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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

The Are You Living Your Purpose? Learn How Volunteerism Is The New "Green" show

I had a really great radio interview for the BlogTalk Internet Radio Show (the fastest growing internet audience) called, "Caviar and Chitterling" tonight at 8pm (EST). Caviar & Chitterling, a spin-off from TaylorMade Media's critically acclaimed "As Powerful As You Want To Be" PR Boot Camp, hosted by PR Expert, Karen Taylor Bass. Caviar & Chitterling empowers African-American entrepreneurs, small biz owners and individuals to implement real PR strategies to grow their biz, revenue and contact base and at the same time get involved with the issues that impact their communities.

Last night's show was entitled, "The Are You Living Your Purpose? Learn How Volunteerism Is The New "Green" and we talked about my professional singing career, the motivation for "Keep Walkin' On", and my message to others to stay motivated in life. It was a great show! I had so many things to say about working in the business of music and social media tips. I also had great questions from the audience. I really hope that my interview helped someone else become more motivated to work toward their goals. Here is the podcast of the show to listen:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Caviar--Chitterling/2009/05/13/Are-You-Living-Your-Purpose-Learn-How-Volunteerism-Is-The-New-Green-

Enjoy!

The Are You Living Your Purpose? Learn How Volunteerism Is The New "Green" show

I had a really great radio interview for the BlogTalk Internet Radio Show (the fastest growing internet audience) called, "Caviar and Chitterling" tonight at 8pm (EST). Caviar & Chitterling, a spin-off from TaylorMade Media's critically acclaimed "As Powerful As You Want To Be" PR Boot Camp, hosted by PR Expert, Karen Taylor Bass. Caviar & Chitterling empowers African-American entrepreneurs, small biz owners and individuals to implement real PR strategies to grow their biz, revenue and contact base and at the same time get involved with the issues that impact their communities.

Last night's show was entitled, "The Are You Living Your Purpose? Learn How Volunteerism Is The New "Green" and we talked about my professional singing career, the motivation for "Keep Walkin' On", and my message to others to stay motivated in life. It was a great show! I had so many things to say about working in the business of music and social media tips. I also had great questions from the audience. I really hope that my interview helped someone else become more motivated to work toward their goals. Here is the podcast of the show to listen:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Caviar--Chitterling/2009/05/13/Are-You-Living-Your-Purpose-Learn-How-Volunteerism-Is-The-New-Green-

Enjoy!

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Greenevers Annual Fireman's Parade


The Greenevers Parade in April was a blast!! I was really happy to see my family and friends and the actual parade was a lot of fun. I grew up watching the parade as a child and always wished that I could be in one of the cars along the route. I finally got that chance! I was posted up in a really nice and brand new car with a driver and I waved all the way from the beginning to the end. It was interesting looking at all of the faces and expressions. Some people were curious, some were just really excited. There were many other cool participants in the parade. There were the winners of the Miss Greenevers pageant, the Mayor, the actual firemen, men on horses, and other groups of people. They really publicized the event and featured me in their newspaper as the main entertainment. There must have been hundreds of people there. There was a lot of candy being thrown out as well. The day started out a little cool, but then it heated up really fast. Once we got near my performance, it was already really hot and muggy. I also debuted "Keep Walkin' On" for the first time live. It was really a hit! Everybody enjoyed it and started to sing a long! I definitely want to be involved with the community again. They showed me so much love and support!

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Show at the Rivington House Facility

The show at the Rivington went really well today! I did a gospel set and sang, "Shackles" by Mary Mary, "The Battle is the Lord's" by Yolanda Adams, "Where I am" by LaChun Pace, "Open Heart" by Yolanda Adams, "God's Fingerprints" by myself and my mother, "Redeemer" by Nicole Mullen, and lastly, "Keep Walkin' On"! There weren't as many people in the audience tonight as there were at my March 31st show, but the audience members were just as into the show. One guy, whom I never saw before, even stood up and danced next to me while I was singing "Shackles". I had such a good time! I was so happy to the audience get into the music and enjoy themselves. I also raffled off a few of my CDs. The lucky winners were so happy to have my CD! Even though I had a full day at work, performing in the show afterwards gave me such a boost of energy!

Monday, May 4, 2009

"Illegal" Immigrant Children - Should They Be Forced To Choose?

"Citizen children" are being caught in the middle of the illegal immigrant battle in the US. According to a study conducted by the Pew Hispanic Center, close to 4 million children who have at least one parent who entered the U.S. illegally were born in the United States and are U.S. citizens as a result. The study also find that one in three of those children are poor. Not only do many of these children live in poverty, if they are discovered to have illegal immigrant parents, they have to choose whether to go back to their original country or stay in the US without their parents. If they decide to stay in the US, they could be separated from their parents for years. Although illegal immigration is a problem in the US, families are being separated in the process and that is big problem. There are organizations out there that provide support to children who have been separated from their parents from immigration such as Organization to Help Citizen children, but there should also be an overhaul of the immigration laws. The Obama administration supported a pass for citizenship that would mean having an illegal immigrant pay a fine, learn English and then get in line for citizenship. However, more should be done. What do you think? Should we keep the immigration laws as is or should there be reform? Should we have these passes for citizenship for illegal immigrants? Or should we support stricter border control?

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Swine Flu Continues to Grow Every Day

Swine flu has now spread to 30 U.S. states and the number of countries with confirmed cases jumped to 19 from two in what was little more than a week. The expansion comes amid signs of a slowing epidemic in Mexico. The swine flu is circulating in virtually all of the US states and the WHO has raised the alert level to 5 on April 29th, 1 level below 6. Level 6 means that we are in a full-on pandemic and level 5 means that a pandemic is imminent. It's amazing how this swine flu outbreak started in Mexico, right after Mexico received such negative press about the drug cartels. New York continues to have the highest number of confirmed cases of swine flu infection. Thankfully, it is not turning out to be a strong virus in America, so people are still able to recover if they receive the proper medication. Since I live in NY, I have to take the subways and be in confined spaces. It will be so much easier for the flu to spread among New Yorkers in this situation. I'm going to continue to wash my hands frequently, but it almost seems impossible to avoid. I have taken the flu shot for 2 years now and I haven't caught the flu, so hopefully the swine flu shot will come out soon! I understand why some people feel like this flu has received too much attention and we shouldn't worry, but I also do think it is smart to protect yourself at all times. It's important to wash your hands frequently and cover your mouth from coughing and sneezing. Hopefully we'll get over this flu season sooner than later!