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Stop Being So Reactionary
From the EC Made Up Dictionary – Definition – a. A person who reacts to a situation or stresses by changing their thoughts, life, or persona to fit someone else’s reaction to that situation. b. To cater ones thought processes to the reactions of another c. Insecure in ones own views of self and dependent… Continue reading
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Writing Powerful Scenes: Why Choosing The Right Setting Is So Important
I really enjoyed reading this. Setting is something we don’t hear a lot about (not like say plot). I especially enjoyed the part about making the emotional connection between the setting and character. Continue reading
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Outside The Box
It is seeing the good where good exist and the bad too without regard to person or persona It is passion existing in a universe where truth is the only color that matters it is black balled fist into the air minus the badge of branding black power to legitimize blackness it is denouncing blackness… Continue reading
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Lost to History – Unfamiliar Faces: Latasha Harlins and Deadwyler
Rodney King. It is a name that rings all too familiar in the history of Black America. Latasha Harlins however, is a not so familiar face. Latasha Harlins Latasha Harlins died 13 days after the beating of Rodney King on March 16, 1991 at The Empire Liquor Market in South-Central Los Angeles with two dollars… Continue reading
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Throwback Thursday Jam – Common, I Used to Love H.E.R
You gotta be from the Chi to appreciate Common….this here back when Hip Hop had a conscious… Continue reading
