Editor/Publisher
Stephanie C. Harper

Editor-in-Chief
Pamela D. Burks

Executive Director
Niakesha Woodley

Assistant to the Publisher
Elane Saunders

VP, Strategic Alliances
Frank Aikens

Creative Director
Sharaye Smith

Senior Editors
Velma Larkins, Dena Austin,
Cortney McArthur, Petrina Hill

Staff Writers
Kimberly Benjamin
Pamela D. Burks
Pamela Byrd
Courtney A. Hammonds
Stephanie C. Harper
Natasha Renette
Niakesha Woodley

Contributing Writers
Dreena Armstrong
Thejendra BS
Quiana Hanley
Carol Haynes
Traci N. Morgan
Biba Pedron
Linda Pucci
Wahid "Mr. Tycoon" Shakur
Tracy Laswell
Jim Stroud

Interviewers/Researchers
Pamela D. Burks
Stephanie C. Harper
Pamela Murphy
Margaret Williams
Niakesha Woodley

Strategic Alliances
Midwest - Dena Austin
Southeast - Kecia Morris
West Coast - Erica Godfrey
West Coast - DaShauna McIntosh