By Okla Jones ·Updated March 4, 2026 < /> Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Dr. Cheryl Polote Williamson has spent the past decade encouraging women to rethink what the next chapter of their lives can look like. Now, that message has reached a new milestone. Her podcast, Ageless, Fearless, & Unscripted, earned its first NAACP Image Award nomination in the Outstanding Podcast (Life>Terri J. Vaughn, Sheila Eldridge, Cicley Gay, Portia Bruner, Kimberly Noel Sweet, and Russell M. Williamson Sr., among others. While several guests are well known, Williamson intentionally avoids a celebrity-only format.
“I want to interview anyone who has a story worth hearing,” she said. “It could be someone overcoming a health crisis, someone rebuilding their life after trauma, or someone starting a new career in their fifties. Everyone has a voice.”
Beyond the podcast, Williamson continues to expand her work supporting women through entrepreneurship and global opportunities. After a recent trip to Ghana, she decided to organize a program that will bring a group of women business owners to the country later this year.
With the NAACP Image Awards now in her rearview, Williamson remains confident about the future. Her approach to recognition reflects the same mindset she encourages listeners to adopt. Regardless of however many awards or achievements she accumulates over the years, Williamson sees any nomination as a signal that the show’s message is reaching the people it was meant to serve.
“My prayer is that someone hears this story and decides to go after the dream in their heart,” she said. “If they see that I did it, then they might believe they can do it too.”
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