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HBCU Connected

This past weekend I attended the Honda Battle of the Bands. I hadn’t been in almost 10 years and can’t even remember the last time I heard about others attending. The tickets weren’t too expensive, it was in the new stadium and I hadn’t had a chance to see it, so I figured that was […]

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Uninvited? Me?

With it being holiday season, several social obligations pop up. Work parties, friendly gatherings, networking opportunities… Have you ever been invited by a host of an event just to be uninvited??? Society has developed all of these social norms (unspoken & unwritten) All of that being said. I was uninvited to a holiday party after […]

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SweetTooth

Candytopia- Social experience for the young and the old. A complete picturesque selfie “us-ie” moment. From the time you walk in the door your experience starts with a “matrid’e of Chocolate giving an overview of the exhibit in complete Ring Master mode-with backbends & splits. The self guided tour was equipped with QR Code scanners […]

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Our Culture/Our World

Your Stamp on This World

Sometimes we make decisions in our lives that we regret. Other times we proudly go through our days wearing “No Regrets” t-shirts. Its a battle each day when we come up on challenges, roadblocks and barriers and have to make decisions or actions that effect the rest of our lives either positively or negatively. Melyssa […]

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Substance Abuse

“…Anything that has substance… we as a people [black people] reject it.” I heard an interview with Rico Love on Atlanta’s 107.9 and this statement he made inspired this post. He was discussing (as I’m sure many of our parents have discussed) how some of the hip hop music of today is cookie cutter and […]