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  • Songs to Invoke Love 3

    Episode 33

    Curated by Shefik

    April 2, 2018 Love

    Some people spend a great deal of time dreaming about what they will do, when they find love. However you approach love, whatever the dreams, goals, or hopes of which encircles your desires, everyone falls in love at some point.

    Guest Performers
    Chris Jasper — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Chris Jasper is a former member of The Isley Brothers and Isley-Jasper-Isley, and is responsible for writing and producing the majority of The Isley Brothers music and Isley-Jasper-Isley music. He is also an Inductee in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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    Dan Vitale — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Comedy

    Dan Vitale is an actor and comedian, best known for being a cast member during season 11 of "Saturday Night Live" (first episode: November 23, 1985, final episode: February 8, 1986).

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    Rickey "Slikk Muzik" Offord — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Rickey "Slikk Muzik" Offord is multi-platinum producer, who has worked with recording artists, such as Babyface, Ariana Grande, Chris Brown, Kirk Franklin, Jaime Foxx, Master P, Tank, and Ludacris.

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    Trisco Pearson — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Force M.D.'s is an American R&B vocal group that was formed in 1981 in Staten Island, New York. Later, Trisco Pearson joined the group.

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    James Mtume — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    James Mtume is a Grammy Award winning R&B musician, songwriter, activist, and radio personality. He came to prominence working with Miles Davis between 1971 and 1975. Mtume's group, also called Mtume, is best known for the 1983 R&B hit song "Juicy Fruit".

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    N.K. Morton — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    N.K. Morton is a singer-songwriter. She wrote songs for Backstreet Boys, Mýa, and Karen Clark-Sheard, worked in television with Chris Rock, and was a featured lead or background vocalist for artists, ranging from Diana Ross to Rakim.

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  • Songs to Invoke Peace

    Episode 32

    Curated by Shefik

    February 5, 2018 Peace

    No person is an island, neither in success or defeat, neither in tragedy or joy. We are inherently social animals, and peace should be a baseline of our existence, rather than a mere goal for which we strive. Therefore, we should not be passive.

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    Abe Fogle — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Abe Fogle has been touring with various artists for more than 25 years. His heart-felt backbeat and "shake-your-body" groove have been heard and danced to all over the world with Rob Thomas, Alex Bugnon, Kelis, D'Angelo, Kool and the Gang, and Guy.

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    Freddie Jackson — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Freddie Jackson is an American soul singer. Among his well-known hits are "Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)", "Have You Ever Loved Somebody", "Jam Tonight", "Do Me Again", and "You Are My Lady".

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    Janice Dempsey — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Janice Dempsey has appeared on countless albums as a featured and background vocalist, writer, arranger, and producer in various genres, including Stevie Wonder, Daryl Hall, Smokey Robinson, Mick Jagger, Chaka Khan, Melba Moore, Freddie Jackson, and SWV.

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    Mr. Every Day — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Mr. Every Day came into the world by way of a Cherokee Indian mother and a Bahamian father. At the age of three, Mr. Every Day toured with Stevie Wonder and his godfather Gil Scott-Heron, who was the first recording artist signed by Clive Davis.

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    CR Capers — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Film

    CR Capers is the Founder and CEO of the award-winning Hip Hop Film Festival, named "Best of the Fests" for 2016. Her radio show and podcast, "Why You Mad Son?", has over three million listeners worldwide and boasts a legion of loyal fans.

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    Chris Jasper — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Chris Jasper is a former member of The Isley Brothers and Isley-Jasper-Isley, and is responsible for writing and producing the majority of The Isley Brothers music and Isley-Jasper-Isley music. He is also an Inductee in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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  • Songs to Invoke Knowledge

    Episode 31

    Curated by Shefik

    December 25, 2017 Knowledge

    Knowledge is a powerful phenomenon. Not only does it breed your perception of the world around you, but it feeds the reception of the world to you. History is often riddled with conundrums that deny certain people their inherent place in the world.

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    Amelia Moore — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Amelia Moore (aka Ameliaismore) is an actress, author, and journalist. She has been A&R Assistant at Atlantic Records, Director of A&R at Gee Street, and General Manager at Ruff Ryders Records, leaving as President at Ruff Ryders Lifestyle.

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    M.C. El Bee — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Author Larry Boatright, also known as M.C. El Bee in the hip-hop community, talks about the birth and propagation of hip-hop in the 1970s and 1980s in his biography "A Gangsta'z Tale Hip-Hop in Da '70s: Invisible Legends of Hip-Hop".

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    Mathew Knowles — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Mathew Knowles is best known for being the former manager of Destiny's Child. He also managed his daughters Beyoncé and Solange Knowles. His company, Music World Entertainment, is one of the most renowned, with record sales exceeding 300 million.

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    Billy Sherwood — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Billy Sherwood is mostly known for his time as a member of progressive rock band YES. He is also a member of the band Asia. Sherwood's godfather was the television icon Milton Berle, and his father was a famous musician, who has worked with Frank Sinatra.

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    Delious — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    All-4-One is a R&B and pop group, best known for their cover hit single "I Swear" from their self-titled debut album. The group comprises Jamie Jones, Delious, Alfred Nevarez, and Tony Borowiak. The group has sold 22 million records worldwide.

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    Laurence Juber — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Laurence Juber is often considered most famous for playing lead guitar in Paul McCartney & Wings from 1978 to 1981, with whom he won a Grammy Award. Juber has since had a distinguished career as a solo fingerstyle guitarist and studio musician.

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  • Songs to Invoke Christmas 2

    Episode 30

    Curated by Shefik

    December 18, 2017 Christmas

    Once again, the leaves have changed, the weather has turned colder, and the season of celebration has arrived. Our current state of affairs shows us that individually living an ideal is only part of the story. There must be more.

    Guest Performers
    Jamie Jones — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    All-4-One is a R&B and pop group, best known for their cover hit single "I Swear" from their self-titled debut album. The group comprises Jamie Jones, Delious, Alfred Nevarez, and Tony Borowiak. The group has sold 22 million records worldwide.

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    N.K. Morton — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    N.K. Morton is a singer-songwriter. She wrote songs for Backstreet Boys, Mýa, and Karen Clark-Sheard, worked in television with Chris Rock, and was a featured lead or background vocalist for artists, ranging from Diana Ross to Rakim.

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    Sellah — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Sellah hails from a culturally diverse background. In 2017, he sang on a commercial for a major brand, which was broadcast during Super Bowl LI, as well as streamed online at YouTube, where it amassed over 17 million views.

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    Tony Borowiak — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    All-4-One is a R&B and pop group, best known for their cover hit single "I Swear" from their self-titled debut album. The group comprises Jamie Jones, Delious, Alfred Nevarez, and Tony Borowiak. The group has sold 22 million records worldwide.

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    Alfred Nevarez — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    All-4-One is a R&B and pop group, best known for their cover hit single "I Swear" from their self-titled debut album. The group comprises Jamie Jones, Delious, Alfred Nevarez, and Tony Borowiak. The group has sold 22 million records worldwide.

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    Delious — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    All-4-One is a R&B and pop group, best known for their cover hit single "I Swear" from their self-titled debut album. The group comprises Jamie Jones, Delious, Alfred Nevarez, and Tony Borowiak. The group has sold 22 million records worldwide.

    Biography Events Profiles

    James Mtume — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    James Mtume is a Grammy Award winning R&B musician, songwriter, activist, and radio personality. He came to prominence working with Miles Davis between 1971 and 1975. Mtume's group, also called Mtume, is best known for the 1983 R&B hit song "Juicy Fruit".

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    Quindon Tarver — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Quindon Tarver is an American singer. He is best known for his cover of Prince's "When Doves Cry" for the 1996 film "William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet", starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes in the leading roles of Romeo and Juliet.

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    Tawatha Agee — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Tawatha Agee was the lead singer from the band Mtume, whose soulful lead voice that was featured on their hit "Juicy Fruit". She has recorded with artists, including Céline Dion, Aretha Franklin, Luther Vandross, Sting, David Bowie, Jewel, and R. Kelly.

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    Tony Terry — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Tony Terry has numerous Billboard top hits within his repertoire from the late 1980s, early 1990s, and today, including his world-renowned hit, "With You". He is also an achieved actor and activist championing for social and family health issues.

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    Trisco Pearson — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Force M.D.'s is an American R&B vocal group that was formed in 1981 in Staten Island, New York. Later, Trisco Pearson joined the group.

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  • Songs to Invoke Death

    Episode 29

    Curated by Shefik

    November 13, 2017 Death

    Perhaps, you have wondered about death, questioned yourself about what it means to die, what happens after life ends, or maybe what it means to be a part of death itself. The answers are not so easy to find, and they are even harder to give.

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    Angelo Ellerbee — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Double XXposure is a full service public relations and artist development firm founded by Angelo Ellerbee. He has worked with a wide array of clientele, ranging from Michael Jackson to Lionel Richie, Mary J. Blige, and DMX (whom he also managed).

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    Laurence Juber — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Laurence Juber is often considered most famous for playing lead guitar in Paul McCartney & Wings from 1978 to 1981, with whom he won a Grammy Award. Juber has since had a distinguished career as a solo fingerstyle guitarist and studio musician.

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    Michael Alig — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Art

    Michael Alig is an artist and party promoter, who served almost 17 years in prison for manslaughter. He was a co-founder and ringleader of the Club Kids, a group of New York City clubgoers that became a cultural phenomenon during the 1980s and 1990s.

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    Robert D. Siano, Esq. — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Legal

    Robert D. Siano, Esq. has practiced law for over thirteen years and is an experienced attorney that handles matters involving entertainment, including intellectual property, contracts, and licensing.

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    Billy Sherwood — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Billy Sherwood is mostly known for his time as a member of progressive rock band YES. He is also a member of the band Asia. Sherwood's godfather was the television icon Milton Berle, and his father was a famous musician, who has worked with Frank Sinatra.

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    Gerald Alston — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Gerald Alston is an American R&B singer, and the lead singer with The Manhattans. Between 1988 and 1995, he left the group to record five albums (later recording his tribute to Sam Cooke in 2008) and ten solo singles.

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  • Songs to Invoke Breathing

    Episode 28

    Curated by Shefik

    October 23, 2017 Breathing

    Today is the day, and now is the moment, to make your big leap. So, breathe, and make it happen. Without breathing, no one can get very far. The simple motion of a diaphragm, as it pushes air in and out of your lungs, is nothing short of miraculous.

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    Melba Moore — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Melba Moore is a prolific 5-octave singer and Broadway actress. In addition to a Tony Award and 4 Grammy Award nominations, her music relevance brought many other accolades. After a 5-decade career, she earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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    Neddy Smith — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Neddy Smith is a professional musician and CEO at NedGJean International. He composes and writes his music, not only in a traditional style, but also by incorporating his vast international experiences. This is apparent in each of his releases.

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    Satomi Hofmann — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Theatre

    Satomi Hofmann is an actress, singer, musician, composer, and arranger living and working in the New York tri-state area. She is currently starring in "The Phantom of the Opera" on Broadway, with the role Wardrobe Mistress/Confidante.

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    Shanna Marie Wallace — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Ministry

    Shanna Marie Wallace is a Spiritual Interfaith Minister, who inspires in her classes, workshops, and guest speaking appearances. Her passionate and purposeful work has been featured in Bronx Times, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Yahoo, and Tech Insider.

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    Tali — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Mathew Knowles found phenomenal success grooming and managing the mega group Destiny's Child. He is now handing out mics to Blush, a harmonically blended hip-hop and R&B trio, and since 2013, they are using their mics to mix fiery rhymes and hooks.

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    Terry Derkach — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Terry Derkach's music production and writing credits include 3-time Grammy nominated, multi-platinum artist Brad Roberts (Crash Test Dummies), gospel vocalist Vernon Bush (Stevie Wonder, Nancy Wilson, Ray Charles), and Gary Lucas (Jeff Buckley).

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    Janice Dempsey — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Janice Dempsey has appeared on countless albums as a featured and background vocalist, writer, arranger, and producer in various genres, including Stevie Wonder, Daryl Hall, Smokey Robinson, Mick Jagger, Chaka Khan, Melba Moore, Freddie Jackson, and SWV.

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  • Songs to Invoke Miracles

    Episode 27

    Curated by Shefik

    September 24, 2017 Miracles

    The world is composed of however you perceive it, so don't deceive it. Your life is harmonized by the melody that weaves it, draped in the tapestry that conceives it.

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    Amanda Witkowski — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Pageantry

    Amanda Witkowski, currently National American Miss New Jersey 2017, is a Thomas More honors student at Sacred Heart University. She has since co-founded "Shop. Sell. Strut!", as an Autism New Jersey awareness and fundraising event.

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    Bunni Ray — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Mathew Knowles found phenomenal success grooming and managing the mega group Destiny's Child. He is now handing out mics to Blush, a harmonically blended hip-hop and R&B trio, and since 2013, they are using their mics to mix fiery rhymes and hooks.

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    Charles Valentino — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Theatre

    Charles Valentino is a Broadway actor, ballet dancer, teacher, songwriter, and choreographer. He has appeared on the television show "CSI" (CBS), and he has worked with Joni Mitchell, Anjelica Huston, Barbra Streisand, Steve Tyrell, and Barry Mann.

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    LaChandra

    Music

    LaChandra is a recording artist and owner of the beauty salon Posh by LaChandra, located in New York City. In the late 1980s, LaChandra released the song "Just Started", produced by the house music group Blaze.

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    Rickey "Slikk Muzik" Offord — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Rickey "Slikk Muzik" Offord is multi-platinum producer, who has worked with recording artists, such as Babyface, Ariana Grande, Chris Brown, Kirk Franklin, Jaime Foxx, Master P, Tank, and Ludacris.

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    Sellah — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Sellah hails from a culturally diverse background. In 2017, he sang on a commercial for a major brand, which was broadcast during Super Bowl LI, as well as streamed online at YouTube, where it amassed over 17 million views.

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    Bonné Dunning Williams — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Ladies of SKYY (Denise, Dolores, and Bonné Dunning) are best known as the female vocalists of the hit group known as Skyy. Their biggest chart position was achieved in 1982, when their album "Skyy Line" was certified gold and reached #1 album status.

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    Chris Jasper — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Chris Jasper is a former member of The Isley Brothers and Isley-Jasper-Isley, and is responsible for writing and producing the majority of The Isley Brothers music and Isley-Jasper-Isley music. He is also an Inductee in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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    Janice Dempsey — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Janice Dempsey has appeared on countless albums as a featured and background vocalist, writer, arranger, and producer in various genres, including Stevie Wonder, Daryl Hall, Smokey Robinson, Mick Jagger, Chaka Khan, Melba Moore, Freddie Jackson, and SWV.

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  • Songs to Invoke Love 2

    Episode 26

    Curated by Shefik

    July 24, 2017 Love

    Some of the most wonderful things about life are not just abstract, but often demonstrably unattainable. Yet, there is love. It is often said, one of the best things in life is love, and it remains understandably free.

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    Chris Jasper — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Chris Jasper is a former member of The Isley Brothers and Isley-Jasper-Isley, and is responsible for writing and producing the majority of The Isley Brothers music and Isley-Jasper-Isley music. He is also an Inductee in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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    Freddie Jackson — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Freddie Jackson is an American soul singer. Among his well-known hits are "Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)", "Have You Ever Loved Somebody", "Jam Tonight", "Do Me Again", and "You Are My Lady".

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    LaChandra

    Music

    LaChandra is a recording artist and owner of the beauty salon Posh by LaChandra, located in New York City. In the late 1980s, LaChandra released the song "Just Started", produced by the house music group Blaze.

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    Tony Terry — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Tony Terry has numerous Billboard top hits within his repertoire from the late 1980s, early 1990s, and today, including his world-renowned hit, "With You". He is also an achieved actor and activist championing for social and family health issues.

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    Paul Laurence — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Paul Laurence is an American multi-platinum songwriter, producer, and keyboardist. He had several number one R&B hits, including Freddie Jackson's "Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)", "Jam Tonight", "Tasty Love", "Hey Lover", and "Do Me Again".

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    Quindon Tarver — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Quindon Tarver is an American singer. He is best known for his cover of Prince's "When Doves Cry" for the 1996 film "William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet", starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes in the leading roles of Romeo and Juliet.

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  • Songs to Invoke Revolution 2

    Episode 25

    Curated by Shefik

    July 3, 2017 Revolution

    A revolution can mean many things. By themselves, underdogs likely had no idea of the ripples their actions would cause, of the turnings they would then set in motion, and the revolution they would ultimately undergo.

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    AJ Woodson — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Literature

    AJ Woodson is Editor-In-Chief at Black Westchester and Co-Owner at Urban Soul Media Group, the parent company. He is a father, author, writer, rapper, radio personality, hip-hop historian, and a freelance journalist.

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    Michael Alig — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Art

    Michael Alig is an artist and party promoter, who served almost 17 years in prison for manslaughter. He was a co-founder and ringleader of the Club Kids, a group of New York City clubgoers that became a cultural phenomenon during the 1980s and 1990s.

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    Mr. Every Day — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Mr. Every Day came into the world by way of a Cherokee Indian mother and a Bahamian father. At the age of three, Mr. Every Day toured with Stevie Wonder and his godfather Gil Scott-Heron, who was the first recording artist signed by Clive Davis.

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    Sarah Dash — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Sarah Dash's first notable appearance was as a member of Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles. Dash has had a full career, moving from singer, to songwriter and session musician for famous bands that include Labelle, The Rolling Stones, and Keith Richards.

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    Carl Clay — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Theatre

    Recognized and awarded as a multi-discipline force, Carl Clay has produced over 350 plays, trained over 2000 actors, and has written and directed 25 films aimed at urban youth. He has produced over 40 jazz concerts.

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  • Songs to Invoke Abuse

    Episode 24

    Curated by Shefik

    May 29, 2017 Abuse

    You can help. You can be a part of the solution which combats abuse. Do not neglect to see the signs. Do not let the abused go unheard. Pay attention. Stand up. Be a champion against abuse.

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    Alee Opuiyo — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Business

    Alee Opuiyo is a 2005 Howard University School of Communications graduate. She majored in Broadcast Journalism and minored in Political Science. While Alee attended Howard, she interned with the cable network Fox News.

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    Meredith Collins

    Music

    Meredith Collins is Co-Founder at Hookist.

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    Peppermint — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    The hardest working woman in show business, drag queen and recording artist Peppermint has conquered the New York scene with her high-energy and engaging personality. She was a finalist on "RuPaul's Drag Race" (Season 9).

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    Terry Derkach — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Terry Derkach's music production and writing credits include 3-time Grammy nominated, multi-platinum artist Brad Roberts (Crash Test Dummies), gospel vocalist Vernon Bush (Stevie Wonder, Nancy Wilson, Ray Charles), and Gary Lucas (Jeff Buckley).

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    Dr. Laurén Laurino — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Medical

    Dr. Laurén Laurino, lovingly known as "Dr. Ren, America's Holistic Sweetheart", is a board certified naturopath through the American Naturopathic Medical Association. She has appeared on "The Dr. Oz Show" multiple times.

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    Laurneá — Photo Credit: Shefik

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    Music

    Prior to her debut solo project in 1997, Laurneá was a member of three groups in the 1990s: Bobby McFarrin's a capella group Voicestra, British group Loose Ends, and later in the Grammy-winning group Arrested Development.

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    Yashi Brown

    Literature

    Yashi Brown is an author, poet, speaker, and active leader in the mental health community. Poetry became a safe space, when she began experiencing severe emotional challenges in her late teens.

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    ½ Pint — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Son of Bazerk and No Self Control is an American hip-hop group consisting of Son of Bazerk, Almighty Jahwel, and ½ Pint. The group was formed by Hank Shocklee, a member of the production team Bomb Squad.

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