Sophia A. Nelson is the Chairman of the Board and Founder of iask, Inc. (”I Am My Sister’s Keeper), an international organization dedicated to the mind, body and spiritual wellness of professional Black women, will be participating in the ESSENCE Woman’s Conference November 4 in New York City.
Join Sophia and other top industry [...]

The leadership of iask, Inc. and our members will be joining the staff of Walter Reed Army Hospital on April 7, 2010 for a tour of the historic facility as well as the new warrior units.
On May 15, 2010 we will join our Troops in celebrating Military Fun & Family [...]

Good morning sisters and friends of iask, Inc.—Happy almost New Year 2010!!!
Well 2010 is upon us and on behalf of the 2010-2011 officers and BOD, I want to invite you to join the sisters of iask and our regional & national Buddy Groups for a corporal/organization Fast to cleanse, renew, and rejuvenate our minds and [...]

Join us during the month of October as we partner with Susan G. Komen’s “Circle of Promise” Campaign.  The past five (5) years we have seen first hand what Breast Cancer can do and we are fighting MAD!  The sisters of iask will be hosting pink parties in our October Buddy Group Meetings at the [...]

Sisters, We’ve Got to Start Loving One AnotherESSENCE Editor-in-Chief Angela Burt-Murray

When people learned that we wanted to photograph Iman, Taraji P. Henson and Serena Williams for our April cover, the comments started immediately. “Oh, they’ll never get along” was the refrain most often heard. It was as if the notion that three beautiful and [...]

On Thursday, March 5, 2009 friends and family said farewell to their mother, sister, cousin, aunt, and friend Patricia Kelly. “Pat” as she was affectionately known to her friends was shot to death by her estranged husband while attending Sunday morning worship services on February 22, 2009 at the People’s Community Baptist Church.

Like all [...]

iask, Inc. President Sophia Nelson will appear as a guest on this week’s PBS “To The Contrary” program with award winning host Bonnie Erbe. This week’s topic include: Black Women & America’s Social Security System, Whither the White Female Vote ‘08 & Equal Pay for Equal Work.

About the show:
Launched in April 1992, To The [...]

Good morning sisters:
We are sad to announce the passing of our sister Addie Frundt, who died this past week. Addie was a mother of three (3) children and a faithful servant to the Lord. As some of you know, she was a diabetic and had to have her legs amputated. Despite the [...]

Happy Birthday iask Sisters & Brothers–Our September 2008 Babies are as Follows:
Donna Banks Mey (Fairfax Virgina) & Constance Logan–September 8th
Nina Crump (Maryland) - September 10th
TJ Haygood (San Antonio, Texas)- September 11
Kimberly Murray (Washington, DC)-September 21
Judi Bradford (Arkansas) & E. Sharon Thornton (Atlanta, Georgia)–September 22nd
Men’s Advisory Committee:
Jamell Thrower (Washington DC) September 28th
Member News:We have changed our [...]

The morning after Michelle Obama’s historic speech these are some of the words used by national media pundits and journalists to describe what they heard and saw:
” She was extraordinarily human last night”
“She was a kinder, gentler Michelle Obama”
“What happened to the aggressive–ungrateful woman who does not think much of her country?”
“She was non-threatening”
“She was [...]

iask, Inc. President Sophia Nelson and iask, Inc. member Michelle Bernard appeared as guests this morning on the award winning Warren Ballentine Show (see www.wgcv.net) which is syndicated nationally. Ms. Bernard and Ms. Nelson talked about the 2008 Presidential Campaign, Michelle Obama and Professional African American women, Ms. Nelson’s Op-ed in the Washington Post [...]

iask, Inc. President Sophia A. Nelson was a guest on CNN Morning this Friday, July 25, 2008. Ms. Nelson was featured as one of the black American voices in response to the historic CNN series “Black in America”. She discussed her controversial Op-ed article in the Sunday, July 21st Washington Post article titled, “Black. Female. [...]

Although iask, Inc., was founded primarily as an organization for Professional Women of Color with an emphasis on the challenges that are unique to Professional Black Women, the core of our mission is service to others and support of all women regardless of race, religion, or creed.
Such an opportunity came to our attention last month [...]

in Honor of Fran Robinson & all of our iask Inc., Breast Cancer Survivors
Dear Sisters & Friends:
As in years past team iask is participating in the Susan G. Komen National Race for the Cure(r).
I am one of two team Captains–our friend and sister Crystal Thrower is also a team Captain this year. This year [...]

i-ask: what does that mean Sophia? What am I asking for? Who are you serving? What does your emphasis on the SELF mean? What kind of success are you looking for?
Let me start by offering two definitions of what it means to ASK for something:
From Webster’s online:
ask /æsk, ɑsk/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ask, [...]