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Awarded 2008 NJBIZ Top 50 Women in Business ,Toyi Ward is the principal of Toyi Ward Communications, LLC, a book marketing company for small press and self-published authors. Toyi is a freelance writer, author, and radio talk show host. She is married with two children.
Her debut novel, PAR FOR THE CURSE is available at B&N, Amazon.com, and everywhere books are sold.
We watch carefully as our children grow and learn to express themselves. Sometimes it takes a bit of restraint to let our children develop an identity without constructing them into mini versions of ourselves. Several months ago my younger son decid ... Read more...
America has long been called a "melting pot" because of all the diverse people and cultures that exist in its borders. A melting pot is used to put many things togther and when mixed the result is one consistent mixture. Therefore, America is not a melti ... Read more...
These two phrases: “I do not see color” and “I do not think about race” are indeed offensive. I am a Black American woman. I want you to know this, acknowledge who I am culturally without harming, hating, or abusing me. The goal is not for us ... Read more...
Recently my 8-year old son came home and said "Mom, I had another racial incident." Everything in me stopped, including my breathing. Though he had experienced some misguided joking in the past, I could see this time was different. He went on to explain, ... Read more...
My commute is a blessed 2 miles – only 5 minutes if I make both traffic lights. Though it provides me many opportunities to manage my work life and family life, it deprives me of the time often needed to morph between my roles of Global Direc ... Read more...
This year I've spent quite a bit of time in the air: 217,390 miles to be exact. My college sophomore needed my help with an upcoming exam. My school-age son had a book report and a big science project. I was not in the same time ... Read more...
There is no more exhilarating feeling as a business woman than when you are pumping on all cylinders and everything is moving in the right direction. After spending countless hours tweaking and drastically overhauling business plans and marketing tar ... Read more...
With the year rapidly coming to a close it's time to make adjustments for my 2010 business plan. For ten years prior to becoming an entrepreneur the business plan process for my "organization" was dictated from goals that were set above my level ... Read more...
I'm fairly certain that I've already been to college-spring break trips and pulling all nighters. I'm going through the entire process again. ... Read more...
I recently had the distinct pleasure of viewing the premier of "Living the Vision" a documentary on the legacy of The Milton Hershey School. Never heard of it? Neither had I. I suppose that's why Academy Award winning filmmaker Read more...
