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@dria.gooden

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CCH | Chicago📍
Lifestyle • Baking • Food Pantry
I sow kindness & reap joy ❤️
Photobooth 📷 @lookgooden.photos
Collabs 💌[email protected]

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Sunday Funday 🐻 ⬇️ W 🔥🔥
#chicago #chicagogordy #football #sundayfunday #bitterandsweetcocktailboutique

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What a fun time bringing together this group of local influencers! Nothing beats face-to-face interaction. Thank you for coming!

@mbrauns
@sofeea6
@dria.gooden
@theburbfather
@mary_finds_spots
@chasinsonsnsunsets
@mikeintheburbs
@chicagogordy
@liquidplaylist
@teachmehowtodrink
@talvarg_
@ajtrygar
@thelindseykaplan
@jacqsplate
@meetchicagonw
@cakesbydria

And thank you to those that donated towards the swag bag:

@journeymandistillery
@wolfpointdistilling
@cohassetpunch
@bitter.ex
@carolynskrisps
@lairshopil
@seletascents
@scoutstalesbookstore
@aperol

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Bears Victory Monday 🔥🐻⬇️
Thank you @bitter_and_sweet_cocktails
For the invite to your awesome influencer event. 💯 #chicagogordy #chicagobears #football #nfl #victory

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Back to School is in full effect!

We were proud to host our Ice Cream & Backpacks Giveaway, a community-centered initiative designed to help local youth begin the school year feeling prepared, supported, and celebrated. Through this effort, students received backpacks, essential school supplies, breakfast items, snacks, and a little back-to-school fun!

This initiative was made possible through the generosity and collaboration of some incredible community partners:

🎒 @etiquetteseries for providing backpacks and essential school supplies to help students start the year equipped for success.

🍦 @englewoodbranded for keeping our community cool with an amazing ice cream truck and delicious treats for our youth and families.

✏️ @bighomieproject for generously contributing additional school supplies and graciously hosting us in the community.

🍎 And a special thank you to @dria.gooden for thoughtfully filling each backpack with breakfast items and snacks, helping ensure our young people have a strong start to their school day.

Here’s to a safe, successful, and impactful school year for every student we had the privilege of serving!

🎥 @1freenello

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✨ TODAY: MEET W.E. CORP! ✨

Tonight we're switching things up! Instead of our regular Tech Talk Tuesday, I'm inviting you to a special LIVE W.E. Corp Open House.

Come meet Pearece “Witness” Charnell, CEO & Host, and learn more about the mission, movement, and community behind Witness the Elevation Corporation (W.E. Corp).

🌻 Tuesday, August 18, 2026
⏰ 7:00 PM EST
📲 Instagram LIVE — @witnesstheelevation

We're talking about WHO WE ARE, WHAT WE DO, and WHERE WE'RE GOING, including W.E. Farmacy & Care, Roots & Resources Society, W.E. Institute, W.E. Digital Creators, Witness Creative Cultural Arts, W.E. READ Digital Magazine, Cinema 77 Studios, and more.

You'll also learn how we're combining community resources, education, Black history, cultural preservation, creativity, and modern technology to build something bigger for our communities.

💬 Bring your questions! We'll have a LIVE Q&A, talk about upcoming opportunities, and share ways you can learn, collaborate, participate, and grow with W.E.

Where Legacy Meets Innovation.
Preserve the History. Educate the People. Elevate the Legacy.

#CharlotteNC #CommunityResources #DigitalLiteracy #BlackHistory #CulturalTechnology

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WNBA All-Star Weekend was one for the books! 🙌🏾

We showed up for Chicago and, more importantly, left a lasting impact on the community. Seeing kids smile, compete, and believe in what’s possible—that’s what it’s all about.

From Flight Academy with our high schools, to the All-Class Showcase, The ONE Qualifiers, the Jayson Tatum Clinics, and The ONE Finals inside the historic Chicago Board of Trade—a basketball event that’s never been done there before—we created moments that will be remembered for years to come.

We made history, but more importantly, we put young people in positions to change the trajectory of their lives. That’s bigger than basketball.

Grateful to everyone who helped make it happen. This is only the beginning. We’ll keep building, creating opportunities, and giving Chicago the platform it deserves.

S/o to the visionary @mickeymonday and much love to my now siblings lol @ladykream @badchurchboy @karinthedesigner @briaandrea

Much love to the guys 📸 @shotbystipp @byneel_patel @shotby_nell @rafigola

For Chicago. From Chicago. ❤️🏀 #WNBAAllStar #TheONE #JordanBrand

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Just playing catch up! God is the greatest! 🙏🏾

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Sliding into the weekend. 🛝🤗💙

#blackboyjoy #cousinlove #joy

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today i’m grateful.

today I’m grateful for God’s goodness in every detail.

today I’m grateful for peace that doesn’t make sense.

today I’m grateful for the season I’m in.

today I’m grateful for His presence more than anything else.

today I’m grateful for joy that comes from Him alone.

today I’m grateful for everything God is healing, everything He’s aligning, and everything He’s preparing, seen and unseen.

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We Have a Winner!! 🤭😩💖

Thank you to everyone who participated! Congratulations to our winner. Stay Tuned. We may have something else in the works! 🎀💄✨

#UltaBeautyWorld #GiveawayWinner #Momcation #BeautyHaul

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WHO’S IN YOUR ENSEMBLE?????

HOW TO ENTER:

✅ follow Me , @dria.gooden and @latrece_hall_ on IG
✅ like this post
✅ tag a member of your ensemble

Bonus Entry:

✅ follow @sisbreatheseries

Winner announced the day after MY birthday, April 29th. 🧁🎂🥳

Included: Beis Weekender Bag, Babybliss Pro Nano Titanium Curling Iron, Chi Travel Size Gift Set, Camille Rose Beauty Box

Shipping NOT included!!!

#ultabeauty #ultabeautyworld #ultabeautygiveaway #ensemble #giveawayalert

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✨ Stepping into the joy of Disney was special! Catching that first glimpse of the castle did something for “Little Ti.” Life can feel like a whirlwind of endless responsibilities. This was a breath of fresh air, a much-needed reminder to embrace wonder, and the little moments that make life truly special. ✨💖🏰

#DisneyMom #MomLife #momcation #girlstrip

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