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Black Women and Families Agenda for Change (PDF)
January 2009

Nia Interactive Media Launches New Blog and Will Provide Live Commentary From The Floor of The 2008 Democratic Convention

CHICAGO (August 21, 2008) -- Nia Enterprises, LLC, the top creator of original online content for and about Black women, has launched “Girl Get Me Started” a daily blog where writers from various ages and backgrounds offer honest and sometimes opposing perspectives on news, politics, current events and social trends. Next week “Girl, Get Me Started” will post live from the 2008 Democratic Convention.

Sure to become a “Girl, Get Me Started” featured favorite, Nia is excited to announce the return of Jill Nelson, one of the original Nia columnist and the best selling, award winning, author of Volunteer Slavery and Straight No Chaser-How I Became A Grown-Up Black Woman.

"African American women are more diverse in their thoughts and their experiences than ever before and that is causing paradigm shift in viewpoints like we have never seen, says Cheryl Mayberry McKissack, who is founder and CEO of Nia Enterprises.”Girl, Get Me Started” is intended to get people talking and to examine which topics really get our readers excited and engaged. It’s an open community where ideas and thoughts can flow freely between our writers and the audience”.

Visit Girl, Get Me Started to participate in discussions related to politics, religion, relationships, health, social trends and more.

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Nia Interactive Media launches largest online library offering with  NiaPedia

A searchable archive of over 1,600 articles for and about Black women!

CHICAGO (July 23, 2008) -- Nia Enterprises, LLC, the top creator of original online content for and about Black women, has unveiled the Web's richest searchable library for this key demographic: NiaPedia.

"We've pulled together nearly seven year's worth of content targeting African-American women and their interests into a one-of-a-kind offering," explains Cheryl Mayberry McKissack, who is founder and CEO of Nia Enterprises. "Now over 1,600 articles are available to the public for free, in an easily searchable format."

Visit NiaPedia for advice about hair, beauty, style, careers, health, social trends, and relationships, plus illuminating opinions, and profiles. Find out what our writers have had to say about Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, and other Black luminaries! Read interviews with stars like Janet Jackson and Angela Bassett. Women of color seeking advice about hair styling and skin care will love NiaPedia! It’s also a great resource for information about black history and culture.  Visitors to NiaPedia also includes access to hundreds of lifestyle tips for women of color, via the NIA Lifestyle Guides Daily Fixations archives.

Nia Pedia joins the other offerings of Nia Interactive Media including the NIA Life Style Guides Daily Fixations, and the new daily news blog, Girl, Get me Started! Nia Enterprises also owns the NiaPulse online multicultural research panel, NiaPedia also contains valuable information about Black consumer references and buying habits. If you want to reach Black families, then you'll want to know more about the key demographic of Black women.

To learn more about Nia Interactive Media and NiaPedia, including how you enrich your own content offerings with NiaPedia, please call (312) 222-0943 or email us at press@niaenterprises.com.

About Nia Enterprises
Nia Enterprises, LLC, a Chicago-based online publishing, research and marketing services company founded in January 2000. Since then, the company has been providing opt-in permission-based marketing data solutions related to growing and diverse markets.  Offerings include NiaPulse, NiaOnline, The NIA Lifestyle Guides, custom research, the Girl Get Me Started! daily news blog, and The Nia Guide For Black Women series of books.