Jothany Blackwood
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | College Dean |
| Location | Fresno, California, United States |
| Introduction | Jothany is a powerful, award-winning inspirational speaker, writer, and third-generation college Dean. The legacy of her family’s friendships with Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois and Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. confirms her destiny to also move others into their greatness. Her charismatic speaking has been chronicled in USATODAY, Civil Rights News, The Business Journal, The Fresno Bee, and The Tennessee Tribune, among other media outlets. Jothany is a popular keynote speaker and has spoken nationally at the United States Treasury, Veteran’s Administration, Blacks in Government (BIG), Martin L. King celebrations, The Links, Inc., Delta Sigma Theta, Inc., and colleges and churches. Jothany will earn her doctorate in Educational Leadership in May 2010. She also has two wonderful children, Ajani and Rudo. |
| Interests | Family time with two children, playing with puppy Pharaoh, reading great books, sharing ideas with interesting people, enjoying the arts, enjoying deep belly laughs, writing, and always inspiring others to be their best selves, the image that God intended all along. |
| Favorite movies | A Night with the King, Notebook, and The Color Purple, among others. |
| Favorite music | My own outrageous singing while cleaning, blues, old school sounds from 1970's, Porgey & Bess, and gospel. |
| Favorite books | Manchild in the Promised Land, The Learning Tree, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Invisible Man, and the Bible among others. |