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WE ARE BLACK AT IT
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me and Khani in 2006
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Family, this week I just want to say many thanks to all of you who took the time out to listen to PEP Talk! Radio last Thursday. Very special thanks to persons like Lee Sims of Simon Enterprises for continuing to help us spread the word about our our radio and TV talk show, PEP Talk! If you know anything about business, and in particular, small businesses; you should know that we DEPEND on word of mouth to grow. We need your support in order to continue to grow and we are not afraid to ask for it! Tomorrow is a very special day for me, so this week my editorial is very personal... I spent most of the week reflecting on my son, Khani Smith, Jr. and in particular how my life has changed since I had him. I am not an advocate for teenage pregnancy but I will say that from MY experience, having my son at an early age made me mature very early, and forced me to become a woman before I was ready. I never quite got it when folks told me I was wise beyond my years and made remarks like "yuh MUSS grow up wid yuh Granny."
Fortunately for me, I never had to give up much and/or lose the chance to still enjoy being a young woman because I had the full support of my family and my "Village." I would like to thank my son's father, my wonderful parents, my immediate family, my neighbors, and the entire Lilford Avenue Village for their help in raising my child during the early stages of his life. When I made the decision to go and live on my own (because I had a child and felt that I needed to have my own place), I had the full support of my Village and they remained connected and supportive during Khani's life until he left Jamaica about three years ago. READ THE REST HERE Blessed are those who bear children, for they shall have no choice but to experience unconditional love. Happy 21st birthday to my son, Khani Smith, Jr. I love you unconditionally.
Creative Director
PEPPY ENTERTAINMENT & PROMOTIONS, LLC
Watch PEP Talk! on your computer at your convenience on our YOUTUBE PAGE. Catch the latest pepisode #6 with Eric & Tamar Goodson of Good Son's Enterprise playing now. "You have to show yourself friendly in order to find a friend." Tamar Goodson on finding her soul mate aka her husband and business partner (in her PEP Talk interview).
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Tonight's guest will be entertainment journalist, Stan Evan Smith. We will continue the tribute to Bob Marley and the Wailers.
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Poet Ralph Emerson's phrase "representative man," best describes Marley, who gave the poor and oppressed an important voice in the international arena of ideas. Through his message of social justice, themes of moral rearmament and freedom for the human spirit, he offered the sufferers of the world's oppressed hope and promise. Those sufferers were the emotional center of Marley's art. His message resonates with relevance today, 30 years after his death, more so than when he was alive. At the time of his death, noted Jamaican journalist John Hearne wrote, "He dug for, isolated and refined, delight and comfort to a billion people around the world ... his songs of protest against social injustice contained not one word of hate."
Despite every reason to hate, his songs were a message of love. More importantly, as Hearne said, "Bob Marley dredged so much loving into absolutely original music of his grim, hard, contemptuously treated childhood of poverty and neglect." His music was rooted in moral rearmament, and at the emotional center of his art was his suffering people and so demanded a discourse between the oppressed and the oppressor.
READ STAN'S ENTIRE ARTICLE HERE.
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MEET ANGE ANGLADE
Ange Anglade is a Holistic Health and Nutrition Coach and Certified Fitness Instructor. She is the founder of The Wellness Studio, LLC which was created to support the busy lifestyle of moms and all women who want to become fit and healthy. Her mission is to teach women how to create a well-balanced healthy lifestyle while juggling family, career, personal goals and how nutrition, fitness & holistic health change families.
Ange considers herself to be an ambassador for healthy living; she conducts nutrition for weight loss and wellness workshops to groups and individuals. She shares her incredible weight-loss strategies and tips on how she has been able to maintain a 50+ weight-loss for 6 years while managing a hectic schedule. Ange is passionate about helping people reach their personal, fitness, healthy lifestyle goals and is an advocate for combating childhood obesity.
Ange is a Licensed Graduate Social Worker with a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work from Mercy College, NY and Master's degree in Social Work from Howard University. She currently chairs the Health and Wellness Committee for the Association of Black Social Workers Metro DC Chapter.
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| ELIZABETH BROOKS WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO "THINK CORRECTLY" | |
Elizabeth Brooks is a highly sought after fitness professional in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area with over 15 years of experience in the exercise industry. She has comprehensive knowledge in the areas of anatomy, kinesiology and physiology with practical and functional application in classes and training. Elizabeth has a powerful ability to articulate and instruct in the areas of form, posture and movement and prides herself on having high sensitivity for clients and student's varying abilities. She provides and offers fresh insights and passion in movement adaptation.
Elizabeth is a dynamic presenter and speaker, who is able to encourage and inspire individuals to strive toward the highest levels of their exercise and fitness goals through her "Fitness begins with correct thinking"philosophy. As a Master Fitness Instructor and Advanced Personal Trainer, Elizabeth has in-depth understanding of exercise equipment from gym weight training machines and free weight training to class applications with BodyBars, tubing, balls and other balance and functional training devices.
Elizabeth has provided fitness instruction in the continental US as well as Jamaica. She is the producer and featured instructor of exercise DVDs and is regularly tapped as a talent for talks and demonstrations.
For more information, click HERE.
BOTH ANGE AND ELIZABETH WILL BE AMONG THE "WOMEN WALKING TALL" AT OUR VERY SPECIAL WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH EVENT ON SATURDAY, MARCH 26.
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BLACK HISTORY CORNER
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 William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was born on February 23, 1868, in Massachusetts to Alfred Du Bois and Mary Silvina Burghardt Du Bois. He grew up in Great Barrington, a predominately Anglo-American town. His mother's family was part of the very small free black population of Great Barrington, having long owned land in the state. Their family descended from Dutch and African ancestors. Alfred Du Bois, from Haiti, was of French and African descent. Alfred Du Bois and Mary Silvina Burghardt married on February 5, 1867 and Alfred deserted Mary by the time their son William was two. The boy was very close to his mother. When he was young, Mary suffered a stroke which left her unable to work.
Du Bois performed chores and worked odd jobs. He did not feel separate because of his skin color while he was in school. He has suggested that the only times he felt out of place were when out-of-towners visited Great Barrington. One such incident occurred when a white girl who was new in school refused to take one of his "calling cards" during a game; the girl told him she would not accept it because he was black. Du Bois then realized that there would always be a barrier between some whites and non-whites. Du Bois faced some challenges as the precocious, intellectual, mixed-race son of an impoverished single mother. His intellectual gifts were recognized by many of his teachers, who encouraged him to further his education with classical courses while in high school. His scholastic success led him to believe that he could use his knowledge to empower African Americans.
In 1895, Du Bois became the first Black man to earn a Ph.D from Harvard University. He has written many books, including three major autobiographies.
(Source: Wikipedia)...To learn more about Du Bois, GOOGLE HIM.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Caribbean Professional Network
Presents a Special Exhibition Showing of
Wrestling with the Image: Caribbean Interventions
Guided Tour & Reception
Thursday, February 24, 2011
6:00 - 8:00PM
Art Museum of the Americas
201 18th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006
(Metro: Farragut West) Click on the image below to RSVP and learn more   IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR EVENT LISTED, PLEASE EMAIL INFO@PEPPYPROMOTIONS.COM |
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