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Building a "Contact Chest" where business owners, creators and entrepreneurs can shop and have immediate access to frequently used contracts. 2. Creating a webinar/class on the importance of trademarks and a DIY class on how to file your own trademark 3. Creating "The CEO's Survival Kit" which consists of the top 5 documents every LLC should have. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dc1ca1e4b0c054455dd729/1609650949968-Z7QBU1MF7WN0BSJ4ZTMI/IMG_8219.jpg Poetry and Other Divine Mania Mr. Eddie and Aline Harris original owners of Mrs. Aline’s Community Garden located in North Memphis, TN. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dc1ca1e4b0c054455dd729/1609644076332-NEWS4XCTLSV8GC9OAVT1/IMG_9740.JPG Poetry and Other Divine Mania - “ I imagine that a goddess is somebody that heals the land.” -J (Founder of Mrs. Aline’s Community Garden) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dc1ca1e4b0c054455dd729/1609651369421-LJCWN2XYPAKLE9ZBUUDB/IMG_8220.jpg Poetry and Other Divine Mania “Miss J” Founder of Mrs. Aline’s Community Garden. Great-Granddaughter of Mrs. Aline Harris. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dc1ca1e4b0c054455dd729/1607033380807-1625D2XRPLJPJHSC8M02/IMG_7832.JPG Poetry and Other Divine Mania https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dc1ca1e4b0c054455dd729/1607033454752-BWWB6KPXVEYUZJX64Q4E/IMG_7833.JPG Poetry and Other Divine Mania - (Being a Goddess?) “means owning who I am and knowing that… loving who that is and spreading positivity to anyone I touch.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dc1ca1e4b0c054455dd729/1607033492698-7AZNO83K0P8GKEU40PUY/IMG_7830.JPG Poetry and Other Divine Mania - WATCH RAW (HERE) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dc1ca1e4b0c054455dd729/1606269040254-Q661V7YEJALDT43IZSHQ/IMG_7643.JPG Poetry and Other Divine Mania “Fingertips is such a soulful vibe. The lyrics, written by Felly, gave me the space to sing with Big Bae Energy while the track, produced by Blac Elvis, made me feel like I should be riding along a coast line. So while in the studio the whole tone of this session was old school meets new school allowing me to be chill and free with my delivery. When people here this, I hope all these elements create a warm sense of love, happiness and peace.”- Jessica Ray https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dc1ca1e4b0c054455dd729/1606082227621-BKVLZ252HS3RRCXZIQBX/IMG_7734.JPG Poetry and Other Divine Mania https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dc1ca1e4b0c054455dd729/1606141103069-RY8JEBHDABYQMYVHZG08/IMG_7632.jpeg Poetry and Other Divine Mania “…a goddess is someone that makes an impact upon others through her beauty. 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It isn’t something we master overnight and it’s definitely not something we achieve every day and in every way. It’s an attempt to honor ourselves by applying what we learn through self-awareness, lived experience, and intentional wellness practices.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dc1ca1e4b0c054455dd729/1597110769516-N8UL04Y94F3CU8TA9DS1/IMG_6481.jpg Poetry and Other Divine Mania Being a goddess to me is a constant state of self discovery. When you can look yourself in the mirror and accept who are while understanding your purpose is when you reach a higher level of self awareness - God. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dc1ca1e4b0c054455dd729/1586129840806-RYGC5DKL8BYXLBRMCA77/IMG_4119.PNG Poetry and Other Divine Mania - Missing Central Station Typically on Sundays, you can find DJ Bizzle Bluebland at the Central Station Hotel, a time-capsulated swanky lounge perfect for conversations and libations. On those nights, you would catch DJ Bizzle Bluebland playing Memphis music for Memphis folks. Before the Covid-19 lockdown, I was regular fixture… mostly to vibe to the sounds of my beloved city. Like many of us, we are all experiencing cultural withdrawals. However, DJ Bizzle Blubland has curated a radio show Nervouswreck , a weekly mix similar to sounds at the Central Station Hotel. Check out the 4th installment, “Für Elmertha, a mix with a small feature from The Cultured Goddess. 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A gentle portrait of an African American community in South Philadelphia in the 1940s and '50s, the story probes beneath its residents' lives to tell a powerful tale of damage and healing. Noon is a Florida preacher's daughter too scarred from a secret childhood incident to let a man touch her; her husband, Herbie, is a redcap who met her when he was a hepcat jazz drummer touring with fiery singer Ethel. When newborn Fannie and, five years later, Ethel's five-year-old orphan niece, Liz, are abandoned on Noon and Herbie's doorstep, the embrace of community allows the creation of a family. Many women struggle in private against pain-especially Liz, who hides in the closet and eats plaster to deal with what she knows about Herbie and Ethel. Fannie's prescient visions and her wish to stave off the inevitable underscore an ambivalent view of the power of change. As the threat looms of a highway to be built through the church-centered neighborhood, individual characters find their fates, and the delicately passionate narrative coalesces around a soul-galvanizing metaphor of bricks and mortar and spirit. Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club selection. Source: Publishers Weekly. 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