Category: youth development

• Our 13th Episode Dropped on 11/11! 🥳🎉

  Listen it’s officially what our present culture deems as cuffing season… + We had to share our episode interviewing Queen Poshlyn! In this episode, we talk about her work, poetry + celibacy journey!

  Tyra

  November 12, 2022

  business, Entrepreneurship, faith, goals, Health, podcast, prayer, quotes, self-care, spirituality, Wellness, Writing, youth development

  ambition, Black women, community, motivation, poetry, relationships, self-love, Sincerely Tyra, sincerelytyra, SlayTheDream, whenqueenslink

• When Queens Link – Ep. 5: “Be Ready” is up!

  Tyra

  November 22, 2021

  business, Community Issues, Entrepreneurship, faith, family, goals, parenthood, quotes, religion and spirituality, social media, Wellness, youth, youth development

  ambition, Black women, community, daughter, education, families, family, host, Motherhood, motivation, parenthood, passion, podcast, poetry, relationships, Sincerely Tyra, sincerelytyra, SlayTheDream, talk, talk show, village

• Made My First Website 👩🏾‍💻

  Quick Moment of Truth: The post below is what growth looks like. I never thought to call myself a graphic designer almost ten years ago when I started playing around with all those apps that I used to add a visual to my quotes. Or even when I was building my MySpace page, but I…

  Tyra

  August 8, 2021

  business, Community Issues, education, Entrepreneurship, faith, goals, Health, hobbies, opinion, quotes, social media, Wellness, Writing, youth development

  ambition, author, Black women, books, community, confidence, dreams, empowerment, encouragement, facebook, goals, God, Instagram, knowledge, learning, motivation, opinion, personal development, self-empowerment, self-love, Sincerely Tyra, sincerelytyra, SlayTheDream, social media, two tter

• Dude, Where’s My Blog?

  Here’s a quick update on what we’ve been working on! Of course, we’ll be back with more #GRWM prayers, relationship updates, + poetry soon! In the meantime, pick your favorite project below and interact with us on your preferred social media platform! 🖤

  Tyra

  July 31, 2021

  Community Issues, education, Entrepreneurship, goals, Relationship, self-care, social media, Wellness, Writing, youth, youth development

  blog, clothing, community, design, facebook, fashion, goals, instgram, motivation, poetry, post, social media, twitter, update, website, writer, Writing

• ICYMI: Milwaukee was MIND-BLOWING!

  

  If I had to try and describe it: Last weekend was really interesting, dope, eye opening, and just overflowing with love…

  Tyra

  April 17, 2021

  Art, beauty, books, Community Issues, education, Entrepreneurship, faith, family, goals, happiness, Health, love, prayer, quotes, Relationship, self-care, spirituality, Wellness, Writing, youth, youth development

  Entrepreneurship, goals, love, poetry, self-love, Sincerely Tyra, sincerelytyra, SlayTheDream, Writing

• WVON Interview | “Uplifting Our Youth During the Pandemic”

  

  Last weekend, I was invited to for an interview on WVON 1690AM – The Talk of Chicago’s Community Health Focus segment for “Uplifting Our Youth During the Pandemic!” It was a dope experience to have someone I respect asking about my work alongside some exceptional co-guests who’s work I follow. Shout out to host Dr.…

  Tyra

  April 12, 2021

  Community Issues, education, family, Health, mental health, parenthood, Wellness, youth, youth development

  children, community, education, empowerment, families, family, focus, goals, justice, knowledge, lifestylepoetry, motivation, parenthood, positivity, resources, self-empowerment, Sincerely Tyra, sincerelytyra, SlayTheDream, unity, village, youth

• I Have An Announcement! 🎉

  

  “Why have I never added that to my Facebook profile?” (Insert a 🤦🏾‍♀️+ a 🙄) …Guessing now this means, at some point, I need to do a proper launch party, huh?! 😏

  Tyra

  March 28, 2021

  Art, beauty, books, Community Issues, education, Entrepreneurship, faith, family, goals, happiness, Health, history, hobbies, Literature, love, mental health, music, News, opinion, parenthood, prayer, quotes, Race and ethnicity, Relationship, religion and spirituality, self-care, Self-Help, social media, spirituality, travel, Wellness, Writing, youth, youth development

  African American, ambition, author, beauty standards, Black women, body image, books, Chicago, community, confidence, dreams, education, empowerment, encouragement, facebook, family, focus, goals, Instagram, knowledge, life, lifestylepoetry, love, mothers, motivation, opinion, parenthood, passion, poetry, relationships, self-care, self-empowerment, self-love, Sincerely Tyra, sincerelytyra, SlayTheDream, social media, Tik Tok, truth, twitter, village, writer, Writing

• In-Person or Remote Learning? A Solution-Focused Conversation

  I like to call my full-time job, the “not-so-9-to-5-9-to-5.” I know it’s a bit clunky, but it’s true since I work in the out-of-school time/youth organizing realm. As the Community Resource Manager for Gary Comer Youth Center on the Southside of Chicago, I have been able to plan, organize and facilitate some dynamic events focused…

  Tyra

  February 13, 2021

  Community Issues, education, family, parenthood, youth, youth development

  African American, Chicago, children, community, crimes against youth, education, empowerment, goals, history, justice, knowledge, parenthood, power, race, self-empowerment, Sincerely Tyra, sincerelytyra, SlayTheDream, social media, struggle, village