Angela D. Coleman

Angela D. Coleman is an award-winning educational philanthropist, social entrepreneur and published author. Recognized as an international expert in her field, she enjoys writing about current issues that affect Black women and girls. Angela grew up in Newark, New Jersey. She graduated cum laude from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology and a minor in African American Studies. Angela also earned a Nonprofit Management Certificate from Duke University and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Phoenix. She earned additional certificates from the Institute of African Holistic Medicine & Science and The North Carolina Board of Natural Hair Care & Holistic Science. In 1994, Angela founded Sisterhood Agenda, an empowerment organization created to uplift and aid in the self-development of women and girls of African descent, a unique population with special needs. Angela was the editor of Sisterhood Agenda Magazine and is currently its primary blog contributor at www.sisterhoodagenda.com. As Sisterhood Agenda's President for over 18 years, she established partnerships all over the world including those in the United States, Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia and India. Recognized for the national and global scale of her work, Ms. Coleman has been featured in ESSENCE, Jet, Teacher Magazine, Adolescence, Princeton Alumni Weekly, Phoenix Focus, Nex Generation, The Star Ledger, Virgin Islands Daily News, and Perspective. Angela D. Coleman is an Ashoka Fellow. In 2012, she launched African American Matchmaking (www.africanamericanmatchmaking.com) to help Black people find loving relationships with each other. She currently resides in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands where she enjoys consulting, training, writing, exercising, listening to music, traveling and swimming in the ocean. For speaking workshops, training, presentations and consulting, contact [email protected].