SDBC Feature of the Week: Maisha Beard
Meet our #SDBC Feature of the Week!
Maisha Beard pursued higher education and earned a Bachelor of Science in English/Creative Writing from The College at Brockport in May 2018, and is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in English/Creative Writing. She is also an Urban Fellow/Graduate Intern at the City of Rochester’s Mayor’s Office of Special Projects and Education Initiatives. Maisha’s goals include: pursuing a doctoral degree, becoming a college professor, a writer for major publications, and speaking and inspiring audiences around the world.
Maisha’s volunteerism includes: Mayor Lovely Ann Warren’s “Inspiring Women” event where she mentors young women between the ages of 16-21 on career choice, goal attainment, and intrinsic motivation, and panelist for the "Cool Women-Hot Jobs" mentoring program at the Young Women and Girls Charter School, just to name a few. Maisha also speaks and shares her inspiring poetry at her annual “Mai’ Musing Symposium,” women’s conferences, and events that bring awareness to Homelessness, Domestic Violence, and Breast Cancer.
One of Maisha’s missions is to speak about how Domestic Violence affects children, by sharing her family’s story of trauma, redemption, and healing. Her brand, “Mai’ Musings” is where Maisha offers her expertise as a writer, speaker, and author. Her mission is to help people, specifically women, synergize life, love, and purpose. Maisha’s love for her children, family, and humanity is the driving force of her life.
Maisha says that she is living her best life as a Single Dope Black Chick by using her gifts of speaking, writing, and poetry as a way to help others “Synergize Love, Life, & Purpose.” She embraces herself wholeheartedly and prides herself on the attainment of her goals. Maisha believes that being single gives her the space to evolve toward the highest and most authentic version of herself while knowing that a healthy, soulful, and loving relationship will manifest in God’s divine time.