Verneda Adele White

Writer & Social Entrepreneur

About

Verneda Adele White is a contributing writer whose work has been featured in the Huffington Post, OMNoire and MadameNoire amongst others.

Verneda is a social entrepreneur at heart. Her national platform, community-building events, and speaking engagements have focused on using fashion to raise awareness for pertinent social & human rights issues, racial justice and climate change.

Verneda is the recipient of the Daily Points of Light Award from the late President George H.W. Bush for her innovation in service.

In addition to her work as a social entrepreneur, Verneda continues to be on the pulse of the fashion marketing, events, and brand management industries as an independent Event Executive Producer. Verneda holds an MBA (with Distinction) from EBS London and is an alumnus of Cornell University (B.S. Textile and Apparel Management – Awards).

Verneda is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Having lived in London, UK, and Hong Kong, Verneda now resides in New York City.

Articles

I Experienced Systemic Racism at One of America’s Most Prestigious Magazines

As a magazine, Town & Country has been in circulation longer than the institution of slavery has been abolished in America. In the past few years, the 174-year-old Hearst publication has...
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The Daily Beast

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Enjoying Sex Safely In The Midst Of Covid-19

The third installment of “WOC x WOC: Our Voices, Our Health, Ourselves” IG Live Conversations, featuring Brande Victorian, Senior Content Director, Women’s Division at Interactive One, Dr. Oni Blackstock, Assistant Commissioner of the Bureau of HIV for the New York City Department of Health (NYC-DOH), Jamilah Lemieux, Writer / Cultural Critic, and moderated by myself as the series’ Executive Producer, went virtual following two impactful in-person events focused on HIV and women of color in summer 2019.

MadameNoire

2017: Building On The Reign Of #BlackGirlMagic

More than a #hashtag trending across social media platforms, the essence of #BlackGirlMagic continues to inspire hope and give many the will to push forward in pursuit of their visions to make the world a better place...

HuffPost

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HuffPost

Nia Dennis: For Love and For [Redefining] the Culture

[...] Nia’s Beyoncé-inspired, unapologetic #blackgirljoy, with the crown of a Queen floor routine broke the internet.
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OMNoire

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Why Australia? Taking a Sabbatical Abroad to Reset Your Mental, Emotional and Physical Wellbeing

“For the better part of a decade and a half, I have not been living. Alive and breathing, yes…but not living. The experience has been...

OMNoire

More #BlackGirlMagic: Finding Your Inner Peacock Through Empowerment and Healing

I last wrote about women of color of all ages, backgrounds and walks of life feeling uplifted, encouraged, and inspired to be fearless. For those who are living their best selves, there is opportunity to uplift...

HuffPost

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To Our Brothers: Know You Are Loved #justiceforGeorgeFloyd

In many of our lives, there are black men who are active fathers, husbands, brothers, sons, mentors, educators, business leaders, significant others, pillars of the family and contributors to our communities; with a focus on...

OMNoire

Inspiring Action from Women’s March Photos Around the World #MakeAmericaThinkAgain

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then photos from around the world capturing Saturday’s Women’s March must be worth a million...5 million to be more precise. My favorite set of photos courtesy of the New York Times, gave perspective to...

HuffPost

Taking Pride In Hillary Clinton: Gains From Your Campaign For President

The air hanging heavy over New York today is solemn, and the image of the electoral map bleeding red across most of the nation last night is one I will not soon forget. We wanted Hillary Clinton to win, I know I certainly did...

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