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By: Chip Young
Could it be possible that the boomerang known as “good music” is on its way back to our ears and hearts? Could there be refuge at the end of this dark tunnel that is only being lit by the reflection off of overindulged diamonds and pricey liquor bottles? It seems that someone in the music industry has finally put their foot down and said…Enough!! As I faithfully keep my ears tuned, listening for musical creativity while still cherishing the classics, I have found myself unimpressed. That’s not to say that I am totally displeased with very well known artist who are making great music today, however I don’t like the state where music has been residing. Allow me to elaborate and make my point clear.
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Gospel music is the one, and only, genre of music that can be felt and led to move your soul, no matter what age we are in. The message stays consistent and has a life empowering purpose. Now when it comes to all other genres that involve the combination of vocals and wordplay, specifically hip-hop, we become a lot more critical. Many times we settle for songs because it may have an undeniably contagious beat or its so catchy that it finds itself in our subconscious memory. Few and far in between does an artist come along nowadays with the patience to strategically hone their craft and produce soul stirring classics. For this reason, when an artist does come along packing all the necessary heat, we flock to their music like thirsty souls in need of water.
Music has always been the platform to share your reality in the most beautiful and creative ways. Since ages long ago, it didn’t matter if the occasion called for rejoicing or sorrow, but the purpose was always about voicing a reality through song. Even during the dark times of slavery, songs were used to uplift and also inform. The more exciting, yet controversial, times in music definitely came as time moved on. The 1950s showed music in a light-hearted way and proved how happy artist could be. The 1960s erupted with social indifference from the economic volcano. Furthermore, this period of time gave birth to some of the most heartfelt and recognizable music of all time. Through the music people seemed to build themselves with positivity and gain pride for life. These revolutions gave way to the 1970s where music seemed to relish in its freedom. No doubt the music still aimed to knock down the doors of injustice while educating folks about the iniquities in the law; the music of the 70s, literally, brought love back into the airways. The post-Vietnam war exhaustion motivated musicians to knock down all walls of “the box” and just jam. There was no longer a defined difference between what music belonged to which race, but the 70s soul was an unbounded collective orgasm of sound. It was simply beautiful!!
Next came the 1980s where a major transformation in music took place. Not only did the 80s catapult the birth of hip-hop music, but everything seemed to be about exploration. Artists were anxiously seeking and finding ways to be innovative. The common word of that era was “fresh” and musicians of all kinds were producing fresh ideas, styles, and fresh ways of reaching us through our speakers. Everything became bright and colorful and, most of all, fun. At the same time our social state was shifting and a new America was becoming more and more apparent. The beauty of hip-hop music is that, like 60s and 70s music, the rhythms and tracks move your body and keep the dance floor packed. Yet, you feel every word of the artist voicing his reality and painting what we all know to be true. During the first half of the 1990s, music was a virtual soapbox where artists of all kinds made it a point to inform the world of what was going on in our individual backyards. It became such a mass movement of bringing the raw truth to Hollywood through our music that the government began censorship heavily. In spite of all, the music had heart and we were still enjoying it.
As we moved through the middle, and late 1990s, music slowly but surely was losing its unity and gaining a more selfish individuality. Whereas musicians once freely performed about all the different arrays of emotions, from happiness to sad, they now focused a lot more on hurt and heartbreak. Furthermore, I saw a slow decline in the creativity began to arise. The lyrics began, and still are, focusing too much on the tangible things that enhance our look rather than using music as a teaching outlet like before. This glossy stance which soul music, mainly hip-hop, now sported spilled over into the millennium and grew expeditiously. Although we should take pride in our success and financial growth on the totem pole, there is such thing as too much. Hip-Hop has crossed that line…somewhere back in ’01. Artists are, basically, flossing a fictitious rich lifestyle and the work ethic is not even matching.
Here recently, I can honestly see a revival taking place, not only in music, but in life also. Strong lyricism is making a comeback, as well as the unity of fun collaborations. Although the industry is still flooded with talks of monetary illustrations on parade, I can recognize a revolution when I see one. Hip-Hop is slowly feasting again on the buffet of creativity, gaining weight to stand tall as she once did.
Seeming to move in slow motion, life for VCU fans, on yesterday, revolved around the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. Not since Arthur Ashe has the City of Richmond been represented in the sports world with such diligence and dignity, as well as ferocity. Deservingly so, the VCU Rams Men’s Basketball team battled and conquered every team that stood between them and the final four destiny awaiting them on the evening of April 3, 2011. The foundation of the arena was put to the test by more than 76,000 fanatically anxious people. Furthermore, the limits of faith were tested by ecstatic Virginians who were thankful to live in this moment of time. Most importantly, VCU gained mega additions to their fan base from the likes of people who don’t normally follow Rams’ athletics.
Even before tip-off, the ceremony that preceded the festivities took the game to higher level with gospel powerhouse Yolanda Adams bellowing our “Star Spangled Banner”. Just after 6pm Eastern Standard Time/5pm Central, the Rams took to the court facing the Butler Bulldogs in what was anticipated to be a monumental clash. It seemed that the first two minutes of the game belonged to the bulldogs because they managed to sink their first four shot attempts while VCU missed their first three bucket attempts. This pace didn’t last long because the Rams seemed to find their groove, gaining control of the game. Actually, the Rams gained full control of the game. Honestly speaking, they began to put Butler in a Richmond choke hold where they kept, at least, a five point lead into the half. Together VCU players, coaches, and adoring fans were hype because another victory seemed very well possible.
Returning from the half seemed to bring forth a horse of a different color. Whereas in the first half the Rams stood atop a landslide; upon returning, it was apparent that the Bulldogs realized how good the Rams are and needed to desperately step it up. The second half proved to be more of a competition, or even a gauntlet. VCU and Butler began proving to each other that they both belonged here and both intended to win. For the remainder of the game there was tick-for-tack type of momentum that kept fans of both teams electrified. However, in the end, our Rams would not be advancing to that final dance being defeated by the Butler Bulldogs.
No matter how many times I watched the disappointed faces of VCU fans being interviewed after the game, I still feel a ray of hope. By successfully reaching this level in the NCAA tournament, our future possibilities are more tangible. Above all else, something will forever stay with me. A city divided by crime and economic indifferences was unbelievably united and the root was education…and basketball.
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Tia Lanee Garner is the CEO of The Ankh Group, LLC. She is a successful business owner. In 2000 Ms. Garner established her first company. Starting CEC & Associates in her home, the business grew under her supervision to a multi- million dollar privately held entity with offices in beautiful downtown Richmond Virginia. Employing over 200 people, Ms. Garner’s business had a network that included parts of New York and Pennsylvania, all of Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia. Through building business relationships with independent contractors and business partners CEC & Associates managed the settlement needs of the banking and financial industry. Ms. Garner sold CEC & Associates in July 2008.
As CEO of The Ankh Group Ms Garner is helping small business’ and local charities maximize their vision in the community. It is her vision to see every entrepreneur that has a dream see their dream realized. She utilizes a twenty year career in business management and development, marketing, and public relations to consultant with clients to help build the nations business portfolio.
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I am so excited about our new website. It is my hope that the site will be a positive source of information for you. Our goal at The Ankh Group is both to assist and educate our customers. As time goes on, we will build this website into informational based resource for you to find the latest trends in business, media, marketing and etc. We will also entertain you with articles that reach into community issues and happenings. Our staff journalist Chip Young is every where in Richmond and we are hoping that you will find his articles to be rewarding and exciting.
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If ever there was a time to take pride in being a Virginian, it is now! More importntly,now is the time to enjoy being from Richmond. Furthermore, there exist a well known school whos basketball team is making a humungous crease in the world of the NCAA.. The time is definantly arrived for all VCU affiliates, past and present, to stand up and make a joyful noise in support for the blazing path in which the mens basketball team has created. Whether we call this a "Cinderella" story or a testimony of rags to riches, we are all very pround, as well as suprised at their diligence. The VCU mens basketball team currently await their destiny in Houston, Texas at the final four. Covered in that one of a kind Richmond swagger, the rams have patiently and precisely conquered team after team that stood in their path, chucking up the deuces after each defeat. Yet, it gets better. Although these warriors are slaying the competition better than Beowulf, they are full of humility and peace. They never hesitate to show love to their supporters with warm hugs and autograph signings, making their journey that much more admirable. Faithful rams fans continously turn out and support their team. Moreover, it is the fans that have helped to infuriate this mass wave that has people worldwide focused on Richmond, our home. As a Richmond-er, I too feel and fully support the rams' showcase of talent and perseverance. So this Saturday at 6:00pm we all will stare at TVs, seemingly paralyzed with excitement. Hopefully, another parade will await our brothers upon returning from Texas victorious. Keep charging Rams!!
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Negro spirituals seem like vocal representations of the living soul. Many songs of grace and stories of greatness were composed by the oppressed beings known as slaves. These songs were deeply rooted to their hearts like inspirational tethers, being one of very few rays of hope in a dark reality. Tuning my ears to the stations when slavery existed, I can hear the songs riding the vocal arrangements of pain, yet joy of life. These thoughts all danced in my head as I sat listening to Richmond’s “One Voice” Chorus sing negro spirituals. Chill bumps raced over me as the Virginia Union University Choir beautifully sang songs in remembrance of, especially all slaves, but specifically the ones who were imprisoned at Lumpkin’s Jail.
On this day of April 10, 2011 we collectively stood humbled as one nation. Fifteen feet below the parking lot where our feet were firmly planted rests racial injustice and inhumane oppressive behavior. Lumpkin’s Jail once served as a holding place of African slaves who arrived off the middle passage (journey from Africa to America across the Atlantic Ocean) and awaited their fate. Whether or not they were further sold throughout the slave market or died there in Shockoe Bottom, Lumpkin’s Jail, as well as many other historic slave markers in Richmond, proves that the past below our city is as real as the future we hope for. Today Lumpkin’s Jail is an archeological site serving as marker number fifteen on the Richmond Slave Trail. With a large turnout on a bright sunny day city council members led patrons in “An Emancipation Celebration And The Unveiling Of The Richmond Slave Trail Marker” where we celebrated the unveiling of marker number seventeen on the slave trail.
The Richmond Slave Trail is a walking trail that chronicles the history of the trade in enslaved Africans from Africa to Virginia until 1775, and away from Virginia, especially Richmond, to other locations in the Americas until1865. Virginia held the largest slave market in America other than New Orleans. Even though these were some of the darkest times in our history, let us be thankful to come together and pay homage to slaves long ago who were present on these sacred grounds, being sold as commodities. The Honorable Mayor Dwight C. Jones served as keynote speaker, bringing in the spirit of Sunday to this event. Truly it was a purpose of jubilation with an underlying factor crying families being sold apart.
A full stage of City Council members and members of the Richmond Slave Trail Commission helped to bring to life the dead past beneath the parking lot. This same parking lot is under great scrutiny because VCU seeks to increase in building a parking deck on top of the current foundation, whereas the Richmond Slave Trail Commission has plans of excavating the buried slave jail. As we approach the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, we look around and can see a lot of excavating of this painful history in hopes of bringing about a bright future. In bringing the Lumpkin’s Jail from in deep grave, Richmond can take pride in shining light on our shameful past. We, as Richmonders, can declare that we are truly free from the chains, shackles, and bondage in which slavery continues to wrap around our necks.
Today’s celebration and unveiling proved of our resilience and forward thinking.
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Chip Young is a living representation of what a beacon of light is. He has yet to meet a stranger because he approaches everyone as his loving sibling and equal. Chip is a firm pusher of positive thinking followed by Godly actions while being humble enough to nurture the battles we all face as people. One of his many sayings goes “there is enough ugly in the world…I wanna add to the beauty.”
Chip was born in Houston, Texas and relocated to Richmond, Virginia within his first year of life. Attending Richmond Public Schools is where he gained his love for literature and began writing poetry as well as songs. Chip received his high school diploma in 2001 from George Wythe High School for the Arts and continued to grow as a writer and a humanitarian. Chip’s many gifts and talents also include graphic art where, the same as his writing, he puts imagination and creativity on paper.
Further pursuing his education and work skills, Chip spread love throughout VCU. He also attended J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College where he majored in English and minored in Public Speaking. Off and on he has worked a variation of jobs where his constant positivity and humility are recognized. In December 2005, Chip was awarded the Virginia Hospitality and Travel Associations Restaurant Employee of the Year. More recently in March 2011, he was nominated by Chippenham Hospital employees the Fritz Volunteer Humanitarian Award.
If asked, Chip will express how grateful he is for the current opportunity to write for The Ankh Group. Tia Garner, CEO The Ankh Group, is sharing her blessing and gift for success in allowing Chip a platform to showcase his skills. He rises everyday with the goal of successfully completing the tasks God set before him. He vibrantly adds a prism to everything he encounters and anxiously strives to share his gift for writing, art, as well as communication.
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