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	<title>Live Unchained Blogozine</title>
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	<description>Through the interviews, ideas and projects featured here we: Connect women artists across the African Diaspora with creative minds around the world + Create exciting arts events and media + Liberate imaginations and nourish free spirits</description>
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		<title>One Night in Brooklyn&#8230;The Diaspora Stood Up, Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.liveunchained.com/blog/2012/05/08/one-night-in-brooklyn-the-diaspora-stood-up-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 14:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Acting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[African Diaspora]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you ready to party?! Well, this isn&#8217;t just some quick thrill&#8230; Last month we introduced you to Esosa Edosomwan, creator of the next great house party film, One Night in Brooklyn. The party is fun, but not without drama. &#8230; <a href="http://www.liveunchained.com/blog/2012/05/08/one-night-in-brooklyn-the-diaspora-stood-up-part-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Nomisupasta for President!: Nomsa Mazwai on Activism, Music and Hope</title>
		<link>http://www.liveunchained.com/blog/2012/04/23/nomisupasta-for-president-nomsa-mazwai-on-activism-music-and-hope/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:57:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I really want to dive in and swim in life. I think I am here for a purpose. Music is the best way that I would like to fulfill my purpose.&#8221;&#8211; Nomsa Mazwai Winner of the South African Music Award &#8230; <a href="http://www.liveunchained.com/blog/2012/04/23/nomisupasta-for-president-nomsa-mazwai-on-activism-music-and-hope/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>One Night in Brooklyn&#8230;the Diaspora Stood Up</title>
		<link>http://www.liveunchained.com/blog/2012/04/09/one-night-in-brooklyn-the-diaspora-stood-up/</link>
		<comments>http://www.liveunchained.com/blog/2012/04/09/one-night-in-brooklyn-the-diaspora-stood-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When are we going to see the next great House Party film? When are we going to laugh out loud at a movie that is hilarious and thoughtful, really celebrates a black perspective, and has an awesome soundtrack?&#8230; When we &#8230; <a href="http://www.liveunchained.com/blog/2012/04/09/one-night-in-brooklyn-the-diaspora-stood-up/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why am I still fighting this battle?</title>
		<link>http://www.liveunchained.com/blog/2012/04/06/why-am-i-still-fighting-this-battle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.liveunchained.com/blog/2012/04/06/why-am-i-still-fighting-this-battle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:31:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>liveunchained</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[African Women]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guest post by Nanjira Sambuli Stereotypes. That word that makes us all draw a long sigh. Female stereotypes. That phrase that sparks all manner of debate, evokes all manner of sensation. Not to say that stereotypes are unique to females, &#8230; <a href="http://www.liveunchained.com/blog/2012/04/06/why-am-i-still-fighting-this-battle/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>When you say NO to work, Say YES to play</title>
		<link>http://www.liveunchained.com/blog/2012/04/02/when-you-say-no-to-work-say-yes-to-play/</link>
		<comments>http://www.liveunchained.com/blog/2012/04/02/when-you-say-no-to-work-say-yes-to-play/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>liveunchained</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Burnout is a sign that you’re taking yourself too seriously.” I think this quote is true. If you feel exhausted it’s because you ignored some signals that said you committed yourself to too much work. You knew something was wrong &#8230; <a href="http://www.liveunchained.com/blog/2012/04/02/when-you-say-no-to-work-say-yes-to-play/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Beyond Tyler Perry&#8217;s Existence: Why We Need More Awkard Black Girls</title>
		<link>http://www.liveunchained.com/blog/2012/03/23/beyond-tyler-perrys-existence-why-we-need-more-awkard-black-girls/</link>
		<comments>http://www.liveunchained.com/blog/2012/03/23/beyond-tyler-perrys-existence-why-we-need-more-awkard-black-girls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:27:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>liveunchained</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Black Women]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The problem with Tyler Perry isn&#8217;t that he exists&#8230;&#8221; Of course, everyone in the audience on Issa Rae&#8217;s college tour couldn&#8217;t stop laughing as she began to explain her thoughts on stereotypes in Perry&#8217;s films. She thinks the real issue &#8230; <a href="http://www.liveunchained.com/blog/2012/03/23/beyond-tyler-perrys-existence-why-we-need-more-awkard-black-girls/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Beautiful Soul: Mamadee on Musical Inspiration, Rasta and Re-Connecting with Our Roots</title>
		<link>http://www.liveunchained.com/blog/2012/03/13/beautiful-soul-mamadee-on-musical-inspiration-rasta-and-re-connecting-with-our-roots/</link>
		<comments>http://www.liveunchained.com/blog/2012/03/13/beautiful-soul-mamadee-on-musical-inspiration-rasta-and-re-connecting-with-our-roots/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>liveunchained</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;You know those souls you can trust, souls that want the best for you and souls that are happy when you have success in life?&#8221; This is how reggae singer Mamadee, explains the inspiration for her song, &#8220;Beautiful Soul.&#8221; We &#8230; <a href="http://www.liveunchained.com/blog/2012/03/13/beautiful-soul-mamadee-on-musical-inspiration-rasta-and-re-connecting-with-our-roots/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Always A Reason to Laugh: Our Conversation with Comedienne Yvonne Orji</title>
		<link>http://www.liveunchained.com/blog/2012/03/01/always-a-reason-to-laugh-our-conversation-with-comedienne-yvonne-orji/</link>
		<comments>http://www.liveunchained.com/blog/2012/03/01/always-a-reason-to-laugh-our-conversation-with-comedienne-yvonne-orji/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:17:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>liveunchained</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yvonne Orji&#8217;s 2-word meteorology lesson about Africa: &#8220;It&#8217;s HOT!!!&#8221; For Yvonne, telling sexually explicit or raunchy jokes would just be too easy. As she says: &#8220;A LOT more happens in your day and around the world that provides humor than &#8230; <a href="http://www.liveunchained.com/blog/2012/03/01/always-a-reason-to-laugh-our-conversation-with-comedienne-yvonne-orji/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Whitney, we look to you&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.liveunchained.com/blog/2012/02/27/whitney-we-look-to-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.liveunchained.com/blog/2012/02/27/whitney-we-look-to-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>liveunchained</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.liveunchained.com/blog/?p=2897</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The diehard Whitney fans out there are still hurting from their loss. Still, I think it&#8217;s the musicians that will miss her in a special way. We asked songwriter Kimberly Basnight to to share what Whitney meant to her and &#8230; <a href="http://www.liveunchained.com/blog/2012/02/27/whitney-we-look-to-you/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Make &#8216;em say LOL!: Yvonne Orji&#8217;s Tips for Newbie Comediennes</title>
		<link>http://www.liveunchained.com/blog/2012/02/24/make-em-say-lol-yvonne-orjis-tips-for-young-comediennes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:17:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>liveunchained</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Comedy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You don&#8217;t need to be dirty, you don&#8217;t need to embarrass yourself, you don&#8217;t need to be like anyone else. Here, Yvonne Orji, host of New York&#8217;s Limmerick House &#8220;Momma I Made It!&#8221; open mic, breaks down these and other &#8230; <a href="http://www.liveunchained.com/blog/2012/02/24/make-em-say-lol-yvonne-orjis-tips-for-young-comediennes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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