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“The most incredible moment of my life,” said the Broadway singer  Tamar Greene when his three-month old son surprised him by reponding to his voice.

I had the privilege to talk devoted husband, father, actor, and broadway singer Tamar Greene about that intimate moment with his  son AJ that went viral and the beauty of being a new dad..

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DINAN intro produced by Amerigo Gazaway

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Paul C. Darden teaches 7th and 8th-grade school social studies in The Bronx, New York. He is the owner of SeriousPensPublishing, the creator of the Time Runner Series and The Oneirology Chronicles. Freedom Runner is the first book in a seven-book series. The Oneirology Chronicles is a five-book series the precedes the Time Runners. New to the publishing and the author world, he is not new to writing. He has been creating engaging content for his students for years. The book series is an extension of his teaching and solution to the modern problem of lack of representation in literature and the classroom. Paul is a part of the 2% of black male teachers nationwide and is making waves with his first novel. Stay tuned because SeriousPensPublishing has a lot more coming.

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My guest Jamaal Staton saw a need for Daycare in his community and he made it happened.

Jamaal staton also know as coach Maal I’m a stand up comedian, father and entrepreneur. I have a small business in training dogs and now I’m the proud owner of a male run daycare. I’m a father of 5.

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On this episode the two things I love is hip-hop & fantasy fiction. Creator D.D. Turner & Chaz Stats merge the two to gives us The Chronicles of a Hip Hop Legend, Paths of Grand Wizardry back in 2010 .  A novel about an extraordinary teen with an extraordinary destiny. I hope you enjoyed  Chapter 1 through 2t !!!  Here is Chapter 25: The Chronicles of a Hip Hop Legend details the story of a young Cris Alexander Ellison, whom with great pride, overtly claims and supports the culture of Hip Hop. Unbeknownst to Cris, he has a direct genealogical link to an ancient, African, prophetic tribe said to have sown the seeds for the Hip Hop ideal some several thousand years ago. As a result of this unique link to the past, Cris finds himself the sole holder of the freeing key that will release a current Hip Hop from its dwindling existence and place it back on the golden path of resurgence. But up against Roger "Feedback" Cromwell and his Hip Hop for Destruction clan, this will prove to be no easy task.

STEVE BERGSMAN is a freelance music writer and researcher with articles published in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Black Enterprise, and Reuters. He is also the author of I Put a Spell on You: The Bizarre Life of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins and coauthor of Chapel of Love: The Story of New Orleans Girl Group the Dixie Cups

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Recording and performing in the early 1950s, Jesse Belvin, Guitar Slim, and Johnny Ace produced at least thirteen top-25 hits between the three of them. All but forgotten in the annals of rock ‘n’ roll, these artists have influenced musicians as varied as Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, and generations of soul singers. Their songs have been covered by artists like Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Luther Vandross, and Paul Simon.

In Earth Angels: The Short Lives and Controversial Deaths of Three R&B Pioneers Steve Bergsman affords readers a view of the lives and careers of three influential artists who left us much too soon. Bergsman notes in his introduction that this lack of notoriety is partly due to their untimely deaths. Jesse Belvin, a crooner whose “Goodnight My Love” became the closing theme to famed disc jockey Alan Freed’s radio shows, was killed in a head-on collision along with his wife just after performing at the first racially integrated concert in Little Rock, Arkansas; he was 27. Guitar Slim, whose million-selling song “The Things I Used to Do” has been re-recorded by both Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan, died in New York City at the age of 32 due to pneumonia that was possibly induced by alcoholism. Johnny Ace’s “Pledging My Love” spent ten weeks at the top position on Billboard’s R&B chart. He died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at age 25.

Bergsman’s meticulous research and entertaining narrative style seeks to restore the credit denied these artists by their untimely deaths.

Many single dads find it very hard to multi-task and juggle between their work requirements and meet needs of their kids.  My guest TJ shared his personal single fatherhood experience raising three daughters.

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Thank You Jason Richardson Founder/CEO of J1 Studios & Creator of VTHEROEs(https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/vt-heroes:-series-1-complete-set- ) sponsoring my conversation with Poet LiteSkin on Mental Health and Poetry Series..

"The Whistler" by LiteSkin available now on all platforms.

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"Donned the, "Wordsmith With A Purpose", LiteSkin (Living It Through Every Situation Known In Nature) is a HipHop/SpokenWord artist from the Lower East Side.  He’s known for verbally tackling issues that many view as taboo.  Meticulous with his wordplay, those familiar with his work know to pay attention to each and every bar for any hidden messages. His focus is to empower, enlighten, and mentally strengthen all those who are listening.  It’s easy to hear the strength in his speech and in everything he releases. You can currently find his artistry in such forums as "YouTube" and all streaming devices. 

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Author Jacob Cotton  on his first book The Life of Cotton, A Memoir which is available now on Amazon https://a.co/d/2DFVgRo

Children in foster care experience many different emotions because they do not understand the process of being removed from their home and placed into another home. They have difficulty expressing their feelings and emotions. As a result, they tend to have behavioral, emotional, and social issues. Children in foster care need to know they are loved and valued. Most of all, they need to know there are people that are willing to care for them. This is a non-fiction story on Jacob's  traumatic experiences with the foster care system as a child and into his adulthood. . Being able to see foster care through Jacob ’s perspective will hopefully help children and young adults in foster care understand they are not alone and their feelings are normal. Although Jacob experienced challenges in her journey

Episode of Dad Is Not A Noun were my guest Eric Rivera shared his beautiful struggles of being a single dad.

Keenon Mann, a Delaware native, is #girldad to "Princess KayKay" (Kaydence) and has a background in teaching, counseling, mentoring, nonprofit management, and community building. He was raised by his mother and stepfather in a household with his younger brother and established a relationship in his twenties with his biological father, who, along with stepmother, added two more brothers and a sister to his life. The KeenOnEverything Productions brand is growing and is rooted in his identity as #KayKaysDaddy.

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