The inhumane shootings, beatings and treatment by police officers are reminiscent of the history surrounding this nation’s Culture of Violence and Trauma impacting Black Americans. BY: GEORGE ADDISON “I can’t bring myself to watch yet another video, not because I don’t care, but because we’re all just a few videos away from becoming completely desensitized. […]
January 22, 2023
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TRENDS, TRAVEL, HISTORY, FILMS AND BOOKS
Trends, Travel, Film, History and Books provide readers with information that might be off the beaten path of their traditional news sources. Whether its innovation, unique travel, classic or new age films, books and documentaries, looking at history from a different perspective or discovering new and established authors, it brings a fresh look to things […]
August 31, 2022
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Bank of America Announces Small Business Down Payment Grant Program to Drive Women and Minority Business Growth
New Special Purpose Credit Program offers down payment grants for SBA 504 and 7(a) commercial real estate loans for women and minority business owners in Atlanta, Chicago, Charlotte, Dallas and Los Angeles SOURCE: Bank of America Corporation CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 30, 2022 — Bank of America announced the launch of a Small Business Down Payment […]
August 30, 2022
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SoHarlem Inc., 11th Annual Benefit Awards Gala Commemorates Legacy and Iconic Innovators of Fashion and Design
New York’s premiere cultural industries incubator, celebrates its 11th Anniversary and salutes three stellar fashion industry creatives.. SOURCE: SoHarlem, Inc. NEW YORK-August 30, 2022 – SoHarlem, Inc’s., 11th Anniversary benefit will be held September 24th from 6pm to 9pm at The Malt House, 461 West 126 Street, between Amsterdam and Convent Avenues. The festive awards […]
August 23, 2022
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UNCLE NEAREST PREMIUM WHISKEY MAKES POWERFUL INC. 5000 LIST
The Premium Tennessee Whiskey Distillery’s Growth of 693% Lands the Brand in the Top 1000, Making it One of the Only Black-Owned Spirit Companies To Do So in the List’s History SOURCE: UNCLE NEAREST PREMIUM WHISKEY SHELBYVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 23, 2022 — Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, the most-awarded American Whiskey or Bourbon of 2019, 2020, and […]
August 21, 2022
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BREAKING THROUGH THE TRAUMA OF DOMESTIC ABUSE… (PART TWO).
The Victory of Self Realization, Self-Love and Self Worth. By George L. Addison According to the Huffington Post the number of U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan and Iraq between 2001 and 2012 was 6,488. The number of women who were murdered by current or ex-male partners during that same time frame was 11,766. That’s almost […]
August 15, 2022
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BREAKING THROUGH THE TRAUMA OF DOMESTIC ABUSE… (PART ONE).
The Victory of Self Realization, Self-Love and Self Worth. By George L. Addison “In the moment, as mad as I was, somehow, I was still shocked when he pinned me to the fridge with one hand around my throat, aimed his fist just so to knock me out, and released. Then he dragged me across […]
March 14, 2022
JUSTICE AND REDEMPTION… ONE MAN’S SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE AND PURPOSE.
Criminal Past Provides Motivation for Artist to Help Others. BY: George L. Addison, Jr. “The true measure of our character is how we treat the poor, the disfavored, the accused, the incarcerated, and the condemned.” –Bryan Stevenson When you first meet Carlos Walker, you realize that he is an enthusiastic and positive man with a zest […]
March 13, 2022
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BASKETBALL… VALUING THE SPORT… ITS LESSONS AND CONSEQUENCES
One man’s journey to define his fork in the road… BY: George L. Addison, Jr. Sport has the power to change the world… It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand. Sport can create […]
October 20, 2021
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THE POWER OF LEGACY…
THE REAWAKENING OF A NEW SENSE OF BELONGING BY: GEORGE ADDISON All these walls that keep us from loving each other as one family or one race: racism, religion, where we grew up, class, socioeconomic status. What makes us be so selfish and prideful? What keeps us from wanting to help the next man? What […]
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