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May 04

This Formerly Incarcerated Author/Publisher is Helping Other Imprisoned Women Tell Their Stories

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Dorothy 'Serenity' Hall By Roseann V. Warren Returning to some level of normalcy after incarceration is difficult, especially when the system is designed to perpetuate a disadvantaged state of living. Dorothy Hall, an Augusta, Georgia-based author, dispelled the stigma of being prescribed to poverty and crime when she discovered her calling to write and assist others in getting their stories…

Sep 21

The Discomfort is Your Miracle in Disguise

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The discomfort is the shift. It’s your miracle in disguise. Continue I listened to a great talk by @EckhartTolle the other day. He said that the closer a caterpillar gets to the end of its lifespan, the more difficult things get for it. Its very existence becomes dysfunctional— the things that used to work, like crawling, suddenly don’t work anymore.…

Sep 21

Tell It Tuesday: Between a Rock & a Hard Place? Here’s How to Get Away!

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20th anniversary of Lenny Kravitz's hit 'Fly Away' By Ta-ning Connai This year marks the 20th Anniversary of a song that broke down barriers between Rock and R&B simply by coining a popular lyric we've all sang at least once or twice in our lives. Lenny Kravitz is the King of Cool and when he brazenly strung his guitar while…

Sep 21

The Rebirth of Brownstone’s Nicci Gilbert: From The Bottom Up

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Nicci Gilbert By Mwabi Kaira Twenty four years ago, Detroit native Nichole “Nicci” Gilbert burst onto the music scene with her powerhouse vocals. She, Monica "Mimi" Doby, and Charmayne Maxena "Maxee" Maxwell were the founding members of Grammy-nominated Brownstone, the first group signed to Michael Jackson’s MJJ Music record label. Brownstone had 2 successful albums that spawned the hits including…

Sep 21

Choose Who You Want To Be.

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Continue You can’t be both your old, limited self and your real SELF. It’s either one or the other, because the ONE replaces the other! So in each moment, you must choose. You have to #StayWoke enough to: Relax Say, ‘I am now fully present’ Feel the peaceful joy of that Smile And stay there, as HER #BeHerNow #NewEnergyNewLife #ThereIsNoOtherWay…