My gifts and talents are of those I’ll always savor, Never would I think a dollar determined if I would succeed or fail. Let me make this clear do you one last favor, Money means nothing to me articles and poetry are my legacy. Fuck the oppressor settling for his work physical labor, My words […]
Archives for January, 2018
The two fastest growing industries are finance and technology, and founder of Fortified Technical Solutions (FTS), Shondre Ford, recognized this. He also seen that there weren’t has many men of color in these field so he created his company to provide opportunities in technology for minorities and young, Black men. Fortified Technical Solutions provides CyberSecurity […]
Sometimes it is hard to express yourself through words, but the creative and performing arts allows you to express yourself. This is one of the reasons why Fayette Coppock started X-Press Yourself: Creative and Performing Arts, Inc. The Philadelphia native is a graduate of the Philadelphia High School for Girls. She obtained her BA in Psychology from Temple […]
Actor and filmmaker, Alex West, started Life After Life Films with his wife Ruby Lee Dove II. They started the film company in 2014 to make a wave for women and minorities in the film industry. The duo writes, directs, produces and finances their own projects making them in control of their content 100 percent. […]
We are in and out of colleges like a foster home, To obtain knowledge and use as a valid tool. So many like myself from the ghetto stepping outta our comfort zone, It was weird a new life education was cool. A place I can breathe be myself my intellectual prowess was no longer alone, […]
Service is the rent you pay for room on this place, One night that man did something horrible to a child a real creep. Forever embedded in your mind that face, Scars most invisible traumatic deeper than deep. So ashamed to admit you were the victim in this case, Afraid what others would think so […]
We all heard the phrase, “All relationships a’int good,” which is why the ones that are good eventually end, but just because a relationship ends doesn’t always mean it was bad. It just means that the two people just weren’t meant to last forever and that they needed a healthier relationship. So, how can you tell […]
Tying the knot is one of the most significant landmarks of your life. But prior to saying “I do!” and exchanging the vows there are a number of things that you need to take into account. It is your big day and so it is nothing wrong on your part if you want it to […]
Shermikia Lemon is an entrepreneur, productivity coach and corporate wellness consultant. Through her signature coaching and training company, Peacefully Profitable, she assists organizations that struggle with retention and bottom line. She also works with clients on an individual basis to help them be more productive and reach their personal goals. “I am passionate about productivity and peace,” she states. “As I […]
Monique Cash is an actress, dancer, social activist and philanthropist. She was born in what some deemed as the murder capital of the United States in her era, Washington D.C. “Although I wasn’t born into poverty, I wouldn’t wish some of my other life experiences from the streets on any child in their upbringing,” she explains. […]
Everything is on camera it is no longer an unbelievable case, The country we once respected now we should fear. The looks on your face like you had a bitter taste, I guess I’m immune because I won’t shed a tear. Black people killed bodies concealed organs disappear without a trace, So true and revealing […]
It’s all fun and games until your life becomes modern warfare, Step over or cross that line don’t you dare, It’s so easy once you wake up and stop being apart of the unknown. One day we’ll make them pay and wish they would have left us alone. I guess what do I really know […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jubilant Ava DuVernay was named entertainer of the year at an NAACP Image Awards ceremony that focused on the black community’s power to create change. DuVernay lauded other black artists from the stage as she accepted her award Monday night, naming writers and directors such as Shonda Rhimes, Gina Prince-Bythewood, […]
A fruit is changed by the strength and depth of it’s roots. Since a early age how we’re fed and books we’re read. Not desiring sagging pants and depths of Timberland boots. Caring to vote and focusing on how we’re going to be lead. Surrounded by flashing lights hands in the air hoping nobody shoots. […]
No one belief or color should determine the fate of a man, woman, child, and everything in between. Born of blood and flesh a vessel lacking the time, experience, teachings, and wisdom, Yet full of potential. You grow into young men and women gaining something everyday, That period upon the moment you wake, And second […]
As more baby boomers turn in their time sheets and sign those papers to enjoy retirement life, businesses are in need of new leaders. These new leaders that are starting to flock in our younger and much more ambitious than some of their older counterparts. Within the past few years, we have seen a major […]
In society 1 tenth of an inch has so many labels, If we’re colored I’m your brother. Let’s not start on optional and survey tables, Where I’m African American or other. Not your basic or Tom Warner but premium cable, We get the property or boy. So many names for a 1 tenth of an […]
Kids are a blessing. When they are younger they are just so cute and lovable. As they get older, you may find yourself from wanting to strangle them for disobeying you to simply just wanting to protect them from the dangers of the world. For both teenage boys and girls, they go through changes and […]
We’re quick to call the White people culture vulture for popping bottles and smoking dozer. In fact we’re the ones trying to defeat college debt with shaven faces signing up to be soldiers. Niggas believe good sex and a couple dollars will hold her. Real men know pitching pennies at the penitentiary it’s dumb not […]
Life to me is art and love you’re my masterpiece, You create my fantasy of romance wishing one day we slow dance, Poetic in my speech straight from experience nobody else could teach. Limitless in our goals and dreams on our road to success everyone we’ll reach. Never to fade like sand at the beach, […]
Rocky Collins is an American actor. With dual degrees from the Pennsylvania State University, he trained in the Sanford Meisner acting technique at the William Esper Studio in New York City before moving to Los Angeles. He most recently wrapped a 5-week stage run starring as ‘Jason Willette’ in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “Rabbit Hole” by […]
Niggas hanging and chilling around just for clout, I thought it was who sat at your table. The same ones running around with diarrhea of the mouth, If I wanted to hear lies I’ll watch CNN on cable. Yea I think popularity isn’t what life is about, It’s a lot bigger and deeper than those […]
At just 2-years-old Jasmin Manafli is learning the family business of beekeeping. I was astonished by this little girl that I just had to highlight her. Check out the interview below. Can you please tell myself and the readers about yourself? My name is Jasmin Manafli, I am from Azerbaijan Republic. I was born into a family […]
I’m sorry for everything I haven’t done and made you regret your existence I caused this, I put myself to high up on a pedestal and stopped putting in necessary footwork. I’m a useless waste of time and space that just annoys you I’m probably doing you a favor, I feel like I’m just a […]
In our modern day time the one thing that we as a people continue to strive for, and have been striving for since the early 1900s is to come together. We all want to win, but like Jay-Z said in his latest release, “Family Feud” off of his 4:44 album, “Nobody wins when the family […]
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