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Meki-Vee Fashion: Struting the Runway for Charitry
When we think of Fashion, typically: many things come to mind, like Runways, Fabrics, Colors, Fashion-Weeks all over the Planet, sponsored by the titans of the Fashion & various other industries. What does not, however, come across our minds is the thought of Charity. No matter how noble Philanthropy is, in an industry as fast-paced… Continue reading
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Munir Avery is for the People…let the People be for Munir:
Author’s-Note: I’ve been given an exclusive opportunity to interview Munir Avery, New York State’s first upcoming Muslim State-Senator: Continue reading
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People have their games & I’ve got mines!!!
I no longer get upset when People run Game… …it just shows their insincerity, they’re lame… …So, let them play their game, cause I have mine… …I never rush to make moves, I just take my time… …When I get turnt- up, there’s no slowin’ me down… …I laugh at the come-up of the Derelict… Continue reading
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The Suddeness of Life & Death!!!
I saw a beautiful Bird, just lying on the ground. At first, I thought it injured, didn’t make a sound. It wasn’t till I edged closer to it, that realized it dead. My appreciation of the Bird’s beauty turned to dread. It was a stark reminder, of the fact that Life is so short. And,… Continue reading
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When it comes to the Fashion-Scene: Fashion Avenue News sets the Streets of New York ablaze!!!
I had the privilege of being able to attend a recent event hosted by Fashion Avenue News. And, let me tell you something, they know how to party & how to throw a party. Their fashion designers pulled some really great exhibitions, along with some great models, which melted the runway, with every step that… Continue reading
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Eric Garner: the NYPD was his Judge Jury & Executioner
NYPD Officers, in Staten Island, New York City, are responsible for the unjust, unnecessary, death by choking, of a Eric Garner. To some this is just a usual isolated incident, of NYPD policing gone terribly wrong. However, for Peoples of Afro-American & Latino-American descent, this has become an all too prevalent expectation of ours: to… Continue reading
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Ever wonder why our pleas to Allah for the Oppressed aren’t answered?
Some Necessary-Perspective: Adam, the Father of Humanity (Peace be upon him), was evicted from the Paradise, because of only one act of disobedience against Allah, Jonah (Peace be upon him) was cast into the belly of a large sea-creature, because of only one act of disobedience against Allah, the Companions of Muhammad (Peace be upon him)… Continue reading
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The Balad of al-Barzakh/the Poem of the Realm of Death
When it’s your time to demise, however you may despise… …there is no turning-back, there is no such compromise… …As it’s your time to go, your breathing getting fast and then slow… …your Faith, all of a sudden, starts switching: between high & low… …The Soul of the dearly-departing sways in the winds and that’s… Continue reading
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Yasmin Mogahed’s position on the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict:
Author’s-Note: Yasin Mogahed’s spin on the issue takes us to a place that we ca all relate to: it sets us up & forces us to truly reflect upon the different scenarios that she presents, and how we would view them, had they been in place of the Palestinian-Israeli issue. I used to wonder why… Continue reading
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Oh, Oppressed…don’t be Hopeless!!!
The Oppressed-Peoples of the World have always been ignored… …from the Native-Americans and to the Australian-Aborigines… …The Oppressor has used superiority to seize lands and horde… …the original inhabitants ridiculed for fighting their enemies… …Everyone abandons them & the World has their eyes closed… …just like what happened in Rwanda, no wants… Continue reading
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