True Swag Tuesdays

Dear BFDiary,

It’s Tuesday, time to turn my swag on. Not the kind of swag that requires a DJ and Soulja Boy shades. I’m talking about True Swag, the kind that eminates from within and inspires you and I to do more than just get money. The kind that keeps us striving and fighting for more when it seems like the odds are stacked against you.

Every Tuesday at Black Femme Diaries will be True Swag Tuesdays, a time to celebrate the grit and glamour of the grind. We’ll be highlighting guys and gals under 25 who are making brag-worthy moves right now. They aren’t rich or famous (yet) but they’re the seemingly everyday people sitting next to us in class, at work, in church, or even at the dinner table who are educated and not afraid of elbow grease.

We’ll gab about what keeps them motivated when they go from summer intern, to college grad, and back to summer intern. We’ll get the dish on the things they’ve done to stay ahead of the pack. And we’ll even delve into their love lives a bit.

Here’s a sneak peak at our first True Swagg Highlight:

Sharisse "She-Salt" Stancil-Ashford [click here to see She.Salt in action]

Age: 23

Hometown: White Plains, NY

Her story has that fairy tale beginning factor, but this artist is not your everyday damsel in distress turned overnight music success. Sharisse Stancil-Ashford has been singing, writing, and creating since she was a little one and took her talent to the next level during her time at Syracuse University where she served as event planner and later president of the Black Artist League. She also performed and was a director of the Black Celestial Choral Ensemble. And no diva this captivating would walk across the stage without first crossing the burning sands into Delta Land. She became a member of the Kappa Lambda Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. in the spring of 2009 just before she graduated. Life after graduation has been no crystal stair, but Sharisse is maximizing every moment. No shortcuts for this songstress, she’s only satisfied when the stage is set her way, on her terms. Tune in next week to see how she grinds.