Zehra Javed

High Five on vulnerability, reaching hearts, and “the exciting unknown.” Read Time: 5 minutes High Five on vulnerability, reaching hearts, and “the exciting unknown.” Read Time: 5 minutes 1. Your book, How to Sell Out, is an exploration of your journey in the media industry as a Black writer. How did you balance leaning into vulnerability while also protecting certain parts of yourself while writing the book? I don’t think I balanced very much in that way in this book.

High Five on culinary change, community, and second chances. Read Time: 5 minutes High Five on culinary change, community, and second chances. Read Time: 5 minutes 1. What’s the origin story of Café Momentum? In 2008, I was co-owner of a successful restaurant and had been nominated as Dallas’ best up-and-coming chef. During that time, I had the chance to teach eight young men in juvenile detention how to make ice cream, and that experience struck me to my core.

High Five on storytelling, self-reflection, and the art that shapes us. Read Time: 5 minutes High Five on storytelling, self-reflection, and the art that shapes us. Read Time: 5 minutes 1. As a journalist covering pop culture, your work often takes trends and puts them into context. What current trends are you seeing? On the surface, at least, the last two years have very much been the years of female-driven pop culture.