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May 04

When The Family Claps Back: Zeola Gaye & Rain Pryor Dispel Quincy Jones’s Rumors

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Rain Pryor & Zeola Gaye By Michelby Coco Whitehead Quincy Jones's interview with Vulture has been a doozy in every way imaginable. While the interview did provide great commentary on what he thinks about today's music industry and his relationship with Ivanka Trump, it also spilled some messy tea that has left a lot of people pissed off. Continue The…

May 04

Tai Allen: Shedding the Stigma for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse in the #MeToo Era

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Photo of Tai Allen by Taylor Flash By Sharon Pendana Tai Allen is a multidisciplinary creative— poet, performer, music and event producer, graphic designer, to name a few of his many hats. He is also a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. His recently published chapbook, No Jewels: A Biography (of sorts) Writ in Stanzas, through revelatory poetry uses his violation…

May 04

5 Ways A’mara la Negra Has Inspired Us To Rock Out in 2018!

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A'mara le Negra By Michelby Whitehead If 2017 was the year of Cardi B, then one can only nod in agreement that 2018 will be the reign of A'mara la Negra, the breakout cast member on Vh1's Love n Hip Hop Miami. I don't know about you, but the way A'mara's skin glows makes me want to say "Hey girl!…

Dec 18

Vashtie Drops Mixtape “This Machine Kills Racism” In Tribute To #BlackLivesMatter

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Photo courtesy of Va$htie and Puma Written by Mike Orie of TheConsciousTip.com If you follow Vashtie on any form of social media, you probably know her to be one of the sweetest entertainer's you'll probably meet. But even the DJ/filmmaker/designer dubbed Downtown's Sweetheart has reached a breaking point herself. Usually very quite on current affairs, even Va$htie reached a point…