​During an interview with Jermaine Sain (When We Speak TV), Kierra shares music advice that she received from her legendary mother and her father, Bishop J. Drew Sheard.

​The Pink Awards is an iconic event that brings breast cancer awareness and black excellence to the center stage, bringing together premiere influencers, celebrities, and wellness advocates to celebrate life, strength and survival.

​The 2023 Pink Awards were hosted by actors Carl Anthony Payne II and Malik Yoba.  This years' Pink Awards honorees included, Dallas Austin, Elisabeth Omilami, Jermaine Dupri, Pastor Jamal Bryant, and Ricki Fairley, for their stellar accomplishments and valued work in the community.

​When We Speak TV would like to thank April Love, Founder of the Pink Awards, for her strength, courage, and dedication of using her testimony to bring awareness and shine a light on the devastating life threatening disease.

Hey Speakers!
We just want to take a moment to share a few awesome events happening in and around Atlanta that you're sure to enjoy!  
GO OUT THERE AND HAVE A GREAT TIME!

All support acts are subject to change without notice. Supporting acts include Justina Valentine, Hitman Holla, JD McCrary, TraeTwothree, Klondike Blond, DW Flame, and POP MONEY
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Songs We Love is a journey through the first 50 years of jazz song. Under the musical direction of Riley Mulherkar, 3 guest vocalists will join an all-star band made up of New York’s rising stars discovered by Wynton Marsalis. Combining their distinct talents, the group will sing their way through four decades of music, beginning with the early blues and jazz of the 1920s and ending in the early 1950s. Iconic singers to be explored include Ma Rainey, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland. More details

Reuniting for a concert titled “Joe Alterman & Houston Person: Together Again” at the Breman Museum on March 19, pianist Alterman and saxophonist Person will dig into standards of the Great American Songbook.  Get Tickets

​As an artist who needs no introduction, Brian McKnight has gained international and domestic recognition, earning himself a spot in contemporary music history. He has released 19 albums to date. Get Tickets

Dear Fathers partnered with the Atlanta Hawks for the second annual pregame panel discussion on Fatherhood and Mental Health. Join their mission to inspire, strengthen, and heal the Black Man by creating safe spaces for impactful conversation, fellowship, and brotherhood with the Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena.

Dear Fathers is The Premiere Media Platform dedicated to telling stories of black fathers from all angles while also empowering our community with tangible resources that inspire, heal, and strengthen the black man.  More Details

​Hey Speakers!!!!
It's Jermaine Sain of When We Speak TV celebrating the album release of, All Yours by Grammy, Stellar, and Dove Award winning artist, Kierra Sheard- Kelly.  

All Yours is a follow-up to her chart-topping, GRAMMY-nominated album KIERRA, released in 2020 and is a 12-track album, including collaborations with her brother J. Drew Sheard II, Mali Music, Anthony Brown, Pastor Mike Jr, and more.

As the daughter of Gospel icon Karen Clark Sheard, from the legendary family group, The Clark Sisters, Kierra has managed to blaze her own trail, driving contemporary Gospel and ministry forward as an artist/songwriter, actress, and entrepreneur.
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  All Yours by Kierra Sheard Kelly is available on March 3rd. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT KIERRA SHEARD-KELLY
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FOR MORE GREAT EVENTS, MUSIC INTERVIEWS, AND MORE
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Hey Speakers!
It's time for another update on a previous guest on When We Speak TV!!

You've seen him on America's Got Talent and now you can experience him in person in Atlanta.
Our friend, Mike E. Winfield is taking the laughs on the road and Atlanta is one of the stops during his "Happiness Tour".

It's probably safe to say that most people are afraid to "jump out there" and start a business or follow their passions.
We have spoken to several entrepreneurs over the years and in our experience, most people only "jump out there" after their cirucmstances changed such as an involuntary loss of a job. 
With that change in circumstances, life can become very scary and sometimes you have to take the opportunity to try something new.  
That's exactly what Jai of Krush By Jai did.

When Jai losted her corporate job, she put that same energy into her company, Krush By Jai, specializing in affordable custom, handcrafted natural body/hair products.

WE SPEAK that this video encourages you to turn that bad situation into a good one.
WE SPEAK that it motivates you to keep moving forward with your dreams and passions, even if your current circumstances doesnt reflect the life you want to live.
What Do YOU Speak?

From: Atlanta Track Club

Bonus Money Available for Fastest Time Ever Run in Georgia​

ATLANTA – February 16, 2023 – A run for records will take place at the Publix Atlanta Half Marathon next week where some of the world’s best runners will attempt to complete the fastest half marathon ever run in the state of Georgia. This year’s elite field features eight men who have run faster than the current men’s record of 1:00:36 and four women who have run faster than the women’s record of 1:08:22. Both times were set at this event in 2022.
 
Nicholas Kosimbei will return to Atlanta to defend his title and his record. The 26-year-old from Kenya dominated last year’s race which was held in the driving rain, winning by more than two minutes. Fellow Kenyans Raymond Magut and Goeffrey Koech who placed second and third respectively last year are also returning. Magut boasts a personal best of 1:00:00 while Koech has broken the one-hour mark with a career best of 59:36. Koech won his most recent half marathon, the B.A.A.Half Marathon in Boston last November.

​Other top contenders include Tsegay Kidanu (Ethiopia, 59:39),  Josphat Tanui (Kenya, 59:40), Phenus Kipleting (Kenya, 1:00:08) and Bethwell Yegon (Kenya, 1:00:57), the runner-up at the 2021 BMW Berlin Marathon.
 
With last year’s winner Dorcas Tuitoek not returning in 2023, a new face will break the tape to win the women’s title. The fastest woman in the field is Kenya’s Cynthia Jerotich. Jerotich was a dominant force on the roads from 2013 to 2016, setting a half marathon personal best of 1:06:04 and winning a silver medal at the World Half Marathon Championships in 2016. Jerotich stepped away from racing in 2017 and gave birth to three children before returning to competition last year. At 33, she will be looking to return to the form that saw her winning road races around the world including some of the most prestigious events in the United States. 
 
Jerotich will face Helah Kiprop, the winner of last year’s Copenhagen Marathon and the runner-up at the Frankfort Marathon. Kirprop, a 2016 Olympian from Kenya, has a half marathon personal best of 1:07:39. Also among the fastest in the field are 2017 Houston Half Marathon winner Veronica Wanjiru (Kenya, 1:07:58) and Vibian Chepkirui (1:08:02). Chepkirui won the Vienna Marathon last year in a course record time of 2:20:59.
 
Athletes in the 2023 Publix Atlanta Half Marathon will be competing for a $22,000 prize purse including a first place prize of $4,000. There is an additional $2,500 bonus for the male or female winner who sets the course and Georgia all-time record. Full elite fields can be found below. The race will be streamed live on Atlanta Track Club’s YouTube page with commentary from Chris Chavez, Carrie Tollefson and Ali Feller. 

Part of Atlanta’s Marathon Weekend, more than 8,500 runners will take part in the Marathon, Half Marathon, 5K and Kids’ Races held February 25-26 at Centennial Olympic Park. The weekend will also feature the USATF Masters 5km Championship which will be held in conjunction with the Publix Atlanta 5K on Saturday, February 25.

About Atlanta Track Club                                                
Atlanta Track Club is a nonprofit committed to creating an active and healthy Atlanta. Through running and walking, Atlanta Track Club motivates, inspires and engages the community to enjoy a healthier lifestyle.
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With more than 30,000 members, Atlanta Track Club is the second largest running organization in the United States. In addition to the AJC Peachtree Road Race (peachtreeroadrace.org) – the largest 10K running event in the world, the Publix Atlanta Marathon, PNC Atlanta 10 Miler and Invesco QQQ Thanksgiving Day Half Marathon, Atlanta Track Club directs more than 30 events per year. Through the support of its members and volunteers, Atlanta Track Club also maintains a number of community initiatives including organizing and promoting the Kilometer Kids youth running program to metro Atlanta youth, honoring high school cross country and track and field athletes through Atlanta Track Club’s All-Metro Banquets and supporting the Grady Bicycle EMT program. For more information on Atlanta Track Club, visit atlantatrackclub.org.

Last month (Jan 2023), Chicago-based multimedia mega-company, Central City Productions, announced the production of Black History Honors, a brand-new television series. The screening of the series premiere was held, Monday, January 30th, 2023, at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio – hosted by Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League. The Proctor & Gamble Company is the presenting sponsor of the Inaugural Black History Honors, four-part docuseries, honoring heroes of the Underground Railroad and featuring musical tributes by award-winning gospel music artists, to celebrate Black History Month in February.

About the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center opened in August 2004 on the banks of the Ohio River in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. Since then, more than 1.3 million people have visited its permanent and changing exhibits and public programs, inspiring everyone to take courageous steps for freedom. Two million people have utilized educational resources online at freedomcenter.org, working to connect the lessons of the Underground Railroad to inform and inspire today’s global and local fight for freedom. Partnerships include Historians Against Slavery, Polaris Project, Free the Slaves, US Department of State and International Justice Mission. In 2014, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center launched a new online resource in the fight against modern slavery, endslaverynow.org.

About Central City Productions (CCP)
Founded in 1970 by Don Jackson, Chicago-based Central City Productions, Inc. is a national broadcast television producer and syndicator of its exclusively owned African American programming. Celebrating over 50 years of broadcasting Black excellence with uplifting and entertaining original television content, CCP’s award-winning television programs include the Stellar Gospel Music Awards, Black Music Honors, Stellar Tribute to the Holidays, Black College Quiz Show Series, America’s Black Forum, Mentoring Queens and Mentoring Kings, among many others.
​For more information, visit www.stellartv.com

​The groundbreaking music and inspiration extravaganza "Super Bowl Soulful Celebration: An Evening of Inspiration and Culture," (formerly known as Super Bowl Gospel Celebration) is inviting A-list celebrities, NFL players, and other notable figures to join the 24th Annual event.

​ Super Bowl Soulful Celebration returns during Super Bowl week with a live taping hosted by REACH Media Nationally-Syndicated Radio Host Willie Moore, Jr. on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Mesa Arts Center in Mesa, Arizona.

 After 24 years, this unique annual gathering has expanded its brand to incorporate more soul-enriching entertainment. Attendees are offered a rare glimpse into the spiritual lives of their favorite NFL players, their charitable giving, and what inspires them to greatness each day. This year, the Super Bowl Soulful Celebration will confer its highest honor, the "Faith In Action" Award, to Philadelphia Eagles Quarterback and Super Bowl LVII contender Jalen Hurts. 

​The only multicultural program and community event sanctioned by the NFL during Super Bowl weekend, the highly anticipated night of music, comedy, NFL Players, and soulful inspiration is themed "Unstoppable," with featured performances from the legendary Patti LaBelle, Israel Houghton, Kierra Sheard-Kelly, Tye Tribbett, and The Players Choir. 

Join the social conversation using #SuperBowlSoulful and #Unstoppable 

​Humor Mill, the leading digital entertainment company for comedy news, announces the launch of its inaugural awards show dedicated to recognizing comics of the past, present and future on Tuesday, February 21 at The Directors Guild of America (DGA). Star and executive producer of two critically-acclaimed Showtime specials, the creator of the groundbreaking "The Real Husbands of Hollywood," and the original head writer for the widely popular "Wild 'n Out'' on MTV, Chris Spencer, will be taking center stage as the host of the highly-anticipated Humor Mill Comedy Awards. As a true visionary in the world of comedy, his impressive writing credentials include penning for some of the most prestigious awards shows including the Emmys, BET Awards, ESPYs, MTV Awards, Soul Train Awards, and many more.

With Spencer at the helm, alongside the talented co-host and funnyman Tony T. Roberts, the show is set to be an evening of unparalleled entertainment, marked by a masterful display of wit and humor. The Humor Mill Comedy Awards promises to be remembered for its excellence, originality and variety highlighted with thrilling behind the scenes moments from social media correspondent Juhahn Jones. The live-to-tape production will honor a blend of veteran comics who have paved the way and emerging social influencers who are carving a new lane. ​

The Humor Mill network includes a rolodex of outlets including its website, digital magazine, internet radio and cable broadcast channels with a boasting reach of over 4 million households serving as a launchpad for iconic comedians in the early stages of their careers who are now dominating box office numbers and breaking records in TV and film. The urban platform has cultivated a landing spot to introduce audiences to Black Hollywood household names as well as newcomers providing laughter, healing and comfort.
 
Scheduled to take place during the third week of Black History Month, the show aims to amplify the voices of the African-American diaspora, taking audiences through relatable, personal and funny comedy, particularly at a time when Black culture and their stories are being told.

More information about Humor Mill can be found at www.humormilltv.com