchid Attract, and Kameelah’s Closet — amplifying voices within the modest vogue business.
• Independence Situation, featured artist and influencer Akilah Nehanda, who helped to spotlight the journal to a brand new technology.
On this new age of social media, the place information is seen virtually immediately, Dr. Muhammad is grateful for the genius perception of her daughter, Hasana, who helped to develop the collection of Advantage At the moment books. Her daughter began as a mannequin for the journal on the age of three. At the moment, her daughter is the Assistant editor and helps to maintain the content material progressive Advantage At the moment Journal’s legacy extends past its pages. Dr. Muhammad now provides personal consultations and workshops for aspiring authors and publishers, serving to others deliver their inventive visions to life. She credit Dr. Iman Ali Muhammad, for encouraging her to develop the journal from a predominately black-and-white publication to an all-colored shiny journal.
“Advantage At the moment Journal has all the time been about extra than simply vogue or articles — it’s about creating an area the place girls can see themselves uplifted in excellence and dignity,” says Dr. Muhammad. “It’s an honor to share the tales of Black and Indigenous girls, showcasing their energy and affect.”
(As Advantage At the moment Journal celebrates this important milestone, it stays dedicated to inspiring girls for generations to return. If anybody is inquisitive about highlighting the life and work of a lady of colour, residing or deceased, they might go to mothersofcivilization.org and select the respect of their alternative.
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