Poetry is a free flowing form of art. There is a very loose base structure for poetry, but there is no real rigid definition of how a poem is supposed to be designed, making it both easy and difficult to produce.
Author Archives: Avery Jordan
Posted inSports
Venice Basketball League honors streetball legend Ron Beals
This weekend the legendary Venice Basketball League (VBL) held the championship game of the VBL Playoffs on the historic main court at Venice Beach; but this game was not the only highlight of the day.
Posted inEntertainment
New YouTube show ‘C.A.K.E. The Series’ aims to improve Black image
Americans live on a steady diet of reality television shows, social media, and Hip Hop music. Whether you are young or old, Black or White, you are being exposed to themes and ideas that the media wants you to see;
Posted inLocal Politics
National Night Out unites communities against crime
The National Association of Town Watch (NATW) celebrated its 31st National Night Out (NNO), which has gained worldwide support since its inception in 1984. In 2013 NNO involved 16,242 communities including over 37.8 million people from all 50 U.S. states, U.S. territories, Canada, and military bases all around the world, and this year the numbers were expected to increase dramatically.
Posted inBook Review
‘Adinkrahene’
There’s something that really intrigues people about stories dealing with secret organizations. The James Bond glamour of being a secret agent with the weight of the world on your shoulders seems to draw attention with the allure of danger, the imaginative outfits, and the slick and sophisticated gadgets that tickle everyone’s fantasy. What if you could be a secret agent? What if the fate of the world depended on you? In J.A. Faulkerson’s fictional tale “Adinkrahene,” (C. 2014, $7.99/E-book, $3.99, 177 pages) he explores that fantasy as the life of a Washington Post political reporter named Jonathan Fraiser is turned upside down, almost overnight.
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Young, Black and ‘Ready for Hillary’
America has had a Black president for two terms, and now support is growing to support the next president being a woman: Hillary Clinton.
Posted inArts & Entertainment-OW, Entertainment
Black Greeks celebrate unity in Southern California
Members of the Divine Nine Black Greek fraternities and sororities recently gathered in Southern California to celebrate unity at The 2014 California Greek Picnic (CGP).
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Fame: Tyler Perry
The struggle to find oneself in this world can be a mysterious and turbulent journey; and no one knows this better than the talented and versatile Tyler Perry. This month, Bluewater Productions released a new biographical comic book of the life of Perry that will be an addition to their Fame comic series, available both digitally and in print for $3.99.
Posted inLocal Politics
Cal State Domingez Hills hosts student-run fashion show
The Pan African Union at California State University, Dominguez Hills recently held its eighth annual benefit fashion show in the ballroom of Locker Student Union. The show was student run and sponsored by groups such as Project Pit, Toro Productions, and Associated Students Inc. Outside vendors such as Cynique Fashion Jewelry, Shoe Traffic, Douglass Designs Unlimited, and Pretty Black Boutique also showed support for the fashion show and erected small vending tables with merchandise available for purchase throughout the show. The show also featured celebrity hostess Camilla Poindexter, current model and prominent star in the television show Bad Girls Club. Guest judges for the show included local fashion duo Norris Ford and Quentin Thrash (NORRISxTHRASH).
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‘The Harlem Hellfighters’
Action, drama, and a solid story—what more could you want from a graphic novel?
