Welcome to the Nia Network: A Program Bureau, a division of Celeste Bateman & Associates. The program bureau features visual and performing artists, historians, writers and motivational speakers of African descent who present in various venues nationally and internationally. CB&A has compiled a roster of extraordinarily talented individuals who are available to perform and present at colleges and universities, performing arts centers, schools, churches, corporations, festivals, trade shows, etc. What makes this program bureau unique is that all of the participants present topics and art forms pertaining to the African Diaspora.
Nia is the Swahili word for ‘purpose.’ Our purpose is to promulgate what is rich and positive about African, Caribbean, and African-American culture, history, heritage and art. For booking information, email us at info@celestebateman.com or call 973.705.8253.
PLEASE NOTE: We are unable to take on additional artists/speakers at this time, but please feel free to forward your information for future consideration.
Nia is the Swahili word for ‘purpose.’ Our purpose is to promulgate what is rich and positive about African, Caribbean, and African-American culture, history, heritage and art. For booking information, email us at info@celestebateman.com or call 973.705.8253.
PLEASE NOTE: We are unable to take on additional artists/speakers at this time, but please feel free to forward your information for future consideration.
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Mildred Antenor
Ms. Antenor is a compelling motivational speaker. She calls upon her life experiences of dedication, discipline and drive to inspire women and young girls everywhere. Her speeches consistently tackle life’s most overbearing stumbling blocks including following your dreams when faced with tremendous opposition, surrounding yourself with positive people, self-love and the priceless value of mentors.
Ms. Antenor is also an experienced writer and journalist, who has enjoyed an impressive career which combines academia, print journalism, video and radio broadcasting. As a commentator, with WLIB-AM radio, Greenstone Media’s The Lisa Birnbach Show which focuses on women and Fox 5 Good Day Street Talk a public affairs program concentrating on today’s hot topics, Ms. Antenor is frequently asked to give focused opinions and new perspectives on a variety of issues. You can also listen to her on WBGO 88.3 FM radio where she focuses on women’s issues.
Throughout her journalism career, Mildred has written, edited, and developed stories for major national and international publications, including The New York Times, Black Enterprise Magazine and The Village Voice and many more. She has interviewed numerous people including former New Jersey governor, Christine Todd Whitman.
She also served as a co-creator and co-host on WLIB with a weekly radio call-in talk show entitled L’Ecole Sans Mur (School Without Walls). This program focused on public activists including political, economic and social issues facing immigrants in the community. Mildred’s other show topics included:
. Education in the Black Community. Is it Valued or Devalued?
. Domestic Violence Against Women
. Abortion Rights for Women
. The “N” Word
In addition, Ms. Antenor is a university professor calling on her expertise to educate college students in the nuance of the written word, the spoken word and Women’s Studies. She is known for her ability to connect with her students and for generating thought-provoking substantive discussions in her classroom. Her students applaud her for teaching them the skill for thinking outside of the box.
Mildred is a graduate of St. John’s University, holding a bachelor’s degree in communication arts and a master’s degree in liberal studies from Rutgers University. She holds memberships with New York Women in Communications, the MATRIX awards development committee; she is a board member and mentor with the Sandra and Glenn D. Cunningham Foundation and the Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Program at Seton Hall University. She also speaks French.
Ms. Antenor is also an experienced writer and journalist, who has enjoyed an impressive career which combines academia, print journalism, video and radio broadcasting. As a commentator, with WLIB-AM radio, Greenstone Media’s The Lisa Birnbach Show which focuses on women and Fox 5 Good Day Street Talk a public affairs program concentrating on today’s hot topics, Ms. Antenor is frequently asked to give focused opinions and new perspectives on a variety of issues. You can also listen to her on WBGO 88.3 FM radio where she focuses on women’s issues.
Throughout her journalism career, Mildred has written, edited, and developed stories for major national and international publications, including The New York Times, Black Enterprise Magazine and The Village Voice and many more. She has interviewed numerous people including former New Jersey governor, Christine Todd Whitman.
She also served as a co-creator and co-host on WLIB with a weekly radio call-in talk show entitled L’Ecole Sans Mur (School Without Walls). This program focused on public activists including political, economic and social issues facing immigrants in the community. Mildred’s other show topics included:
. Education in the Black Community. Is it Valued or Devalued?
. Domestic Violence Against Women
. Abortion Rights for Women
. The “N” Word
In addition, Ms. Antenor is a university professor calling on her expertise to educate college students in the nuance of the written word, the spoken word and Women’s Studies. She is known for her ability to connect with her students and for generating thought-provoking substantive discussions in her classroom. Her students applaud her for teaching them the skill for thinking outside of the box.
Mildred is a graduate of St. John’s University, holding a bachelor’s degree in communication arts and a master’s degree in liberal studies from Rutgers University. She holds memberships with New York Women in Communications, the MATRIX awards development committee; she is a board member and mentor with the Sandra and Glenn D. Cunningham Foundation and the Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Program at Seton Hall University. She also speaks French.