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    May 2, 2018 /  Featured  \  Public Art
    Sunkist Mural in Philadelphia “You Are What You Eat”


    We chose this configuration for the final Sunkist mural because the guardian-like being in the upper right hand corner felt very much engaged with the decisions that the figure carrying a shopping cart might make. The shopper is in the […]

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    May 30, 2018 /  Creative Writing  \  Lifestyle
    Unpacking and Negotiating with Anxiety and Codependency


    Did you read a book called The Giving Tree when you were a kid? It essentially teaches us that we should empty ourselves out to others and then apologize when there’s nothing left to give. The Giving Tree literally gave […]

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    April 19, 2018 /  Activism
    You Are Now Free To Move About The Country | #SelfRepresentation


    This month I went to Memphis, coincidentally during the 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s death. This country can fold over the year 1968 and 2018 and compare the similarities between the economic systems and political structures that perpetuated poverty then […]

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    April 3, 2018 /  Lifestyle
    Should I Soak Nuts and Seeds Before Eating Them?


    I usually soak nuts, seeds, grains and beans because they have enzyme inhibitors that protects the life of the food. This natural coating makes it hard for our bodies to absorb the nutrients found in nuts and seeds. Think about […]

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    April 4, 2018 /  Business
    What an Artist Needs to Know About Licensing Artwork


    Licensing artwork can benefit your career by placing your artwork in front of more viewers and by providing extra income. It’s a mutually beneficial collaboration between an artist and an separate entity, achieved through a written contract. Licensing artwork means […]

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    March 25, 2018 /  Lifestyle
    Becoming A Raw Vegan and What My Experience Has Been Like So Far


    You might be wondering, what’s the deal with the raw food diet? I’m sometimes asked why I’m a raw vegan and the main reason is because I want to try to avoid or delay diseases that run in my family. […]

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    March 26, 2018 /  Public Art
    Cecil B Moore Recreation Center Playground Mural


    In the summer of 2011 volunteers and members of North Philadelphia neighborhoods came together to paint a mural at the Cecil B Moore Recreation Center Playground at 22nd and Lehigh Avenue. This grass roots project began with Teyona Jackson, who […]

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    March 23, 2018 /  Travel
    Visiting Italy for Winter Vacation 2018 | Rome and Sicily


    I spent the first two nights in Rome because it had the most history of anywhere else in Italy. Flights there came to around $700 round trip because I booked it close to the date. From there it would be […]

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    March 8, 2018 /  Creative Writing
    Were We Born To Shine? What Makes Us Really Stand Out?


    I was born to shine through an awareness that exists behind the public face of stereotypes and limited imagination. The first things most people point out about me is that I’m black. I’ve been called a nigger by strangers and […]

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    March 2, 2018 /  Creative Writing
    Black Women Are The Mules Of The Earth – Zora Neale Hurston


    Black Women Are The Mules Of The Earth is a quote from Zora Neale Hurston who spoke through the heroine Janie Crawford in her 1937 book, ‘Their Eyes Were Watching God’. I began to grapple with the imagery that statement elicited, […]

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