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Abiola Abrams is an American author, podcaster, motivational speaker and spiritual life coach. Abrams has penned three books, including ''African Goddess Initiation: Sacred Rituals for Self-Love, Prosperity, and Joy'', her first book from self-help publisher
Abrams was a
entertainment correspondent from 2011 to 2012 and a former host of ''The Best Shorts'', Black Entertainment Television's (BET) indie film showcase and competition from 2006 to 2008. She has hosted or co-hosted such shows as the syndicated ''The Source: All Access'', ''Hay House
Hay House is a publisher founded in 1984 by author Louise Hay, who is known for her books on New Thought. Hay House has its headquarters in Carlsbad, California, and is (as of 2018) run by Reid Tracy. Hay House descr ...
, published on July 20, 2021. Her second book, ''The Sacred Bombshell Handbook of Self-Love'', won an African American Literary Award for Best Self Help. Black Enterprise included her inspirational podcast in “20 Must-Listen to Black Women Podcasts for 2019” and in 2020, her podcast was chosen by Success.com as one of “16 Motivational Podcasts by Black Hosts You Need to Listen To.” Essence Magazine included Abrams' annual Goddess Retreat in their roundup of “Black Girl-Approved and Operated Wellness Escapes.” Abrams' website, Womanifesting.com, discusses spirituality, personal growth, and entrepreneurship.
Her previous advice columns include ''Intimacy Intervention'' on Essence.com and ''Abiola's Love Class'' on MommyNoire.com.
Early life and education
She is a first generation Guyanese-American who was raised in New York City. Abrams attended theBrearley School
The Brearley School is an all-girls private school in New York City, located on the Upper East Side neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan. The school is divided into lower (kindergarten – grade 4), middle (grades 5–8) and upper (grades 9 ...
. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Sarah Lawrence College and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Vermont College of Fine Arts
Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA) is a private graduate-level art school in Montpelier, Vermont. It offers Master's degrees in low-residency and residential programs. Its faculty includes Pulitzer Prize finalists, National Book Award winners, ...
.
Abrams was a featured speaker at NYC Women's Empowerment Summit.
Career
''Black Enterprise'' magazine named her site one of the top African American lifestyle blogs. Her first writing project, ''Goddess City'', an empowerment play produced at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, was published in the anthology ''Say Word!'' by the University of Michigan Press. ''Dare'', Abrams' first novel, was published bySimon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster () is an American publishing company and a subsidiary of Paramount Global. It was founded in New York City on January 2, 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. As of 2016, Simon & Schuster was the third largest pu ...
on December 11, 2007.
Her poem "Groceries" appears in the playwright/activist Eve Ensler's 2007 anthology ''A Memory, A Monologue a Rant and A Prayer'' alongside work by such writers as Maya Angelou, Edward Albee, Alice Walker
Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker (born February 9, 1944) is an American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist. In 1982, she became the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, which she was awa ...
and Edwidge Danticat. Essays by Abrams are featured in the anthologies ''Behind the Bedroom Door'' (2008), edited by Paula Derrow, and ''Dirty Words: A Literary Encyclopedia of Sex'' (2008), edited by Ellen Sussman.
In the New York Times Style Magazine, filmmaker Miranda July
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She w ...
referred to Abrams' evolution from experimental feminist art filmmaker as “just one of many inspiring paths that briefly intersected with the video Chainletter that can't be broken.” Abrams' short experimental art film “Ophelia's Opera” included in Miranda July's Joanie 4 Jackie Chainletter film series was acquired in 2017 by the Criterion Channel
The Criterion Collection, Inc. (or simply Criterion) is an American home-video distribution company that focuses on licensing, restoring and distributing "important classic and contemporary films." Criterion serves film and media scholars, cinep ...
and the Getty Museum Research Institute.
Television and film
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'' magazine's hip hop show, and ''Chat Zone'', an HBO interstitial talk show billed as "politically incorrect" for the MTV set, and appeared on '' Jimmy Kimmel Live!'' as a part of his red carpet interview coverage of the 2007 BET Awards
The BET Awards is an American award show that was established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate black entertainers and other minorities in music, film, sports and philanthropy. The awards, which are presented annua ...
in Los Angeles.
Abrams directed the documentaries
A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in term ...
''Taboo: The Controversy of Black/White 'Race Mixing' in America'' (2005), ''Knives in My Throat: The Year I Survived While My Mind Tried to Kill Me'' (2005); and short film
A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...
s ''Stranded'' (2004), ''Ophelia's Opera'' (2001).
Works
* ''African Goddess Initiation: Sacred Rituals for Self-Love, Prosperity, and Joy'' (2021) * ''African Goddess Rising Oracle Cards'' (2021) * ''Enter the Goddess Temple'' (2021) * ''Sacred Bombshell Handbook of Self-Love'' (2014) * ''Dare: A Love Story'' (2008) * ''Goddess City'' (2011)References
Further reading
:*Alick, Claudia. "Identity and the Word." ''American Theatre'' vol. 29, no. 10 (2012): 54-55. :*Luckett, Sharrell D. "Say Word! Voices from Hip Hop Theater: An Anthology (review)." ''Theatre Topics'' 22, no. 1 (2012): 105-06. :* :*Toni Schlesinger. "Shelter." ''The Village Voice
''The Village Voice'' is an American news and culture paper, known for being the country's first alternative newspaper, alternative newsweekly. Founded in 1955 by Dan Wolf (publisher), Dan Wolf, Ed Fancher, John Wilcock, and Norman Mailer, th ...
'' November 30, 2005 volume 50 issue 48
:*Charli Penn. "How Can I Manifest More Love Into My Life?" ''Essence'' 50, no. 5 (2019): 130-31.
:*Barnes, Sherri L. "Black Women Misbehavin': A New Politics of Sexuality" ''Feminist collections'' (Madison, Wis.), 2015-06-22, Vol.36 (3-4), p.1
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