Posts made in April 2019

Live Nation Urban’s Summer Block Party

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Today Live Nation Urban reveals the details for the fifth annual Summer Block Party Festival. The preeminent destination for soul and R&B devotees since 2015. Tickets will be available on Friday April 5 at 10am local time.

For more information on ticketing click HERE.

Not only does the festival return to Philadelphia, Houston, and Chicago, but Live Nation Urban also schedules its very first Dallas engagement. This expansion remains a testament to the growing popularity of Summer Block Party Festival. In 2019, the stage will once more play host to genre legends as well as today’s hottest breaking talent, upholding a five-year tradition and commitment to excellence in soul and R&B. For the 2019 series, GRAMMY Award-winning modern icon Jill Scott headlines all four dates. Meanwhile, GRAMMY Award-nominated soul songstress and hometown hero Jazmine Sullivan joins the bill as direct support on the Philadelphia concert at Mann Center for Performing Arts on June 29. Soul icon Faith Evans and Tweet round out the lineup for the Dallas engagement July 5 at Toyota Music Factory. A day later, Boyz II Men and rising star Lucky Daye& grace the stage in Houston at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. For the fifth year, the festival resumes at its original Chicago site on Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island on July 13 with Anthony Hamilton MA$E, Carl Thomas. The full itinerary and each respective lineup can be found enclosed below. Summer Block Party sets the pace for R&B and soul-centric festival. Since its launch in 2015, it has sold out every year and steadily grown with lineups consisting of genre luminaries and the next generation’s hottest young R&B stars. Previous lineups boasted everyone from Erykah Badu and Jazmine Sullivan to Miguel, Babyface, Ludacris, Ledisi and SWV, to name a few.

SUMMER BLOCK PARTY FESTIVAL DATES:

6/29 Philadelphia, PA The Mann Music Center (Jill Scott, Jazmine Sullivan, MA$E, Musiq Soulchild, DJ D Nice)

7/5 Dallas, TX The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory (Jill Scott, Faith Evans,Tweet)

7/6 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Pavilion (Jill Scott, Boyz II Men, Faith Evans, Lucky Daye)

7/13 Chicago, IL Huntington Bank Pavilion @ Northerly Island (Jill Scott, Anthony Hamilton, MA$E, Carl Thomas)

Getting in Shape With Autumn Calabrese

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What to Eat In a Day to Get Fit

There’s nothing more frustrating than working out and not seeing the results you want. When you spend hours at the gym, that hard work can easily be undone by a few extra slices of pizza here and there. But, eating to lose weight is not as hard or complicated as one might think. You don’t have to starve, you don’t have to eliminate food groups (unless you have a food sensitivity) and you don’t have to crash diet. Applying a few basic principles to your daily meals can make a big difference.

Portion Control

The first principal is portion control.This is very important because you can overeat on healthy food too. We live in an age of super sized, oversized and family sized meals.The truth is we don’t need any where near as much at one meal as we are actually consuming.

Balanced Macronutrients

The second principal is balanced macronutrients. Don’t let the science terminology scare you, it just means having a balance between your lean protein, your healthy carbohydrates and your healthy fats. We usually don’t have an issue taking in carbohydrates or even fat for that matter but a lot of times it’s the wrong types of carbohydrates or fats. When it comes to protein a lot of people don’t eat it that much and when they do its in very large quantities, like a huge steak. Having a balance between these three macronutrients at each meal will help you lose weight.

Eliminating Processed Foods

Last but definitely not least, principal three, significantly reducing or eliminating highly processed foods especially those containing high amounts of processed sugars. The goal is to get back to natural, real food. Some foods that have been minimally processed are ok in moderation but the rest has to go if you want to lose weight. That doesn’t mean you can’t ever have a cookie or enjoy dessert, it just means that instead of buying the ones that can last a lifetime on a shelf, you make it at home with natural ingredients and no preservatives.

If you want more help and a lot more detail on how these three principals work and how to apply them you can check Ultimate Portion Fix, created by  Beachbody’s Super Trainer and nutrition expert, Autumn Calabrese.

Autumn’s program Ultimate Portion Fix is an update of the classic Portion Fix program (that you may know and love) that has helped thousands understand the correct amount of food to eat. Ultimate Portion Fix has been perfected over the past five years, and is designed to help people understand the “why” behind what foods they put in their bodies.

About Autumn Calabrese

Celebrity trainer, best-selling author, and working mom Autumn Calabrese has created breakthrough fitness programs 80 Day Obsession®, 21 Day Fix®, 21 Day Fix EXTREME®, The Master’s Hammer and Chisel® and Country Heat®. She’s revolutionized the Beachbody fitness model with her simple approach to healthy eating.

Together with her chef brother, Bobby Calabrese, she authored the portion-control cookbook, FIXATE and hosts the cooking show by the same name that streams on Beachbody® On Demand. FIXATE features simple, delicious recipes, all perfectly portion-controlled and easy to make. Her goal as a health and fitness expert is to motivate and inspire people to make the lasting changes that will serve them and their families for the rest of their lives.

A premium nutrition program created by Autumn Calabrese using the strategies she’s learned to compete in fitness competitions and coach thousands of people to lose weight. The program teaches you portion control with the right amount of macronutrients to fuel your body. The Ultimate Portion Fix program will show you how to lose weight simply, and sustain it.

“Monopoly” by Ariana Grande and Victoria Monét

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ARIANA GRANDE AND VICTORIA MONÉT RELEASE “MONOPOLY”

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New Mixtape From Cee Kay

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CEE KAY RELEASES NEW MIXTAPE BLOOD ON MY HANDS TODAY

RELEASES NEW VIDEO “DEJA VU”

Rapper Cee Kay releases his new mixtape Blood On My Hands today. The 11-track project features his previously released tracks ““Pressure” ft. YoungBoy Never Broke Again,” “No Remorse” and “Dangerous.” His new track “Deja Vu” also appears on the tape, with the video premiering today on Worldstarhiphop.

Listen to Blood On My Hands: HERE

Pine Bluff, Arkansas rapper Cee Kay is geared to become a force in rap, maintaining a credo of remaining true to himself and the code of the streets. Within days of release, his buzz single “Pressure” (featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again) surpassed over half a million views and still counting, a testament to the power young Cee Kay holds when he delivers his vividly honest rhymes. Cee Kay began building his buzz, working the internet and dropping loosie tracks with videos to match. He soon reached the eyes and ears of Hikari Ultra Co-CEOs Mel Carter and P. The stage is now set for his new mixtape Blood On My Hands, where Cee Kay delivers on the same vibe he brought to “Pressure” and his other street singles, only elevated.

Blood On My Hands Tracklist

  1. No Remorse
  2. Pressure ft. NBA Youngboy
  3. Menace
  4. Nightlife
  5. Reaction
  6. Deja Vu
  7. Dangerous
  8. Predator
  9. Murder Scene
  10. Royalty
  11. Winning

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Refinery29’s Style Out There

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WATCH NOW: EPISODE FOUR OF REFINERY29’s ORIGINAL SERIES

Style Out There

Style Out There, Refinery29’s award-winning video series is back with the fourth episode of season 3. With over 26 million views, host and journalist Connie Wang digs into the way clothing has given women a way to speak out, look within, and identify the forces that limit their potential. Through these stories, Wang discovers the powerful way fashion illuminates social and political issues, ranging from the connection between sexy clothing and sexual assault to instances when cultural appropriation can actually be both useful and productive.

Episode Four of Style Out There is Now Available on Refinery29.com

In episode four, Connie Wang explores the all-female teams in the equestrian sport Escaramuza, which is a treasured Mexican tradition melding riding, fashion, and national identity. But for the athletes living in America, there’s an added vulnerability in literally wearing their Mexican pride on their sleeves.  

Episode Four Highlights

On Making Women Confident

“I say it’s contributed because practicing Charrería, and more in the United States, it magnifies and gives you a confidence as a Mexican to be able to open all the doors, remove all the barriers and not fear anything.” – Frine, Coach, Real De Valle

On Escaramuza Telling a Story from the Past

“Charging through the arena like true warriors Las Coronelas De Illinois are poised, powerful and in control. As I watch them spin in layers of crinoline Vision of Adelitas from centuries ago it occurs to me that, today, this sport and its pageantry really tells a story about the grace and bravery of these women who dedicate their lives to it.”

“On top of their horses, in these dresses, Escaramuza like Mireya are proudly announcing who they are and where they belong.” – Connie Wang, Host

On the Dress Being a Symbol of Pride

“Ever since the elections,  I do feel that wearing the Escaramuza dress is more than just  wearing team gear it’s more like sending a message and proving that I am proud of being Mexican-American .” – Mireya, Las Coronelas De Illinois

Style Out There will premiere new episodes every week on Refinery29’s YouTube channel, exploring Japanese Cholas subculture in Nagoya, the rise of Afrofuturism across the globe, the American Escaramuzas, and Jamaica’s dancehall queens.

Please let us know if you are able to share this with your readers or if you would like to speak with Connie about the series or the reporting.

About Refinery29

Refinery29 is the leading media and entertainment company focused on women. Through a variety of lifestyle stories, original video programming, social, shareable content, and live experiences, Refinery29 provides its audience with the inspiration and tools to discover and pursue a more independent, stylish, and informed life. Please visit www.refinery29.com/en-us, www.refinery29.com/en-ca, www.refinery29.uk and www.refinery29.de for more information and to browse content.

CMRubinWorld and Race Issues

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In a new interview with CMRubinWorld, Diversity/Inclusion expert and Cultural Anthropologist Dr. Michael Baran discusses his interactive web-based program that stimulates productive dialogue on the complex issues surrounding race.

Deepening divides fragment our societies and our economies. How can modern technologies help us to find the common ground and bring us closer together? Interactive Diversity Solutions (IDS) has created a web based program called “Don’t Guess My Race” to support teaching diversity issues. The CEO of IDS, Michael Baran, says the inspiration for the program came from research studies with children in Brazil. In Baran’s studies, he asked children to describe pictures he had taken of people’s faces. What he discovered was that this exercise sparked “extremely rich conversations about sensitive topics.” What if photographs could be used to create an interactive race awareness? In an increasingly interconnected world, race, identity and sexuality are often left undiscussed because for many, these are challenging topics and it’s difficult to find the right “space” to do it in an effective way. Yet it is a critical challenge for which all the world seeks solutions. “We want children to see how the world doesn’t come in bounded natural groups, but that there are spectrums of differences and multiplicities of intersecting identities that overlay this difference,” says Baran.

Read the full article here

About Michael Baran

Michael Baran is a cultural anthropologist with over twenty years experience conducting and organizing ethnographic research for social change on a variety of issues, including race and identity, racial disparities in education, violence against children, healthy housing, environmental health, human services, criminal justice reform, immigration reform, climate change, and early childhood development. He currently consults for businesses, schools and non-profits on issues related to diversity and inclusion, often incorporating the digital tools developed at Interactive Diversity Solutions as part of a blended approach.

About The Global Search for Education

CMRubinWorld’s award-winning series, The Global Search for Education, brings together distinguished thought leaders in education and innovation from around the world to explore the key learning issues faced by most nations. The series has become a highly visible platform for global discourse on 21st century learning, offering a diverse range of innovative ideas which are presented by the series founder, C. M. Rubin, together with the world’s leading thinkers.

For more information on CMRubinWorld check out their website here and follow @CMRubinWorld on Twitter.

Five things to consider when buying men’s wedding rings

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We all adore weddings. When you make up your mind that you want to start a family, it is only fair that you do everything the right way. Wedding rings have evolved through time. Traditionally, the wedding bands were simple, and they were meant to signify that someone is married. Nowadays, a ring is more than a mere symbol of love.

While most focus is on the bride, it is equally important to focus on the groom. The bride already has an engagement ring. The groom should get himself a ring that matches his personality. There are some things that every groom should consider before buying a wedding band.

1. Comfort

Rings can get quite uncomfortable. Studded rings can sometimes feel irritating around your finger. When buying a wedding band, go for the ring that is most comfortable for you. Considering that you will wear the ring most of the time, you should go for one that gives you comfort. There are great rings designed for maximum comfort.

2. The right fit

While you are busy buying a ring, make sure that it is the right fit. A small or too large ring can be cumbersome. A tight ring can be problematic. You should have a ring fitting after the morning hours when your body temperature is right. Unknown to many, our bodies swell during early hours owing to several factors. Make sure that you have the fitting at the right time to make sure that you get the right size. Georg Jensen online store offers you a guide for ring sizes to ensure that you get the correct ring size.

3. The bride’s rings

You need to make sure that the bride’s ring and your ring match. The wedding bands need to be similar. To tie everything together, ensure that your ring and her ring are identical. They may not be the same, but they should complement each other in a way. To make it easier, you can do the ring shopping together for an easier time.

4. Budget

Sometimes you have to keep in mind the amount of money you can spend on something. A ring can be expensive especially if it has precious stones in large quantity. The more the bling the moiré you will have to pay on it. You need to set an amount of money that you want to spend on your wedding ring. As silly as it sounds, some budgets can be too unrealistic. When you want a good ring, you must be ready to spend some money. You can opt for a simple piece without expensive embellishments.

5. Type of metal

Many metals make wedding bands. Many people go for gold as their first preference. You need to pick the right metal for your wedding bands. What do you prefer? The Georg Jensen rings feature rare metals like sterling silver, gold, and diamonds. There are gold coated rings that you can buy. If you want to get a gold ring, chose between white and yellow gold. The metals also feature precious stones like diamonds. There are platinum rings which are typical for men than silver.

The best way to buy men’s wedding ring is to evaluate all the factors. When you assess yourself, you will be able to buy the best ring for your wedding band. You can also consider other factors like the shape of the ring that you want. There is an array of configurations of rings that are available. When you pick a ring, make sure that it will last longer. Some metals like silver lose their shine over time. You also have to take good care of your ring to ensure that it lasts longer.

When you make up your mind on the right ring for you, get online and chose the ring you want. Remember to make an early order to get ample time for anything that mind need changes. At the Georg Jensen online store, you will have plenty to explore. Enjoy the shopping experience.