NEW MUSIC: GANG STARR & J. COLE "Family and Loyalty" (Audio)

 

DJ Premier is keeping the legacy of Gang Starr and the late Guru alive with the new single "Family and Loyalty" featuring J. Cole.  This song certainly bridges the gap between the old and new generation of traditional boom bap golden era hip hop fans.  Listen to the single at the embedded audio link above and post your thoughts and feedback below.

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ADVERTISE WITH BLACKTOPIA!
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Get familiar with rising hip hop recording artist 
KULA VONCILLE by visiting her official website http://www.KulaVoncille.com

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Reime Schemes new single "Island Flame 2.0" is now available on iTunes, Amazon, and everywhere music is being sold digitally!
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Get to know businesswoman, entrepreneur, advocate for survivors of domestic violence, author, motivational speaker, T.V. / radio host and humanitarian Ella Johnson.  Visit her official website at http://www.TheEllaJohnson.com


Find out about the TORN book series here
https://www.theellajohnson.com/the-torn-series
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http://www.Kendra-Dee.com

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Come out to the Strategize to Maximize your Life Conference with Adrienne Charleston and Sandra Hardy on Oct. 12th from 10 AM to 4 PM. 

Making moves is a liberating feeling, but making the right moves is empowering.  To make the right moves you must understand the mental and the environmental factors of planning and decision making.  Join us for this amazing experience where we speak real talk about presentation, elevation and knowing your why!  

Email ButterflyFlowLife@gmail.com or Sandra.Hardy44@gmail.com 

for more information and details. 

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A Better Chance A Better Community (ABC2) was founded in 2012 by Mr. Chester Williams to “empower young people by providing a life skills program that promotes positive values, healthy habits, and education through community development, culture, and awareness– resulting in real life power, World Changers as Game Changers”

The World Changers Program is a network of youth working collectively for positive community change.

In the seven years since its founding, A Better Chance, A Better Community(ABC2) has played a major role in the positive transformation of the Roanoke Valley from an area with too many unproductive, unsupervised kids with too much time to get into trouble to one providing young people with a valuable structured program which focuses on community development, youth engagement and fun.

ABC2’s signature program, The World Changers, is for young people ages 10 - 24 of various academic levels, demographics, and living in Halifax, Warren, Nash, Edgecombe, Wilson and Northampton Counties. Areas which suffers from health disparities and disproportionate systems of care & resources.

Some of the World Changers’ first projects were community garden plots at farmers market, state youth trainings, and launching a Summer Fitness Program for Teens. The young people drives the passion and mission of ABC2’s work.

Donate to the our World Changers program because the youth needs support and access to resources to Change The World One Community At A Time!

Cash App: $ABC2NC

In The Spirit Of Community http://www.abc2foundation.blogspot.com

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Get familiar with rising stand up comedienne Laquita Johnson by visiting 
http://www.LaquitaJohnson.blogspot.com

Yesterday Night Taped coming soon!
http://www.Facebook.com/YesterdayNightTaped

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Get familiar with rising actress Monique Greene and all her work by visiting her official page below.  

http://www.MoniqueGreene.blogspot.com

#WCW (Wed's CLASSY Woman): ELLA JOHNSON

This Blacktopia #WCW (Wed. CLASSY Woman) Award goes to the magnificent author, entrepreneur,  TV/ Radio host, motivational speaker and humanitarian Ella Johnson!  

                        Ella Johnson
     Ella Johnson, born and raised in small town Monroeville, AL, is neither shy to the cameras nor is she unfamiliar with being in the spotlight. As a teenager, Ella overcame racial barriers in Alabama when she found herself up against odds that were placed on Blacks in her community. Raised by a single parent, Ella and her family faced the same hardships that were well known to Blacks in the south during the 70’s.
     In 1988, Ella graduated from Monroe County High School and went on to further her education at the University of Mobile (formerly Mobile College), where she pursued a career in Communications as a Broadcast Journalist. Ella moved on to Tampa, FL where she attended Avance Career Center and lit up the runways all over Tampa with her authentic charm. She was developing skills that would soon push her into her destiny.
     Still in pursuit of her first love in broadcasting, in 2010, the Connecticut School of Broadcasting auditioned Ella and accepted Ella into their school of Broadcasting, where she found herself at the top of the class. She served as the News Anchor and Director for the final project of which the team scored an above average grade. Immediately after graduation, Ella locked in an internship at the NBC News affiliate in Orlando, WESH TV 2, where she worked for 6 months.
     With many experiences of life under her belt, Ella discovered her newfound love, which was to write.  In 2010, Ella wrote her first novel, Torn: The Melissa Williams Story, based on true events in her life in Alabama. Upon completion of the book, it became a hit with the people from her hometown demanding that more of the story be told. There are 3 books currently published as The Torn Series, with the Final Torn in progress and on target to be published in 2019. Ella has written the screenplay for this story, with the hopes of seeing it come to life on the big screen.
     On a sunny Sunday afternoon during the summer of 2014, Ella heard God’s voice encouraging her to feed families for Thanksgiving in Alabama. With nothing but God’s word to work with, Ella left Florida and traveled to Alabama to be obedient to God’s voice. To date, her organization, Women at Work International, has fed over 600 families for Thanksgiving. That work will continue this year, but this year, the organization will also feed families in Paynesville, Liberia.
     Continuing in her passion for broadcasting, The Mahogany Bronze Hour can be heard on internet radio, Facebook Live and will be coming soon as an internet Talk Show. The purpose of this show is to encourage, enlighten and to empower the men and women in the community with the truth and harsh realities of life that affect our communities. Hosted by CSB graduate, Ella Johnson, the shows are edgy and without restriction to any conversation. The Mahogany Bronze Hour broadcasts from Monday – Friday from 5pm – 6pm on DJ Pun’s Underground Radio – www.keepinitrealunderground.com.  The Mahogany Bronze Hour, the talk show, is coming soon.
     Ella is a mother of 6 children and a grandmother of 6. She is divorced since 2012 and has not remarried, but is in a relationship. To learn more about Ella Johnson, please follow her on Facebook as Ella Johnson, Instagram as Mahogany Motivations and the website, www.theellajohnson.com.

GET MORE UPDATES ON ELLA JOHNSON HERE ON BLACKTOPIA!  
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ADVERTISE WITH BLACKTOPIA!
E-mail BlacktopiaBusiness@gmail.com
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Get familiar with rising hip hop recording artist 
KULA VONCILLE by visiting her official website http://www.KulaVoncille.com

________________________________________________________________________

Reime Schemes new single "Island Flame 2.0" is now available on iTunes, Amazon, and everywhere music is being sold digitally!
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Get to know businesswoman, entrepreneur, advocate for survivors of domestic violence, author, motivational speaker, T.V. / radio host and humanitarian Ella Johnson.  Visit her official website at http://www.TheEllaJohnson.com


Find out about the TORN book series here
https://www.theellajohnson.com/the-torn-series
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http://www.Kendra-Dee.com

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Come out to the Strategize to Maximize your Life Conference with Adrienne Charleston and Sandra Hardy on Oct. 12th from 10 AM to 4 PM. 

Making moves is a liberating feeling, but making the right moves is empowering.  To make the right moves you must understand the mental and the environmental factors of planning and decision making.  Join us for this amazing experience where we speak real talk about presentation, elevation and knowing your why!  

Email ButterflyFlowLife@gmail.com or Sandra.Hardy44@gmail.com 

for more information and details. 

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A Better Chance A Better Community (ABC2) was founded in 2012 by Mr. Chester Williams to “empower young people by providing a life skills program that promotes positive values, healthy habits, and education through community development, culture, and awareness– resulting in real life power, World Changers as Game Changers”

The World Changers Program is a network of youth working collectively for positive community change.

In the seven years since its founding, A Better Chance, A Better Community(ABC2) has played a major role in the positive transformation of the Roanoke Valley from an area with too many unproductive, unsupervised kids with too much time to get into trouble to one providing young people with a valuable structured program which focuses on community development, youth engagement and fun.

ABC2’s signature program, The World Changers, is for young people ages 10 - 24 of various academic levels, demographics, and living in Halifax, Warren, Nash, Edgecombe, Wilson and Northampton Counties. Areas which suffers from health disparities and disproportionate systems of care & resources.

Some of the World Changers’ first projects were community garden plots at farmers market, state youth trainings, and launching a Summer Fitness Program for Teens. The young people drives the passion and mission of ABC2’s work.

Donate to the our World Changers program because the youth needs support and access to resources to Change The World One Community At A Time!

Cash App: $ABC2NC

In The Spirit Of Community http://www.abc2foundation.blogspot.com

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Get familiar with rising stand up comedienne Laquita Johnson by visiting 
http://www.LaquitaJohnson.blogspot.com

Yesterday Night Taped coming soon!
http://www.Facebook.com/YesterdayNightTaped

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Get familiar with rising actress Monique Greene and all her work by visiting her official page below.  

http://www.MoniqueGreene.blogspot.com

KLARISSA BYERS & RENEWED INSPIRATION continue to HELP STUDENTS WEEKS AFTER THE BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE

Back in August of this year (2019), Klarissa Byers and her organization Renewed Inspiration held it's 5th annual Back To School Jam and School Supply Giveaway in the West Charlotte community.  The event served hundreds of families and school children, providing them with a massive amount of school supplies as well as book bags to help them kick off the new school year.  Now, weeks later and as the children have now gotten settled into the first semester of the 19-20 school year Klarissa Byers and Renewed Inspiration continue to help the children by providing activities, workshops and mentor-ship / fellowship to the children, especially the young teenage girls and assisting them with goal setting and tutoring for the school year!


Follow Renewed Inspiration on Facebook at the link below
https://www.facebook.com/renewedinspiration/


Renewed Inspiration serviced hundreds of families and children during the 5th Annual Back To School Jam and Supply Drive.  Look at some of the photos below.

See more photos of this wonderful community event by visiting and following Jonathan Coleman's Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/JayForNow 
@JayForNow

The Panda Express helped sponsor the Renewed Inspiration Event.

Author Bobby Boyd and Tamara of MiMi's Mixed Oils For the Hair, two of the sponsors of Renewed Inspiration's 5th Annual Back to School Jam and Giveaway.

WATCH THE VIDEO OF THE RENEWED INSPIRATION EVENT AT THE DIRECT LINK BELOW
https://youtu.be/-V5PrlxnE58


_____________________________________________________________
ADVERTISE WITH BLACKTOPIA!
E-mail BlacktopiaBusiness@gmail.com
_____________________________________________________________

Get familiar with rising hip hop recording artist 
KULA VONCILLE by visiting her official website http://www.KulaVoncille.com

________________________________________________________________________

Reime Schemes new single "Island Flame 2.0" is now available on iTunes, Amazon, and everywhere music is being sold digitally!
_______________________________________

Get to know businesswoman, entrepreneur, advocate for survivors of domestic violence, author, motivational speaker, T.V. / radio host and humanitarian Ella Johnson.  Visit her official website at http://www.TheEllaJohnson.com


Find out about the TORN book series here
https://www.theellajohnson.com/the-torn-series
_______________________________________

http://www.Kendra-Dee.com

_______________________________________

Come out to the Strategize to Maximize your Life Conference with Adrienne Charleston and Sandra Hardy on Oct. 12th from 10 AM to 4 PM. 

Making moves is a liberating feeling, but making the right moves is empowering.  To make the right moves you must understand the mental and the environmental factors of planning and decision making.  Join us for this amazing experience where we speak real talk about presentation, elevation and knowing your why!  

Email ButterflyFlowLife@gmail.com or Sandra.Hardy44@gmail.com 

for more information and details. 

______________________________________________

A Better Chance A Better Community (ABC2) was founded in 2012 by Mr. Chester Williams to “empower young people by providing a life skills program that promotes positive values, healthy habits, and education through community development, culture, and awareness– resulting in real life power, World Changers as Game Changers”

The World Changers Program is a network of youth working collectively for positive community change.

In the seven years since its founding, A Better Chance, A Better Community(ABC2) has played a major role in the positive transformation of the Roanoke Valley from an area with too many unproductive, unsupervised kids with too much time to get into trouble to one providing young people with a valuable structured program which focuses on community development, youth engagement and fun.

ABC2’s signature program, The World Changers, is for young people ages 10 - 24 of various academic levels, demographics, and living in Halifax, Warren, Nash, Edgecombe, Wilson and Northampton Counties. Areas which suffers from health disparities and disproportionate systems of care & resources.

Some of the World Changers’ first projects were community garden plots at farmers market, state youth trainings, and launching a Summer Fitness Program for Teens. The young people drives the passion and mission of ABC2’s work.

Donate to the our World Changers program because the youth needs support and access to resources to Change The World One Community At A Time!

Cash App: $ABC2NC

In The Spirit Of Community http://www.abc2foundation.blogspot.com

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Get familiar with rising stand up comedienne Laquita Johnson by visiting 
http://www.LaquitaJohnson.blogspot.com

Yesterday Night Taped coming soon!
http://www.Facebook.com/YesterdayNightTaped

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Get familiar with rising actress Monique Greene and all her work by visiting her official page below.  

http://www.MoniqueGreene.blogspot.com

EXPRESS YASELF OPEN MIC (hosted by KULA VONCILLE) Sept. 20th

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http://www.KulaVoncille.com

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ADVERTISE WITH 

BLACKTOPIA 

E-mail us at BlacktopiaBusiness@gmail.com

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Come out to the Strategize to Maximize your Life Conference with Adrienne Charleston and Sandra Hardy on Oct. 12th from 10 AM to 4 PM. 

Making moves is a liberating feeling, but making the right moves is empowering.  To make the right moves you must understand the mental and the environmental factors of planning and decision making.  Join us for this amazing experience where we speak real talk about presentation, elevation and knowing your why!  

Email ButterflyFlowLife@gmail.com or Sandra.Hardy44@gmail.com 

for more information and details. 

______________________________________________

A Better Chance A Better Community (ABC2) was founded in 2012 by Mr. Chester Williams to “empower young people by providing a life skills program that promotes positive values, healthy habits, and education through community development, culture, and awareness– resulting in real life power, World Changers as Game Changers”

The World Changers Program is a network of youth working collectively for positive community change.

In the seven years since its founding, A Better Chance, A Better Community(ABC2) has played a major role in the positive transformation of the Roanoke Valley from an area with too many unproductive, unsupervised kids with too much time to get into trouble to one providing young people with a valuable structured program which focuses on community development, youth engagement and fun.

ABC2’s signature program, The World Changers, is for young people ages 10 - 24 of various academic levels, demographics, and living in Halifax, Warren, Nash, Edgecombe, Wilson and Northampton Counties. Areas which suffers from health disparities and disproportionate systems of care & resources.

Some of the World Changers’ first projects were community garden plots at farmers market, state youth trainings, and launching a Summer Fitness Program for Teens. The young people drives the passion and mission of ABC2’s work.

Donate to the our World Changers program because the youth needs support and access to resources to Change The World One Community At A Time!

Cash App: $ABC2NC

In The Spirit Of Community http://www.abc2foundation.blogspot.com

________________________________________________

Get familiar with rising stand up comedienne Laquita Johnson by visiting 
http://www.LaquitaJohnson.blogspot.com

Yesterday Night Taped coming soon!
http://www.Facebook.com/YesterdayNightTaped