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Leave a Comment | Posted by Renee Vaughn on January 29, 2010

Not only is it a birthday celebration for R&B legend Charlie Wilson, best known for performing on stage with his brothers as the Gap Band, but it could be quite a celebratory event with Sunday’s Grammy’s and Charlies’ two-time nomination…one for best R&B album for his project “Uncle Charlie”, as well as for best R&B vocal performance for the song, “There Goes My Baby.” Way to go indeed Uncle Charlie and what a journey it has been for you to get this far and finally get the recognition that you deserve! And what a transition..do many of you know that Charlie admitted to shedding quite a few tears after going from a homeless has-been to finding out he was a Grammy nominee? As talented of a singer and songwriter that he is, it’s hard to believe that so many doors have been shut on him over the years, in addition to overcoming a drug problem, a money dispute with a former manager(one that even led him to being blackballed in the music industry),  and losing his Father to Prostate Cancer, Charlie is now being blessed in ways that he probably couldn’t even imagine! And Charlie is a great ambassador to represent the true Old School for this Sunday’s biggest night in music, so here’s to wishing Charlie the best and hoping that he can clear some shelf space for a Grammy, maybe even two!

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Comments (1) | Posted by Marty Freeman on January 26, 2010

I was reading a very interesting article on ‘Why black women believe men so easily when it comes to religion. The author went on to say that she interviewed over 250 single, married and divorced women combined and the one thing that the majority of them had in common was religion and wanting a religious man. They were from different socialand economical backrounds but they shared religion common. The majority of the ladies said that they are attracted to men who say they attend church  and/or express religious beliefs. Some of the ladies say that their men only expressed those beliefs to impress them and they didn’t go to church before they started to date or before they got married.  They said  there men talked one thing but actions said another. Have you even thought about this before? Do you know someone who believes any and everything a person says as long as it’s about religion? It’s not just black women although it might seem like it because in our culture the churches are busting from the seams with black women. Some of the ladies expressed that even when a man has done them wrong they always have the church to fall back on. Every situation is different but the next time your in church just take a look around and you’ll see the make-up of the congregation. The article wasn’t painting anyone who attends church regularly in a bad light it was just showing how people can be manlipulated when there guard is down. It’s the last place and the last thing you’d think someone would lie about but it happens everyday and not always in church. It could be at school, work, or anywhere. The state of Missouri’s Slogan is “The show me state” and that’s how I roll. Talk is real cheap and I’d like to be judged on my actions. In summary just because someone says all the right things about what your passionate about  doesn’t mean you should give them the key to the city without examining things first hand. Satan was extremley knowledgible of the word and you know what happened to him right? There’s an old saying….Believe all of what you SEE and half of what you Hear. Your thoughts are welcome.

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Comments (1) | Posted by Renee Vaughn on January 25, 2010

There are likely many things in your personal life that get you through those ‘tough’ times- prayer, talking to someone, maybe even writing in a journal to see your thoughts come to life on paper. For me..I like to refer to it as the three ‘p’s…

PRAYER, PERSEVERANCE, and PATIENCE. The most important of these for me is indeed prayer- and shall we say I don’t ‘leave home without it’, always giving thanks to his Almighty for even letting me live to see the day, and giving thanks before I close my eyes and pray that I will live to see just one more day! Perseverance, which at times can run in short supply, reassures me that the next day will always be better than the day prior, because if you really stop and think about it, no two days are ever exactly the same. And lastly patience, which is an extension of perseverance and largely serves as a great back-up plan in making sure what may begin as a rough start to any day, will NOT be the case by the end of the day. So I pass along this blog in hopes of (1) letting you know that we ALL have those days that may start off rocky, but (2) when you meditate on those 3 ‘p’ s, which I often do..everything really is going to be alright. And as I always like to say when saying good-bye for the day on the radio…THERE ARE NO BAD DAYS..SOME DAYS ARE JUST BETTER THAN OTHERS!

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Comments (1) | Posted by Marty Freeman on January 24, 2010

You know when Usher’s new song “PAPERS” came out I had a feeling of Deja Vu! I could’ve swore he was in my head because it felt like my situation a couple of years ago. I love the line…” But who the hell argue n fight like dogs at 6 in the morning?”lol A classic line. After you sign those papers make sure everything you want out of the marriage/relationship like furniture, cars, dishes, pictures and other stuff you get in writing! A promise or just a verbal ok doesn’t work at all and legally you have no leg to stand on. This past weekend I was suppose to have my daugther for the weekend but things went south. Visitation was something that I never got clarified. It just said reasonable visitation and now when I want to see my child there’s always an excuse waiting. This time I was ready to get her at 11am Saturday only for her mother to tell me she was coming to Greensboro saving me a trip. Needless to say I didn’t see her because an excuse was made to why she wasn’t gonna make it to town. Never mind that I was going to get her 7 hours earlier and had made plans for us all day. This is just one of many excuses given and yes she tells my child that your DAD doesn’t want to come and get you. I know it’s hard to believe that a parent would purposely lie to a child to make another parent look bad but you don’t know my ex-wife or maybe you do. Learn from mistakes in the past and GET EVERYTHING IN WRITING! Your ex doesn’t have your best interest at heart so don’t give them credit for anything. There’s a reason they’re your ex so holidays, birthdays, school plays and such just make sure you have a plan and take all emotion out of it. Remember it’s not about you and them it’s about the kids! Results may vary but take it from me….. just get it in writing!

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Comments (1) | Posted by Shilynne Cole on January 21, 2010

SADE!!!!!

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Nuff said…..

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Comments (1) | Posted by Shilynne Cole on

I was watching the movie, “He’s Just Not That Into You”, which is a GREAT movie by the way, and it prompted me to pass this on (and get over some things myself). A lot of us have been in relationships (or thought we were in a relationship when in all actuality, we were the only person doing all the ‘relating’) where we’ve had really deep feelings for someone who just didn’t feel the same way and we needed that SOMETHING to shake us out of it, that AHA moment. We needed something to let us know that we deserved better, someone who is absolutely going to ADORE us, and if we’re in a situation where we’re someone’s ‘option’ and not their ‘priority’, we should definitely be doing some soul searching. While the movie (and the book) is hilariously funny, it has some great insight. Sometimes, it’s better to be alone than be someplace you’re not wanted, because unwanted attention is the WORST!! Treasure yourself enough to know that you deserved to be treasured. I’m just sayin’……..

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Comments (1) | Posted by Joseph Level on January 20, 2010

It’s about to get exciting in Greensboro, NC.

In a few days, despite what else is happening on the planet, the eyes of the world will converge upon the Gate City for the grand opening of the International Civil Rights Center and Museum (ICRCM).  Providentially, this occasion occurs 50 years to the day the last time “the eyes of the world” focused on Greensboro.  By now, one would hope that every man, woman and child (at least in the Triad) would by keenly familiar with the A&T 4 and their “en-counter” at that infamous, downtown Greensboro’s Woolworths.  Thanks to the the ICRCM, all of us can now become intimate with Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil, Jibreel Khazan (formerly Ezell Blair, Jr), and the late David Richmond, as well as the movement they sparked in in the heart of young men and women all over the South, and the rest of the world, as a result of their non-violent protest.

Their courage was demonstrated in a time when such acts could easily cost you your life, and, at the least, some jail-time.  Many did pay the ultimate sacrifice, their lives honored as their mutilated bodies lay prostrate in a casket, at the alter, in the “church-house”.  Others lived, and lamented their decisions, while suffering the battery and humiliation from “Bull Conner-types”, preparing to face the magistrate while sitting in the jail beneath the “court-house”.

The civil rights movement has had it’s share of heroes (and to be politically correct, heroines).  Sadly, we are only familiar with those whose faces were beamed across a new phenomenon in the 1960s called television.  However, they represent a small percentage of them.  I believe that some of the most important contributions made in the “movement” were made by individuals whose faces fell flat on the floor of the church-house and rarely ever came up.

In the initial stages of the movement, people marched to the “church-house” and ignited non-violent protest on the alter of prayer.  However, in the movement’s latter half, the church was regulated to just being a meeting place for people to assemble before marching to the courthouse.  (Admittedly, I would have been one of the one’s ready to go downtown, although I don’t know if I would have qualified.  Great strength was required to remain silent in the face of an angry, racist mob, and being silent is not one of my strongholds.)  It’s an understandable progression, except for one unforgivable transgression.  Ever so gradually, we, the people, began to petition politicians instead of the Lord God Himself.  We (believers) grew weary in well doing, and began to seek God’s hand, and not His heart.  We forgot that God doesn’t hate people, He hates sin.  And racism is, in fact, sin.

I am forever grateful and humbled by the tremendous sacrifices made by men and women who selflessly gave their lives so that I, someone they never knew, could live in a society better than their own.  I’ve even come to understand that some of it was necessary.  But, I also want to thank those men, woman, and children, who continue to pray for God’s favor in the midst of our struggle to overcome our sin.  I’ve heard it said before, “Wise men still seek Him”.

My prayer is that as we continue the movement, “Let us not forsake the Lord, Thy God”.   Truth is, God has granted us unalienable rights, not man!  And, I choose to be on the Lord’s side.

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Comments (2) | Posted by Renee Vaughn on

Today I celebrate a milestone…turning the big 4-0:)…it’s a day of mixed blessings while the devastation of Haiti still weighs heavy on my mind, but at the same time I reflect in the excitement of thinking back to the years of spending those yearly celebrations with family and close friends, and even meeting and getting to know my extended family like you. Bittersweet because some family(like my grandmother) are no longer here to call and wish me a happy anniversay, but I know she and other dear ones I’ve lost are smiling down from the clouds up above! So I give thanks to my God for letting me celebrate another year..and to you Mommy for bringing me into the world..and who knew your little girl grew up right before your eyes!

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Leave a Comment | Posted by Shilynne Cole on January 18, 2010

One should always looked to be inspired, if not from within, from powerful, spiritual people.

“There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love”
-Dr. Martin Luther King

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Comments (1) | Posted by Renee Vaughn on January 15, 2010

Just when you think you’re having a bad day…someone, somewhere has got it worse. That phrase has never been more profound as the country of Haiti desperately tries to make sense of how to survive such a horrific ordeal as an earthquake of 7.0 magnitude shook the country to its core. And as this world continues to help in aid with water, medical supplies and trying to comfort those who have lost families, friends, and loved ones, do we ever think of the possibility of  reliving the nightmare(that for some people has never really gone away) of 9-11, and what possible support would we receive on a global scale. I had a friend in College who was Haitian-American, and I can’t even begin to image what possible hell Carla could be going through in trying to contact her family, as she once told me that her Father still remained in the Country with other relatives. For all the indifferences that exist here in the United States…financial bailouts to big banks and Ceo’s getting outrageous bonuses to Senators of both the House and Senate who still can’t agree on a Universal HealthCare plan, a lot of us are blessed in more ways than we care to realize. So the next time I dare start to complain about  i.e. not being ‘rich’ enough or living in a more ’fanciful’ home, please stop me and remind me of a person in Haiti or anywhere in the world where people have nothing and may have to start life over with nothing and to just simply count my blessings(and yours)….one by one!

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