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		<title>ALL NEW APRIL: Another Tribute For Trayvon. . .</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[So much has been said about Trayvon Martin over the past month, from protests to rallies to marches and public service announcements. So many have spoken up about the injustice that is still being perpetrated, about the arrest that still hasn&#8217;t been made. About the way things have unfolded. From false testimonies to tribute songs, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D.&#8217;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I remember where I was when I heard that Heavy D. had passed away last November, only a few miles from where he collapsed and died from a aneurysm, in my new home of Los Angeles. I remember being in shock, having that feeling that I&#8217;ve been feeling way too often lately, after another one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jordin Sparkles When Discussing Whitney Houston, Film</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are so many stories that folks are sharing about their time with Whitney Houston, from Brandy and Monica talking about their mentor, to Chaka Khan, Jennifer Holliday and Kim Burrell talking about Whitney&#8217;s vocal skills and the things she had to deal with. And then there was Kevin Costner, who spoke at length at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jay-Z Dedicates &#8216;Glory&#8217; To His Newborn Daughter</title>
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		<title>My 2012 Theme Song Is Really &#8216;Good&#8217;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s always a good sign that things will be alright when the first song you hear upon waking up to a new year is one that you can literally choose as your theme song. That&#8217;s me, right now, as the first post I saw on my Tumblr was a captivating rendition of the song &#8220;Be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Siwe Project: Voices. . . &#8216;Choices&#8217;</title>
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		<dc:creator>Will</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, while tuned into one of my favorite podcasts, Blacking It Up, my friend Bassey Ikpi, former co-host, made a special appearance to promote a project that is near and dear to her heart. It&#8217;s called The Siwe Project, named after a young lady named Siwe Monsanto that Bassey watched grow up, [...]]]></description>
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