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       We are launching the Know Thyself Grassroots Movement not as a program, but as a reckoning. A spiritual awakening. A cultural uprising. A return to the power buried beneath generations of distortion. From the sacred walls of the Luxor Temple in ancient Kemet (Egypt) comes the eternal command: “Man, know thyself, and you will know the gods.” This was not poetry, it was instruction. Among ancient Nile Valley people, to know oneself was to unlock the divine force within. And somewhere along the journey of African history… we were taught to forget.

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       HBCUs were established to educate Black Americans who were denied access to many predominantly white institutions. Land-grant universities and church-supported colleges across the country created opportunities for higher education, but they also fostered a powerful sense of belonging and cultural expression.

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     “We really have to unlearn what we have been trained to believe is ministry,” said New Orleans minister Roosevelt Wright III who recently released an R&B single, “Emoji.” The song is main-stream, pop, and high-energy — not quite what people have come to expect for ministry music.

     I had the pleasure of interviewing Randy Corinthian. Randy has been an active musician for over 20 years. As CEO of RC music group, Randy holds degrees from Florida A&M University and Florida State University. He’s performed alongside many notables including Rhonda Rawls and Rodney Kendrick, Gerald Albright, Bobby Caldwell, Ellis Marsalis, Marilynn Butler and Alex Bugnon. He currently serves as adjunct professor of music at Broward College in Davie Florida and maintains an active schedule, performing a wide variety of musical styles.

The Pompano Beach Cultural Center is proud to announce comedy TV star Carl Payne as host of the next Pompano Stand-up Live! on Saturday, November 2 at 8 p.m. Joining the former Martin star will be an outstanding lineup of comedians including the show’s opener Wanda Smith, fast-rising star Brandon Smiley and headliner Tony Tone.

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