Adena J. White is a mission-driven, accredited public relations professional with more than a decade of experience leading communications efforts for nonprofits. A strong believer in the power of storytelling for social change, Adena founded Blackbelt Media LLC in 2017, which produces the nationally recognized Blackbelt Voices podcast. The podcast propagates the richness of Black Southern culture by telling stories from and about Black folks down South. It has been ranked among the Top 100 on Apple Podcasts and has been featured in O, The Oprah Magazine and Vanity Fair.