This year Dr. Tamarrah Tarver known as “Dr. T” hosted her 6th annual Pretty Girl World Conference, here in Fort Lauderdale, FL. This annual women’s empowerment conference was a two-day event that brought women together to discuss numerous topic’s while tying in biblical passages to affirm, uplift, and educate women on different facets in their life. At this year’s conference there were over 100 women who attended showing up and showing out, to get a piece of Dr. T’s teachings. During this event every emotion that one could imagine flowed through the place, ranging from feeling vulnerable to pure happiness and thankful.
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    Day one of the Pretty Girl conference started with the lovely ladies wearing their all white attire, which was requested by Dr. T for the women to wear on the first night of the conference. Ms. Neeshan Atkinson served as the host for the night with Dr. T as the speaker. The host Ms. Atkinson opened the night acknowledging the women on how Pretty they all looked in their all white, prepared them for what’s in store for the two nights, ending with a hymn that sent a wave of calmness and peace throughout the room. After her opening, she brought Mrs. Cathy Smith to the stage to do the honor of introducing Dr. T. As Dr. T approached the stage with her powdered white dress and showing off her contagious smile everyone stood on their feet to applaud as she took over the podium.  As she humbly welcomed everyone, she wasted no time diving right into her teaching for the night. Calling the women in the room Queens, teaching and explaining the process on how women were chosen by kings to be their Queen and the long rigorous process in which they had to go through being before chosen as a Queen. During her speech she also referenced, how women talk down and bad about one another when they should use that same energy to uplift and empower one another. As her speech came to an end, she challenged every woman in the room to tell the woman next to her how beautiful, loved, appreciated, and valued she is. During this moment as the women were speaking life and positivity and affirming one another, it brought a wave of emotions throughout the place leaving some in tears. As she ended the night, not only did she speak life, wealth, success, and prosperity on every person that attended, she also prayed for their healing, prayed that they will be able to overcome any and all personal struggles, and to connect them with those who will build and not tear them down.

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    If you missed this weekend event, Made in Broward Networking and Shopping Extravaganza you missed out on a great opportunity to meet and network with some of the hottest and newest entrepreneurs coming up here in Broward. This event was filled with music, great shopping items, good food, and much more. The event was filled with people that came from all over the county to get a piece of some of Broward’s hottest vendors. 

    Upon walking into the venue we were meet with both Niques exquisite accessories and Made in Broward apparel tables, displaying some of the most unique hand bags looking like stacks of money, dazzled up head bands, and shirts with styles of all sorts branded with M.I.B on them. As we pressed through the entrance we meet with one of the creators of M.I.B. getting her hair touched up by one the vendors, Pink Plum hair, who’s goal is to deliver great service to women by providing quality hair products and hair installments. Then we had Cyndi with smiles and Silhouettes providing teeth cleaning services and products, for everyone’s oral hygienic needs.  As we continued to make our way through the room there was Boodablitzz, who shared with us her fancy handmade candles that came in all assorted smells and colors with cute little puppy faces as the wick of the candle along with some of her clothing merchandise that also caught the attention of many. 
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    For those who are into fitness and getting their bodies nice and tight, Driven 2 Conquer Fitness showed us some of her fitness gear such as leg bands, weight shakers, and workout apparel end explaining the services that she provide as personal training. One of my favorite vendors of the evening was Ms. Pecan who had all the high end labeled swim wear for both men and women, from Christian Dior, Versace, Fendi, and Gucci just to name a few. Then there was Juicy Kitty, who had the women’s kitty cleanser, which she explained to us helps naturally clean out the ladies kitty and making it taste and smell good leaving it feeling much more silkier than before. Another dope vendor that we encountered for the evening was Boujee Boss Collection. She had all the bat eye lashes, fancy lips scrubs, body oils, lip balms, and many other facial products for one to purchase. To note there were many other vendors who participated in this event presenting their unique items and giving great discounts to those who came, supported, and shopped with them. If you missed this Made in Broward shopping and networking extravaganza be sure to be on the look out for the next one. I promise you will want to be there to meet some of the most flamboyantly fly entrepreneurs that we have here in Broward.

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On Thursday June 25, Celebrity Star Cree Campbell the daughter of Luke Campbell "Uncle Luke" held a live private watch party for the reality show Growing Up Hip Hop L.A., where she is a cast member on the show. The watch party was held in one of North Miami’s most popular venues, Nomi’s Bar & Grill, where the food was finger-licking good, and the drinks were made with just the right amount of kick.
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            The night started off with bright lights flashing from cameras that were found in every corner of the venue, while influencers, media publications, and patrons who attended took pictures, mixed & mingled, exchanged business cards and social media tags. This allowed everyone to relax and get their interviews in from other well-known influencers that were present. I must admit the venue was filled with nothing but winners. Following was the live watching of the show, season 6 episode 7. If you know anything about young "Love", then you know along with it comes Drama, Gossip, and Situation ships. During the show there were talks about infidelity, heated discussions between cree and her father Uncle Luke that caused emotions to run high, and the unveiling of feelings that were kept under wraps. With everything that unfolded during the show, this reality show is definitely one that will have you grabbing for a chair to sit and catch all the tee’s.

        After the show, the DJ had the place jumping, while the networking kicked backup and the flashing lights of the cameras were going off like sparkling stars. To make it a Fabulously Flamboyant night, we topped the night off with an interview, with the host herself, Ms. Cree Campbell. From her style to her personality, Ms. Cree is most definitely Flamboyantly Talented, Fly, and Vivacious. In our interview we asked her how was it being on the show? She stated, “Like everything in Life, it has its ups and downs, I had to push through it and take it day by day.”

      We would like to thank the beautiful Queen that she is, Ms. Cree Campbell for allowing us, Flamboyant Talent Media Group, to cover this event and celebrate this memorable moment in your life with you as you continue to stamp your name on the big screen.
For my reality T.V. fans, if you haven’t tuned into Growing up Hip Hop L.A. with the talented
Ms. Cree Williams, your missing out. I know you all are going to love this one. Be sure to watch Growing up Hip Hop L.A. Each and every Thursday Night at 8pm on WE tv. 

Are you a lover of the creative arts and enjoy the raw authenticity of those who allow their God  given talents to flow freely through their mind, body, and soul? Artists who are not afraid to display their  creativity to the world through either dance, poetry, music, and/or art? If so, I would like to introduce to  you a woman who prides herself in her work and has been recognized throughout the state of Florida by  many for her poetry, creative works, and community activism. Her name is Sarahca Peterson, who  prefers to go by just Sarahca. Sarahca is a mother of three who keeps herself busy by working on her different projects, one being The Art of Community and the other being The Round Table Project. The  Art of Community is a non-profit organization that acts as a bridge in underserved and underprivileged communities, its mission is to utilize the arts as a means to drive creatives to economic prosperity while enriching the lives of their community. By hosting the “Small Towns Need Poetry Too” initiative she has introduced an art form to an audience that have never had an experience with poetry and spoken word.. This project serves as a platform for artists of all kinds to display their work and gain financial literacy and  is held in three different towns: Arcadia, Sebring, & South Bay, FL. The purpose of this project is not only  to provide artists a place to display their work, but to also collect funds to assist  young creatives with their dreams and aspirations . Under the same umbrella she has the “Under Godz” project, which she  has partnered  with the NFL  Sisters In Service, an organization of NFL wives, sisters, daughters and mothers of current and retired professional football players from the league. The partnership was forged with their joint desire to help build bridges within underserved  communities for those in need of resources and opportunities. In addition, she has The Round Table Project, which she holds  dear to her heart. This business provides live art and entertainment, along with customized private and public events for a variety of audiences.  Sarahca also sits as the Sr. VP of Cultural Programming & Development for DNA Films Reality TV, where she champions and creates television concepts and films that represent people in marginalized communities.
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During a phone interview with Sarahca, I asked her a few questions to get a better  understanding of who she is, what inspired her love for the arts, and what is her main goal.
Ever evolving, flawed, imperfect, an artist, a lover of life, and a mother is how Sarahca best  describes herself. She was born in Arcadia, FL and grew up in Pompano, FL. Having the experience of  living in both an urban city, where most people place value on material things and represented the fast life mentality and the hustle versus the small rural town, where the folks there valued things such as land and livestock all while moving at a slower pace than those living in the city, has molded her to become the humble  women that she is today. Her journey into the world of the arts started at the age of eleven when she  started writing after an attempting  to commit suicide and later being on the verge of failing her English class in  middle school. She goes on to explain, she was failing her English class so bad that the school guidance Counselor at Desoto Middle School told her not to  come back for the 8th grade graduation activities  and to wait until the summer to take the class over. But before her exit she had to turn in the final  assignment given to her by her English teacher Mrs. Schudel. The assignment was  to submit a project on the Holocaust , which she decided to  write a poem. After standing in front of the entire class and reading the poem, her teacher was so touched by the emotions  and words used in the poem that it afforded her to go from a failing grade to a passing grade in the  class. Also, while in high school she won 1st place two years in a row in a literature contest put on by the  NAACP ACT-SO competition, which afforded her the opportunity to travel to Baltimore and New Orleans to compete in ​

      Saturday May 22, 2021 Are You Okay, Inc. in conjunction with Charitable Giving Hearts hosted their 2nd Annual Safe Zone open forum surrounding the topic of Mental Health Awareness. This was in accordance with May being Mental Health Awareness Month. This event was open to the public to allow people from all walks of life to have a “Safe Zone” to discuss, vent, and be enlightened on the mental health issues that we or someone we might know is or have faced. According to the American Psychiatric Association “Mental illness is a multitude of health conditions involving changes in emotions, thinking, and behaviors, which are associated with distress and/or functioning in social, work or family activities.” (www.psychiatry.org). In the United States “over 16% of those who identify as Black reported having a mental illness in the past year, which equates to a little over seven million people who have suffered from this form of illness (www.mhnational.org).” This program also brought awareness to the disparity of mental illness in the Caribbean culture. The people from a Caribbean background who shared their stories stated that mental illness is something that is rarely acknowledged and almost always disregarded. The whole experience of the “Safe Zone” was filled with testimonials, questions, games, and prizes, while photographer MaxoKeyz captured every heart-felt moment with his lens. Ending the event and evening with DJ Lexxma playing the latest tunes that you just couldn’t help but dance to.

      The program commenced with a series of questions posed to panelist’s Marilyn N., Natacha A., Maxi D., & Fougere J. For each question that was asked, the responses given by each panelist, brought a wave of emotions to everyone in the room, ranging from anger and disappointment to tear shedding and pure sadness. After all the questions were asked, replied with knowledge, intertwined with life experiences, and the added rollercoaster of emotions came to an end, everyone in the room became empathetic to the things that some of the panelist had to experience. Thereafter, was the Step into Your Truth session. This session was open for any and all to step into their truth and release by verbalizing what it is that has been a bother to them for such a long time, to acknowledge that they have a happy place to retreat to, and ways to overcome those demons that haunt them inside.

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   Baton Rouge has been consistently ranked as one of the 10 least safe cities in America, as per WalletHub. A problematic city to live in, by most accounts, with a high incidence of crime. From a myriad of challenges comes an astute music producer by the name of Joshua Johnson. Or by his rapidly-becoming-popular stage moniker, the SoundTrackGeniuz.

   Whilst other kids were getting into crime, Joshua was getting into his own unique brand of trouble. By his own account humming with his mouth and making weird noises, were a source of exasperation for those around him. It brings the image of a geek in high school that is misunderstood by those around him. Socially awkward yet a lot of conversations are being conducted in his mind. “The next big thing” is often not perceived by those around it.Despite having a passion for music, Joshua didn’t always think he would become a producer. “I always knew I would be something just never thought (it would be) music.”

   SoundTrackGeniuz started his production journey as a 14-year-old using beat making software FL Studio. There is a great success quote: “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” The SoundTrackGeniuz taught himself how to make beats and hasn’t looked back since then. He would admit that there were numerous days when the beats ranged from bad to terrible but it was a necessary process for one of Baton Rouge’s burgeoning producers.

   The talented producer has become a name synonymous with good beats in the south. His talents have allowed him to expand his reach around the USA with collaborations with popular musicians. The list includes Youngboy, OG_3three, NBA BigB and many others. This has vastly contributed to the rise of a gifted musician. This is a long way from his mother’s small room where he realized that beat production was the path he wanted to take. By consistently playing and developing beats on his mothers’ box computer he was able to refine his skills and develop his own distinct sound.
Together with AshleyDenay, SoundTrackGeniuz launched STGAudio in Denham Springs, Louisiana in the year 2019. It was only a year before that Joshua started to use the name SoundTrackGeniuz. The talented pair both take on the roles of sound engineer, producer and songwriter. A jack of all trades with a brush of arrogance!

   It’s quite an awesome tale of a self-made man. Many aspiring producers attend university education but never attain the level that Joshua now operates. Even though surrounded by crime and other challenges in Baton Rogue, the “SoundTrackGeniuz” was birthed through dedication, commitment and belief that music can be a way out of those problems.

  Even amid a global pandemic, the SoundTrackGeniuz harbors great ambitions for 2021. The year can and should be a defining period for the Louisiana native. More collaborations and the growth of the STGAudio brand is the vision being pursued. Due to the rapid ascendancy and immense talent of this producer, its fulfilment almost seems like a foregone conclusion.
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  A story already of inspirational proportions is on the precipice of expanding even further. All personal development coaches communicate the value of loving what you do and the positive impact it has on your success. The SoundTrackGeniuz provides a positive case study for this hypotheses.  Passion is indeed a great driver of success. And music has always been a viable tool of passionate self-expression. How ironic that music is the fulcrum of this tale!