Tamura L. Richardson- Mental Health and Domestic Violence Advocate

Published: Feb. 19, 2021, 4:10 p.m.

Tamuri LeAnne Richardson, is the owner of TLeanne Speaking Pros LLC located in Vacaville, CA.\xa0 She is the Proud mother of two children. She has been speaking professionally for 6 years in small to large venues and is pursuing her degree in Communications.\nShe specializes in the topics of Mental Health, Womens Empowerment, Civil Rights, Domestic Violence and so much more.\xa0 Tamuri is an\xa0International Best Selling Author\xa0of\xa0"The Power of Why II (Why 28 Women started Online Courses"\xa0and\xa0\xa0\u201c10 Steps to Becoming a Highly Effective Public Speaker\u201d.\xa0\xa0a She is a Public Motivational Speak,\xa0Influential Storytelling\xa0Coach\xa0and Communications Coach; she lends her expert experience to Corporate, Small Businesses, Non-Profits and Individuals alike.\xa0\nTamuri is a Certified Presenter,\xa0Speaker for\xa0NAMI (National Alliance on\xa0Mental Illness) and a Mental Health Advocate,\xa0helping to fight the stigma of mental illness in all cultural communities, but specifically the African American community. Through her presentations she encourages all who are in need to seek the assistance that they need shame-free in order to have a productive, successful life.\xa0 She is the Chair for NAMI/SF's Black Mental Health Committee\nTamuri is a\xa0Toastmasters, Intl\xa0member since 2015, She was the\xa01st\xa0Place Winner\xa0in the International Speech Area and District division contest in\xa02018\xa0for her speech\xa0\u201cReinventing Yourself\u201d\xa0and the\xa01st Place Winner\xa0in\xa02019\xa0for her speech\xa0\u201cStand Up and Stand your ground\u201d.\nIn March 2019 Tamuri\u2019sEssay was selected as a Necessary Read and placed on the website of the Napa Valley Womens March website\xa0http://www.womensmarchnapavalley.org/docs/TRichardsonEssay.pdf\xa0this is a powerful speech of sisterhood and the consequence of being a woman in America.\xa0 Her essay was selected out of thousands to represent the voice of this year\u2019s generation of the Woman.\nTamuri is also a Active and Involved member of the\xa0NCBW (National Coalition of Black Women)\xa0also known as\xa0100 Black Women of the Oakland,\xa0Bay Area Chapter, an organization based on the premise of help and support in the community of African American women and girls and to empower them to find their natural strength and voice and with this we assist them in leading a better, productive and successful life.\nTamuri's writes articles that are featured in\xa0\xa0\xa0 and that are seen all over the world.\nTamuri has spoken in front of the Senate at the Capital in Sacramento, California as an advocate for mental health change within our communities. She has stressed concerns about legislation to Senators, Assemblymen and Assemblywomen for a better tomorrow.\nShe is very involved in advcacy work in her own community, she puts her money and service where her mouth is as well.\xa0There is a lot of work to be done for a better tomorrow and she knows that all hands need to be on deck to see that change happen. And she is committed to doing so. Her Professional resume and accolades are very long, and she is just getting warmed up.\n.\n\xa0\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJEWISH RELIEF AGENCY, PHILADELPHIA, PA\n\n\xa0\n"Tamuri is a pro. Kind, considerate, well spoken and the ideal expert to train our agency on boosting public speaking skills. I highly recommend her and her book, you can find on Amazon."\nMichael N.,\xa0Interim Executive Director\n\xa0\n\n\n\n\nURBAN STRATEGIES COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CA\n\n\xa0\n"Her recommendations were insightful. I appreciated the outside in perspective."\nHilary C.,\xa0Director of Resource Development