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Black Excellence

#07 – BLV’s Top 20 Black Moments of 2020: The VERZUZ Effect

December 24, 2020
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I promise you, it is hard to remember a world without VERZUZ. That is how long 2020 feels. Dead ass, I don’t even remember some of the early ones. And do you want to feel old? The Jill Scott/Erykah Badu VERZUZ was back in MAY!!!   View this post on…

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Black Excellence

#08 – BLV’s Top 20 Black Moments of 2020: D-Nice and Club Quarantine

December 23, 2020
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“We make lemonade out of lemons. We make soul food out of old food. And we make parties out of quarantines.” – The Homie It may seem like light werk now, but back in the before time, also known as 9 months ago, getting 100,000 people to collectively watch your…

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Black News

#09 – BLV’s Top 20 Black Moments of 2020: The Convening of the Uncle Ruckus Convention

December 22, 2020
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A fellow Bison (HU. YOU KNOW) recently shared with me a phrase she uses to a describe a certain segment of population: ashy disposition. If you don’t know what an ashy disposition is then you probably have one. #SorryNotSorry. And in October, the ashiest of ashy dispositions were prevalent among…

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Black Culture

#10 – BLV’s Top 20 Black Moments of 2020: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion

December 21, 2020
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First things first, Rest in Peace Uncle Phil! I def didn’t expect to get as emotional as I did. And what’s funny is that this isn’t their first reunion. But every time we saw pictures of the reunited cast, there was always a noticeable absence. A presence was missing. Someone…

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Black News

BLV’s Top 20 Black Moments of 2020: #11 thru #20

December 19, 2020
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2020 has been quite a year, and by year I mean dog years because I swear we have fit in seven lifetimes into these 12 months. The year has been filled with a few ups and some serious downs and its time for us to reflect back onto the good,…

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