Traveling is exposure. My first experience with traveling was when I was a child. Our parents used to take my brother and I on these long road trips to South Carolina. Not only was it a great opportunity for us to meet our extended family, but open road and the sound of trees whistling in …
Too many times, we underestimate our own power. We limit ourselves, placing imaginary lines and stop signs in places where there are green lights and signals to go. At times we do not even understand the value of our own worth. As I was listening to the song ‘Rolling Hills’ off of Jill Scott’s latest …
Expressing our true selves is our purest form of release. Whether it’s exposed in the form of visual arts, creative writing, a theatrical performance, dance or a vocal rendition; self-expression is the voice we all have when we cannot speak. Somehow it formulates our thoughts and emotions into beautiful pieces of art stationed for the …
Musician, Corey Harris “I didn’t know that I was going to be a musician,” he explained, “when I was a kid I wanted to study dinosaurs, play soccer…even draw.” He laughed smoothly. The mellow tone to his voice is enough to make you want to listen; a tone like that soothes your mind, eases your …
Hebrews 11:1- “Faith is the assured expectation of things hoped for, the evident demonstrations of realities though not beheld.”Over this year, this scripture keeps replaying in my head. It is a source of solace, encouragement, and enlightenment. As I grow and mature, I find myself becoming settled in my adulthood. Content with the idea that …
Hopes and dreams aren’t just thoughts that float in our mind when we close our eyes. For Selina Carrera, 23, a Poet/singer/songwriter from Philadelphia these dreams were just images of what her life would soon be like if she allowed that little voice inside of her to take the lead. As a graduate of the …
They’re funny, rhythmic, and use language as a means of expression…oh yeah, I better not forget SUPER sexy and single (hey boys!). Moses West and his friend and fellow Poet Seven travel across the United States performing on stages for fellow word enthusiasts, writers, and everyday people that just like to vibe out to language …
The phrase Bold and Beautiful is one commonly used in today’s society. After all, there is an entire soap opera bearing this phrase. However throughout the decades the connotation that it carries has been an over glamorized, watered downed version of courage with the phrase often placed next to words like ‘fierce’ and ‘hotness’. Its …
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