tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83991341663227517032023-09-04T03:46:22.910-07:00One Downsized Diva on the RiseThe trials and tribulations of a 40 something African American Diva tryna make Lemon Drop shots out of the lemons that "Corporate America" threw at her!!socialmmmdivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02363868050523364336noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399134166322751703.post-14243010500602871372017-01-01T10:46:00.002-08:002017-01-01T10:46:53.940-08:002016 the year I Kicked Fear in the ...As I look back on 2016, I saw myself take on things that I’d previously spent years sweeping under the rug! But after passing out at the convenience store and ending up in ICU; I finally had to deal with the fact that the “fibroids” were back and with a vengeance! AND they came with a little friend; that’s right they told me they found a black spot that was more than likely cancer but they wouldn’t and couldn’t know for sure until they extracted my uterus! As luck, would have it, the doctors in Georgia decided that my blood count was too low for surgery (ok so they may have had to give me 11 1/2 bags of blood the day before) and this is where my fight to live my life without the fear of being accepted by others begin.<br />
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Here's the thing when you’re facing death you kinda don’t give a flip about what people think of the choices you’re making in life anymore. So, I quit what looked like it was going to be a great job and relied on money solely from blogging and tweeting as an influencer to live off, during my cross-country adventure. Yep, I’d decided to leave Atlanta and drive across the country stopping to visit everyone I love while doing the things I enjoy doing one last time. Not to mention a few new adventures.<br />
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My son and parents thought that I was crazy! I mean after all for the last six years or more I hadn’t been able to see very well when driving at night and would have panic attacks too. O-yeah did I mention, I’ve never driven more than 200 miles alone the whole time that I’ve been driving. Well, I hadn’t! But guess what I did just fine (read all about it)!<br />
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Sometimes the best thing you can do to push yourself closer to where you want to be in life is stop listening to those who love and want to protect you! To just take a blind leap of faith! Don’t worry about what people will say or if they will accept the decisions that you make. Just do it! One of two things will happen, either they will be there to help celebrate your success or not and if they’re not there they weren’t really in your corner anyway.<br />
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2016 was my year to finally live my life without the fear of acceptance, to live my life fiercely and fearlessly. To learn to make people accept me flaws and all! And that is exactly what happened.<br />
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As you set about picking a “theme” for your resolutions or goals for 2017, I caution you to choose it wisely because words are more than words! The things that we speak over our lives often become reality! Because had anyone told me that I was going to have the adventures that I did last year when I said, I was going to be fearless in 2016, I would have chosen a different “theme”!<br />
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What am I rolling with for 2017 not sure yet gonna take my time and decide really really carefully. <br />
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socialmmmdivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02363868050523364336noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399134166322751703.post-57301395313160600942016-08-26T20:00:00.000-07:002016-08-26T20:00:01.971-07:00Fiercely Fighting To Be Fearless You know what they say about never being able to go home again? Welp, it's true...ok well not entirely but to some degree it is...I mean think about it. Think about how much you've changed since you set out to explore the world and try new things. And then think about how some in your inner circle have <i>not</i>! And while this isn't necessarily a bad thing it is a <b><i>thing!</i></b><br />
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Because while you are proud of the changes that you've made both in your lifestyle and character, your loved ones don't exactly feel the same way. While they may be proud of the financial and or professional gains they are more than just a tad bit confused, intimidated and fearful by other changes that they see in you! And while you'll find this disheartening it's not a bad thing or the end of the world. OR at least it shouldn't be! But let met tell you that<b style="font-style: italic;"><i> fear changes people.</i></b><br />
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Believe you me, <b><i>fear</i></b> can make the sweetest person you know turn into #@$%^& as they try to protect their loved one and the world as they know it from what they don't understand or are fearful of. Since I've been back I've been warned by everyone that the city has changed and that I might not want to go here because someone was shot around that area last week. Or are you sure you want to take that Uber to the city? I heard on the news a few months ago that an Uber driver attacked their passenger.<br />
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I've been home for exactly a month now....like dang y'all where did the time go? I know I spent a week or two catching up with all of my cousins on my mom's side ....yep that Server-Relf set (truth be told it's the Server-Relf/Henson -Potts crew...yep both sides of my mom's family tree). Check out the pic's of me and a different group of cousins, than you have seen before. I know you're wondering how many cousins does she have?! IDK! Just trust me when I say that there are a LOT! As my Big Momma used to say, "Girl as long as you got family...you got all you need!" And the older I get the truer that statement seems to be. <br />
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Y'all being back in the Bay with family and seeing the water every day sure has given me the boost my body and soul were craving! Does being around your family give you a spiritual lift too?<br />
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Oh yeah and by now I'm sure you know that my BELOVED Golden State Warriors lost the NBA Finals and after traveling all this way back to the Bay... I've still not been able to go to a championship parade! But you best believe will be chasing the title again next year!<br />
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Went to one of my cousin's 50th birthday party. Don't I look pretty in my pink dress? <br />
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But I've been doing more than re-connecting with family....I've taken a few meetings out at Google,,,a few at Cal....Cal Berkeley. got set up to review movies on the west coast with Warners . reached out to the city of El Cerrito and Richmond to talk tech and interviews,,,interviews....I'll let you where I land....<br />
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In the meantime and in-between time I went to Bezerkely with my GodPrincesses to soak up some culture and to my surprise the city is being GENTRIFIED! So I snapped a few pic's of the zaney things that were left. Take a look.<br />
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I hope you enjoy the collage of pic's of my favorite hidden gem spaces in my hometown Richmond, Ca. aka Rich City and that it truly is! Rich in culture....everything that makes me the divalicious blerd that I am! <br />
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<br />socialmmmdivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02363868050523364336noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399134166322751703.post-34207167219904907112016-07-01T13:29:00.003-07:002016-07-01T13:29:44.691-07:00Not So Fearless After All<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy the 4th y'all!</span>socialmmmdivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02363868050523364336noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399134166322751703.post-50322262164316543662016-06-10T01:08:00.000-07:002016-07-23T02:08:33.519-07:00Friends, Family, Faith & Fearlessness <br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">After getting stuck up on a hill in the middle of the night <b><i>WITH NO PHONE SERVICE</i></b> just outside of El Paso, Texas during a thunderstorm/flash flood and having a<i><b>"God, you better do something!" </b></i>moment with the Lord. T</span><span style="font-size: medium;">he D<i>oggy Diva Diamond</i> and </span><span style="font-size: medium;">I made it to Pheonix, talking to various cousins along the way(when there was service). Chatting with<b><i>"the cousins" </i></b>not only provided me with companionship but allowed me an audience to discuss what it means to be fearless and live life fearlessly. Two of my older cousins that are part of the 50 & fabulous club felt that simple things like moving across country, to a new city and starting a new career over the age of 40 was a fearless and slightly bad ass thing to do! While another set of cousins in the 40 can't last forever club was like "Girl, what took you so long!...You're such a slacker" frame of mind. And when specifically asked what type of life changes would they </span><span style="font-size: medium;">think it took to add someone to the <i style="font-weight: bold;">"living life fearlessly" </i>club, they specifically stated things like living and working abroad, starting their own business, trying things that most black people wouldn't (or what the media tells us aren't stereotypical black things) like learning to fly a plane, zip-lining and jumping out of a plane (apparently some of my cousins are secretly bad ass too)! So, now I'm getting a glimpse of what other people see in me and why some of them would think that I'm <i style="font-weight: bold;">fearless</i>! I mean, after all, I did move across country, to a new city, no job, and very little family. And while I have yet to learn to fly a plane but I have jumped from a plane, zip-lined while on vacation and well I did have my own start-up (remember Goszip Mall, y'all?) Wow! Looking at things from a new perspective I'm looking at the palm trees that are coming up on my left and pop in Pac's, "<i style="font-weight: bold;">California love</i>" and I'm feeling a little bad ass and thinking yep I'm experiencing a bit of fearlessness and you know what? <b><i>I think I like it!</i></b> </span></div>
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Now y'all I'm like what are people seeing in me that I'm missing! Like, for real, though. Cuz, when I think about the moves that I've made lately, I just see a Lil Black girl from Richmond California trying to survive and make lemonade out of the lemons that life has thrown at her and rise to the top! I mean where I'm from you're either constantly striving to be the BEST or........OMG, I don't even want to think about it.....<br />
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So back to the Ex and him enlightening me on what in the heck I've done to make people think that I'm fearless.<br />
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So apparently chucking it all and moving across the country to chase your dream is an act of fearlessness and wait doing simple things like booking a room on Airbnb and driving for Uber they count too!<br />
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So basically living life outside of the stereotype is an act of fearlessness! Because when I finally got to Houston and met up with my cousin and told her that I'd be staying at an Airbnb while in town...she was like my aren't you brave! We shared experiences that happened in our lives since we last saw each other in person...it was great!<br />
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There's nothing like being with family...for me connecting and sharing ideas,dreams and stories of adventures from the past with those who have the same bloodline is <b><i>powerful!</i></b> And I'm not just talking about my foolishness either....I mean stories of brave, bold and plain ole badassness by my parents, grandparents, great-grandparents great aunts and uncles too!<br />
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As fate would have it we spent so much time catching up that before I knew it the sun was up and it was time to go!<br />
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Life can be funny...especially when memory meets reality...when I was a little girl my cousin came to visit and I remember her as being super duper tall. I used to tell people I wanted to be tall like my cousins on my dad's side... well...it worked because guess what we're the same height!<br />
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Yep, she's 5'8 too! LOL,I guess I was really short when I was little because she seemed a lot taller back then! In my mind, she was like 6ft. tall. See for yourself....<br />
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socialmmmdivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02363868050523364336noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399134166322751703.post-75424180899639539262016-06-05T15:18:00.000-07:002016-07-02T21:53:36.265-07:00Living Fearlessly With FamilyWhen we last chatted, I'd left you to ponder what the word <b><i>"Fearless"</i></b> means to you and then I gave you the dictionary's definition of the word (see below).<br />
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After sliding through Slidell I was able to get my brother from another on the phone again and asked him to explain why he thought that I was <i style="font-weight: bold;">fearless. </i>His response because you never let <b><i>ANYTHING</i></b> stop you! I was like <b><i>WOW</i></b> is that what people think? I mean ...WOW...as I'm about to pull up to my <i><b>glamson's</b></i> house with a police escort (Y'all ain't ready for that story yet)! I'm thinking and feeling like my move back to the Bay is a retreat....like I've lost the battle and I'm turning tail and running home to Daddyo! I mean sure I was able to launch <b><i>Goszip Mall</i></b> and I held the <b><i>Sassie's Festival</i></b> back in 2013 and my <b><i>Cupcakes & Code </i></b>events turn out cool all the time. AND I did move across country just me and the Doggy Diva Diamond buuuut I'm not really sure if that makes me <b><i>fearless</i></b> or not.<br />
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Welp the <b style="font-style: italic;">Boys in Blue, </b>got me to the<b style="font-style: italic;"> GlamSon's </b>house, but before I go, "What makes a person <b><i>fearless</i></b> to you" ? Leave me a note in the comments.<br />
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Before getting back on the road I'm going to share a collage of some of the time I spent with my <b style="font-style: italic;">Glambabies. </b>O, the things the <b style="font-style: italic;">glamkids</b> and I got into while spending 5 amazing days in<b style="font-style: italic;"> NOLA(</b>you really are different there)<b style="font-style: italic;">! </b><br />
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We attended one of <i style="font-weight: bold;">A3's </i>first ever little league games; he was totally awesome! Not afraid to hit the ball at all and you should have seen him run those bases like a <i><b>vet</b></i>! He was the only one that the coach didn't have to tell what to do and when.<br />
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Now that <b><i>glamdaughter</i></b> of mine.....she's the <b><i>epitome</i></b> of the word<i style="font-weight: bold;"> FEARLESS and YES </i>her<i style="font-weight: bold;"> superpowers </i>are in her<i style="font-weight: bold;"> tiara. Just like her Bella she wears one everyday (YES, she has several different ones. Bella will have to step up her tiara game). </i>Look at the pictures of her in the collage you will see her sitting in the fire truck...well she asked the fire chief if she could use their bathroom and when we came out, she ran straight to the truck and climbed up and asked for a picture. <b><i>Mi Chanta</i></b> had to join her because well <b><i>Bella</i></b> wanted her to be safe anyhoo that lil girl knows <b><i>no fear!</i></b><br />
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So while I don't believe that I, myself am <i style="font-weight: bold;">fearless </i>those<i style="font-weight: bold;"> Glambabies </i>of mine definitely are!<br />
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Ahh well it's time to head west....sigh...bye <b><i>NOLA </i></b><br />
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<b><i><br /></i></b>socialmmmdivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02363868050523364336noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399134166322751703.post-40936672220691495382016-06-04T07:00:00.000-07:002016-07-23T02:12:44.990-07:00Live Life Fearlessly & Fabulously <span style="font-weight: normal;">Wow, I can't believe that the day has come for me to pack the car and head back to the Bay Area! </span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span> <span style="font-weight: normal;">And here we go.....called Family Mobile and assured continuous service from ATL to NOLA to the Bay...CHECK ...car packed ....CHECK.....lunch packed....CHECK....car gassed up...CHECK....</span>Time to roll out....<br />
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On the road again ...I can't wait to get on the road again!<br />
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Right if you know me well and by now you should, you know that I hate to drive and I'm anxious as all get out about this drive I'm about to make across country but anyhoo the Doggy Diva Diamond and I are now on I20 and headed south until it turns into I10 and takes us right on into Slidell, Lousiana!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"></span> What a beautiful drive it was from Atlanta to Alabama; believe it or not it was quick and easy too!!<br />
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Because I'm not really a fan of road trips I either stop too much or not enough and as luck would have it I probably should have stopped a bit sooner as I had to make a mad dash when I finally stopped the car. Hang on y'all I'll be right back.<br />
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Now where was I? Oh, yeah y'all the roads are so beautiful, lush and green. The view was nice and the weather was great! My parents had me all worked up about some impending storm but God cleared the path for me and there was no rain in sight. I was zooming along as fearlessly and fabulously as could be!<br />
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YES, y'all I wore my tiara to give me a bit of confidence!<br />
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As I'm rolling through Mississippi my phone rings it's a really good guy friend of mines calling to ask if I'd gone back to the Bay Area to watch the NBA West Coast Semi-Finals series between OKC and my BELOVED Golden State Warriors. Well, I had to come clean and admit that while I was on my way back to the Bay....I wouldn't be going to the games and that I probably wouldn't get home until sometime during the Finals. After, giving my brother from another mother the run down on my return to our beloved California and in particular our "Bay Area" ...he surprised me with telling me how he loved the fact that I was kick ass and FEARLESS!<br />
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But before I could get him to explain the line went dead and I couldn't get a signal until the Doggy Diva Diamond and I rolled right into Slidell!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">But before I go find those Glambabies of mine....... What does the word fearless mean to you? I'm not sure if that word can be used to describe me, however, I'm honored that someone thinks that it does! Let's talk about this some more as I continue on to the Bay! </span><br />
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socialmmmdivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02363868050523364336noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399134166322751703.post-32059662490364408912016-05-30T07:05:00.000-07:002016-05-30T07:12:22.927-07:00Continue to Dream <div class="MsoNormal">
I’m down to my last 4 days here in Atlanta and I’m still attending advance screenings right up to the end! I sure hope the West Coast PR Reps from the various studios and film festivals are as generous to me. Not sure though because there aren’t as many premieres and advanced screening events in the Bay Area. But anyhoo let me tell you about my latest adventure. <o:p></o:p></div>
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On Wednesday, evening I head over to the Landmark theatre to attend the advance screening of <b><i>Presenting Princess Shaw</i></b>, and as with all of the shows that I am allowed to attend an advanced screening for, I do a bit of research on the movie before I go. While I was at <b><i>Starbucks</i></b>, saying goodbye and working on a new project with one of my sisterfriends, I took a peek at the trailer. It looked really interesting it seemed to be a modern day <b><i>Cinderella </i></b>story about a youtuber of color! Sound familiar? Well we’ll see…<o:p></o:p></div>
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Anyway since they gave me two tickets and I’m down to my last few days in Atlanta, I decided to ask this younger guy who I think is totally hot and haute to accompany me, and as always he said, <b><i>YES</i></b>! <o:p></o:p></div>
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Unfortunately, though I lost track of time when I was working on my project with my sisterfriend and there was no time for me to go home to make myself younger than I really am (GG’s quick ginger, lemon, hot pepper scrub, normally does the trick). So instead I’m in the ladies’ room pouring ice from the concession stand into my hand and holding my freshly washed face into it. It helps some, the shine is gone and those bags under my eyes (stayed up too late packing) are now easily covered with makeup. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Finally, it’s 7 and my friend has arrived. He smells sooo good that I can barely focus. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Anyhoo, the movie is starting so we grab a couple of seats and as we do this great husky yet very soft and feminine yet powerful voice, is filling the theater. And even though Princess Shaw has an awesome voice I’m totally distracted because this man smells so freakin good and he’s leaning in so we can talk about the movie like Black people do (focus Diva focus). <o:p></o:p></div>
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Meanwhile on the screen the story of <b><i>Princess Shaw</i></b> and her amazing voice is unfolding, her journey to reaching her dreams of becoming a famous singer. We see her struggling to keep a roof over her head and the lights on as so many of us do here in the good ole <b><i>US of A, </i></b>especially those of us with a creative artsy spirit. <b><i>Princess Shaw</i></b> has such a calming and uplifting spirit through-out her journey, most often than not she is very positive and keeps chasing her dreams no matter what happens. Through the disappointment of family and friends not supporting her by coming out to hear her sing or dealing with hurt from her past, she keeps pressing forward, unaware that her world is about to change!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ok back to the story, so by now you're probably like come on, girl, who won, already! Well, the winner was a young lady named Torie, If you ask me Torie had an unfair advantage as her mom was one of the coaches. Anyhoo Torie had designed the game to look like the seascape from the upcoming movie Dories Adventure and titled her game as such. Torie had included all of the bells and whistles that were available in her game.! It had music, ocean sounds and the sound most games make when your avatar dies. She's also set it up so that her columns moved when your avatar moved. And goodness could she present. Torie started her presentation with why she made the game, then how she made it and why she choose to include the elements that she did. She also explained how to play her game and got one of the other judges to play the game and asked the judge, how did he enjoy the game! Like I said before those kids were amazing! For most of the kids who attended the hack, it was their 1st time attending this type of event. They all had a great time and were looking forward to the next event. And let me tell you something so where the judges.<br />
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I guess the theme of last week was about doing things that are sometimes uncomfortable and finding yourself having an amazing time! With that being said head on over to <a href="http://code.org/">Code.org</a>, and download the instructions and the templates to try building your own <i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flappy_Bird" target="_blank">"flappy bird"</a> </i><span style="font-weight: bold;">game.</span><br />
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Cheers to a great weekend and now to a busy week of packing and preparing for the next chapter in trying to make lemonade out of the lemons that are being thrown my way.<br />
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Alright y’all a few days have passed and now I’m wishing that I would have went to go see <b><i>Queen Katwe</i></b> this interesting show that Disney is about to release! <b>Lupita Nyong’o and David Oyelowo</b> star in the movie and the initial quote that goes across the screen is totally awesome and inspiring! Also, I love how they chose to open the movie with this quote and then a picture of the beauty of Uganda.<o:p></o:p></div>
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And so I’m going to share it here first, that my time in Atlanta has come to an end! Yes, y’all!! Yes!! Unfortunately, I was unable to break into the Silicon of the South! Everyone believes that Atlanta is the “Black Mecca”; that it’s easy for African American’s to reach their goals here, well unfortunately, I must admit to myself and everyone else that while I’ve had some highlights since moving here. I can’t quite call my time here successful and as <b><i>Kenny Rogers</i></b> (No relation), says, <b><i>You gotta know when to hold’em, know when to fold’em, know when to walk away</i></b>….. So the doggy diva and I are preparing to move. <o:p></o:p></div>
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And I have to ask y’all does this ever happen to you that when you finally decide to make a life changing move that things start to appear as if they might actually work out where you are? Yep as the time closes in on me packing up the Blessed Pearl (my totally connected Ford Fiesta) and hittin the road… seeds that I planted last year are coming to fruition but thankfully I paid attention to what my de facto mentors were saying and I set it up so that if anyone was listening and decided they would finally give me a chance to get my <b><i>Sassie</i></b> and <b><i>Techie</i></b> dreams off the ground, I could achieve them from anywhere! <o:p></o:p></div>
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melancholy. Not really sad but just a bit funky and could really use a pick me
up. And as luck would have it I got an e-mail from a fellow PR (public
relations) professional inviting me to attend the screening of Neighbors 2:
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Queen of Katwe, so at the stoplight I googled the film (because I'd not heard
of it). While, the movie produced by Disney looked to be an extraordinary
thought provoking story being told about the African Diaspora and I have to
admit I'll end up buying a ticket for if I'm not invited to another screening
of it. But sometimes you just need a laugh sooooo I texted back that I had a
previous engagement and I would have to pass but please keep me in mind for
future screenings and to please send me an e-mail with as much info as possible
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parking garage at 5:45 and as I get out of my car and head to the elevator a
group of young People of Color (Indian to be specific) almost ran me over the
young lady who was driving apparently had watched too many stereotypical movies
of African Americans and became aggressive with me! I was like JEEEZUZ
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breath and get in the elevator and continue on to the theater. When I get
upstairs there's a line for screenings and I give my name and the theater rep
says, Ms. Robinson which movie will you be reviewing tonight? You're on the
list for both! I have to be honest I almost switched from the comedy to the
thought provoking Queen of Katwe....but y'all I really needed to laugh!
So I asked what perks came with the Queen of Katwe vs Neighbors 2
Sorority Rising. Stop laughing y'all!! Yes, it does matter if you're getting
free popcorn and a soda when you're reviewing these shows! I mean come on, you
know it makes for a better experience! Anyhoo the rep advises that the
best perks come with the original movie I was invited to review Neighbors 2
Sorority Rising. I tell the theater rep, Neighbors 2 Sorority Rising it
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and guess who I see running into the theater acting like a bad stereotype? That’s
right the young ladies from the parking garage! And its true God don’t like
ugly! They were ushered right on out of the theater! Isn’t karma great? Anyhoo back to Neighbors 2 Sorority Rising! So
the crew from Dish Nation was in the house to open up the show Da Brat and crew
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started… no previews straight to the opening…y’all I never stopped laughing! I
laughed from the time the movie started until the credits rolled! Take a look
at the trailer and get your laugh on y’all and if your soul needs a pick me up….go
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Seems like it was just the 1st of the month, when I received my invitation from the Center for Civil and Human Rights to attend the screening and Q&A of the History Channel's reproduction of the mini-series Roots. As I reserved my ticket and tried to figure out what I would wear as I walked the red carpet, I couldn't help but think why on earth were they making a new version!?! I mean after all the awards and records that the original won and still holds (i.e. most watched mini-series of all time! 37 Emmy nominations)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">My son had read Roots and The African before he started school (truth be told, we took turns reading pages from those 2 books the summer he turned 5) I used reading those books with him as quality family time! A distraction for the fact that he wasn’t going to be watching TV in the evenings, that summer, since he did so much of that at his grandmother’s during the day. And then it was also a requirement for him to read Roots in high school!</span></div>
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Seems like just last week it was March 17th and I was attending the Red Carpet Premiere of <i style="font-weight: bold;">Barber Shop The Next Cut </i>!<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i><br />
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Y'all that movie was soo good! If you're going to the opening tonight or for a matinee this weekend to support the "Black Out" movement you're going to have a great time!<br />
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The movie was comfortable it felt like we were looking in on a group of our old friends; possibly from our own local barbershop or beauty salon. Although I must admit it was a bit out of character to have both the stylist and barbers performing work on their clients in the same room. I know my girls back home in the Bay would not be cool with getting their weaves sewn in with some fine men in the room!<br />
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I really enjoy this part of blogging! I get invited to movie screenings and screenings of new TV shows and web series all the time, however the best part is getting to see the stars at the priemeres because from time to time every <i style="font-weight: bold;">diva needs </i>the glitter and glitz from time to time.<br />
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<b><i><br /></i></b> <b><i><br /></i></b>socialmmmdivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02363868050523364336noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399134166322751703.post-59950399388163692812016-01-04T16:00:00.000-08:002016-04-15T16:01:04.004-07:00Whew I Made it !! WOW, life was such a roller coaster that I really didn't post to my personal blog!!! <br />
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January 2015 was filled with hope and enthusiasm and then came February and it all went down the drain. You read it right life went from sugar to shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh to shhhoot I just gotta roll until the wheels fall off.<br />
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Here are some pics from different social media/public relation events,film festivals and movie premieres that I attended. As well as a few cool blerdy things like Dragon Con and a hackathon or two.<br />
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Ok...Ok things weren't all bad in 2015 but it was a struggle and I'm blessed to have survived it! I even came out with a lil gift from God! That's right I was blessed with a connected car....O the adventures we've had...wink wink<br />
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Anyhoo I made it to 2016 and the lessons I learned in 2015 are sure to come in handy!<br />
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socialmmmdivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02363868050523364336noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399134166322751703.post-76708649443545498622015-01-20T22:15:00.000-08:002015-01-30T19:18:13.826-08:00Diva's don't have time to wait for opportunity to knock! Sometimes we just have to sashay on over and make them happen! It's true while being "smart assy ain't classy" a diva has to sometimes tell people to <b><i>"kiss my sass"</i></b> to get things going and that is exactly what happened!<br />
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So last weekend I attended Ashley Stewart's #loveyourcurves event to support some of the other local PRGirls and my PRSister who has a new gig that requires her to be suited & booted! And while the life of a PR Gal/Social Media DIVA may look like <b style="font-style: italic;">"The Glamorous Life" </b>that<b style="font-style: italic;"> Sheila E</b> sang about it's <b><i>NOT;</i></b> we're just really good at spinin' things and posting the right pictures to make it look like it is!<br />
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So anyhoo while I was soo not MYOBing and tryna get my girl to try on somethings, while I was talkin' her up to the Ashley Stewart rep. I was hoping to get her a hookup to Brand Ambassador land...yeah but the "Rep" wasn't feelin me...<br />
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You know that saying "when one door closes another opens?" , well as the "Rep" was blowing me off ...our Shopping Angel walks by and then doubles back. She interrupts me and my PRSister from our air mouthed argument to ask if she can help us. Before my PRSister could say no, I said sure she was like great! We spent the next 30 minutes with our Shopping Angel who pulled some great outfits for my PRSister to try on but when it was all said and done she only felt comfortable buyin a belt! WOMP WOMP. But our Shopping Angel was not done with us!<br />
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Now y'all know how my son's always tell me not to talk to strangers? Well I'm so glad I don't listen to them on the regular! Cuz guess what y'all our Shopping Angel, turned out to be radio host Terry Tlove from Be100! That's right the "star" of Deb Antney's network Mizay Entertainment! <br />
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Guess who she invited on her show?? That's right US! And guess what else?? We're getting makeovers! Queue the music! She's got big thoughts, big dreams....dah dah dah <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.1200008392334px;">She wants to lead the glamorous life</span></span><br />
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Last week two wonderful PR specialists the Curvy Fashionista and Gwen Wunderlich-Smith hosted a series of events around town for Ashley Stewart. OMG those plus size diva's live lavishly and chile do they know how to party!!<br />
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Now I know some of you are saying WTH??? You're barely a size 8 but hey wait now... there were those first years after becoming a widow, when I blossomed up to a size sexy 14! And then when I had the ex-factor in my life I stayed playing in the garden of plushness. And all I want to know is where in the heck was Ashley Stewart back then??? <br />
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Anyhoo we hung out at a few of the Ashley Stewart events this week and walked their pink carpet, cheered the ladies who participated in the fashion shows and other events it was great! <br />
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<br />socialmmmdivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02363868050523364336noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399134166322751703.post-44309209519456947472015-01-11T00:30:00.000-08:002015-01-19T19:23:42.641-08:00A Diva In A Blue Dress <br />
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Okay okay maybe not on fire but I certainly had people doing a double take! This past weekend was a BDD here in Atlanta! That's right Saturday was the 3rd Annual Georgia Entertainment Gala. I know you're wondering how did I score such a sweet invitation to an event of this caliber. Well I'm a Social Diva of course! No seriously my client<b> director Brandon "2Mill" Thaxton </b>was<b> </b>on hand to present the<b> 2015 People to Watch in the Georgia Entertainment Industry award; </b>which he and his business partner <b>Errol Sadler won in 2014 for their company Supremacy Films.</b><br />
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So anyhoo y'all know that I wasn't about to let him go up on stage without being there to support him. And so even though I have an extreme dislike for shopping during the winter months, when all the rookies are out. I set out to the mall to find myself a bad azzz dress! For some reason on this night the stars must of all been in alignment because I went into one store and found a dress a size 7 no less (yes y'all I was shoppin in the juniors dept, don't judge me)!Then my hair challenged self couldn't find not one cousin or cousin of a cousin in Georgia to do my hair! So I called my granddaughter's mom and borrowed her cousin and she hooked me up nicely if I do say so myself. But post in the comments your thoughts.<br />
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Now it's time to head to the GWCC, so I put on my blue dress, rhinestone shoes and <b><i>UBER'd</i></b> away !<br />
Mmmmhmm you guessed it roadblock here I come! Just as the driver attempt to turn down the street to the Georgia World Congress Center the police had put up a barricade! Well the driver says don't worry they do that for the general public. They're going to let us through.Uhhh NO! They didn't let us in but I noticed they let a few cab drivers in but anyhoo I didn't have time to wait I need to walk that red carpet! Umm I mean... I needed to support my client...yes support my client...so I get out of the <b>uber</b> car AND walked the almost 4 blocks to the GWCC! You read that right....walked in my 5 inch heels! It took me about 10 minutes but I wasn't sweatin' or messing my hair up! Y'all know I'm hair challenged.<br />
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As luck would have it there was no wind and no rain tonight so.... I still looked fabulous when I watched my client head on up to that stage to present this years award to the winner. Who turned out to be a good friend of the Supremacy Films family, Jasmine Burke! Did I mention that, this year it was hosted by actress Naturi Naughton of the <b><i>Starz </i></b>drama <b>Power? </b>Well it was that girl is kinda funny y'all...be sure to check her out on Power but keep in mind that is not a comedy!<br />
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<b>Autmun Essie Bailey-Ford </b>the creator of the Georgia Entertainment Gala did an awesome job with this year's event and I for one can't wait to see what she has in store for the 2016 event!<b> </b><br />
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It's been real y'all I had a great time enjoy the pic's but a sista on the rise work is never done so I'ma about to be up till dawn writing press releases and letting the world know that Brandon and his wooden bow ties by Ella Bing had the Georgia World Congress Center all a buzz!<br />
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Well after that segment aired I was like welp there are just 2 days left to the premiere and no news people have contacted me about doing an interview about the movie or my client! At this point I'm still feeling blessed but beginning to be <b style="font-style: italic;">stressed! </b>But I decide to dig in my heels and send one more e-mail and this time I would use the clip from the Tom Joyner show. So I crafted a fabulous e-mail that included the previous pitch along with the new clip from Tom Joyner show and with in 15 minutes I was contacted by Good Day Chicago!<br />
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socialmmmdivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02363868050523364336noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399134166322751703.post-7267611737399971192014-10-08T06:19:00.000-07:002014-10-09T06:20:15.004-07:00Wayyyy Back Wednesday!Sometimes it's good to take a walk down memory lane and do something that reminds us of a good time! And soooooooooooooooooooo I present you with Alphonso doing the "Carlton" my family and I really enjoyed the Fresh Prince of BelAire, especially the episodes when Cartlon and sometimes Will did this dance! So enjoy!!<br />
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">OMG !! Y'all I think I found the perfect job! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">So everyone knows that I am slightly hair
challenged, right? After taking out my
braids that I wore from the time I gave birth to my son until 2011; learning to
do my hair and look good for 8 consecutive hours is just a bit much! Especially
in this Hotlanta humidity!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">I know I know some of you are saying what does that have to do
with the "perfect job"? EVERYTHING! Last week I went on a job
interview at McBride Research in Decatur, Georgia. now when the recruiter first
told me about the job I was like, Mc Bride Research what kind of gadgets do
they make? But to my surprise they didn’t make gadgets! They make Hair
Care products!! And for African American women at that! I was like this could
get interesting so I do what I always do when I have hair issues I reached out
to the <b><i>“Server set” </i></b>aka 20 of my 30 first cousins on my mother’s side
of the family. I love how things have progressed over the years no more sending
a group message over AT&T’s voicemail system I pulled out my phone and sent
a text that went to our family’s facebook page and everyone’s cell phones! Yep I
turned to my cousins or sister cousins as we like to say because we’re close
like sisters. Well y’all know that about 8 of them do hair professionally and
well the other 12 have great looking hair just because. I must have gotten my
hair handling skill sets from the Rogers side….sigh.. anyhoo I sent out the
call for help to find out about McBride Research and their signature product
Design Essentials. Well the first few responses were very sarcastic! Three of the
“cousins” were like really KK…seriously? And then my cousin Misti posted to the
page, <b><i>“look dumb dumb!”</i></b> Those are the products that I used in your
hair back in January when I took your weave down! Remember you said,”OMG my
hair smells like peppermint pops”. Yes y’all I really said that! Side eye roll
to Misti for remembering and busting me out on the family FB page. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">So then I posted, Why are they not more popular with the “hair
challenged” sista’s like me? Every last
one of the cousins started posting these crazy emoticons! Not really sure what
that was about…I tell ya family can be rough on you. I mean do I give them the
side eye roll when they ask me crazy questions about tech stuff?! _______________ 0__O Ok so yeah
sometimes I do but anyhoo. It’s not about me! Well yeah it is…so ok they tell
me that this stuff is better than anything the other major African American
Hair Care companies are offering! As a matter of fact 16 out of 20 cousins say
the only thing they buy from the other companies is the HOT SIX Oil! O yeah 4 of my cousins that live in the
Southeast part of the country, agreed to do my hair for free if I got them a
sample of this stuff! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Fast forward to the day of the interview. I’m nervous but I’m
armed with all my social media and tech info plus the <b><i>Haute Hair Care gossip</i></b>
from the <b><i>“Server set”. </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">When I get there the office is nice but let me
tell you it smells <b><i>Divine </i></b>in there. Just like<b><i> peppermint pops! </i></b>I give the
receptionist my name<b><i> and YES </i></b>her hair was<b><i> FABULOUS! </i></b>She took my name and asked me to be
seated while she contacted the ladies who would be interviewing me.In just a
few minutes out walks Shana one of the interviewers and immediately I was
envious! </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Why you ask? Because she is rocking braids! O how I so desperately want
to be in Corporate America with my braids back! Not sure why the rule is to not
be that ethnic until after you’ve been there six weeks! I mean really if they
hate my hair that much they’ll just find an excuse to fire me anyway right?? But
yes she was rockin’ braids. We chatted for a while then comes in Polly the other
interviewer and she has a great natural do as well. I feel like a fish out of
water with this weave! When it was all said and done I dazzled them (or at
least I think I did) with all of my Social Media and Social Tech knowledge. I
tell them that the </span><b style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><i>“Server set” </i></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">loves their products and an hour ½ later the
interview is over! But on my way out I got gifts! That’s right I said </span><b style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><i>gifts!</i></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">
</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">I got a gorgeous designer gift bag full
of goodies and as luck would have it one of my cousins made a surprise visit
and HOOKED UP MY HAIR!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">I hope you enjoy the picture of my <b><i>peppermint pop</i></b> smelling
hair! And let’s all pray I get the job! Because it will be my personal mission
to make sure this stuff is not a “<b><i>Stylists Secret” </i></b>but that even the <b><i>hair
challenged </i></b>such as myself get to have hair that smells like the yummy <b><i>peppermint
pop</i></b>s, all the time! I know you're probably saying wait wait you haven't told us why this is the perfect job! Well here it is that at 40+, I may just finally learn to take care of my hair and use the right products to keep it looking good! Without alienating the </span><b style="font-size: 18px;"><i>“Server set”</i></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></div>
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Ok in order to pull this off you're gonna need to do your hair & throw on some gloss!<br />
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Now pull out your phone hit the play button on the video and <i>DO THE SELFIE</i>!<br />
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It's always great to reflect and look at your goals,dreams and desires to see if you're being true to<i style="font-weight: bold;"> "who you are"</i> ! To see if you like who you've become or if it's time to evolve into someone or should I say something else even. And yet still sometimes you ask yourself this to see if you're portraying your true self to the rest of the world. Is your <b>"brand" </b>saying what you really want it to say! </div>
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<b><i>My Brand,</i></b> you say yes,<i style="font-weight: bold;"> "YOUR BRAND"! </i>With that said I think you're gonna love this new digital series by the <i style="font-weight: bold;">OWN Network! </i>Some of your favorite personalities from today and yesterday give you insite on who they were and who they are today! As well as who they are striving to be tomorrow! Hopefully this will help you as you grow evolve and determine <b><i>WHO YOU ARE!</i></b></div>
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Stephanie "StephStaa" McNair has an awesome voice! Will Adams did such a great job with the movie clips I know you're thinking I need to see this! Well we'll be premiering in Chicago in late Sept and then we're going to do a tour to Atlanta, Oakland and whichever other cities with a strong African american presence so keep checking for us.#SexAintLOve #WillAdams #StephanieStephStaaMcNair,#AubreyMarquez #DamonWilliams #JaimeCampbell #CalvinThomas #AdeleGivens #ChicagoIndieFilms #Chicago #ACITYFULLOFSTARS #SocialMMMDivaPR<br />
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