ENSPIRE Contributor: Amitha Bhat

Karen Arrington is an award-winning author, women’s empowerment expert, global philanthropist, and winner of an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work. Karen’s coaching, mentoring, and philanthropic work spans over 100,000 hours of service — including her position as a Goodwill Ambassador to Sierra Leone, her work as the co-founder of the first Diabetes Awareness Day in West Africa, and her role as the founder of The Miss Black USA Pageant.

Over the past 20 years, Karen has helped over 1,000 women step into powerful careers in media, business, medicine, and law. Today, Karen offers private coaching, global service retreats around the world and coaching for women-owned businesses on how to host international retreats. Karen is a proud member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc and resides in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. In an interview with ENSPIRE, Karen Arrington discusses Miss Black USA, her writing, and her NAACP Image Award for Literary Excellence.