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Before I had my own solo radio show (The Rejjia Show), I had a collaboration radio show with my friend, Alexis Kline (Lexi). We did music of the Oldies genre. When we had our very last show together, we threw a party and this was the playlist. It’s literally a little over 100 songs. Yes, play them in order please!

1, Just a Friend - Biz Markie

2. It Wasn’t Me - Shaggy ft. Rik Rok

3. Smack That - Akon

4. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana

5. Party Up - DMX

6. Let Me Blow Your Mind - Eve, Gwen Stefani

7. Don’t Cha - The Pussycat Dolls ft. Busta Rhymes

8. Jump by Kris Kross

9. Gold Digger - Kanye West ft. Jamie Fox

10. Jump Around - House of Pain

11. O.P.P. - Naughty By Nature

12. Insane in the Brain - Cypress Hill

13. Mary Jane - Rick James

14. Intergalactic - Beastie Boys

15. Work It - Missy Elliott

16. Poison - Bell Biv DeVoe

17. Get ur Freak On - Missy Elliott

18. Lip Gloss - Lil Mama

19. It Takes Two - Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock

20. Crank That - Soulja Boy

21. Fergalicious - Fergie ft will.i.am

22. Pony - Ginuwine

23. Lean Back - Terror Squad ft. Remy

24. Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani 

25. Caught Up - Usher

25. Fantasy - Mariah Carey ft. O.D.B.

26. Touch It - Busta Rhymes 

26. Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See - Busta Rhymes

27. Doin’ It - LL Cool J

28. Still Not A Player - Big Pun ft. Joe

29. The Humpty Dance - Digital Underground

30. This Is How We Do It - Montell Jordan

31. Get Low - Ying Yang Twins, Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz

32. It Was A Good Day - Ice Cube

33. My Name Is - Eminem 

34. Foolish - Ashanti

35. Be Faithful - Fat Man Scoop

36. Drop It Like It’s Hot - Snoop Dogg ft. Pharrell Williams

37. The Real Slim Shady - Eminem 

38. Milkshake - Kelis 

39. Dilemma - Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland 

40. Hot In Herre - Nelly 

41. Run It! - Chris Brown ft Juelz Santana

42. Never Leave You - Lumidee

43. Tambourine - Eve

44. Move Bitch - Disturbing Tha Peace, Ludacris, Mystikal, I-20

45.  Let Me Clear My Throat (Live) - DJ Kool, Doug E. Fresh, Biz Markie, 

46. The Way I Are - Timberland ft. Keri Hilson

47. Kiss Kiss - Chris Brown ft. T-Pain

48. My Prerogative - Bobby Brown 

49. Carry Out - Timberland ft. Justin Timberlake 

50. Rock Your Body - Justin Timberlake 

51. Ruff Ryders’ Anthem - DMX

52. Mrs. Officer - Lil Wayne ft. Bobby V. & Kidd Kidd

53. Love, Sex Magic - Ciara ft. Justin Timberlake 

54. Rude Boy - Rihanna 

55. Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas

56. Just A Friend - Mario

57. SexyBack - Justin Timberlake 

58. I Get Around - 2Pac, Digital Underground

59. One, Two Step - Ciara ft. Missy Elliott

60. Buy You A Drank - T-Pain ft. Yung Joc

61. Glamorous - Fergie ft. Ludacris

62. Umbrella - Rihanna ft. JAY-Z

*63. E.T. - Katy Perry ft. Kanye West 

64. My Humps - Black Eyed Peas

65. Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson

66. Just Lose It - Eminem 

67. Beautiful - Snoop Dogg ft. Pharrell Williams 

68. Roses - Outkast

69. So Fresh, So Clean - Outkast

70. Stand Up - Ludacris ft. Shawnna

71. Pass The Courvoisier Part II - Busta Rhymes ft. Diddy and Pharrell Williams

72. I’m a Slave 4 U - Brittany Spears 

73. Temperature - Sean Paul 

74. London Bridge - Fergie 

75. In Da Club - 50 Cent 

76. Get Busy - Sean Paul

77. Promiscuous - Nelly Furtado ft. Timberland 

78. Naughty Girl - Beyonce 

79. Don’t Phunk With My Heart - Black Eyed Peas

80. Lose My Breath - Destiny’s Child

81. Lose Control - Missy Elliott ft. Ciara and Fat Man Scoop

82. Closer - Ne-Yo

83. Murder She Wrote - Chaka Demus & The Pliers ft. Sly & Robbie

84. Yeah! - Usher ft. Lil Jon and Ludacris

85. Get Back - Ludacris

86. Candy Shop - 50 Cent ft. Olivia

87. American Boy - Estelle ft. Kanye West

88. Rich Girl - Gwen Stefani ft. Eve

89. Hey Ya! - Outkast

90. Always On Time - Ja Rule ft. Ashanti

91. My Boo - Usher ft. Alicia Keys

92. P.I.M.P. - 50 Cent

93. Shortie Like Mine - Bow Wow ft. Chris Brown and Johnta Austin

94. I’m Real (Murder Remix)- Jennifer Lopez ft. Ja Rule

95. Get Right - Jennifer Lopez ft. Fabolous 

96. Gin and Juice - Snoop Dogg ft. Daz Dillinger 

97. Stuntin’ Is A Habit - David Banner, Jim Jones, Yung Joc, Chris Brown

98. Upgrade U - Beyonce ft. JAY-Z

99. Goodies - Ciara ft. Petey Pablo

100. Salt Shaker - Ying Yang Twins ft. Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz

101. Hypnotize - The Notorious B.I.G.

102. Big Poppa - The Notorious B.I.G.

103. Mo Money Mo Problems - The Notorious B.I.G. ft. Puff Daddy and Mase

104. Whatever You Like - T.I.

105. Get Money - The Notorious B.I.G. ft. Junior M.A.F.I.A.

*definitely an odd one out 

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Happy Black History Month Day 26:

Hey Marylanders, End BHM strong by attending this event honoring Gloria Richardson. Known for. Cambridge movement during 1960s Civil Rights Movement. Gloria Richardson Dandridge (born Gloria St. Clair Hayes; May 6, 1922) is best known as the leader of the Cambridge movement, a civil rights struggle in the early 1960s in Cambridge, Maryland, on the Eastern Shore. #representingbmoreThis is news to me too. But honestly, this only makes me love Black history more. There's always so much to discover about Baltimore and about Black people!This is another fierce Black woman. Yall know that iconic photo from the Civil Rights Era of that Black women pushing the gun out from her face. THAT WAS GLORIA RICHARDSON, PUT SOME RESPECT ON HER NAME!!!!! SHE IS 98 YEARS OLD RN!I love this quote to describe her: Richardson's work left a legacy for Black women to be unabashedly radical in the fight for civil rights. THANK YOU MS. GLORIA FOR YOUR COURAGE, YOUR ACTIVISM AND DOING WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE EVEN THOUGH IT SEEMED IMPOSSIBLE. THANK YOU FOR FINDING THE WILL AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR JOURNEY WITH US!!!! #gloriarichardson #balckhistorymonthLINK TO EVENT (pls register): https://lewismuseum.org/.../womens-history-program.../...

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Happy Black History Month Day 13:

Today I'd like to celebrate the musically talented, soulful and stylish Masego!!! Born Micah Davis from Kinston, Jamaica, this musician brings me such good vibes with their music. I mean, the way this man works a saxophone . I saw him and he hit me like TADOWWWWW! He also just has an incredible sense of humor and also a beautiful smile. He's only 27 yet such an old soul. He knows more than the sad too, including keyboard, drums and vocals!!!He makes me wanna be on the beach, sipping a margarita and living my best life. And he's so romantic. Just look at this:Thank you Masego for your talent, for your personality, for your support and for being yourself and sharing your light with the world!!!

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Happy Black History Month Day 16:

Today I would love to celebrate the band: The Internet.With members comprising of Syd the Kyd, Steve Lacy, Matt Martians, Patrick Paige II and  Christopher Smith, these talented black musicians bring my feelings to the surface when I need some "Ego Death" (definitely still resonates too)Releasing their first official album, Naked Purple Ladies, in 2010, I didn't come to know this bad officially until the debut of their music video for their hit song "Girl" on MTV. I didn't like the song at first because MTV made hearing the song so annoying playing it over and over again. But when they released their music video for "Special Affair/Curse", I was caught in the soul trap of their music collective hive mind. Just the passion of watching Syd sing and the band revolving to also echo and resonate was enough for me to want to dive in deeper. When they released their "Hive Mind" album in 2018, I was so excited to actually be able to see them tour. I first saw them perform at the Trillectro festival in 2018 amongst a lot of other artists. And then I got see to "meet them personally" when they came to the Fillmore in Silver Spring, MD. I have pictures that are still currently being developed but I got to hug each one of the members and then watch Moonchild open for them! It was honestly the best time of my life. The fact that this band was able to come together like this and collaborate and make music for the joy of it, for black people to be unapologetic and just vibe, is all about #blackjoy and why #blackhistory is important in recognizing always!But beware, listening to their music while driving is dangerous. I got into a car accident twice while listening to their music! ITS THAT GOOD! When I came home today from work, I found that their poster, with their individual autographs, had fallen on the floor. I took that as a sign to listen to their music. And I'm really feeling the messages in these songs again! I'm still hearing: choose love but also choose yourself!! Examples:"I think you need a real love/You gotta love something" - Humble Pie"I can't be sure/Not anymore/Today or tomorrow/What we gon' do" - come together "Listen to your heart/What's it sayin'?" - Roll (Burbank funk)"Puppy love/Butterflies/Made you blush/You made me smile/What you want/Baby you decide/Why we grown/Wasting time" - Come Over"I'm a hard act to follow/keep up your autumn/Move your feet/enjoy my sweet soirée" - La Di Da"Seeing things in a new light/I know you've been through stuff, but/I wonder if you're too righteous/'Cause lately people going crazy/I think you should stay/'Cause I just want you safe - Stay the Night"Thought that you had changed/I found out it's just a role you play/Well bravo, baby/Bravo, baby oh" - Bravo"And I think it's arrogant to make plans in advance/One day at a time/I burn the sage for all the negative, pay it no mind" - Gets Better With Time"Girl, you got me wondering/If we should be more than friends" - Wanna Be"I’ll show you what I know/You’ll give me what I need/Not saying I’m a pro/But you could learn from me" - Hold OnThank you Internet for taking the time to make the rhyme and share your tithes with us. Thanks for being you!

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Happy Black History Month Day 24 & 25:

Today I want to appreciate both Jayne Cortez and the young woman who told me about her, Brennan Robinson. She probably won't see this so pls Maia Robinson show her this!!!Me and Brennan were FaceTiming one day and we got to talking about names somehow and she told me about the poet, Jayne Cortez. I had never heard of her before so I put it on my to-do list to discover. And what did I discover. WHEW A WOMAN OF MORE THAN JUST WORDS. A FEARLESS POET--the best kind! Just read a snippet from Ms. Cortez, who was born in Fort Huachuca, ArizonaDon't ask mewho I'm speaking forwho I'm talking towhy I'm doing what I do inthe light of my existenceYou rise you spit you brush you drink youpee you shit you walk you run you workyou eat you belch you sleep you dream &that's the way it isLIKE THIS WOMAN LITERALLY WAS IN A BAND CALLED THE FIRESPITTTERS, YOU NOT TELLING ME SHE AIN'T A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH!SPEAKING OF FORCES TO BE RECKONED WITH: MS. BRENNAN ROBINSON CAN BLIND YOU WITH HER LOOKS, DEAFEN YOU WITH HER MUSIC BUT ABOVE ALL, BREAK OPEN YOUR HEART (that's a pisces for you!) Emotional yes, but never a weakness, only a strength that teaches others that vulnerability is beautiful. AND COLORFUL SHE IS!!!Thank you Ms. Cortez for your innovative and visceral lyricism and work. Thank you Brennan for telling me about her, but also for being so full of the little things in life. YOU ARE ONE OF MY FAVORITE LITTLE THINGS!!!! I LOVE YOU AND THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING YOU!!!!

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Happy Black History Month Day 23:

Today I would like to honor the legendary, Toni Morrison. A gift to this life, she has left a legacy that will give me the strength to see everyday as an opportunity to write! The first book that I ever read by Toni Morrison was Song of Solomon. Though, I had heard of her book The Bluest Eye and Beloved previously. But like they say, "what's meant for you will find me." and Song of Solomon still finds me wisdom every time I read it. Words will do that. Or should I say testimonies because the book was based a lot around the people in her life!One of the characters that resonates the most for me at this moment is Pilate. She was the outcast in the novel, for many reasons but one prominently of her not having a navel. She also  wore on her earring a little brass box that carries her name in it (to never forget what it means to her and what it cost her.) Today, I was inspired to play with that idea of carrying the things that are important to, somewhere above my shoulder. I tied my silver chain around my hair (one I forgot I had until I was playing with Sydnee's the other day and went looking for it). And I attached a amulet that I had made a few weeks backs (which I wasn't sure what I made at the time) but now I know. I added some buttons of things I carry forward with me today. Anyway, I digress. There is this article of an interview that Toni Morrison did with NPR entitled: "'I Regret Everything': Toni Morrison Looks Back On Her Personal Life." I haven't listened to it fully yet but of the parts of the article that I do remember, she was suffering from the things she remembers. It's a feeling I resonate with because not all things remembered are good. They can hurt like hell. That's what makes trauma so brain and life changing. The lingering suffering on the body, mind and soul. And to have to continue to live with constant change, that's inevitable. She was able to make use of that. One of the ways she did that was through her own name. Toni Morrison was born Chloe Anthony Wofford. Morrison was a married name and Toni came from Anthony which came from the name she chose after being baptized. And after many years of people mispronouncing Chloe, someone mistakenly called her Toni and she felt that was her call-ing. It's all in the article/interview (link below). Anyway I again digress. Thank you Toni Morrison from Lorain, OH for deciding to write. Thank you for deciding to share a perceived knowledge that you found still existed for so many Black people but it just wasn't acknowledge. Thank you for your will to change that! Thank you writing The Bluest Eye which was also a game changer for me. Thank you for telling that white reporter that you don't need to write about white people. Thank you for your story and your words and your light. There is really only one you. Thank you for choosing to see it, believe it and be it! Thank you for being you!

https://www.npr.org/2016/01/22/463901896/i-regret-everything-toni-morrison-looks-back-on-her-personal-life?fbclid=IwAR1PqYd1uK8nKVDauMigEdlfhQTRUvthcr9PZ9NLSzzqgS7F-Vbr4vnromc

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Happy Black History Month Day 22:

Today I'd like to shoutout another Black Woman that is new to my life. Yesterday, I attended a 1-day Virtual Event on Becoming Unstoppable: Confidence-Building. During this event, this woman, or as I like to call her, the lady in yellow named Lia Valencia Key. You may have heard of her from her jewelry! It is said that if you wear her jewelry, you will feel her love and light radiate in your own life and on your body. I MEAN JUST LOOK AT THIS WOMAN, CAN'T YOU FEEL IT NOW!!!!Her story has impacted hopefully millions now! She inspired me so much yesterday with her words and with her spirit!! Here are a few quotes that really resonated with me:"Find peace that passes joy""Choose it. Then believe it. Even when it doesn't seem realistic!""Be open to abundance!""Speak your dreams into the universe. Let it go. It will come back to you."One of her well know sayings that she got from her mother and she talks about her mother a lot in her journey, is: "Your predicament does not determine your destiny."In a way, she reminds me a lot of Toni Morrison in her sayings, especially with the next quote she offered:"Fear can hold you back or catapult you forward. Fear is a beautiful thing. Embrace fear in joy and acknowledge that you aren't bigger than the almighty. When you humble yourself and say that I am in fear, you acknowledge someone is greater than you. And then once you acknowledge that, you ask your higher power to take me and the fear and walk me to where I know I am suppose to be. You don't need to shed the fear. Just bring the fear with you..And do it trembling."Thank you Ms. Key for your light and your story and your wisdom.  Thank you for your art and your will and your words. Thank you for being you! Please please please if you haven't, go check out her work and her website!!

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Happy Black History Month Day 21:

Today I'd like to share a woman out here changing lives. How you ask: THROUGH CONFIDENCE! Her name is BRITTANY PACKNETT! She is an activist, educator and writer (talk about multitalented!) I first came across her through LinkedIn. I follow Ted Talk so they shared her entited: How to build your confidence — and spark it in others. Her purpose is to use every platform she has to teach truth that provokes people to action — for the sake of freedom and justice.Yall, Ms. Packnett was speaking facts!!!! Here's a few quotes from her talk:"It may sound simple, but confidence is something that we underestimate the importance of. We treat it like a nice-to-have instead of a must-have. We place value on knowledge and resources above what we deem to be the soft skill of confidence. But by most measures, we have more knowledge and more resources now than at any other point in history, and still injustice abounds and challenges persist. If knowledge and resources were all that we needed, we wouldn't still be here. And I believe that confidence is one of the main things missing from the equation. ""Confidence is the difference between being inspired""A lack of confidence pulls us down from the bottom and weighs us down from the top, crushing us between a flurry of can'ts, won'ts and impossibles. Without confidence, we get stuck, and when we get stuck, we can't even get started.""If you don't have enough confidence, it could be because you need to readjust your goal. If you have too much confidence, it could be because you're not rooted in something real. Not everyone lacks confidence. We make it easier in this society for some people to gain confidence because they fit our preferred archetype of leadership. We reward confidence in some people and we punish confidence in others, and all the while far too many people are walking around every single day without it. For some of us, confidence is a revolutionary choice, and it would be our greatest shame to see our best ideas go unrealized and our brightest dreams go unreached all because we lacked the engine of confidence. That's not a risk I'm willing to take."GO WATCH THE REST!THANK YOU MS. BRITTANY PACKNETT FOR TAKING THAT RISK FOR US ALL. FOR FOLLOWING YOUR CALLING. FOR BEING YOU!!

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Happy Black History Month Day 18:

Today I want to appreciate another new person whose come into my life through music. Yall, I love music so much, don't hate me!!! This is actually a person I discovered today through Youtube. Her name is Aliah Sheffield, aka Nikki Aliah on Youtube. I first came across her video on my For Your Page on Youtube. I was just on there subscribing to some new folk I admire and I saw her video entitled: "This song is for anyone who is sick of Earth (Earth is ghetto)." So I was like sure, I could use a break from the Matrix and clicked on it for a space jump!WHEN I TELL YOU, THIS BLACK WOMAN WAS SINGING MY LIFE WITH HER WORDS!!!! Her lyrics are so CATCHY, FUNNY AND SOUFUL. Despite her using the word "ghetto" as a negative attribute, she is otherwise very WHOLESOME!!!! I didn't have time to watch all of her videos, but I did get a chance to watch like two more which are entitled: "I wrote this song for anyone who feels trapped in the matrix ( Ways of the world)" and "This is for my Soulmate (Get me off of these streets)."AND HER VIDEOS AREN'T ACTUAL MUSIC VIDEOS, THEY ARE LITERALLY JUST HER IN HER ROOM WITH A MICROPHONE SINGING WHICH IS WHERE ALL THE MAGIC USUALLY HAPPENS ANYWAY WITH MUSIC!  PLEASE GO CHECK OUT HER STUFF. SUPPORT BLACK WOMEN ON THE COME UP. SUPPORT BLACK WOMEN IN GENERAL. THANK YOU ALIAH FOR SHARING YOU HEART AND HUMOR AND SONG WITH US. YOU TAKE MY BREATH AWAY. THANK YOU FOR BEING YOU!!!!

https://youtu.be/vr2xMRSObto

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Happy Black History Month Day 11:

Today, we gonna appreciate the legendary vocal styles of Ms. Whitney Houston!!!! Whitney Houston was born August 9, 1963 and died on today's date, February 11 in 2012. Born in New Jersey as well (last post so did Derek Luke), Houston started singing at the age of 4 (the spirits told me, don't believe everything you read on Wikipedia!) Whitney Houston released her self-titled album in February of 1985. She has worked with and under the influence of other greats such as Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Lou Rawls, Teddy Pendergrass, George Benson and Jermaine Jackson! She sings the best version of The Star Spangled Banner that I have ever heard. Another thing that I love about Whitney Houston is that you know her albums because their self titled outside of those that are themed including: "Whitney Houston", "Whitney Dancin Special", "Whitney" and "Just Whitney". She also has some of the most iconic reactions in television history!!! 9 Years later and I still miss you!!! Thank you for your voice, for your life and for your will, to shine bright and show us who you are! Some songs or words that speak to me from her right are: "I decided long ago never to walk in anyone's shadow; if I fail, or if I succeed at least I did as I believe""My mother taught me that when you stand in the truth and someone tells a lie about you, don't fight it.""I know that when you look at me/There's so much that you just don't see/But if you would only take the time/I know in my heart you'd find/A girl who's scared sometimes/Who isn't always strong/Can't you see the hurt in me?/I feel so all alone""I thought love had to hurt to turn out right""If I should stay/I would only be in your way/So I'll go but I know/I'll think of you every step of the way/And I... will always love you,"

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Happy Black History Month Day 10:

Today, I'd like to appreciate Derek Luke!!!From New Jersey, Luke is 46 years old and has been acting since 2000. You may know him from Antwone Fisher, or from Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail, or even Baggage Claim or a small part in Definitely Maybe. Whichever one, he delivers. The emotion in Derek's facial expressions is stupendous and the roles he has captured have and continue to do a number for Black Men and Vulnerability and Black Mental Health!!! And his smile Thank you #derekluke for making a difference for Black men in cinema, in representations of lifestyle and in your own self journey!!! You are appreciated!

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Happy Black History Month Day 8:

Continuing past my week streak of celebrating Black Women, I'd like to take today to talk about Sandra Bland. It was her birthday yesterday and she would've been 34 had she not been killed by some piece of shit police officer(s). She was from Naperville, Illinois and was in advocacy of service, community and social justice. An advocate of black lives matter and well aware of her rights regarding police engagement, Sandra Bland was killed for being too Black, too Woman and with attitude! She was smart, graduated from college and was in a sorority. She worked with people of all ages and had a very beautiful smile. This woman deserved so much better than being hanged in a Texas jail cell by some racists ass cops who couldn't handle being told the truth and told off by a Black Woman. They made it a personal mission to cover it up, damaging evidence. Even her Wikipedia page suggests the rights of police doing what they did.Black people are not perfect because no one is perfect. Expecting law abiding citizens is how you train people to not think for themselves and not question authority. Black people will always question authority. Asking Why is foolish but depends on the history you wanna know or claim. Leaders are not born, they are made and so are legends. And Yet for me, for us, and people who knew her, Sandra Annette Bland will forever be known and regarded as a friendly, stylish and spirited Woman. Please help me in celebrating her life. Here are some photos of her being smiling, with friends and family and looking forward. I'm hoping she's in a much better place than this world.

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Happy Black History Month Day 5:

Today, I'm appreciating one of my favorite human beings ever which is the anointed, the beautiful, the Goddess, the Queen BRITTANY MOTHERFUCKING HOWARD!!!!YOU DON'T TELL A BAD BITCH THEY BAD. THEY TELL YOU!!!!THE SPIRITS LET THE SELF KNOW!!!!BORN IN ATHENS, ALABAMA IN 1988, MISS HOWARD LIVED WITH HER PARENTS AND HER SISTER. JAIME (her sister) WAS ACTUALLY THE INSPIRATION FOR HOWARD'S NEWEST ALBUM. SHE DIED FROM Retinoblastoma, a cancer in the Retina, to which Howard has and survived.  I see so much of this woman in me. Ever since that first discovery of that song: "Don't Wanna Fight No More" premiered on MTV and I heard her voice, saw her face, felt her pain, I was never the same! I can because she has. For so many too, not just me. Yesterday, I was listening to a song from Howard's first album "Boys & Girls" as the band "Alabama Shakes". The song called "HOLD ON" begins:"Bless my heart, bless my soulDidn't think I'd make it to 22 years oldThere must be someone up aboveSayin', "Come on, Brittany, you got to come on up[Chorus] You got to hold onHey, you got to hold on"While I was making smoothies in my kitchen and washing up dishes, something in me just screamed: IS THIS WHAT MY ANCESTORS DIED FOR? IS THIS WHAT MY ANCESTORS DIED FOR? YES THIS IS THE BULLSHIT MY ANCESTORS DIED FOR! FOR STUDENT LOAN DEBTNO CAR TO MY NAMENO LAND TO MY NAMEFOR PLASTIC BOTTLES IN THE GUTTERFOR SOME FAKE ASS- IDEAL SENSE OF BEAUTY THEY SELL TO YOU VIA WATCHES AND CLOTHES YOU WON'T FIT INTO IN 20 YEARS!Forreal, take a second and look at the world!! There's so many people unhappy, so many people starving, so many people in fear, in terror, in hate.  NO, My ancestors ain't die for this. THEY WERE KILLED FOR THIS BULLSHIT! My ancestors who willingly died took their strength with them. They took their wisdom with them. They took their freedom with them. AND WHEN IT WAS MOST NEEDED, THEY CAME BACK IN SONG!"You got to hold onHey, you got to hold on"THANK YOU #BRITTANYHOWARD FOR THE REMINDER! FOR BEING YOU! FOR SHARING YOUR TALENT AND YOUR VOICE AND WISDOM WITH THE WORLD. YOU REPRESENT NO ONLY A ROLE MODEL TO ME, BUT TOO, THE REASON WHY THE WORLD DESERVES BETTER, DESERVES MOREpeace and love!P.S. GO LISTEN TO HER SHIT RN!!! YOU'LL NEVA BE THE SAME! 

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Happy Black History Month Day 2:

Today I want to appreciate my sister, Jasmine. She is so caring, funny, inquisitive, stylish and I don't even need to say STUNNING!!! She once told me that the human tongue is the dirtiest part of the mouth. She also told me the meaning of the word: parched. She's also super generous. I can't count how many little makeup stuff, purses and shoes she's given me. She taught me the importance of being a "team". I am lucky to call her my sister and my friend. Love you lots

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Happy Black History Month

Day 19 & 20: I want to appreciate my friend Sydnee and Marquise. Yesterday reminded me so much how much I truly do love the friends I have in my life, no matter the distance or time we haven't seen each other. We've been ourselves and we've been through growth but what matters most are the moments. The conversations are also nice. The witty banter!And the great thing too about friendship is that you can always learn new things about a person that makes you love them more. My friend Marquise is a fabulous cook. We had breakfast for dinner and talked about how with breakfast as any dish, you can never go wrong!!!! As for my lovely, Campbell's soup, I learned to never be afraid to try, especially for the things you want to know more about! She is my inspiration for taking the step to telling someone today how I felt about them! Thank you beautiful souls for being in my life, for bringing light and joy and warmth to it and for being yourselves when I'm around. Thank you!!!

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Happy Black History Month

Day 9: Today we gonna take a moment and appreciate this Black Queen named Yanna. I mean, damn! Atlanta for the gems! Yes it was more ethical!!!