DIVERSITY SPEAKER ELIZABETH ATKINS

Contact Speaker's Agent: Charles Biggs, Jr.
cfbiggsjr@yahoo.com: (248) 462-4015


Would you believe this woman is African American, Cherokee, English, French and Italian?

Elizabeth Atkins uses her life on the color line as a Diversity Speaker to sweeten the American melting pot.
She can do that at your company, conference, campus or community group.

SPEAKING TOPICS


RACE & IDENTITY


FAMILY SCANDAL INSPIRES CALLING!
What it's like growing up the daughter of a Catholic priest who sparked scandal and controversy in the turbulent 1960's - when he left the Church to marry a back woman 25 years younger than himself! Many folks who said their marriage wouldn't last 24 hours, didn't live long enough to see the beautiful life they shared for 24 years until Daddy died. Now, hear how their courage and colorblind love created my life calling as a bridge of flesh between black, white, and brown...


"YOU'RE BLACK?!"
How the world looks and feels from the viewpoint of a blond-haired, green-eyed writer who looks more Scandinavian than African American, but who celebrates and embraces both with equal fervor...


THE BLISS REPORT
How to Triumph over Tears and Live Triumphantly!


FROM TRAGEDY TO TRIUMPH!
How the euphoria of living this literary dream is rooted in crying and cringing when the wicked sting of racism sent me into a tailspin of identity chaos. And how I found the strength to channel that pain into this passion for writing stories to educate and entertain about life on the color line.
I use this as well as lifelong struggles with weight and a divorce to inspire The Bliss Report.
On my blog, I write about how I choose happiness over sadness, no matter what's happening in my life.
On The Bliss Report on Fox 2 News's website www.myfoxdetroit.com, I showcase other people who transform their tragedy into triumphant living.

WEIGHT LOSS
FROM SUPER-SIZE 26 TO SUPER-SLEEK 6!
How I savor the thrill and triumph of losing more than 100 pounds and keeping it off by running, pumping iron and eating healthy...

WRITING
GET PUBLISHED!
How you, too, can write your first novel and make your literary dreams come true. Let me talk about the nuts and bolts of writing, as well as share my tried and true 10-step plan to getting published. Then, learn how I teamed up with Hollywood movie star Billy Dee Williams to write a steamy love story that we're transforming into a screenplay for the movie screen...