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Author Archives: Brenda C. Siler

Brenda Siler is an award-winning journalist and public relations strategist. Her communications career began in college as an advertising copywriter, a news reporter, public affairs producer/host and a jazz program producer/host. After college, she continued producing and hosting jazz programs for ten years.

Currently a contributing writer for the Washington Informer, Siler writes about STEM, HBCUs, the arts, entertainment, Washington, DC area dining. She also has written articles and chapters for public relations industry trade publications, including PRNews, Ragan Report, and Inside Organizational Communications.

Siler has led national, regional, and local communications departments in Atlanta and Washington, DC. She has worked at AARP, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, the American Red Cross, United Way, and UNCF-the United Negro College Fund. At UNCF, she oversaw the rebranding of America’s largest minority scholarship fund, retaining its iconic tagline, “A mind is a terrible thing to waste.”

Siler is a lifetime member of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), a global professional association with members in 80 countries. She was the first person of color to serve as chairperson for the IABC international executive board. In 2017, she received the IABC Fellow designation recognizing her achievements in global organizational communications.

Siler is a native Washingtonian and an alumna of Spelman College. She lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.

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Lead staff at DC Capitol Square Bar and Grill on East Capitol Street are Managing Partner and General Manager Clayton Rosenberg (left) and Folasade “Sade” Ogunfowora, who oversees compliance matters. They are in a private room at the restaurant that can be reserved. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
Posted inLifestyle

African, Caribbean and American Cuisine Under One Roof

by Brenda C. Siler January 25, 2023January 25, 2023

The District’s dining game is adding additional notches with the opening of DC Capitol Square Bar and Grill.

Roberta Flack in an Atlantic Records studio recording circa 1972 (Courtesy of Warner Music Group)
Posted inEntertainment

Roberta Flack — Talent and Strength Are Her Foundation

by Brenda C. Siler January 23, 2023January 25, 2023
theater interior
Posted inLifestyle

Free Events Available for Theater Lovers

by Brenda C. Siler January 20, 2023January 25, 2023
Tony and Grammy winner Leslie Odom Jr. was the special guest artist at the 19th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Let Freedom Ring Celebration held at the Kennedy Center. (Brenda C. Siler/The Washington Informer)
Posted inLifestyle

A Grand Return for ‘Let Freedom Ring’

by Brenda C. Siler January 18, 2023January 18, 2023
Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III, pastor of the Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas, the first Jeremiah Wright Jr. Spiritual Leader-in-Residence at Howard University preaches at Rankin Chapel on Jan. 15. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inLifestyle

Howard’s Rankin Chapel Home for Jeremiah Wright Spiritual Leader-in-Residence

by Brenda C. Siler January 18, 2023January 18, 2023
Nolan Williams Jr. is music director for “Let Freedom Ring,” the musical program honoring the ideals of Martin Luther King Jr. The free event is Monday, Jan. 16. (Courtesy of Marvin Joseph)
Posted inLifestyle

Return of MLK Tribute ‘Let Freedom Ring’ at the Kennedy Center

by Brenda C. Siler January 11, 2023January 17, 2023
With a huge yellow sign, you can't miss Fryer's, the walk-up, takeout eatery recently reopened in Silver Spring, Md. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inLifestyle

Neighborhood Walk-Up Eatery Reopens in Silver Spring

by Brenda C. Siler January 4, 2023January 5, 2023
Pianist Jason Moran (left) and bassist Christian McBride performed recently at the Kennedy Center.
Posted inLifestyle

Piano and Bass in Harmony with Moran and McBride at The Kennedy Center

by Brenda C. Siler December 22, 2022December 22, 2022
The documentary "Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over" airs on CNN on Jan. 1. (Courtesy photo/David Vance and Dionne Warwick)
Posted inLifestyle

‘Don’t Make Me Over’ is the Perfect Title for Dionne Warwick’s Life

by Brenda C. Siler December 22, 2022December 23, 2022
From left: Alex Livinalli as Atuma and Mabel Cadena as Namora spent a lot of time in the water, and they were in headdresses for their characters. (Courtesy of Marvel Studios)
Posted inLifestyle

Behind the Hair in ‘Black Panther,’ Creating the Wakandan Aura

by Brenda C. Siler December 21, 2022December 21, 2022

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