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Sep 21

Tell It Tuesday: A Lesson for Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson & Those Who Victim Blame

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Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson and Terry Crews By Ta-ning Connai I use to love me some 50 Cent. Key words: USE TO. I know he got his start as one of the kings of Hip-Hop beefs, but now as a full-grown man with a bunch of kids and a whoooole lotta stuff to do, the beef he instigates on social…

Sep 21

Tell It Tuesday: Jay, Bey & the POWER OF FORGIVENESS

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Jay & Bey By - Ta-ning Connai Whenever your doubters have you down for the count, here’s a list of things to do to show them you're still on top… 1. Shut down the Louvre in Paris 2. Rattle out some lyrics hot enough to burn down the Amazon Rainforest 3. Make sure you get it all on film Simple…

Sep 21

Tell It Tuesday: For Those Who Feel Like There’s No Justice, Remember This

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Tupac Shakur By Ta-ning Connai June 16 was Tupac Shakur’s birthday. And if he was still alive today, he would have been 47 years old. Often hailed as the greatest rapper of all time, he was Passion Manifested! Whether spitting prose like a modern Gil Scott-Heron, making gangsterish threats to a dope beat or dropping knowledge like the late Malcolm…

Sep 21

If Suicide Seems Like Your Only Hope, Try This Instead…

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Anthony Bourdain By Ta-ning Connai I watched Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown on a barely working television when I was living in a rinky dink hotel. It was a depressing period in my life and there was hardly anything that could cheer me up. By stumbling through the channels one day, I was instantly captivated by the professional chef’s people-loving skills…

Sep 21

Tell It Tuesday: How Football Led Kaepernick to a Higher Calling

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Photo illustration by Cristiana Couceiro. Source photograph of Colin Kaepernick: Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/ Getty Images. By Ta-ning Connai There’s nothing like a man on a mission, especially a man who didn’t set out to be on one. Colin Kaepernick was getting busy on the turf when the call to activism came knocking. His stand against racial injustice came by…