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Goodbye…
By now you all have heard that yesterday, the world lost one of the preeminent artists of our time. Prince is gone. This was the only brother I know that practically OWNED a color! Seriously, all the causes in the world have adopted colors (pink means what? Red ribbons mean what? That yellow biker is…
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Jazzy Jeff and Skillz are TALKING ABOUT YOU Hanging out at CIAA 🙂
Ha! Jazzy Jeff and his team are on the road AS USUSAL, and into their second season documenting their journeys via their web show “Vinyl Destination.” In this episode, the season opener, Jeff and Skillz discuss their experience with the crowd during the CIAA Tournament. I won’t lie, I literally laughed out loud. Watch with…
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Ooh Kill ‘Em!: Black Male Mentoring and Fictive Kinship
I love the South. I love country folks. I love country Black folks from the South. I have two of them for parents. And if you have them southern roots (pronounced “ruhtz”) like I do, you probably have more “play cousins” than you can count. “Play cousins?” For those of you without it, I’ll give you…
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Urban Fiction Receives a Gem with A.D. Wright’s release of “I Live: A novel without Heroes”
I Live: A novel without heroes has the natural allure of sex, love and violence, as found in most mainstream urban fiction novels, but with a subtle twist. Available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble, the story begins with a young man in transition, both figuratively and literally, returning to his old neighborhood after spending…
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Santigold, Big Daddy Kane, Eric Roberson and more. The 3rd Annual ONE Music Fest: Atlanta, GA
Labor Day Weekend The 3rd Annual ONE Musicfest www.onemusicfest.com
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No More Mayhem with Mayweather – 3 Things Boxing’s Champ Should Consider While in Jail
By James L. Walker, Jr. – What a difference a few days can make. Less than three weeks after Floyd “Money” Mayweather – the sports world’s highest paid athlete – went to jail as part of his 90 day sentence for a domestic violence conviction, several things have changed. His chief rival Manny Pacquiao –…
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Michael Jackson: 3 Years Later Have We Learned Anything From MJ’s Death?
WAKE UP MUSIC INDUSTRY AND AMERICA: WE HAVE A DRUG PROBLEM! BY JAMES L. WALKER, JR. – ENTERTAINMENT LAWYER Today, marks the 3rd anniversary of the death of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. On June 25th, 2009, the great singer was found unconscious at his home and rushed to a hospital.  We later learned he died from…
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Meet the Man in Black: An intimate interview with Will Smith
On a sunny day in May I sat down with Will Smith to discuss his new film Men in Black Three, the third [and some would argue best] in the popular science fiction trilogy. We also talked about what he’s been doing in the three years since he stepped away from acting raising undeniably talented…