MILWAUKEE — Local entrepreneur and community advocate Tonda Thompson will be featured on The Kelly Clarkson Show at 3 p.m. Thursday.
Thompson is the founder of the HaRunBee Walk/Run for Healthy Birth Outcomes kick-off event during Bronzeville Week.
Her most recent venture, "She Slangs Wood", helps people feel confident self-sufficient with woodworking through monthly virtual classes. She also builds furniture that can be bought.
She Slangs Wood will be featured on the show.
Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs said in a statement Thursday:
"During the pandemic Tonda turned to woodworking as a way to heal and cope. She shares that she was first introduced to woodworking as a high school student at what is now Bradley Tech, and has since been able to turn that introductory class into a business, and proving that anyone, regardless of their circumstances, can turn a passion and interest into something more. Her commitment to the community is truly unmatched, and I cannot wait for Tonda to use her woodworking skills to rehab a building in Harambee that will house her studio, retail space for her woodworking and offices for her other nonprofit ventures."
Anyone interested in learning more can visit https://valorcreativecollective.com/.
The Kelly Clarkson Show will be aired on TMJ4.
