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A Look At the Marvin Gaye classic, ‘What’s Going On’ & Examining Why It’s Still Relevant While many albums may be considered “classics”, few truly live up to the hype.…

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Hey Young World… The Importance of Mentoring

The Importance of Mentoring Our Youth Regardless of the era, there is always a divide between younger and older generations. Slick Rick knew this in 1988 and the same is…

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Author & Lawyer Muhammad Ibn Bashir Explains Blacks Perception of Themselves

In a recent interview with Parlé Magazine, author and lawyer Muhammad Ibn Bashir, Esq. provided his thoughts on what he believed Blacks in America were not living up to their…

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Nicki Minaj is Rebranding Feminism

My initial perception of Nicki Minaj’s work was that it was passable mainstream music that wasn’t sexually aggressive, but demanding in a cutesy weird way. I was attracted to her…

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Hope For Whitney Houston

Its been reported that the multi Grammy award winning and legendary vocalist Whitney Houston may currently be in the studio working on a follow up to her platinum selling album,…

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Ladies, Beware of The Color Complex

I work at a well-known cosmetic store as a color consultant and I do consultations with women of all colors. One day in specific I was helping an African woman…

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What More Can I Say? The Debasement of Modern Hip-Hop

“It is not about lyrics anymore. It’s about a hot beat and a catchy hook.” Eminem begins his new single, “Syllables” with this (ironic) spoken intro; quite the apt description…

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5 Signs That Your Game Needs to Change

Did you ring in the New Year hugging a bottle of Moscato (or Rosé)? If you are looking to meet someone new this year, you may need a new approach.…

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Hip-Hop’s Worst Tattoos with Gucci Mane, Birdman & Soulja Boy

A Look At Hip-Hops Worst Tattoos It seems like everyone has a tattoo these days. And while getting inked can be a great form of creativity and expression, some people…

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Women Are Hardwired For Relationships – And So Are Men

Man & woman – we have been created to do more than just replenish the Earth. We have been designed to create relationships, to assist one another to interact inter-dependently.…

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Make Me Wanna Holler: Why the 1971 Marvin Gaye Masterpiece Still Matters

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