Lisa Durden

#ICYMI, I’m an #ABCNewsContributor and Freelance Producer on the Two Hour 20/20 True Crime Documentary Special… #DiaryOfAKiller; about a brutal murder in a suburban town! Premiered Friday, December 8, 2023 at 9:00pm EST. on @ABCNetwork. NOW Streaming on #Hulu. Check out this clip👇🏾👇🏾of murderer #JamesRay was on the run! It’s #MustSeeTV! #IKeepsTheCameraHot!! #IGetPaidToTalk!! #NowThisIsASippableMoment!! This FULL CIRCLE MOMENT is THE BIGGEST OPPORTUNITY OF MY CAREER, because for the first time, both as an award-winning journalist and producer, all of my skill sets were utilized in developing this national story! #ClapForThat! It all began when I graduated with a BA Degree in Broadcast Journalism from Seton Hall University. I had my sight set on becoming a news anchor. I actually thought I was gonna be the next #SueSimmons. Those who know...know. However, that opportunity escaped me! But don’t cry for me Argentina, because I became the next #LisaDurden! What I now know for sure is, as I trust the journey, The Universe is making room for me, because although being in front of the camera is my first love, equally as rewarding, I’m achieving success with my bonus careers producing and directing. So in my quest to take my filmmaking skills to the next level, I also earned an MFA in Social Documentary Film, from the School of Visual Arts…Now, I’m the self professed #MultiHyphnateMediaMaker and was thrilled to be given the opportunity to employ all of those talents while working on this riveting two hour documentary special. The hard lessons that I am continuing to learn are…what is for you, is for you! Everything happens in its own time! In the words of #WhitneyMYoung, “It’s better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one, than to have an opportunity and not be prepared.” In my #TiffanyHaddish voice… #SheReady! She Ready! I’d like to thank my two fave Seton Hall University Public Speaking and Mass Communications professors, Dr. Jane Waterhouse and Dr. Evelyn Plummer. REPRESENTATION IS EVERYTHING! Those two ladies poured into me and its impact has prepared me to be the media professional that I am today. Also sending a special thanks to the incomparably hard working and brilliant Senior Producer Taigi Smith and Coordinating Producer Susan Welsh and the entire #ABCNews 20/20 team for allowing me to help them tell this most important story. TALENT CANNOT BE DENIED! #OMGIsItOnlyMe?? Last but certainly not least, thanks to my amazing Makeup artist Tanika Green for snatching my face to the Gods! I was #SmokedByTheGOAT! Oh, and by the by, that Glamazon foundation is giving what it’s giving. YAAAASSSS Kim Baker you did dat! #LisaDurdenTVPersonality!! #AwardWinningFilmmaker!! #SocialJusticeJournalist!! #PoliticalAnalyst!! #PopCultureExpert!! #SubjectMatterExpert!! #SocialCommentator!! #ImTheExpertOnLisaDurden!! #ProfessorLisaDurden!! #BehindTheCamera!! #ContentCreator!! #LisaDurdenWinfrey!! #AboutThatLisaDurdenLife!! #AboutThatOprahWinfreyTylerPerryLife!! #InFrontOfTheCamera!! #LittleBlackGirlFromNewarkNJ!! #ImUpInTheseStreets!! #ImBeingHidden!!

#BreakingNews! In honor #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth and #MentalHealthActionDay, The New York Association Of Black Journalists (#NYABJ) invites y’all check out The Sidebar Podcast Episode where I had an informative discussion with Therapist DR. LASHAWN PAUL (“The Social Work Diva” - Founder at Social Work Diva LLC and President of Redefine Strong, Inc) and Psychiatrist DR. TOLU OLUPONA (Program Director of Adult Psychiatry Residency Training Program at One Brooklyn Health Interfaith Medical Center) about mental health in the Black community and addressing the racial and gender disparities in #MentalHealth care, access, and treatment. In this episode, Dr. Paul and Dr. Olupona also discuss the importance of maintaining good mental health, early intervention, and prevention. Additionally, they explore several critical topics, from unpacking the cultural stigma surrounding mental health to finding a culturally competent mental health clinician. This is another banger! #OMGIsItOnlyMe?? Listen on #SoundCloud or wherever you get your podcast: soundcloud.com/nyabj/break-th…

#BreakingNews! I am #SideEyeing #CheyenneBryant. I REFUSE To Call Her "Dr." Cuz SHE IS PLAYIN IN OUR FACE! She Has Presented ZERO Proof That She Was Ever A Credentialed Therapist, Nor That She Holds A Legit PhD.  Recently On #TheBreakfastClub She Said It's Because Argosy University , Where She Claims To Have Gotten Her Degree From, Shut Down . YES,  T hat Part Is True...BUT  According To Agrosy Alumi @baywatch86 , Who Broke It Down On  #Threads ,  You Can  ST ILL Easily Access  Your Transcripts & Degrees From  The 3rd Party Parchment . So ooo  Cheyenne GURL... I Wanna Know Which Lie Is The Truth?? #OMGIsItOnlyMe??

#BreakingNews! Don’t train #Ai! Do this👇🏾ASAP! I did this on all of my #Gmail accounts today and thank you #JoyReid for the heads up! Repost from Andy Dooley on #IG (@andyldooley) I hope this helps. Make sure you share this with everyone you know! We gotta look out for each other. 🫡 #OMGIsItOnlyMe??

@AprilDRyan @majk244 @AprilDRyan No disrespect but what is a strongly worded statement written by the @NAACP for #RachelScott supposed to do?? It’s an act in futility if you ask me.

Another Black woman White House Correspondemt gets the ire of Trump. However his words are much worse than ever before. #rachelscott #trump #whitehouse #blackwomenatwork #bword

#JustinFairfax Is A Monster! #NewsFlash…#Mentalillness DID NOT Cause Him To Unalive His Wife Dr. #CerinaFairfax. His Hatred Towards #BlackWomen Did! Blaming #MentalHealth issues as the reason why Justin abused his wife and ultimately killing her, is a disgusting and blatantly FALSE NARRATIVE! Black men STOP SCAPEGOATING MENTAL HEALTH as the reason why Black men commit #DomesticViolence. In fact, DATA PROVES that THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION ARE NOT VIOLENT! Only about 3%–5% of violent acts are attributed to individuals with serious mental illness. On the contrary, PEOPLE WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESSES ARE OVER 10 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE VICTIMS OF VIOLENT CRIME than the general population. So NO, that angry #NeedGrow Justin didn’t kill his wife in cold blood because he was mentally ill. He brutally stabbed her and shot her to death because she was finally divorcing his abusive ass and he stood to lose his home and custody of his children. Then like a coward he unalived himself to avoid accountability. He Deserves Zero Grace!!  So Black men..STOP Capping for these angry, Femicidal Black men! Black men…STOP making excuses for the #Misogynoir!! BE BETTER! The late great #MalcolmX once said, “The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman! The most unprotected person in America is the Black woman! The most neglected person in America is the Black woman!” Sadly, that still holds true today! So I say, BLACK MEN, STEP THE #CLUCK UP and #ProtectBlackWomen! #OMGIsItOnlyMe??

#Rewind! Did Y’all Ever See My 2016 #MichaelJackson Tribute?? This #BillyJean Performance Was Epic!! #OMGIsItOnlyMe??

April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth, so it’s #StoryTime! I Was Almost #JeffreyEpstein’d When I Was An 8 Year Old Little Girl. Here’s👇🏾👇🏾The Final PART 4 Of My #SexTrafficking Scare! #OMGIsItOnlyMe??

#BreakingNews! April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth and so I am happy to share the news that that nasty #NeedGrow #AfrikaBambaataa is dead. I LOVE THAT FOR HIM! Cuz I did not forget that he “reportedly” Repeatedly #Raped rapper #BeeStinger when he was a teenager. So #CLUCK that #MOTHERUCKER’s contribution to #HipHop! #Bam a.k.a. #LanceTaylor won’t be missed! I’m relieved that now that “alleged” #Pedophile can’t harm anymore children. #OMGIsItOnlyMe??

@MrChuckD @MrChuckD If it’s true that #AfrikaBambaataa is dead. I LOVE THAT FOR HIM! It perfect timing because it’s #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth. Now that #Pedophile can’t #Rape anyone else.

@tariqnasheed @tariqnasheed If it’s true that #AfrikaBambaataa passed away I LOVE THAT FOR HIM!

Breaking: There are reports that Hip Hop Pioneer Afrika Bambaataa has passed away today.

April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth, so it’s #StoryTime! I Was Almost #JeffreyEpstein’d When I Was An 8 Year Old Little Girl. Here’s👇🏾👇🏾PART 3 Of My #SexTrafficking Scare! #OMGIsItOnlyMe??

April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth, so it’s #StoryTime! I Was Almost #JeffreyEpstein’d When I Was An 8 Year Old Little Girl. Here’s👇🏾👇🏾PART 2 Of My #SexTrafficking Scare! #OMGIsItOnlyMe??

April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth, so it’s #StoryTime! In my #ShenenehJenkins Voice….”Well Looky Looky,” sooooo #WanyaMorris did you actually admit on #TheBreakfastClub👇🏾👇🏾that YOU ARE A #Pedophile?? Cuz that’s exactly what it is when an adult has sex with an underage minor!! In #Brandy’s Memoir #Phases she shares that the #BoyzIIMen singer Wanya “Groomed” her when she was 16 and in response he denied the allegations saying she was 18. In essence calling her a liar!! Welp, as the saying goes, what’s done in the dark always comes to light!! Cuz baybee, that VIDEO RESURFACED of him admitting out of his own mouth that he had sex with Brandy at age 16/17. He even bragged…”We did the thing when she was 16. She was old enough to get it.” ILL.🤧 🤮 That nasty #NeedGrow thought he could LIE ABOUT HIS PREDATION and get away with it?? Thankfully these #InternetStreets wasn’t playing with his goofy ass!! Quick question, sooo Black people, are y’all cancelling that #MOTHERCLUCKER Wanya along with #Chilli?? Or #OMGIsItOnlyMe??

April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth, so it’s #StoryTime! I Was Almost #JeffreyEpstein’d When I Was An 8 Year Old Little Girl. Here’s👇🏾👇🏾PART 1 Of My #SexTrafficking Scare! #OMGIsItOnlyMe??

#BreakingNews! I know that Mediocre #MOTHERCLUCKER #GenoAuriemma didn’t bark in The Queen #DawnStaley’s face cuz he was butt hurt that she didn’t shake his stank hand after her stellar #SouthCarolina #Gamecocks Team SPANKED his lackluster #UConn #Huskies talentless team’s slow ass on the court! The #CauCasity of that ABUSIVE #DustyBum Gino to think he can control a Black Woman’s #BodyAutonomy! #CoachStaley already shook his dirty, wrinkled, age spot hand before the game. She has agency over her own body, so she was under no obligation to shake his GERIATRIC PUNK ass hand again…ONCE WAS ENOUGH YOU BROKE DOWN BOZO! #ProtectBlackWomen! #OMGIsItOnlyMe??

#BreakingNews! #FREE Coffee Today At #DunkinDonuts! YAAASSS! Go get yours! I got mine!! #OMGIsItOnlyMe?? news.dunkindonuts.com/blog/april-foo…

Welcome to #LisaDurden’s #WomensHistoryMonthMoment: #KathyStanfordGrant Was A Pioneering Dancer Who Is Recognized As The First Black Woman To Become A Certified #Pilates Instructor Authorized By #JosephPilatesHimself. She opened her own studio and taught it at #NYU before traveling around the country to spread the good word of Pilates. She Was Also The First Black Student To Study Classical Ballet At #TheBostonConservatoryOfMusic and The First Administrative Director For #TheDanceTheatreOfHarlem. Although she passed away in 2010, She’s Widely Regarded As The “#GodmotherOfPilates.” #ClapForThat! #WHM2026! #IKeepsTheCameraHot!! #IGetPaidToTalk!! #NowThisIsASippableMoment!!👇🏾👇🏾#ABCNewsContributor!! #AwardWinningDirector!! #MultiHyphanateMediaMaker!! #SocialJusticeJournalist!! #LisaDurdenTVPersonality!! #PoliticalAnalyst!! #PopCultureExpert!! #SubjectMatterExpert!! #SocialCommentator!! #ImTheExpertOnLisaDurden!! #ProfessorLisaDurden!! #BehindTheCamera!! #ContentCreator!! #LisaDurdenWinfrey!! #AboutThatLisaDurdenLife!! #AboutThatOprahWinfreyTylerPerryLife!! #InFrontOfTheCamera!! #LittleBlackGirlFromNewarkNJ!! #ImUpInTheseStreets!! #ImBeingHidden!!