Black Influencers’ Values Part 55 Jessica Berry the Sensational Cook and Wombman Extraordinaire
Describe yourself in 3 words.
What was that fleeting moment in your life that catapulted you to your present self BUT certainly could have really gone the other way?
Hmmm…I was sexually molested as a child and as a result, for a long time, I thought the only thing men wanted was sex. I could have allowed this to be an excuse for me to work in the sex industry. Instead, I decided to live life as a virtuous woman. I have made mistakes, however, I have consistently made a conscious decision to carry myself with grace and class.
What are your morning and nightly rituals?
Currently I have slacked in the morning and nightly rituals department. When I’m on my game, I write three pages in a journal the second I wake up and then I talk to the ancestors.
My nightly ritual is a bathe to release the stress from the day, prior to bed and meditation.
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Who is your target audience and your self proclaimed niche/talent/gifts?
My target audience is Black women (single, dating, or married) who are interested in learning how to cook and achieving/maintaining good health. Propaganda like Black exploitation films, music videos, reality tv shows, and sites like “Cooking For Bae” and “World Star Hip Hop” have done an excellent job at tarnishing and maintaining negative images of and programming Black women. It is up to righteous Black women, like myself, to stand up and set the record straight. My mission is to reverse those negative images and replace them with positive ones. My focus is with Black women because I am a Black woman and we are the gatekeepers of the Black race.
I enjoy making healthy food taste good. I want to show other Black women how to do the same since there are untruths being told about us, stating that we can not or do not cook. As a Black woman, I take it as my personal responsibility to shatter this myth, which is why I offer cooking courses tailored specifically to Black women and our diverse palates.
What did the young you envision, see, think or was told; to make you impact people the way you do?
The young me envisioned a very “Disney” adult existence that did not properly prepare me for the real world. Since I was taught so much falsehood at a young age, I now want others to know the truth. That’s a part of my mission: Recognizing and speaking truth.
What is your favorite book, song and quote? Why?
My favorite book is “The Making Of The Slave” by Willie Lynch. The existence of a real-life Willie Lynch is debatable, however, the plan outlined in this text is remarkably apparent amongst our people.
Name two things you want to tell the world.
Black people can govern, work with, build, and maintain a nation of our own without assistance from those outside of our species, like in the ancient times…and
Are you a saver or a shopper? I am neither all of the way.
What is your financial strategies?
I am an extremely frugal shopper who is just now learning how to save. Better late than never! I plan on shopping with black-owned businesses most or all of the time.
I plan to save, budget, and invest in the near future to leave a financial legacy to my seeds and future generations.
Does your key values and life missions speak first to your race and then the world? Or that is not a thought of yours as you live day to day?
I am race first on the daily because it is not a day that goes by that I am not reminded that I am in the skin I am in…and I am proud to be a Black woman. My thoughts are, the world will do what Black people do. We are trend-setters. We are the ancient ones. We are the Gods and Goddesses. The rest of the world follows our lead…we just don’t know how much power we have and use it to benefit us, exclusively.
When you have something that’s super important to you; what do you tell yourself to get pumped?
When it comes to getting pumped about important things, I tell myself, “Do you know how much (fill in the blank) could change your life if you completed (xyz)?” That makes me visualize how much my life would improve and that’s enough motivation to get me to finish whatever it is that I need to do.
Name 5 people who you believe embody fundamental traits that children should emulate.
Dr. Khalid Abdul Muhammad
The Late and Great Dr. Francis Cress-Welsing
Name 5 people that you know that are Powerhouses in their industries.
E.S. Mende - University of E.S.
Do you have a website or business name?
I can be found online at: http://originalwomb.com/ - This site is entitled “Original Womb” and my saying goes, “OriginalWomb.com for thee Original Wombman because…only WE can make this tastes this good”
Thank you for interviewing me and highlighting me on your platform.
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