<!-- wp:image {"id":74824,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://stlargusnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image-67-1024x677.png" alt="" class="wp-image-74824"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Tonesa Welch</figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:image {"id":74823,"sizeSlug":"full","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://stlargusnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image-66.png" alt="" class="wp-image-74823"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong><img width="231.23999999999998" src="https://ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/IK8E7MOWNhuKfPcCE4jLusbsdvUGxZKx3Ngt0q9RTrDhQ_fJS9Uk4x0UOj2cUFKstas0geTLN47Z0BIIxOp00Kbn_-tRuS6WKDFxmbII740snBitL-ne5wWL7sWbcTKnm6hit9ebpvXHxPXkzpl4Q-wl8Ped-A=s0-d-e1-ft#https://mcusercontent.com/c7818e9e163ca12a63908fa5b/images/3d9858bf-e098-1523-bbe6-2b6754a04704.png" alt=""><br><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://mailchi.mp/051f24b1a2c9/dcxsummit-13841778?e=1a3f2902e9" target="_blank">VIEW THIS EMAIL IN YOUR BROWSER</a><br><strong>Wednesday, March 29<br><br>1:00pm EST</strong><br><br><strong>Q&A follows. Media must be confirmed in advance ask question.</strong><br><br>Media RSVP: <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="mailto:amanicastello@gmail.com" target="_blank">amanicastello@gmail.com</a><br><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://mmcadc.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c7818e9e163ca12a63908fa5b&id=4eca2f676f&e=1a3f2902e9" target="_blank"></a></strong><br><br><strong>OWN YOUR NARRATIVE</strong><br> <br><strong>WHO:</strong> Award winning journalist Alicia Quarles sits down for a candid conversation with Tonesa Welch, dubbed the "First Lady of BMF" by federal prosecutors, and Tressa Azarel Smallwood, CEO of MegaMind Media. Welch and Smallwood are executive producers of the new BET+ biopic on Welch's life.<br> <br><strong>WHAT: </strong>Own Your Narrative is marketing lingo that simply means you make sure what is told about you matches what you want to be told. Award winning journalist Alicia Quarles sits down with Tonesa Welch, The First Lady of BMF, and CEO of MegaMind Media, Tressa Smallwood, for a candid conversation on Women, Ownership & Narrative.<br><br> <br><img width="181" src="https://ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/eWDMxh6eNBPq_znorBYh3MMwH6wJ8UTRnkHO5lyAogb6BxkdgB7IeS8r971HU9l1SwXrgaZbXSfpfg0dl5fkqMU81QZdrKeXYFY2b6_HyRZvtc4Tqr671YQSnHSuhzECNihqH49NN-um_rhhPMkIUecr=s0-d-e1-ft#https://files.constantcontact.com/9a09a34a301/c457f145-9cf3-4646-9d34-aa783abcd1b3.jpg?rdr=true"><br>Alicia Quarles leads a candid conversation on how the lack of diverse representation can cause distortions, mis-interpretations, half-truths or false perceptions of women and people of color.<br> <br><img width="152" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/a-DgOcPu8_PUvUBL7KHSPK0MwbbDX3Ld5rKS-ieJPu6mR-CPNk2cY4wXKXv15Vj6q4YQOmvUZkIyjPNt7l5E9yyUuuahdOV12pVHOX-41aOdWEccFRQgKtMvRKpGUCf1shtHWGACwKBrcdtPgBDIVHIo=s0-d-e1-ft#https://files.constantcontact.com/9a09a34a301/86478e0f-6720-46ae-b7f1-c4874cf7d9cc.png?rdr=true"><br>Tressa Azarel Smallwood joins Welch and Quarles, as one of the only women of color in Hollywood with greenlight ability, to share her insights on the importance of women as the decision-makers.<br><img width="250.88" src="https://ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/JuFNlhjLCJOg0CIbX1ePRb7pQpwZum1cYwJlrhMNi4JntPpVtPhI7xnia26GFVmgUWuFZ7RIdTHeSONJKk96SbWtBFY6eaYsUXyPKMF80kaDQjXxHwz9CLSSW12YTkUk3GRejMvnQ6DJ5Ok-vph3zDjjDOE_cQ=s0-d-e1-ft#https://mcusercontent.com/c7818e9e163ca12a63908fa5b/images/999ec1b5-d814-bbdf-89b2-865f11a35651.png" alt=""><br><br><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://mmcadc.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c7818e9e163ca12a63908fa5b&id=464ab89f74&e=1a3f2902e9" target="_blank">JOIN US LIVE</a><br><br>Media RSVP: <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="mailto:amanicastello@gmail.com" target="_blank">amanicastello@gmail.com</a></figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image -->