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A Trip Around the World

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Written by Tarék | March 24, 2026 You ever think of booking a flight to fly across an ocean? You ever get as close as to checking flight costs and completing the prompts to book and pay for said flight? Then you stop, laugh it off, and blame it on reality as to why you…

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Press The Pause Button

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Written by Tarék | March 17, 2026 Press the pause button on your day-to-day. Book a trip. Go somewhere both relaxing and adventurous. Don’t wait. Who knows what this world will become in another year? Spring is in three days. We already know that life doesn’t wait for us. The time is now. Plan a…

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Generational Wealth

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Written by Tarék | March 10, 2026 The founder of generational wealth.  Where does one begin?  Is it expected of the generation post to assume wealth to be passed on?  Should there be preparation or should the founder assume, the next generation will magically figure it out?  There is leading versus being led astray. What…

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Today in History

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Written by Tarék | March 3, 2026 March 3, 1887 – Helen Keller (aged 6) begins receiving lessons from Anne Sullivan. March 3, 1939 – A fast begins in Bombay. Mahatma Ghandi shows India he means business while protesting against autocratic rule. March 3, 1991 – Rodney King suffers a severe beating from L.A. police…

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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 Rev. Jesse Jackson

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Written by Tarék | February 17, 2026 It is always a sad day in history when we celebrate the life of someone through their demise. Today marks the celebration of Rev. Jesse Jackson. Born Jesse Louis Burns on October 8, 1941, in Greenville, SC. His mother was Helen Burns and father, Noah Louis Robinson (unmarried…

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Black Music History – 01

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Presented by Tarék | February 17, 2026 104 years ago, today in 1922, Thomas Jefferson Edwards was born in Richmond, VA. He grew to become known as an American singer/songwriter. Most famously known for recording “It’s All in the Game”. This track was actually released twice. Once in 1951, as a single, where it placed…

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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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Rosa Louise McCauley

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Once released from jail she continued on to do great things. Including public speaking at events locally and across the nation. . .

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