{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fef6d99a4-654a-4cf3-85b3-e8ae5007fdf5","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Wealthy Sistas\u00ae Author Philanthropist Yvonne Pointer","description":" \u00a0\r\n A native of\u00a0 Cleveland Yvonne Pointer is one of the most incredible individuals of our time. She continues to inspire so many with her amazing ability to turn her daughter\u2019s Gloria horrific murder into a launching pad of service to so many.\r\n Yvonne is the founder of \u201cMidnight Basketball\u201d\u00a0 a crime prevention program that offers young men an alternatives to violence.\u00a0 She ministers to inmates and assist the released with re-entering society.\u00a0 In it\u2019s 20thyear her women\u2019s support group, \u201cPositive Plus\u201d continues to thrive offering encouragement and self confidence.\r\n In honor of her daughter she established the \u201cGloria Pointer Scholarship Fund\u201d that has raised thousands of dollars for so many deserving college students. As a global visionary, Yvonne funds the \u201cGloria Pointer Teen Movement\u201d in Ghana, West Africa. Currently there are building a school that will be named in the honor of her daughter.\r\n Yvonne has been a featured speaker on numerous platforms, including the Essence Awards, Just to name a few. She authored the book \u201cBehind The Death of A Child\u201d and contributed to \u201cChicken Soup for the African American Soul.\u201d She has been featured in multiple publications such as Essence, Ebony, Cleveland Times, to name a few.\r\n Yvonne has been a recipient of several awards including, being inducted into the Women\u2019s Hall of\u00a0 Fame for the State of Ohio, 908thPoint of Light presented by President George W. Bush, Queen Latifiah\u2019sProject Confidence Award, an Essence Award and many others.\u00a0\r\n","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/5f2b03fa-c8da-49f3-8768-b22f25b0023a/67721-e1ehnpzk.jpg"}