Dr. Rikesha L. Fry Brown is a psychologist, educator, administrator, speaker, facilitator, trainer, and author. She is co-founder and Executive Director of the African American Honors Collective, and consults with businesses on engaging Scholars of Color, particularly from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). An established higher education professional, Dr. Rikesha is an adjunct professor at Clark Atlanta University, and previously served as the director of the Freddye T. Davy Honors College at Hampton University. As a practitioner, Dr. Fry Brown was the co-founder and clinician of the Kindred Family Wellness Group, a counseling, consulting, and coaching practice in the Atlanta area, where she specialized in working with children, youth, young adults, and women to include experience working with families, couples, and parents. Dr. Rikesha Fry Brown’s primary research focuses on the psychological and social implications of mediated images for African American women.  She has also written and presented on the historical impact of racism on the perception of HBCU education, the path of Honors Education for scholars of color, and the importance and impact of self-care.