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Jul 25

Black Woman Comic Book Store Owner Will Appear On Cover Of Marvel Comic Book

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Pictured, Ariell R. Johnson, founder of Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse Image courtesy of For Harriet A Black woman comic book owner will appear on the the cover of a Marvel comic book. Written by Mike Orie of TheConsciousTip.com Continue Reading Ariell R. Johnson, who we first remember circulating the internet for the launch of her comic book store Amalgam Comics…

Dec 18

Men’s Grooming Brand ‘Bevel’ Becomes Official HBCU Sponsor

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Photography by Elton Anderson Written by Mike Orie of TheConsciousTip.com Men's grooming brand, Bevel has just become the official grooming sponsor of The SIAC, a Division II, HBCU athletic conference. Continue Reading As the official grooming partner of the SIAC, Walker & Company (which owns Bevel) will coordinate on-site activation opportunities at all SIAC championships and special auxiliary events. Additionally,…

Dec 18

‘Atlanta’ Actor Brian Tyree Henry Is A Morehouse Man And Yale Graduate

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Brian Tyree Henry a.k.a. Paperboi Written by Mike Orie of TheConsciousTip.com In a recent interview with The Root, actor Brian Tyree Henry revealed a lot of things about himself that many of us didn't know. Continue Reading You might know Brian Tyree Henry mostly for his role as Paperboi on Atlanta. On the show, he plays a hip-hop artist trying…

Jul 25

Common Speaks On Impact of ‘Good Times’ and ‘The Jeffersons’ in the Black Community

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Photo courtesy of Jet Magazine Written by Mike Orie of TheConsciousTip.com You can't mention Black television without speaking on 'Good Times and 'The Jeffersons.' The two shows combined played a major impact on the Black community in the 1970's and 1980's. Today, you can still find random people citing JJ's infamous word "Dynamite" and singing the popular theme song of…

Dec 18

‘Martin’ Cast Reunites For Tommy Ford’s Funeral

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Written by Mike Orie of TheConsciousTip.com R.I.P. Tommy. Continue Reading The cast of Martin reunited yesterday for the funeral of Thomas Mikal Ford, better known as Tommy. Ford played Martin's best friend on all 5 seasons, where he became the running joke of never having a job. The actor passed away at age 52' last Wednesday, October 12th. He was…