Welcome to the BFF Empowerment Podcast, where we embrace Beautiful, Fearless Faith and unlock the diamond from within! More than a podcast, it’s a movement—a place for inspiration, encouragement, and real talk to help you step into your purpose and live boldly.
Hello, hello, hello—and welcome back. If you’ve been rocking with the BFF Empowerment Podcast for a while, you may have noticed it’s been a minute since you heard my voice in a solo episode. While I took a step back from solo reco…
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Author/Poet/Motivational Speaker/Entrepreneur/Podcast Host/Pageant Titleholder/Advocate/Women's Empowerment Coach/Mom
Blaque Diamond is a powerhouse of resilience, creativity, and purpose. Known as a motivational speaker, award-winning author, poet, podcaster, and advocate, she has transformed a life marked by adversity into a mission rooted in empowerment, visibility, and hope.
Blind since the age of 15 due to childhood abuse and medical neglect that resulted in irreversible retinal detachment, Blaque Diamond refused to let her circumstances define her limitations. Instead, she embraced her journey with courage and faith, earning the nickname “No Limits” for her unwavering belief that obstacles are not stop signs—but stepping stones.
Also being a survivor of sexual abuse and a 2x time domestic violence survivor, marred her life with strife and tested her endurance and ability to bounce back, but those traumas that were meant to break her only further harden her. Making her unbreakable.
She is a 15-time published author, having written books across multiple genres including memoir, poetry, urban fiction, and children’s literature. Several of her works have received national awards, further solidifying her voice as one that both challenges and inspires. Her writing is deeply personal yet universally relatable, often centering themes of healing, self-worth, survival, and triumph.
Beyond writing and self-publishing books,, Blaque Diamond is also a songwriter, having released 3 R&B EP’s with music that reflects emotional depth, vulnerability, and growth. Each creative outlet she touches becomes another avenue for storytelling and empowerment.
As the host and creator of the BFF Empowerment Podcast, Blaque Diamond created the platform out of necessity—not popularity. After navigating trauma, blindness, single motherhood, financial hardship, and rebuilding her life from the ground up, she recognized a missing space: a place where women could speak honestly about their journeys without shame, comparison, or perfection. The podcast was born to amplify real stories—stories of women rising, rebuilding, and reclaiming their voices.
Through powerful interviews and heartfelt conversations, the podcast highlights women from all walks of life who have overcome adversity, reinvented themselves, and chosen growth over defeat. Blaque Diamond’s ability to lead with authenticity allows guests to show up fully and listeners to feel seen, heard, and understood.
In addition to her creative and media success, Blaque Diamond is a women’s empowerment coach, community advocate, and pageant titleholder of Ms. Altruistic 2025, using every platform she touches to champion inclusion, accessibility, and self-belief—especially for blind and visually impaired women and girls.
At her core, Blaque Diamond is living proof that resilience is not about surviving quietly—it’s about rising boldly. Her story is not just one of overcoming hardship, but of intentionally creating impact. Through her voice, her work, and her unwavering purpose, she continues to remind the world that limitations do not define destiny—and that every woman has the power to rise.