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Jump start your week with a shot of motivation from the amazing Oprah Winfrey on how to believe & trust yourself!

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Today we have a couple of Tusday Tunes that feature some of our fave artists at the BET Awards.Who was your fave performance?

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Kendrick Lamar & Erykah Badu

Janelle Monae & Erykah Badu

Mariah Carey

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Time to jump start this week with some positive energy from one of your fave celebs! That’s right, listen to what Pharrell has to say about reaching your dreams and how staying true to yourself will allow  you to reach your full potential!

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Time to kick up the energy this morning! Check out these dope dancers from U4ria Dance Studio based in Coral Springs, Florida!

First kick it off with the summer hit Grown Woman by Beyonce…

Time to slow things down with Alicia Keys- Fire We Make

Last but not least check their hot choreography to Ciara’s Body Party

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So, you automatically know that you’re gorgeous, fly and fierce you are no matter what size or shade you are. It’s a simple fact! It does not matter what any other person thinks or even says about your stunning beauty. As long as you know your worth and flyness, you dictate how others view you as well! As girls of color we sometimes seem divided by our sizes, hair texture, backgrounds and yes, even different shades. We all can turn on the TV and may see that different skin tones are embraced more in media.

The film’s directors Bill Duke & Channsin Berry covers the separation that some girls have with overcoming having darker skin tones in their movie “Dark Girls” that recently premiered on the OWN network. Berry said, “When Bill called me with the idea of a documentary about dark-skinned women, I was in right away. Being a dark-skinned Black man, like Bill, I have gone through similar traumas. Being separated and discriminated against by our own people. It stifles your self-esteem. Bill and I shared our similar experiences and immediately understood that we knew the best way to approach this.”

Check out the preview…

Do you feel that this is an issue you deal with at school or with your group of friends?

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Get into Wale’s new song/vid for ‘Love Hate Thing’—->

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How many of you have ever felt like you’ve been stuck in a rut? Almost as if everyone else around you is talented and growing except you? Well, we’ve all been at this point in our lives. The key is to remember that no one else is more talented than you, it’s simply about finding your gift and perfecting it.

Check out Will Smith’s secret to success

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Are you always up on the new hot dance moves? Well, this is the perfect opportunity to put your skills to the test with Missy Elliot’s new artist Sharaya J! Have a chance to win a dope packaged prize & have your dance vid reviewed by the legendary Missy Elliot!

A native Hawaiian raised in New Jersey, Sharaya has worked with the likes of Diddy, Rihanna, Alicia Keys as well as great choreographers like Laurianne Gibson, Fatima Robinson and Jamaica Craft!  Now is her time to take center stage as Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott’s new recording artist. She has a fresh new sound and style inspired by true Hip Hop and underground dance music. She has also spearheaded The “Banji Movement,” which encourages the masses to embrace Uniqueness and Originality, thus birthing the acronym Be Authentic Never Jeopardize Individuality (BANJI). Considering her background and love for dance, Sharaya says, “I just wanna make fun music! Dance is my root, so my goal is to get the people dancin’ again!!!”

Check how to enter!

RULES AND REGULATIONS

1. Create an original piece of choreography to BANJI.
2. Dance Requirements: Start at the second hook into the second verse and finish!!
3. Must include @Sharaya_J, @_TriciaMiranda, @MissyElliott and #BANJIMOVEMENT in the title of the video.
4. Send your YouTube video to banjicontest@gmail.com
5. Only ONE video submission per contestant.
6. The deadline for all entries is: June 24, 2013

Click here to check out the Banji (Video):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwkbQleKThI

WHAT DO YOU WIN?

Sharaya J will pick one Grand Prize winner who will receive the following:

Interview on DanceGlobal.net
-Live Chat with Sharaya J
-BANJI Kit that includes:
– Stud Muffin NYC custom apparel piece
– Banji T-Shirt signed by Missy, Trisha, Sharaya and merchandise

Good Luck Ladies!

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“Ugh, this class is too early!” “I’m tired” “My parents push me too hard.” are all excuses that we’ve all said & given to ourselves on why we can’t do better in school. Well, it’s time to knock excuses out of the door! Outstanding student Chelsea Fearce from Georgia graduated as her high school’s valedictorian with a GPA of a 4.466! She will be starting school at Spelman University in the fall.

From WSBTV:

“I just told myself to keep working, because the future will not be like this anymore,” Fearce said. “You’re worried about your home life and then worried at school. Worry about being a little hungry sometimes, go hungry sometimes. You just have to deal with is. You eat what you can, when you can.”

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“Don’t give up. Do what you have to do right now so that you can have the future that you want,” Fearce said.

Read more at WSBTV

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Big Congrats, Chelsea! Your future is SO BRIGHT!

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