(New Post) Interview Love – New Press for Lewy! #Grateful

June 18, 2014 by

Hey guys, how are you?

I’ve done a lot of interviews this year, for new online magazines, google hang out shows and blogs and I truly appreciate the love and the hustle from everyone who has reached out and supported me! I wanted to share some of my recent interviews with you guys and say thank you again to everyone for the interviews and wonderful questions and for showing so much love! I feel very grateful knowing I’ve got this kind of support! xo

Potent Magazine!

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In an era of transformative technology and more people turning to the internet for original programming more than ever, Andrea Lewis shows us her voice and creativity to speak the truth on what Black Actresses really go through in the entertainment industry, through her youtube web series Black Actress.

As an actress, singer, producer, blogger and song/script writer, Andrea Lewis continues to be what we would define as a Renaissance woman of the 21st century. Produced By Issa Rae and Tatyana Ali, her series Black Actress is both written and starring Lewis, depicting the inside world of what Black Actresses go through when it comes to casting, getting desired roles and personal life and getting taken seriously in the competitive industry. The Web Series also features other black women in the entertainment industry sharing their true sentiments and personal experiences as a black actress… To read the rest of the article click the link below or head over to PotentMagazine.com

YP Magazine 

 

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Canadian-born actress, singer, writer and blogger, Andrea Lewis is best known for her portrayal of Hazel Aden on the teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation. As a child actress, she has grown to be a very ambitious and hard working young professional. This can be attributed to her support system of her mother and brother and her upbringing. As Andrea describes it her upbringing was both pretty good and easy going.

While many get stuck being dreamers with their heads in the clouds and seem to fail to cross the threshold to success, Lewis epitomizes being goal oriented. “My dreams motivate me” said Lewis… to Read the rest of the article go to YPEmpire.com

Words With Michelle 

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First off, I really need to say this: Andrea Lewis is amazing. I’m not just saying that because I watched her back in the day on Degrassi (she acted alongside Drake – LUCKY!!), or because I am a total fangirl of her web series Black Actress, or because I’m crushing hard on her hair (seriously, her mass of curls are my everythang!). Andrea Lewis is amazing because she’s creative, funny, and wise beyond her years. To Read the rest of the article go to WordsWithMichelle.com 

SoGutsy.com  

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Do you remember Hilary Duff’s rough and tough best friend in the Disney Movie Cadet Kelly? Or the lovable Hazel in the hit show Degarassi: The Next Generation? Well, those characters were all played by the talented,Andrea Lewis, who is making sure you will never forget her name. So what makes this star So Gutsy? To Read the rest of the article go to SoGutsy.com

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(New Post) Happy Father’s Day! A Musical Dedication to My Dad

June 15, 2014 by

Happy Father’s Day!

First I want to give a big shout out to my good friend George Jones and how awesome of a father he is! His love and dedication to his daughter is amazing to watch! Check out his instagram to get just a taste of his love for his lil lady.

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Now I’d like to send love to my own dad, Andre Lewis! I gained my love for food, music, travel and spontaneity in life from my Dad and to top it off I look a lot like him! When I was a kid I was his twin, now I’m bit more like my mom but I still have a lot of my Dad in me. When I think of my Dad I think of music, I was very fortunate to grow up listening to and singing all kinds of music and it was all because my Dad was such a huge fan of artists and musicianship. I learned to appreciate singers (real sangers!) and songwriting from a very early age because of the type of music that played in my home and the car when I was growing up. These influences truly shaped who I am as a woman and an artist and they also made me feel right at home when I was little girl because I’ve always had an old soul.

When I was younger my family always took long driving trips to Boston and New York to visit family and that was the time I felt most at home being able to sit in the back seat and sing along with Curtis Mayfield, The Chi-Lites, Sanchez, Patsy Cline or my favorite Soul Singer, Betty Wright. These moments are truly some of the highlights of my childhood and I have to thank my Dad for filling my ears, head and heart with such amazing and timeless music. I want to share just bit of the music that I grew up listening to with you guys and dedicate this music journey to my Dad, thank you, I love you! Happy Father’s Day!

**To my readers: This may take you awhile but I strongly encourage you to listen to all of these songs, you won’t regret it! Enjoy!**

Patsy Cline – Crazy

Betty Wright – Clean Up Woman

Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions – People Get Ready

The Manhattans – Let’s Just Kiss & Say Goodbye 

Sanchez – Missing You 

Luciano – Its Me Again Jah

Byron Lee – Dollar Wine

Gladys Knight & The Pips – It Should’ve Been Me 

Nancy Wilson – Guess Who I Saw Today 

The Chi-Lites – Have You Seen Her

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(New Video Post) “Embracing Uncertainty” #SelfLove

June 14, 2014 by

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Happy Self Love Saturday! 

This Self Love Saturday video is inspired by Eckhart Tolle. I recently watched an interview he did with Oprah on “Super Soul Sunday” and he spoke about embracing the unknown and the uncertainty of life. He says that “Fear is no longer a dominant factor in what you do when you are comfortable with uncertainty”. Life is supposed to be an adventure, if we knew everything that was going to happen there would be no room to grow.  “Embracing Uncertainty” has been a constant theme and lesson for my year that I’m still very much learning and trying my best to accept that I don’t always know what the end result is going to look like but that shouldn’t stop me from living and going after my dreams. Along with uncertainty I have to embrace failure and realize that there is always a lesson to be learned in everything we do. I’m sure some of you can relate to this idea and how difficult it is to let go, but it’s important that we try, just be in the moment and let life take us where it wants us to go, it’s an adventure for a reason. Check out this video below on my thoughts on for “embracing uncertainty”.

Happy Self Love Saturday xo

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(New Video Post) “Black Actress Panel: Leveraging Our Personal Brand” Presented by @Besla_Org

June 10, 2014 by

A few weeks ago I hosted a panel in Los Angeles on “Black Actresses and Leveraging Our Personal Brand for Success”. The panel was presented by  The Black Entertainment & Sports Lawyers Association at UCLA Law School and it featured Essence Atkins, Naturi Naughton and Numa Perrier. I wanted to share a portion of the panel with you guys and share some of the topics that we discussed. This was a very interesting panel for me to be apart of, it was different from any other I’ve done because the audience that we were speaking to was a group of lawyers, publicists and agents who were all  currently working in their respective fields. All of us on the panel agreed that as much information that we gave to them, they also gave us to us with their questions and suggestions for us to grow in our own careers. It was an overall great experience and I was very glad to be apart of it. Thanks again to the BESLA Organization, Tony Brackett and Brian Walker for asking me to be apart of this great panel and to Naturi, Essence and Numa for being apart of it, and being so open and honest! And a HUGE thank you to Nicholette Dixon for filming it! Enjoy!

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(New Video Post) “Let Your Dreams Be Your Motivation” #SelfLove

June 7, 2014 by

Happy Self Love Saturday!

Recently I’ve done a few interviews for different blogs and online magazines and I keep being asked the question, “What motivates you?” I think this is a great question and the first time I got it  I was a bit stumped because honestly I hadn’t ever stopped to think about What keeps me going. I realized as I was answering the question that what motivates me is simply my dreams. I have BIG Dreams, like seriously HUGE and they keep me up at night and sometimes distracted in the day from day dreaming and I honestly feel like until these dreams become my reality I have to stay motivated and keep going.

It’s being on My Self Love Journey that has helped me to feel confident in my dreams and to have  a sense of peace and not worry when I think of them because I know I can have and achieve all of them, and in the words of Lupita, “my dreams are valid”.  My dreams are apart of me, I have them for a reason. My dreams are my heart and soul and keeping them in my heart and on my walls, computer screens, phone screens in apart of my day to day conversations is what helps to keep my motivated and truly excited for life! This video below is to encourage all of you to use your dreams as motivation! Keep going, don’t stop until your dreams are real!

Happy Self Love Saturday! 

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(New Video Post) Maya Angelou Dedication #SelfLoveSaturday

May 31, 2014 by

Happy Self Love Saturday!

Today I wanted to show a some love and dedicate this video to the woman who I believe was one of the first to teach us to love ourselves and that’s Dr. Maya Angelou! Her life, words and actions are the truest form of Self Love and living life to it’s fullest potential! I’ve always been inspired by Dr. Maya Angelou but I’ve been overwhelmed by inspiration this week getting to absorb her entire life and all of the amazing things she did and the incredible and diverse life that she lived! Dr. Maya Angelou taught us so much and I appreciate her most for teaching us to love ourselves. Below check out my video dedication and enjoy one of my favorite poems from her. “Phenomenal Woman”

Happy Self Love Saturday!

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I’m telling lies.
I say,
It’s in the reach of my arms,
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.
I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say,
It’s the fire in my eyes,
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.
Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they can’t touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them,
They say they still can’t see.
I say,
It’s in the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.
Now you understand
Just why my head’s not bowed.
I don’t shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing,
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It’s in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
the palm of my hand,
The need for my care.
’Cause I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.
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(New Post) R.I.P Dr. Maya Angelou – “A Moment to be Inspired by Her Words”

May 28, 2014 by

It’s a sad day. A beautiful, vivacious, intelligent, wise and brave woman has passed on, Dr. Maya Angelou (April 4th 1928-May 28 2014) .

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Just last night I was day dreaming about when I decorate my new place and the pictures of inspirational icons that I’d like to put up and she was first on my list. There’s so much that I learned and continue to learn from Dr. Maya Angelou, about life and love, dreams, passion and living a life of purpose. She is truly amazing!  I worked with her when I was 12 yrs old in her directorial debut “Down in The Delta” it was a small role but had a big impact on my life. On that set she gave me her book “I know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and to this day it is one of my greatest gifts. But the best thing I got from her was advice for continuing on my journey, she told me, “Everything happens in its time” and “what is meant for you, no one can take away” this words have stuck with and helped me and comforted me in times of doubt and worry about my future and I’m so grateful to have had the chance to work with and know this woman. This morning I woke up and I thanked God for giving us the gift of Dr. Maya Angelou and thanked her for encouraging us, helping and guiding us to always do better. In this post I wanted to share some of her amazing quotes and hope that you guys take in with me all of the inspiration that she has left us with. Rest in peace.

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(New Video Post) LA Vlog – Lunch Meetings [Artist Grind]

May 26, 2014 by

Hey guys!

As you may know I was apart of 2 awesome events recently and did a little bit of traveling to LA & Toronto for them and I decided to Vlog a bit of my journey!

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I was in LA hosting a panel for The Black Entertainment & Sports Lawyers Association on Black Actresses and the panel featured Naturi Naughton, Essence Atkins and Numa Perrier and it was a truly amazing experience! I’ve been apart of a few panels  but I don’t always come out of them feeling like I learned something new but with this one, I learned a lot. The audience was full of lawyers, managers, agents, and publicist and we all were able to learn something from each other to go further in the entertainment business, as I said it was a really great experience! While being in LA I did a lot of lunch meetings, it was one of those trips were I did a lot of brainstorming and connecting with people to talk about strategy and collaborating with one another. I also got a chance to hang out with my friends and have some much needed fun! Then I went to Toronto and I was the featured guest at “The Creative Networking Class: BossHood Edition”. I got a chance to share my story and connect with a lot of my followers in Toronto, Montreal and even some from London England! It was a lot of fun, and I was really glad to be apart of it and my mom and brother got to come with me and ain’t nothing better then a fam jam! Check out the video below of my recent adventures, hope you’re all doing well!

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(New Video Post) Living With Purpose #SelfLoveSaturday

May 24, 2014 by

Happy Self Love Saturday!

How are you guys? Today I want to talk with you about “living on purpose or with purpose”. This has been a common theme in my life and figuring out what it is and how to do it and even though I’m still figuring it out I’m finally starting to understand what it means. I believe living on and with purpose, is finding your “why” to life, understanding why you do what you do and why it is important to you. Finding your passion and rooting your drive in your beliefs and going for what you are meant to be doing. When you know your “why” you can endure any “how” for what you are meant to achieve. Meaning, no amount of problems, challenges or set backs can stop you or take you off of your course because you are living with purpose! Check out the video below for my thoughts on living with purpose.

Happy Self Love Saturday!

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(New Video Post) “Self Love Tank Top Available” [World Wide Shipping] #SelfLoveSaturday

May 17, 2014 by


Happy Self Love Saturday!! 

This year marks two years of my “self love journey” and almost one year of talking about it publicly with all of you! I’m truly blessed to have discovered Self Love and to have started my journey to find confidence, love and acceptance of myself. It hasn’t been easy, it’s taken a lot of discipline, and patience with myself and understanding that life is a journey and every single part of your journey is necessary for making you who you are. As a celebration of my two years of self love I decided to make something I’ve always wanted, a “self love tank top” and I’m making it available for you guys.

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It’s One Size fits all, and trust me it really does, because of the stretch! It’s available for World Wide shipping and it’s only $20! Woop! Whether you’re on a self love journey, thinking about it or just starting it, you’ll appreciate this tank! I thank you all for being apart of my self love journey and sharing your own stories with me through twitter and email. The best thing you can do is love yourself, so please continue to grow and change and be whoever you always wanted to be!

Go to MissAndreaLewis.bigcartel.com to make a purchase

Happy Self Love Saturday 

 

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