I really don’t know what to write to introduce this video, so I’m just going to be literal. It has recently been…

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A few years back, one of my best friends had the opportunity to go back to his home church in D.C. and give a…

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Hey, young world (who lives in the greater Los Angeles area or has lots of money and time to fly out to L.A.)! Do…

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I regret not attending an HBCU.

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Hi everyone.

Hey, young world! Welcome to our new digs. You already knew that we were moving to a deluxe apartment in the sky. We…

Makes the list because I’ve never seen that before. And I’m 92 percent certain that shit has never happened before.…