Shanique Yates

“To not believe in myself is to not believe in God.”

Shanique is from a small Virginia town, but that didn’t deter her big city dreams. She comes from a family of go-getters. So it was inevitable she’d inherit an innate desire to go after what kept her awake at night. She wanted to document and tell Black stories. Tune in to learn how she manifested her career as a multimedia journalist in Atlanta—the epicenter of Black entertainment.

Part 1

0:24 — Bucking the status quo

2:59 — Prepare, Pray, Praise

6:54 — Memory carousel

13:28 — Favorite interview

15:24 — Being prepared

16:54 — Affirmation jar

18:03 — Being spiritually grounded

21:17 — Inheriting an entrepreneurial spirit

23:09 — DMV's influence

Part 2

00:00 — Sharon Yates

1:05 — Dinwiddie 9

5:05 — Returning to Dinwiddie High

6:05 — Life as a sharecropping family

8:06 — Her love for Shanique

9:48 — Prepare, Pray, Praise

11:08 — Lester Bonner

11:50 — Pride in land ownership

13:07 — Challenges as a black farmer

17:21 — His love for Shanique