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Lana Reid, Author and Founder of Conversations in Color
Lana Reid is an author, storyteller, and community builder whose work centers Black voices, lived experience, and meaningful dialogue. Through her writing, nonprofit leadership, and digital platforms, Lana creates space for honest reflection, cultural memory, and collective healing.
As the author of Basements & Blossoms: A Few Recollections of the Ugliness That Made My Life Beautiful, Lana Reid shares a deeply personal narrative about resilience, identity, and growth. Her memoir explores how life’s most difficult moments can shape purpose, compassion, and strength, offering readers both reflection and encouragement.
As the child of a military parent, Lana spent her formative years traveling the globe to live in places like Japan and Europe. These early adventures allowed Lana to learn that the world was full of different kinds of people, with differing beliefs, different lifestyles, and different upbringings. The entire experience shaped her understanding of others and allows her to provide a non judgment zone atmosphere when she sits down to talk with people.
Author of Basements & Blossoms
In Basements & Blossoms, Lana Reid invites readers into her lived experiences with vulnerability and clarity. The memoir weaves together personal history, emotional truth, and hard-earned insight, showing how pain and beauty often coexist. Lana’s writing is grounded, reflective, and accessible, making the book resonate with readers navigating their own journeys of healing and self-discovery.
Her work as an author is rooted in storytelling not for spectacle, but for understanding. Lana writes to preserve memory, honor experience, and affirm that growth can emerge from even the most unexpected places.
Basements & Blossoms: A Few Recollections Of The Ugliness That Made My Life Beautiful.”
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Founder of Conversations in Color
Beyond her work as an author, Lana Reid is the founder of Conversations in Color, a nonprofit organization dedicated to uplifting Black voices through dialogue, storytelling, and community-centered programming. The organization creates virtual and digital spaces where everyday stories are honored, shared, and preserved as part of a living cultural archive.
Through Conversations in Color, Lana continues her commitment to amplifying voices that are often overlooked, fostering connection across generations, and encouraging thoughtful conversation around identity, history, and community life.
Storytelling Across Platforms
Lana Reid also brings her voice and perspective to digital media as the host of The Male Perspective, an interview series that centers Black men in thoughtful, nuanced conversations about life, family, wellness, purpose, and growth. Her approach as an interviewer mirrors her work as an author, grounded, curious, and rooted in respect for lived experience.
Whether through writing, conversation, or community work, Lana Reid’s focus remains the same: creating space for truth, reflection, and human connection.