EMpeccable Magazine People Edition Vol. 6

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reetings: We are so excited to bring you volume 6 of Empeccable Magazine People Edition. The positive feedback from our readers has been tremendous.

There is no doubt that we need to see images and read success stories that reflect who we really are and what we can become.

As I always mention, if we don't toot our own horn then nobody else will. We are a proud people and we are proud of our accomplishments and successes and in this magazine we share these stories with the rest of the world. We all know that on a regular basis mainstream media will spin a negative narrative when it comes to us. But, we can tell our own stories.

A special shout out to all the Mothers! You are so special and I hope you enjoyed your special day earlier this month.

We would love to feature your success story for the world to see.

You can contact us on our social media platforms, or via email.

Let us know that you have astory to tell. @empeccableco on Instagram, empeccable magazine on Facebook and Tic Toc or emailinfo@theEmpeccablecompany.com For your reading enjoyment, the magazine is available in print format and you can purchase it from our website. TheEmpeccablecompany.com. Don't forget to check out the amazing Wig Phoenix machine that restores old raggedy Our Team synthetic wigs and will make PUBLISHER / CEO them look better than new! It too DR. ALICIA CAIN can be purchased on our website EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT and on ETSY. AHNA MASON

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Lillie Young Actress, Author, Entrepreneur Alexandria Starks Entrepreneur, Actress, Make-Up Artist & Model Denae Ball Ms. Indiana Universe International Qu'Nina Stevenson Actress, Musician, Make-Up Artist & Writer Dr. Andrea Felder Vice Provost for Undergraduate Enrollment American University Renee Knorr International Model, Talk Show Host, Beauty and Fashion Influencer, Entrepreneur Vassier Serrano Broadcast Professional and Voice Actress Selina Laffinette Retired Celebraty Hair Stylist and Comedian Sarita Sneed CEO/Founder, Dancer, Choreographer and Artist Yolanda Vaughn Mother and Entrepreneur Billionaire - Rihanna Congresswoman Terri Sewell Congressman Jonathan Jackson Mayor Quentin Hart Mayor Viola Alexander Lyles Erik Cain - Student

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Lillie is also the proud owner of I AM LILLIE YOUNG INC. It is the umbrella for QUEEN LILLIE HAIR GROWTH OIL, THE RED LIPSTICK HUSTLER AND THE PURPLE CINDERELLA. In 2020 while being quarantined due to the CoronaVirus she found it imperative to get into the beauty and personal care industry. It’s an industry that’s worth over 390 billion dollars.

She developed Queen Lillie Hair Growth Oil out of necessity for beautiful women. All women want healthy, beautiful hair…whether it’s an Afro or hair growing down your back. All hair can be healthy and is beautiful. She loves red lipstick. A lipstick business was something she always wanted to create. What better time to develop it during the pandemic. It actually started with The Red Lipstick Hustler book series “THE RED LIPSTICK HUSTLER (SET THE WORLD ON FIRE)” & “THE RED LIPSTICK HUSTLER BEAUTY GUIDE”. Her lipstick collection is THE RED LIPSTICK HUSTLER, which consists of different shades HUSTLER, ROMANCE, BRAVE, FAITH, and the QUEEN collection. Her lipstick is organic. They give your lips a nice supple, velvety feel. They are long lasting, highly pigmented.

Lillie’s beauty products have been published in several magazines, reviewed by beauty influencers and more. To learn more about Lillie and her beauty products visit www.iamlillieyoung.com.

EMpeccable: Please tell our readers why you do what you do and what inspires you?

Lillie: I do what I do because I find true happiness and enjoyment. Helping others makes me smile.

EMpeccable: How do you balance your personal life and your professional life?

Lillie: I learned to balance my personal life and professional life because to be quite honest they balance out each other. Sometimes you even intertwine the two. During your personal life you can still handle business. You don’t neglect either. You make it happen.

EMpeccable: What inspires you and who are some of your greatest influences?

Lillie: Other great, powerful women inspire me. Beyoncé inspires me. The owner of this magazine, Dr. Alicia Cain, inspires me. Ahna Mason inspires me. I admire the strength in each of them.

EMpeccable: What has been your greatest accomplishment thus far?

Lillie: My greatest accomplishment was when I received my Proclamation from The City of Atlanta. I would go to events and see others receive them. I said a prayer to God that I want to receive one and that following year August 24, 2019, I received it. You will if you believe…

EMpeccable: What makes you EMpeccable?

Lillie: I am EMPECCABLE because I am a Queen who never gives up. While in spiritual warfare I stand strong until I win.

No matter what the circumstances are I won’t bend. I can feel hurt, trauma, etc. I stayed in the fight until I won the battle. I always walk away with my God given crown still on.

---------Email: iamlillieyoung@yahoo.com IG: @lillieyoung Facebook: @lillieyoung

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“CHANGE WILL NOT COME IF WE WAIT FOR SOME OTHER PERSON OR SOME OTHER TIME. WE ARE THE ONES WE’VE BEEN WAITING FOR. WE ARE THE CHANGE THAT WE SEEK.”

- BARACK OBAMA

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obyn Rihanna Fenty born February 20, 1988 in St. Michael parish, raised in Bridgetown Barbados is a Barbadian singer, actress, fashion designer, and businesswoman.

Barbadian pop and R&B singer who became a worldwide star in the early 21st century; she was also known for her beauty and fashion lines.

Rihanna auditioned for American record producer Evan Rogers who brought her to the United States to record demo tapes. Signing with Def Jam in 2005, she got recognition with the release of her first two studio albums, both peaked within the top ten of the US Billboard 200 chart.

The chart-topping single "Umbrella" earned Rihanna her first Grammy Award and catapulted her to global stardom. The albums spawned a string of chart-topping singles. Rhianna has had eight studio albums: Music of the Sun (2005), A Girl like Me (2006), Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), Rated R (2009), Loud (2010), Talk That Talk (2011), Unapologetic (2012), Anti (2016).

In addition to her musical career, Rihanna acted in several movies: Bring It On: All or Nothing (2006), Battleship (2012), This Is the End (2013), Home (2015) voiced one of the main character, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017), Ocean’s 8 (2018), Guava Island (2019) musical.

Rihanna collaborated on several cosmetics collections in the early 2010s, and decided to launch her own line, Fenty Beauty, in 2017. The brand was extremely received by fans and was immensely praised for its inclusivity in offering 40 different shades of foundation. She later launched (2018) Savage X Fenty, a clothing line of lingerie and loungewear. In 2019 it was announced that Rihanna was partnering with LVMH Moët Hennessy—Louis Vuitton to create the fashion line Fenty. She thereby became the first woman of colour to head a fashion house at LVMH, which was the largest luxury-products company in the world.

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ongresswoman Terri A. Sewell was born January 1, 1965, in Huntsville, Alabama.

Sewell studied at Princeton University, Harvard Law School, and St Hilda's College at the University of Oxford. Before entering politics, she was a securities lawyer for Davis Polk & Wardwell and a public finance lawyer for Maynard, Cooper & Gale, where she was the first Black woman to make partner.

Sewell is in her seventh term representing Alabama’s 7th Congressional District. She is one of the first women elected to Congress from Alabama in her own right and is the first Black woman to ever serve in the Alabama Congressional delegation.

Congresswoman Sewell sits on the exclusive House Ways and Means Committee and brings to the committee her more than 15 years of experience as a securities and public finance attorney. In her short time in Congress, Sewell has held several leadership positions, including Freshman Class President in the 112th Congress. In the 118th Congress, she was selected by Democratic leadership to serve as a Chief Deputy Whip and sits on the prestigious Steering and Policy Committee which sets the policy direction of the Democratic Caucus. Congresswoman Sewell is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus where she is Co-Chair of the Voting Rights Task Force.

She is a member of the New Democrat Coalition; Co-Chair of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus; Vice-Chair of the Congressional HBCU Caucus; and Co-Chair of the Rural Caucus.

A proud product of Alabama’s rural Black Belt, Congresswoman Sewell was the first black valedictorian of Selma High School. She is an honors graduate of Princeton University and Oxford University in England and received her law degree from Harvard Law School.

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ongressman Jonathan L. Jackson represents Illinois' First Congressional District. Born to civil rights leaders Rev. Jessie Jackson and Jacqueline Jackson, the fight for underrepresented people runs in Congressman Jackson's blood. He has long been an advocate for marginalized communities using his platform to fight for equity and civil rights.

Congressman Jackson's commitment to social justice and equality has been the driving force behind his activism. As the national spokesman for the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, Congressman Jackson raised awareness about innocence and juvenile justice issues. He was heavily involved in the Chicago Police Department's false confessions cases, such as those of Darrell Cannon, Oscar Walden, and Johnnie Lee Savory. He played a role in several high-profile human rights and social justice cases, including negotiations with Syrian President Hafez-Al-Assad for the release of captured American Navy Lieutenant Robert Goodman and with Fidel Castro for the release of 22 Americans held in Cuba.

Congressman Jackson values public education and fervently supports expanding opportunities to families regardless of income. In Chicago, he fought against the closure of Chicago Public Schools where he led public hearings and provided civic education training to preserve community memory and prevent closures and turnarounds by private companies. His efforts helped Guggenheim Elementary School come off the closure list in 2010 and saved other schools from the same fate.

Congressman Jackson grew up in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood.

He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical University and a Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Business. Jackson has launched several telecom, distribution, and construction businesses. He has also taught finance and entrepreneurship at Chicago City Colleges and was a business professor at Chicago State University.

Congressman Jackson now brings his activism to Congress. He is committed to promoting policies that advance equality and justice, improving access to quality education and healthcare, and protecting the environment. He proudly serves on the House Committee on Agriculture and on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and is dedicated to working with his colleagues to pass meaningful legislation that will benefit the people of IL-01 and the nation as a whole.

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Mayor Quentin Hart is the first African American elected to the office of Mayor for the City of Waterloo, Iowa. Preceding the election, Mr. Hart was the Associate Director of Multicultural Affairs for Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo, Iowa, providing leadership for multicultural initiatives and promoting awareness and appreciation for diversity on campus and the community. In the eight years preceding his mayoral election, Mayor Hart represented the citizens of Waterloo as Ward 4 Councilman and was the first African American-appointed Mayor Pro-Tem for the City of Waterloo.

He received his MAE in Postsecondary Education: Student Affairs from the University of Northern Iowa and is also a 2013 graduate of the Thomas Lakin Institute for Mentored Leadership. Hart is happily married to Cassandra Hart, a 2007 Gold Star Award Teacher, and is the father of two sons, Quentin Jr. and Quenden; and one daughter, Halayah.

Mayor Harts fourth term ends 12/31/2023.

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52 EMPECCABLE | PEOPLE EDITION Vi Alexander Lyles is the Mayor of Charlotte in North Carolina. She assumed office on December 4, 2017. Her current term ends on December 4, 2023. Vi Lyles is serving her third term as mayor of Charlotte, a city that has experienced significant growth and economic success under her leadership. With a population of almost 900,000 residents according to the 2020 U.S. census, Charlotte is the 16th largest city in the U.S. and one of the fastest-growing large cities in the country.

Under Mayor Lyles' Charlotte has been a leader in community engagement and action to address affordable housing. The city has committed $150 million collectively in 2018, 2020 and 2022 to investments in mixed-income housing, providing housing options for more than 5,000 families.

Vi Alexander Lyles was born in 1952 in Columbia, South Carolina.

She received a bachelor's degree in political science from Queens University and a master's degree in public administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Before entering politics, Lyles was the assistant city manager. She was involved in creating Charlotte's first capital budget and restructuring government assessment programs. She also worked as a consulting director for the Lee Institute and Flynn Health Holt Leadership Mayor Lyles has also led efforts to anticipate and plan for growth, focusing on transportation infrastructure and community safety. In 2021, the Charlotte City Council approved the Charlotte Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan to establish community-driven equitable growth guidelines.

Job growth has flourished under Mayor Lyles' leadership, with the creation of more than 27,000 new jobs during her time as mayor.

Charlotte has also earned recognition as a fast-growing and innovative city, with a thriving technology sector and startup community.

Mayor Lyles is a champion for those who face barriers to employment. Under her tenure, the City of Charlotte launched HIRE Charlotte, a workforce development initiative connecting job seekers with employment opportunities, and helping businesses fill staffing needs. The city has also identified and committed to six Corridors of Opportunity a $62 million in investment and $10 million to support digital equity. Corridors of Opportunity is a long-range investment designed to meet the growing needs of the community, including affordable housing, community safety, infrastructure, transportation, workforce and business development and urban design.

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rik Cain is a graduate of Clark Atlanta University with major studies in both history and music. His focuses in history have been African American, indigenous, mythological, spiritual, and cultural studies. To fulfill this aspect of my studies he has taken collegiate level history, sociology, literature, psychology, religion, and humanities courses. Erik focuses on music have been in music theory, performance, and commercial composition. To supplement my studies, he has attained an associate degree in sound engineering. In my studies in history, I plan to explore, examine, and expose cultural and religious histories of the indigenous people of America and to help further and the public knowledge on the Black American’s freedom struggle.

In his studies in music, he plans to shift the boundaries of black music as a whole. Erik will become the greatest musician of all time by blurring the lines between genres and creating a sonically innovative model that has never been produced before. Erik will use music to inspire the soul, master rhythm, and create a culture that will last for generations.

By blending these two fields of study Erik can help to educate, elevate, and enlighten the masses in a way that

allows for the blossoming of a new culture. This music will have a tinge of revolution and rebellion while also capturing the hearts of millions of people. So far, Erik has amassed over 15 million streams on the music he has already created.

Now, armed with the knowledge Erik has gained from his studies in school, Erik will expand that until he makes the whole world dance.

Eriks overall goal is to usher in a new age of spirituality and capture the imaginations on what the world, life, and society can be. This movement will be nothing short of revolutionary.

And that’s what makes me EMpeccable.

TEAMWORK Coming together is the Beginning Keeping together is Progress Working together is Success Henry Ford

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