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Playlist: If Destiny’s Child released an album this year…

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November 2, 2014
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Since the release of “Nuclear” in January 2013, the ladies of Destiny’s Child have been reminding music fans that their sisterhood is as strong as ever, and that they still sound damn good together.  In February 2013, Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams famously reunited on one of the world’s biggest stages, the Super Bowl, when Kelly and Michelle popped out of
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Journey to Freedom, Week 2: Honesty

Week two’s word in Michelle William’s Journey to Freedom journal contest is “honesty.”  Once again, when prompted with the word “honesty” the first thought that came to my head was again in the form of lyrics: “honesty, is such a lonely word, every one is so untrue, honesty is hardly

Journey to Freedom, Week 5: Time

September 18, 2014
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1.  “Time” by Mary J. Blige is essentially about the flaws of the world and how counterproductively people use their time.  Mary expresses people for their judgmental nature.  She also touches on the issues of jealousy, murder, and madness.  She sings about how “people nowadays so shady” and “always wanna
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Journey to Freedom, Week 3: Love

August 28, 2014
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For this week’s Journey to Freedom challenge, Michelle Williams challenges us to “celebrate a mindful moment of self-love.”  Self-love, Michelle says, is an essential precursor to being able to obtain romantic love.  After all, if you don’t love yourself… how can you expect someone else to love you?  This is
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