Culture, Lifestyle

Financial Literacy PT 2 with “Millennial in Debt”

15 Jan , 2019   Video

In Part 2 of our Financial Literacy Series, we sit down with Melissa J.B., 1/2 of the award winning web series “Millennial in Debt” to discuss her road to financial freedom, her thoughts on home ownership, and her mentality toward car transactions. She explains how she accomplished financial freedom on a teacher’s salary and her […]

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Culture, Lifestyle

Financial Literacy with Fortune Capital Consulting

9 Jan , 2019  

Rob Fortune of Fortune Capital Consulting sat done with us to discuss some key debt elimination, wealth building, and financial keys that any and all can apply to their lives.  Check it out here: Contact him here:  Fortune Capital Consulting Website Facebook Instagram Twitter BIO: “FORTUNE CAPITAL CONSULTING WAS FOUNDED BY OWNER ROBERT FORTUNE IN […]

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Culture, Politics, Sports

Family Feud: a thought piece on Reid and Malcolm

3 Jan , 2019   Video

Well folks, we’ve reached the end of 2018 NFL regular season. While this season certainly had its fair share of plot twists — from the no-shows, the injuries and other highlights (hello Baker and the Browns) — my bet is that the recent chapter in the Malcolm Jenkins vs Eric Reid saga has flown under your […]

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Culture, Lifestyle, Music

Art Basel 2018: Where Same Is The New Different

19 Dec , 2018  

     For those of us in the creative space, Art Basel is rapidly becoming the hottest annual event to attend.  Hosted all across Miami Florida – most notably in the rapidly gentrifying Wynwood area – Art Basel sets the stage for super talented and underrated artists to finally have their work showcased. However, what […]

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Music

Upstaging ain’t always a bad thing…

10 Dec , 2018  

When I think of upstaging someone, I think of winning at their expense.  Shitting on them, making them feel inferior, something along those lines.  JR Writer, 40 cal, and Hell Rell joined forces to drop the “the Upstage” project right around the time of the new Dipset project.  Regardless of whether the timing was planned […]

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Culture, Sports

The Contradiction of College Athletics Part I: Player Loyalty

30 Sep , 2018  

Imagine the following: waiting two years for an opportunity to showcase your talents doing everything that was asked of you in your job doing your job well enough to be the top person on your team at your position you outperform the new recruit in training but lose your position based on metrics you are […]

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Culture, Lifestyle, Politics

From America’s Dad to PA state prison: Power and Race in Merica

27 Sep , 2018  

For years Bill Cosby was  “America’s Dad.” The “Cosby Show” “Kids Say the Darnest Things” Jell-O, “Ghost Dad and critique of black Merica kept him in the spotlight.  Now he is a convicted felon headed to PA state prison. Some people are rejoicing, others are crying foul. The lesson should be the same, the standards […]

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Culture, Lifestyle

Thee Book of Lawrence Part 2

19 Sep , 2018  

HBO’s “Insecure” has become a classic.  Tons of professionals tune in every Sunday evening to watch Issa Rae and company live their lives and learn life lessons.  We previously wrote about the hero and legend “Lawrence” played by @jayellis. See Lawrence is a serial monogamist and overall good guy.  Women generally hate him, and men […]

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Culture

Serena, Nicki, Naomi and Cardi B

12 Sep , 2018  

In the past week the world saw two key public match ups: Serena Williams vs. Naomi Osaka for the US Open Women’s Title, and Nicki Minaj and Cardi B for reasons unclear.  People like Kelly Rowland have spoken out on the issue and said that the bigger fight is for women’s rights to equality.  The […]

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Culture, Politics

C + P + NYC = Reality Check

8 Sep , 2018  

I recently watched the film “Crime + Punishment” which documented twelve NYPD officers struggle to fight crime and a system designed to profit off of it.  It followed the group known as the NYPD12 as well as investigators and wrongly accused citizens and their families while they all fight for justice. The film had moments […]

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