In the early 00sā¦I was fresh outta high school & trying to find my way with big dreams. My sister was working at V103 and I I went to work events with her all the time to get every opportunity to figure out the music industry. When I was young, my dream was to own a music magazine. My college internship was for an indie ATL mag. My first industry job was at an indie urban music mag in 2005, then later at a music mgmt company, working with some pretty big artists. We got Nicki Minaj (š¤) on the cover of Honey Mag, and thatās when
@amyduboisbarnett came on my radarā¦.but we never metā¦just emails. I followed her on Twitter. Fast forward many years, I was working at a tv network. For various reasons, feeling very unseen. I was excited when I heard Amy was coming to head up Digital. As soon as she got there, she accepted a meeting with me. āIām gonna big sis you,ā she said. Yes, please! Things at that network didnāt lastā¦but that moment did. Now, here we areā¦againā¦years laterā¦.and in walks Amy, promoting her new novel, āIf I Ruled the World,ā on her book tour in ATL. Another reward from the evening was running into my big sis
@shantepaige who also āsaw meā back in 2014 pushing my way thru the music industry and opened the door for my first job in tv & film. Two purposeful women, one affirming eveningā¦3 individual stories of being Black women building careers in a monster of a machineā¦.paths crossings, experiences resonating.
āIf I Ruled the Worldā is story is about a woman building her career at a hip hop magazine in the Y2K era, navigating everything the industry was during those years - and what a time that was - both glamorous & dangerous. I canāt wait to read this story! And itās already found a home at Hulu with Lee Daniels to be adapted for television. Congratulations, Amyā¦youāre telling stories that make us feel seen. And thank you for doing it in real life, too!āØ
