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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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]