SPOTLIGHT
Honoring Mental Health With Rest, Boundaries, and a July Sabbatical That Speaks Louder Than Any Event
JULY 2026 | Mental health isn’t a trend for J. Primous. It isn’t a theme for a month, a hashtag, or a moment of performative awareness. It is a lifestyle, a discipline, and a commitment she models publicly so other women — especially mothers — feel permission to protect their own wellbeing.
That’s why, for July 2026, Primous is stepping back. No events. No virtual sessions. No in‑person gatherings. A full sabbatical dedicated to rest, reflection, and recalibration.
Not because she is quitting. But because she is practicing what she teaches.
Primous has spent years pouring into women through P.U.M.P.S. for Women, Inc., through her books, through her Bamboo Sessions, through her ministry work, and through her community advocacy. She has held space for mothers, survivors, leaders, and women navigating silent battles. She has shown up with strength, clarity, and compassion — consistently.
Now, she is showing them something just as powerful: You are allowed to pause. You are allowed to breathe. You are allowed to choose yourself.
Her July sabbatical is not an absence. It is an example.
And when August arrives, she will return with more — more empowerment, more teaching, more community work, more visibility, and more of the Empressive standard her audience has come to trust.
Mental health is not a month for J. Primous. It is a mandate. It is a message. It is a movement.
She doesn’t just talk about wellness. She lives it — boldly, intentionally, and Empressively.
THE FIRST OF ITS KIND.
J. Primous unveils a historic collection of four groundbreaking publications—each one a national first in Deaf and Hard of Hearing accessibility. Together, these works establish the most comprehensive blueprint ever created for ministries, emergency response teams, educators, and community institutions seeking to serve with cultural intelligence and communication equity.
From UNMUTED to From the Pulpit to the People, from the DC‑CCRP First Responder Manual to CONNECTED, this collection marks a new era in accessibility leadership. It is the first unified standard of its kind, built to transform how America sees, serves, and honors Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals.
This is more than innovation. This is the movement. This is the standard. This is DEAFinitely Connected Community Initiative™.
“Equity isn’t a concept — it’s a responsibility.” — J. Primous
Changing Emergency Response Forever — And the Nation Needs to Catch Up
JUNE 2026 | Emergency responders train for everything — except how to communicate with the millions of Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind individuals they serve. J. Primous saw the danger in that silence and did what no one else had ever done: she wrote the first ASL emergency‑response handbook in the nation.
And it is a game‑changer.
Primous didn’t create a pamphlet or a suggestion guide. She built a national standard — a visual‑first communication blueprint that law enforcement, EMS, fire, and dispatch can use in real‑time, high‑risk encounters. Her work exposes the gaps that have cost lives and provides the tools that can save them.
She names the hard truths: Responders often misread Deaf behavior as noncompliance. TTY and relay calls delay emergencies. Writing back and forth is not communication — it’s a gamble. And without ASL‑aware training, responders are operating blind.
Her handbook fixes that.
It teaches responders how to identify communication needs instantly, how to use visual‑first strategies under pressure, how to avoid dangerous misinterpretations, and how to create safety through clarity — not force. It is direct, practical, and built for the field, not the classroom.
This isn’t just a book. It’s a turning point in public safety. It’s the standard every agency should have adopted years ago. It’s the work that finally protects a community long left out of emergency planning.
With this release, J. Primous proves once again that she doesn’t just write across genres — she builds the lanes others will follow. Her ASL emergency‑response handbook is more than historic. It’s necessary. It’s urgent. It’s Empressive.
Bringing ASL Excellence to New Birth’s Growing Deaf Ministry
MAY 2026 | At New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, led by Dr. Jamal Bryant and Dr. Karri Bryant, the commitment to reach every believer is clear — and the Deaf Ministry is a powerful part of that mission. As Lead ASL Interpreter, J. Primous serves under ministry leadership with professionalism, humility, and the Empressive standard that has become her signature.
Her role is about showing up with skill, consistency, and cultural awareness that strengthens the ministry from within.
New Birth is home to one of the most prominent African American Deaf Ministries in the country, and Primous is a key interpreter work with the ministry Director, helping ensure Deaf and Hard of Hearing members experience worship, teaching, and community with full access. Her presence reflects a church that understands the importance of visibility — not just sound.
In addition to interpreting, New Birth has incorporated her book, Unmuted: Kingdom Access, Deaf Inclusion & the Ministry of Visibility, into its ministry training. The curriculum provides a clear, culturally competent foundation for interpreters, volunteers, and leaders who want to serve with excellence and integrity.
Primous’ contribution is simple and powerful: She brings her expertise. She honors the leadership. She supports the vision. She helps strengthen a ministry that is already making national impact.
Her work at New Birth is not about position — it’s about purpose. It’s about access. It’s about service. It’s Be Empressive.
Honoring Mothers With Real Support, Real Impact, and Real Community Through P.U.M.P.S. for Women, Inc.
APRL 2026 | Mother’s Day is a celebration for many — but for countless women, it’s a reminder of the battles they fight in silence. J. Primous, founder of P.U.M.P.S. for Women, Inc., has made it her mission to make sure those women are not fighting alone.
Through quiet, dignified, behind‑the‑scenes support, P.U.M.P.S. has helped dozens of women and children with emergency hotel stays, groceries, transportation, resources, and direct assistance totaling over $10,000 as of May 2026. No publicity. No exploitation. No “look what we did” posts. Just real help for real people.
Primous keeps a strict philosophy: Protect their dignity. Honor their privacy. Never post their struggle. And because of that integrity, she has built a network of silent community supporters — people who give generously without needing credit, applause, or attention. They trust her leadership. They trust her discretion. They trust her heart.
Her work doesn’t stop at emergency support. Primous is a voice for mothers — especially those carrying weight no one sees. She speaks to them with authority, empathy, and fire, reminding them that strength isn’t loud… it’s lived.
This year, she hosted a powerful “Bamboo Session” — a women’s empowerment experience that reached women across California, Tennessee, Georgia, and Texas. The message was simple and transformative: Bamboo bends, but it does not break. And neither do you.
Women left restored, grounded, and reminded of their resilience.
P.U.M.P.S. for Women, Inc. also partners with Pitts Protection Agency, Inc., providing personal escorting and safety support for domestic‑violence survivors, along with other private community partners who help ensure women can transition safely, privately, and with dignity.
J. Primous is not just the founder of an organization. She is the heartbeat of a movement. A protector of women’s stories. A builder of safe spaces. A voice mothers trust.
This is what empowerment looks like when it’s real. This is Be Empressive.
Unveiling the First ASL Ministry Blueprint Churches Have Been Waiting For
MAR. 2026 | Most churches talk about inclusion. J. Primous finally shows them how to do it.
Her groundbreaking ASL ministry handbook — the first of its kind — is shaking the foundation of traditional church culture by exposing a truth many never considered: you cannot claim to be a church “for all people” if Deaf congregants have no access to the Gospel.
Primous didn’t write a guide filled with theory. She built a blueprint — a practical, culturally aware, spiritually grounded model that churches can implement immediately. It’s bold. It’s corrective. It’s necessary.
She tackles the hard realities head‑on: Deaf members are often present but invisible. Interpreters are added but not integrated. Ministries are announced but not structured. Accessibility is promised but not delivered.
Her handbook changes that.
It teaches churches how to build ASL ministries that are not performative, but functional. Not symbolic, but sustainable. Not “special,” but standard. And she goes further — adding a full practicum that trains leaders, volunteers, and interpreters to serve with competence, cultural humility, and spiritual integrity.
This work is more than a ministry guide. It is a call to accountability. A challenge to tradition. A roadmap to true Kingdom access.
With this release, J. Primous positions herself as a leading voice in modern ministry development — proving once again that she doesn’t just write in multiple genres. She builds movements in every one.
She is not simply creating a handbook. She is creating visibility. She is creating access. She is creating change.
She is Be Empressive.
Rewriting the Rules of Modern Authorship
FEB. 2026 | In a world where writers are told to “stay in their lane,” J. Primous is proving that the most powerful voices are the ones that refuse to be boxed in. She is a multi‑genre force whose work spans emergency‑response standards, Deaf inclusion, ministry development, women’s empowerment, ASL education, memoir, and creative arts — and every project she touches shifts the culture.
Primous doesn’t just write books. She builds blueprints. She corrects gaps that have gone ignored for decades. She gives visibility to communities that deserve more than silence. She writes with strategy, soul, and a level of clarity that institutions can actually use.
Her catalog includes the first ASL emergency‑response handbook in the nation, the first ASL ministry practicum for churches, a forthcoming hardcover tell‑all, a full ASL textbook for families, and empowerment works that guide women through healing and identity. Each release is a new lane — and she dominates every one.
What makes her stand out is not the number of genres she writes. It’s the impact she creates in each one.
Primous is setting a new standard for what an author can be: systemic, spiritual, educational, emotional, artistic, and revolutionary. Her voice is not just part of the conversation — it is reshaping the landscape entirely.
She is not simply writing. She is Be Empressive.
“Learning to Gly” Is the Hardcover That Finally Says What Women Have Been Holding In
JAN. 2026| When J. Primous writes, she doesn’t whisper — she detonates. Her hardcover, Learning to Gly: The Art of Holding On and Letting Go, is the kind of book that doesn’t just sit on a shelf. It sits in your chest. It hits nerves you forgot you had. It pulls truth out of the shadows and lays it bare with the kind of honesty most people spend their whole lives avoiding.
This isn’t a memoir. It’s a release. A reckoning. A reclamation.
Primous takes readers through the moments that forced her to hold on for dear life — and the moments that demanded she let go before she lost herself. She writes with surgical precision and emotional fire, cutting through the noise and naming the things women are taught to swallow: the weight of expectation, the ache of loyalty, the cost of silence, and the courage it takes to walk away from what was never meant to stay.
Every page is a mirror. Every chapter is a breakthrough. Every sentence is a reminder that letting go is not weakness — it is mastery.
“Learning to Gly” is more than a book. It is a blueprint for emotional freedom. It is the art of releasing what hurts and holding onto what heals. It is J. Primous at her most unfiltered, most powerful, and most Empressive.
This hardcover doesn’t just tell a story. It teaches you how to breathe again.
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