Entrepreneur and real estate broker Shawntavia Turner joined a panel discussion at the W.I.R.E. (Women Investing in Real Estate) event hosted by the Pinellas County Chapter of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers last month in St. Petersburg, according to a May 21 article.
The event took place at Black Leaf Cigar & Wine Lounge and featured a panel moderated by Tamisha Darling-Roberson, president of the Pinellas County Association of Realtists. Panelists included Black Leaf owner Christian Pryor Hurst, real estate investors Carolyn Brayboy and Mendee Ligon, along with Turner.
A photo from the event shows Christian Pryor Hurst, Mendee Ligon, Tamisha Darling-Roberson, Carolyn Brayboy, and Shawntavia Turner together at Black Leaf Cigar & Wine Lounge for W.I.R.E., as reported by J.A. Jones.
The Weekly Challenger has recorded the growth of the African-American community in St. Petersburg for over 50 years and focuses on gathering and presenting news for African-American communities in Tampa Bay through local reporting, according to the official website. The publication is family-owned and led by publisher and general manager Lyn Johnson; its roots trace back to The Weekly Advertiser acquired by Cleveland Johnson Jr., who founded The Weekly Challenger after working as a salesman.
Further details about discussions or outcomes from the W.I.R.E. event were not provided.
