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"you'll get there, but ONLY if you keep going." - Unknown | #HowFashionTravels #MissionMagnate sleek. fast-forward. bold. just like @lexususa | special s/o to @shay_lojay for the heads up. love you, sis.

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this NOT a selfie. I repeat, this is NOT a selfie. 📷 by @beau.bye | btw, that @uniqlousa tee is clutch.

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"All white at the Black shows." #shotbyshotts

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Case of #CincoDeMondays? See the team and I helped @therealkapg through the work day. Or did we make it worse?

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By @directher via @RepostWhiz app: 27 black business leaders have done the unprecedented. Created a fund for 27,000 NYC students to see SELMA for free! Let me repeat that. Because of the generosity and activist commitment of 27 black powerbrokers, tens of thousands of 7th, 8th and 9th graders of all colors and creeds in New York City can walk into a participating theater, show their report card or student ID, and see a major motion picture centered around African-American justice, dignity and liberation - completely free. Can I get an amen!? A history making act of service. I thank the patrons of this tremendous effort who decided to do this. I salute them with all my heart, all my respect. More info at selmanyctickets.com. xo. (#RepostWhiz app)

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Clothing Brand Starts Kickstarter to Help a Community

Brookyln-based clothing brand, Kool Nerd starts Kickstarter to help raise funds for their inspiring movement.

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Kendrick Lamar Releases Powerful New Single, "I"

The rapper samples The Isley Brothers' "That Lady" for a Gil Scott Heron-esque  anthem about self-love and today's struggles.

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We tell young men to "Be a Man," but how will they BE well adjusted human beings? From the director of #MissRepresentation, an exploration of American masculinity, "The Mask You Live In."

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R&B singer John Legend has just release his new album, "Love In the Future," but his sits down with New York Times styles section’s Bee Shapiro about coming from a family that loved clothing - a family of tailors - and how  growing up in such an environment has "influenced his personal style evolution."

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What are we prepared to tell our young men about their place in society?

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Sometimes I forget how extremely lucky I am.

I don’t have any kids.

I’m healthy

I’m creative

Above all I’m alive and able to experience life.

But the stress can be a powerful blindfold to take off. Bills, Responsibilties,Dreams and Goals. The need to tackle all of those things sometimes can...

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Christopher Gray, 21, a Drexel University junior and CEO/Founder of Scholly, has found a way to make finding those scholarships easier.

Gray himself has been very successful in finding scholarship funds.  He is known as the “Million-Dollar Scholar” after being awarded $1.3 million in scholarships.

Over the past three years, Gray has also helped other families manually scour through databases, and figured, “Hey, I need something that can help.  There has to be a faster way.”

Gray developed the answer in the form of Scholly, an app that uses eight specific parameters, like state, GPA, or race, to instantly filter through a deep directory of scholarships available for the prospective student.

“It’s extremely simple,” says Gray and that ultimately was the goal.

“The fact that it’s on the mobile (phone) really hits the audience,” says Soham Bhonsle, 21, a Scholly user and Drexel University senior. “It serves the need of its time. We want it on the go.”

Nicholas Pirollo, chief technological officer for Scholly, also offers that apps optimize searches compared to standard websites because they are more tailored to specific needs.

A recent study, conducted by Sallie Mae, shows that 39% of families used scholarship funds to pay for college during the 2012-2013 academic year and Scholly connects users with relevant scholarships in about five minutes.  Scholly’s database is updated monthly to remove scholarships that are no longer available, add scholarships, and refresh deadlines.

There is money out there to go to school.  Scholly has more than 10,000 downloads of the $0.99 app found in the Apple App Store and Google Play.

Scholly’s costs are intentionally positioned at an affordable price to serve more people that need it and boast a potential big payoff.

“Pay 99 cents and you may get $5,000 or $6,000 in scholarships.”

Scholly helps put the power of funding your education in your hands.

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Where There's A Will, There's A Way: Teen Crowdfunds His way to College

Los Angeles native, James Ward will be leaving on Friday to attend the prestigious historically Black college, Howard University - a few months ago this seemed unfathomable.  Read how this homeless teen will enter a new home called higher education this fall in D.C. >>>  READ FULL ARTICLE

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Taken from our friends at stupiddope.com, here's a glimpse at behind-the-scenes video of an upcoming single from Wale's anticipated third studio album "The Gifted."

The track is called "Love/Hate Thing"

Wale expresses that this track was one of the first songs he penned for his June 25th release. 

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Roland Warren, father of two sons and board member of the National Fatherhood Initiative, explains the simple but critical support any dad can give his child.

Raising young men to be better fathers.

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Hitting stores on March 26th, GQ's newest issue feat. Bruno Mars on its cover. #suit&tie #styleBible