There simply aren’t many groups that have impacted the culture more than Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Thuggish Ruggish Bone along with many others still get play in my Chevy and always will. When the late great Eazy E signed the group in ’93…
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The Shawn Carter Foundation Scholarship provides financial support to high school students as well as undergraduate students entering college for the first time. The purpose of the scholarship is to help under-served students who may not be eligible for other…
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BooksFromBekkah, Inc. is a new 501(3)c nonprofit organization that will be celebrating their second year of awarding college-bound, African-American high school seniors with scholarships for textbooks this year. BooksFromBekkah, Inc. was created on the founder’s birthday on April 13, 2016….
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Despite the distorted picture America chooses to present about black people, we do defy the odds by rising above the low expectations and systemic oppression placed upon us. Regardless, to what the media may portray young black men as, there…
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“Dat man ober dar say dat womin needs to be helped into carriages, and lifted ober ditches, and to hab de best place everywhar. Nobody eber halps me into carriages, or ober mudpuddles, or gibs me any best place!” –…
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Wakanda, the fictional place in Marvel’s record-breaking film, Black Panther is making an even bigger impact. In the film, the African colony was advanced in the areas of technology and science. The level of intelligence and progression they possessed placed…
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It’s officially spring, and the flowers are blooming, and our grey skies are being rejuvenated by comforting rays of sweet sunshine. As a St. Louis native, I know all about living in seasons, but spring is by far my favorite,…
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On Wednesday (March 28), Brooklyn rapper, Fabolous was arrested for a domestic violence incident with long-time girlfriend, Emily Bustamante (known as Emily B). Reports stated police were called to their home in Englewood, NJ that evening. Fabolous surrendered to police…
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On Thursday, March 29, the family of Stephon Clark laid the slain father of two to rest. Clark was shot 20 times and killed in his grandmother’s backyard by two Sacramento police officers on March 18. Clark who was identified…
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I hesitate to pat myself on the back, but I am recognized as a key social influencer in the Liquor and Spirit Space. Â From helping launch brands such as Tequila Avion and Martell — I’m often hit with the same…
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Breakouts are one of the most annoying things ever. It’s always the day you have a special event or a long list of things to do that a breakout wants to happen. You’ve been eating right, taking your vitamins, drinking…
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My daddy’s not perfect but God made him just for me. He’s my protector, my provider, he’s always looking out for me. My daddy’s my best friend, my first, true love. Our bond is so special, it could only have…
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Why R. Kelly’s sexual perversions keep making the news is beyond me. It’s not like we don’t already know he likes lil girls and he’s not going to stop sexually entertaining them. But, in the spirit of keeping our readers…
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In case you may have been out of the loop, Black women are the fastest growing group in higher education and entrepreneurship in the United States. To say, black women are getting it done is an understatement. Since 1997, the…
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It’s no surprise that the White House has weighed in on the recent police shooting of Stephen Clark, and the ruling of Baton Rouge officers who killed Alton Sterling. What’s more shocking is that people had the expectation that the…
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The City of University City’s Department of Community Development is inviting artists to submit designs for six wood benches that will be painted for Olive Boulevard bus stops without a bus shelter. These works of art will contribute to the…
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