La Juana Whitmore | Owner, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Writer
La Juana is the owner of Black Twin Cities & BlackTwinCities.com, and a business process consultant for a Minnesota-based, Fortune 500 Company. La Juana is also one of the co-hosts of Black Twin Cities Radio.
Mark A. Wingo (A.K.A. Mr. Wingonomics) | Writer - Finance & Business
Mark (A.K.A. Mr. Wingonomics) is the owner of New Beginning Financial Group, LLC (NBFinancialGroup.com), offering financial products, services, and education to average middle-class families in the Twin Cities area. He is also the creator, President & CEO of Wingonomics Companies, a mixture of companies such as: Wingonomics Productions — Radio, T.V and Movies & Wingonomics Publishing — Books, Magazines, and Online Newsletters.
Tye Green | Writer, Arts & Entertainment, Relationships
Tye is an award winning screenwriter, song writer and poet and has been sharing her erotic poetry with her adorning fans for over ten years, both on stage and online (TyeGreen.com). Tye is also the creator, director, co-writer and executive producer of the much anticipated TH3M!, a TV series following the lives of seven diverse women striving for success, acceptance, and understanding (watchTh3m.com).
Charlesa Dixon | Writer - Entertaining, House & Home
Creative Director of Excellent Occasions (ExcellentOccasions.com), Charlesa is one of Midwest’s most creative & innovative event producers. Since starting Excellent Occasions in April of 1993, Charlesa has had the opportunity to work with other nationally acclaimed event planners; including Celebrity Event Guru Colin Cowie and renowned Wedding Designer, Mindy Weiss. Charlesa has also produced events for many Fortune 500 companies yielding her the acclamation of being one of the “Top 25 Corporate Event Planners” in the 2010 Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.
Lorrie Insisiengmay | Writer - Health & Fitness, Beauty & Fashion
Fitness professional & model, martial artist, performance artist, media production, voice-overs, show host, motivational speaker…just a few of the things that belong on Lorrie’s résumé. As a business partner for EIRO Research (EiroFitLorrie.ieiro.com), Lorrie is helping the Twin Cities get fit physically and financially. To Lorrie, “fitness is what you do to make yourself perfect, whole, and complete… eat, exercise, sleep, and breath”.
Nilvia Brinkley | Writer - Finance & Business (Online Contributor)
As a Financial Advisor, Nilvia Brinkley is dedicated to helping her clients meet their financial needs. Whether you are planning your retirement, saving for your children’s or grandchildren’s education, or looking to preserve your wealth, she can help. Nilvia offers a wealth of information and resources as an online contributor to Black Twin Cities Magazine.
Also, check out her online woman’s magazine, Plan For What’s Next!
Regina Woolson | Photographer
Regina is a professional portrait and horse photographer and a business process consultant for a Minnesota-based, Fortune 500 Company. She has taken pictures of many local celebrities, including William Pierce of Second Chance Productions and Robyne Robinson of Fox 9 News and Rox Minneapolis Jewelry.
Regina is the owner of Regina Woolson Photography.
