Fresh of the Press debuts a new preview video of the upcoming vlog series which is set to cover an array of entertainment/media and community activism/leadership in the DMV area and abroad. First up is Mike D’Angelo, upcoming artist from Edgewood Northeast, DC who has been grinding it out and making a name for himself. He recently signed a deal with MHG/Cash Money and has a real story to tell. Check out the preview below:
What is EAT? Many are asking and wondering what the three-word lettering stands for and it’s relevance. Well, it stands for Elevate All the Time and the BRAND is spreading like a wildfire.
Initially starting off as a photographer and stamping his photos with his now recognizable and popular eat.. logo. Malik Jarrett has now transitioned into one of the hottest local brands since the days of other popular brands Madness, Visu Mchunu, All Daz and WE R One. However, for Malik it appears that he has expanded on the concept of what brand recognition is and has taken his apparel line to the next level by doing pop-up shops all around the city, engaging young black males with his BOYS EAT program at Ketchum ES in Washington, DC promoting community strengthening and character, and being in high demand as word of mouth has pushed the brand to even higher levels.
All Homage which was created out of Malik’s love for photography and capturing moments created the phrase because he believes in giving respect and credit where it’s due. #Ifyoudonteatyoudieinthestreets is his hashtag and slogan, inciting that EAT is for the culture and the city of Washington. His goal is to be relevant, he wants to be known 50 years from now where his brand will still be going strong. Malik says that it is not about the money for him. He wants to see everybody win!!
Malik says that his influences are his life experiences which have shaped his view of life. His biggest inspiration is beautiful females where he gets some of his greatest ideas. Malik’s creative juices also get flowing in the morning time when he feels like his best self. He believes that GOD is his greatest leader and fully follows the path that he has paved for him.
Malik and his team recently visited Bali, Indonesia and spread some EAT inspiration to the locals and children.
Malik’s BOYS EAT program is 9-week program that teaches young men values to become kings and to walk with honor. He encourages them to use their creativity and not to be afraid to be themselves. The boys also get to learn first hand about photography from Malik himself. The BOYS EAT program could use NEW disposable cameras and monetary donations to continue the program. If you would like to make a donation or monetary contribution, visit http://www.allhomage.com.
Let’s continue to support our black business owners and anything positive in our community. Malik has definitely stepped up to the plate ensuring that he has the backs of others as long as you got his!! We all deserve to EAT!
#IFYOUDONTEATYOUDIEINTHESTREETS #ALLHOMAGE
#ifyoudonteatyoudieinthestreets
Creator/CEO/Founder – Malik Jarrett
For more information about EAT and AllHomage please visit http://www.allhomage.com to order your EAT gear today.
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Chance the Rapper announced on Monday that he would donate $1 million to the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) system.
Chicago Tribune reports that as the city’s funding crisis continues to threaten a shorter school year for some 400,000 students, Chance, who hails from Chicago, said he hopes his donation will be “a call to action” for others to help the troubled school system “for the interest of the children.”
“This check is a call to action,” he said at a press conference held at Westcott Elementary School. “I’m challenging major companies in Chicago and across the United States to donate and to take action. The students have spoken and would like corporations to invest in them as we have invested in their businesses.”
In a new book named ‘The Blood of Emmett Till‘ out next week, author Timothy Tyson reveals that he engaged in a conversation with Carolyn Bryant Donham back in 2002 about Emmett’s death. She is the woman who accused Emmett of whistling at her back in 1955.
As a result, a group of white men burst into the home of 14-year-old Emmett Till, kidnapped him, tortured, mutilated and shot him and dumped him in the Tallahatchie River. This year, long after his murderers were found Not Guilty and the passing of Emmett’s mother, Donham has something to confess.
“I made it up.”
Much to Tyson’s surprise, the now elderly woman (who has been married twice since her relatives slaughtered the teenage boy) had this to say when she was asked about she had accused him of doing to her.
That part’s not true.
Yes, the 82-year old now claims that the incident in which she claimed saw Till make lewd remarks towards her and threatened her safety was a lie.
Vanity Fair adds:
As for the rest of what happened that evening in the country store, she said she couldn’t remember. She reflective in Timothy Tyson’s presence, wistfully volunteering, “Nothing that boy did could ever justify what happened to him.”
She also admitted she “felt tender sorrow,” Tyson would note, “for Mamie Till-Mobley”—Emmett Till’s mother, who died in 2003 after a lifetime spent crusading for civil rights. (She had bravely insisted that her son’s casket remain open at his funeral in order to show America what had been done to him.) “When Carolyn herself [later] lost one of her sons, she thought about the grief that Mamie must have felt and grieved all the more.”
Abolitionist Harriet Tubman to replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill.
The Founding Father will remain on the front of the $10 bill, the Treasury Department announced Wednesday.
But on the back , suffragists who fought to give women the right to vote will be added, including Lucretia Mott, Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Alice Paul.
Long time coming……
Sad news. Real Housewives of Atlanta husband Todd Tucker’s mother Miss Sharon passed away suddenly in New York. According to reports Todd’s mother Miss Sharon was found unconscious in her home by a friend and rushed to the hospital where she later died after suffering a stroke and slipping into a coma.
Todd was in Atlanta at the time of his mother’s death and his wife, Kandi Burruss, was in L.A.
Both Todd and Kandi expressed their shock and sadness at Miss Sharon’s unexpected passing.
Fantasia Barrino shared a picture of an eye-popping engagement ring she received from boyfriend Kendall Taylor.
There is a new PSA out that hit the web about the “Stand Your Ground Law.” The chilling video re-enacts the tragic event that occurred between George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin like never depicted before. Check the video out below: It was pretty deep!
In the most historic Martin Luther King Day to date, President Barack Obama delivers the address for his second inauguration. Check it out:
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