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FRUiTS Mag inspired shoot🍓✨

For @ink_magazine Streets Print Vol. 16, Issue 1

Creative direction + graphic design: @sydneythestrange

Stylist: @clubkidk @sydneythestrange

Production: assistant @romandiascro

Models: @shartchan @ca.y.la @ron8pie

Photography: @lightpainterr

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CARTER™️ Magazine and DNA America Have BREAKING NEWS: History Is Being Made!

CARTER™️ Magazine and DNA America is partnering with 12 On Your Side Broadcast Media, to provide African American History, and, News, through our digital media platform and social media-covering the interests, and concerns of the African American communities across the nation and Central Virginia.

A special section for Richmond Local News will be under the title, “Key Awareness” in honor of Robert Wright Evans Sr., a Richmond legend, who gave voice to the African American communities of; Gilpin Court, Mosby Court, Creighton Court, Fairfield Court, Hillside Court, Whitcomb Court, Blackwell, Southside, Northside, East End, West End, Church Hill, Jackson Ward, and the entire Greater Richmond area.

A breakthrough for broadcast media has begun with 12 On Your Side, CARTER™️ Magazine and DNA America.

A televised announcement will be held on air April 4, 2024. More details will be available on 4/4, with a link for viewers to tune in.

A new day in media has begun.

12 On Your Side / CARTER™️ Magazine / DNA America

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Good News: The Bopst Show, the only variety music radio show/podcast that helps you to avoid panic buying, airs today at 4 & 10 PM (EST-USA) with encore editions airing this weekend on WRWK 93.9 The Work FM. Listen online: theworkfm.org

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Key Awareness - Richmon Local News: ‘I’m Comfortable Here’ - New Program Uplifts Children In Gilpin Court

By @azriah_bryant

With spring break well in effect for young students in our Central Virginia, they have time to go on trips, relax or just hang out in their neighborhoods.

That’s the same for children in Gilpin Court, but a new initiative is helping keep the kids out of trouble and active.

“Like I’m comfortable here. It makes me feel like I’m in a community,” sixth-grader Jazier Jackson.

Every week you can find Jackson at the Calhoun Community Center playing basketball with his friends or getting help with his homework.

“It helps lead them to the right way and not the wrong way like sitting over there on the corner store and like leads them to the right way to do what they want to do in life,” said Jazier.

It provides a means of escape from the troubles of the real world.

“We are working with Gilpin Court in terms of mediating and keeping our young persons on the right track, and part of that is having our program here throughout the week,” said Dr. Gwendolyn Andrews.

Andrews came up with the program. She is the supervisor of the Richmond Community Mediators, which operates with the Richmond Police Department. She’s here every week because this is personal.

“I was here as a young social worker back in the ‘80s, and I knew, being from a broken home, what it meant to have great mentors, and so again, when the opportunity to return came, I embraced it,” said Andrews.

More than 60 kids come together to pack out this community center to receive youth counseling, play sports and other activities in hopes of keeping children off the streets and out of violence. -(source: 12 On Your Side / CARTER Magazine / DNA America)

To read more, click the link in our bio.

#news #richmond #rva #gilpincourt #12onyourside #cartermagazine #dnaamerica #dna

[adventuressclubamericas]

Flat Peregrine has started her journey to Miss Fisher Con 2024 in New Orleans! This month, she's in Richmond, VA. Flat Peregrine has had a soft spot for RVA ever since her 3-dimensional counterpart was a celebrity guest for Miss Fisher Con when it was in Richmond in 2021.

Richmond is known as River City, so naturally Flat Peregrine's first stop was by the James River. Even with the dismal weather, the James was still magnificent. We just know that Flat Samuel would love to try his luck with the fishing here.

From there, Flat Peregrine made her way downtown, to the site of the Richmond 34 protest. This was where 34 Virginia Union University students held a nonviolent sit in at Thalhimers Department Store's whites-only lunch counter in February 1960. This event, and several actions in support of it, would lead to the integration of most Richmond businesses in the early 1960s. Thalhimers is now gone, but the site is marked by not one, but 2 historical markers.

From there, Flat Peregrine headed over to the Virginia Museum of History and Culture, where to her surprise, she found that a portion of the original lunch counter has been preserved.

Her last stop was at the Markel Building, a rather unique Richmond landmark. Built in 1962, the building's design was said to have been inspired by a foil-wrapped baked potato. Flat Peregrine found it stunning, and very much disagrees with the online magazine that labeled it one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

Where will Flat Peregrine turn up next? Stay tuned!

[annihilate-this-week]

Ok so this has been coming for a while but I have officially resigned my position at RVA Mag/GayRVA. The weekly show preview column will be moving to theauricular.com — first edition from our new home out tomorrow. Beyond that, I guess I’m freelance now. Which is to say, I’m mostly a Hallmark card-shelver and unpaid novelist at this point. But that’s where things had gotten to with the magazine anyway, so fuck it.

[julienbakersideblog]

LUCY DACUS at The National for RVA Magazine (2021)

[divineenergyfitness]

StigmaFree Pledge! 💚 #StigmaFree

It's up to us to tell others what it really means to experience a mental health condition. That mental illness is real, it isn’t always in a person’s control and there is hope.

You can start now by sharing your StigmaFree status on social media:

I'm inspired to build better lives for those affected by mental illness. I'm #StigmaFree. Are you? www.nami.org/stigmafree

Mental illness doesn't discriminate based on race, gender, identity or age. Be #StigmaFree www.nami.org/stigmafree

Or encouraging others to support NAMI:

Did you know 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. has a mental health condition? Support NAMI's work www.nami.org/Donate

Support NAMI's effort to provide education, support & awareness for those w/ mental illness & their families www.nami.org/Donate

With time and your help, mental illness will be empathized and understood rather than stigmatized and masked in silence. The societal perception of mental illness won't change if we don't take action to change it. We appreciate you taking the first step.

[damagedxkids]

back in the day when one stole something the punishment was to have their hands or fingers cut off. I pull this sentiment into art theft. It sucks when your art is stolen! I know the feeling! Streetwear is in this interesting "knock off" phase. Don't get me wrong,I love a fun knock off, but a lot of it is too close to art theft for my taste. I think it's a shame because when not done right it really takes the art history away form the original designs. not to mention, it looks lazy to me. Inspired and stealing are different. What do you all think of that?⠀

http://laurenversino.com/damaged-kids-2018

[24kmediaproductions]

Whirl Wind (feat. Sonoxo) (Instrumental)

“Sometimes you have to throw it in the wind to win”

Almighty Sonoxo

[theunderperformicist]

Good news is where you find it … and you can still find a little in Virginia in Richmond Magazine's February issue for “Exhibiting Expansions”, a rundown of some moving and growing at four of our finest institutions … many thanks to RM for asking me on board to provide the eye candy.

“From vigorous remakings at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Virginia Museum of History & Culture to outdoor renovations at the Science Museum of Virginia and a considered process of addition and subtraction at the Valentine, these cultural institutions are exhibiting growth.”

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Duane Eddy (1962)

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We are now booking for submission shoots.  If you are looking for an opportunity to get published, contact me now for booking options.

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[lovelacemagazine]

Nine 2018 Richmond, VA Projects That You Should Check Out

We are halfway through the year and there has been plentiful content being produced from the Gritty City. There has been a constant production of great content from some well-known artists as well as some that are on the rise in the city of Richmond. I made this list of projects based on projects that are released on January 1st, 2018 all the way to June 21st, 2018. Here is a collection of nine Richmond projects that you should definitely listen to.

1.) Michael Millions- Hard to Be King

The year started with the release of a jazzy, soulful project from Michael Millions. His project ended up on XXL and his music video for Sirens, which is on the album, was featured on Revolt TV. Hard to Be King is produced by a variety of people from his brother NameBrand, to fellow Association of Great Minds member Nickelus F, JL Hodges, Bandolero, and many more. The nineteen-track project focuses on Michael’s journey to happiness. In Sirens, Michael talks about the city he grew up in and some of the challenges that he faced growing up in Richmond. The tracks transition smoothly as the instrumentals gradually change in range, making it sound like it’s a long, beautiful story. Some tracks to check out on the project: Moor Hustle (feat. Melodic), Blacksugar (feat. Fly Anakin and Nickelus F), and Happy. You can follow Michael Millions on Instagram and Twitter (@michaelmillions)

2.) AARNXBRWN- Jailbird On Walton

AARNXBRWN created a buzz in the last year with performing at shows like FaceMelt Friday and Flora here in Richmond. The Equals7 collective he’s in even holds shows that happen weekly on Thursday nights. His most recent project that dropped June 2nd, Jailbird On Walton, gives any new listener a solid introduction to who he is as an individual. Jailbird On Walton is a nineteen-track project that has a balance of party songs and darker, more introspective tracks. This project shows his perseverance in his trials and tribulations. Some tracks to check out on the project: Taquito, Frankenstein (feat. OG Illa), and Wake Up. You can follow AARNXBRWN on Instagram and Twitter (@AARNXBRWN)

3.) Radio B- Jesus Never Wore A Suit

This project had almost a year and a half of anticipation in the making thanks to its precursor project, Sunday’s Best back in 2017. The level of cathexis Radio was showing into manifesting Jesus Never Wore A Suit as a study for understudies to borrow from is displayed in caring for the ones close to you. Here’s an excerpt from one of the songs on JNWAS, I Got U to show what I mean: “We all see something different. We all see different pictures, but you a masterpiece. I wanna buy you wineries and cabins. Let you lavish in all your favorite things. Go to paradise and play on the swings. Share our fears and share “highdeas”. So what we talking’ bout?

When you call my name…I wanna make it where you call our name…No fault no shame. No shift no blame. I’ll share your pain. I’ll share my soul. You make me whole.”. Some tracks to check out: Cursing In Church, I Got U, and Freedom To Live. You can follow Radio B on Instagram and Twitter (@RadioBlitz)

4.) Milo Case- Pillow Talking Weather

An up and coming artist from Richmond and recent UVA Alum, Milo Case, has been doing music ever since his days as a child. Pillow Talking Weather is a fifteen track mixtape that covers topics from the usual “Netflix and Chill”, college adventures, and black love to conscious societal issues such as police brutality and underfunded education from where he lived at in his younger days. Milo Case displays his versatility in sound through his rapping and singing to his overall beat selection. He was at episode three of the RVA Lyricist Lounge and finished as the runner-up. His presence in the RVA Lyricist Lounge and rising popularity in the city lead him to work on a track with Michael Millions that’s coming out later in the year. Some tracks that you should check out: Kickback, Vivadellis, and Hack (Bonus Track). You can follow Milo Case on Instagram (@milo.case) and Twitter (@MiloCaseMusic).

5.) Nickelus F- Stuck

The legendary rapper hailing from Southside of Richmond dropped Stuck to celebrate his graduation from VCU. Stuck is a fourteen-track project that explores his struggles in dark, introspective tracks that fits this lyricist’s style. Recently on a WRIR radio interview w/ artist Black Liq, Nickelus F said that the second track, Sleazie Wonder, a beat that he made for the deceased Richmond artist, Sleazie Wonder. On that track, he shouts out people who he respects greatly. He also debuted a new name, Horace Hardbody The Statue, which is the thirteenth track on Stuck. It’s a reflective project that’s strictly produced by Petey (which is also Nickelus F by the way). Some tracks to check out: Mids, Trill Burr, and Horace Hardbody The Statue. You can follow Nickelus F on Instagram and Twitter (@nickelusf).

6.) Fly Anakin & Ohbliv- Backyard Boogie  

Two members of the Mutant Academy collective released a collaborative project back on April, 20th. The sixteen-track project was strictly produced by Ohbliv and has Fly Anakin on every track. Backyard Boogie is a bar filled project that covers a variety of topics over a diverse and elegant beat selection by Ohbliv. The project has several features from Nickelus F, fellow Mutant Academy members Henny L.O. and Koncept Jack$on and more. Some tracks to check out: Thug Bachata, Several Blunts Later (feat. Koncept Jack$son), and The Prototype (We Got All Night). You can follow Fly Anakin and Ohbliv on Instagram and Twitter (@flyanakin) & (@ohbliv).

7.) Tuamie & Henny L.O.- Emergency Raps: Volume 2

Mutant Academy makes the list once again with another tag team project. Emergency Raps: Volume 2 is strictly produced by Tuamie and features Henny L.O. on twelve of the thirteen tracks. It’s another bar filled project over an extravagant beat selection from Tuamie. Emergency Raps features M.A. members Fly Anakin, Koncept Jack$on, Big Kahuna OG, and Richmond artist Monday Night. Emergency Raps: Volume 3 is already in the works and is on the way soon. The date for that project has yet to be revealed. Some tracks to check out: Exhibit M (feat. Henny L.O. and Monday Night), Love 3x, and Light Years (feat. Henny L.O. and Fly Anakin). You can follow Tuamie on Instagram (@tuamie_) and on Twitter (@Loop_Samples). You can also follow Henny L.O. on Instagram and Twitter (@hennyldot).

8.) Peter $un- Valencia

The Richmond native Peter $un collaborated with producer Lasik Beats to create the Valencia EP. The EP pays homage to his new home in Los Angeles. Valencia is influenced by Playboi Carti as $un would listen to Carti frequently during the cultivation of Valencia. It has a unique modern west coast influence as the instrumentals are more upbeat and playful that anyone can vibe to. Some of the tracks to check out: SUM MOE, VALENCIA, and EVRY THNG NVV. You can follow Peter $un on Instagram and Twitter (@holapedroxx).

9.) ĀR RÄ- The Sun Tape

ĀR RÄ is an artist from Southside of Richmond that has been making his own wave. He has done so from having his own radio station to being on DTLR radio to having giveaways of Adidas shoes, and more with his sun themed music. The Sun Tape is an eleven track project that describes his past that he’s adamant and honest about. The way that ĀR RÄ plays with many sun references in how he presents not just his trap music, but as a brand, definitely shows that he has a bright future ahead of him. Some tracks to check out: Sun Beam, Sun God, and Sun Tan. You can follow him on Instagram and Twitter (@arraoso)

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Written by Jay Guevara