User:SisterAngela/Angela d coleman

Born and raised in Newark, New Jersey, Angela D. Coleman is a social entrepreneur who is also a published author, inspirational speaker, group facilitator, professional fundraiser, and educator.

Ms. Coleman is a cum laude graduate of Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and a minor in African American Studies. She has an M.B.A. from the University of Phoenix and a Nonprofit Management Certificate from Duke University. Ms. Coleman holds additional certificates from the Institute of African Holistic Medicine & Science and The North Carolina Board of Natural Hair Care & Holistic Science. Her research topics include self-esteem, racial identity, self-definition, and stigmatization processes. She has over 20 years of nonprofit work experience, nationally and internationally. Ms. Coleman has facilitated numerous presentations and seminars on social entrepreneurship, nonprofit management, fundraising, youth development strategies, service evaluation, and racial identity. She is Founder & President of Sisterhood Agenda.

Since 1994, Sisterhood Agenda’s mission has been to uplift and aid in the self-development of women and girls of African descent, a unique population with special needs. The organization empowers its participants through sisterhood, self-knowledge, self-development, and self-esteem activities. Ms. Coleman and her organization, Sisterhood Agenda, have received awards and recognition from their many supporters. Co-written by Ms. Coleman, Sisterhood Agenda’s evaluation of their largest program, A Journey Toward Womanhood, has been published in the academic journal, Adolescence. Beautiful., co-written by Coleman, features Black girls celebrating their inner and outer beauty. Coleman is also the Editor-in-Chief of Sisterhood Agenda magazine. Sisterhood Agenda’s programs have received national and international recognition as effective youth development models. Sisterhood Agenda has received the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits Stewards Award, the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Coalition of North Carolina Award, and the Communities for a Better Change Award.

Ms. Coleman has been featured in several local and national publications including Essence, Heart & Soul, Carolina Woman, and Business Leader. She has been awarded the Jefferson Award from the American Institute of Public Service, the National Association of Black Female Executives in Music and Entertainment (NABFEME) Certificate of Achievement, Phoenix Rising Award, Today’s Black Woman Leadership Award, the Young Adult Leadership Award from The Women’s Forum of North Carolina, and the Opening Doors Award from the Business and Professional Women’s Association.

In 2001, Angela Coleman was selected for the prestigious Ashoka Fellowship, recognition for her commitment to positive change through social entrepreneurship. Ms. Coleman has taught business classes at Duke University and Essex County College while also running Sisterhood Agenda Enterprises, LLC, a for-profit company dedicated to generating commercial reveneues to sustain the nonprofit organization. She resides in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands where she enjoys consulting, managing programs, and facilitating activities for Sisterhood Agenda's Global Training Academy.

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