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Continue Writing Your Story, Even If No One Reads It

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Written by Tarék | May 26, 2026 There are many of journal and diary entries written daily. Quite sure of it. Reasons vary from keeping a log of your life for you to remember to having a detailed story to tell or to pass down to the next generation. Either way, they are both viable….

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Rastafari Celebration

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Written By Sage | April 2, 2026 The month of April is recognized as Rastafari Month or Rasta Month, primarily in Jamaica. April 21 is known as “Groundation Day” which celebrates Emperor Haile Selassie visit to the island in 1966. Rastafari Month highlights Rastafari culture, heritage, and the celebrations involving music, prayer, and the community….

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Essence of Melbourne, Florida

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Written by Tarék | February 24, 2026 Before this current city was founded as Melbourne by a once Cornwaithe J. Hector, it was known under a different name. That name was, Crane Creek. Originally founded by three freed black enslaved men. Balaam Allen, Wright Brothers and Peter Wright. The three men would build up a…

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Night Falls Over Alex Haley

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Written by Tarék | February 10, 2026 Thirty-four years ago, today, we lost a man to whom most would consider to be Black America’s greatest storyteller. Alex Haley. Born Alexander Murray Palmer Haley on August 11, 1921 in Ithaca, NY. Which, at that time, had a population of circa 1065, according to the 1920 census…

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