I.Am.CEL

[iamcel-blog1]

#wednesdaywisdom #celisms With all that's going on in the world and my own life...I came to the notion to stop saying #jesustakethewheel CAUSE I Just Need YOU to "Take the WHOLE car"...while I just #shutup and let YOU drive! #amen AND #amen ~Cel ☀️❤️☀️ #happyhumpday (at University Park, Texas)

[iamcel-blog1]

My #TBT Moment. People sometimes ask where did I get the name Cel OR when did I become Cel...well when I was born lol. Technically, I didn’t really see the cool in my initials until the 3rd grade. This was when the world of hip-hop & the arts took a hold of my 8 year old life. It’s when I wrote my first verse and could do the centipede like a true break-dance warrior princess! Many folks don’t know I actually spent a chunk of my childhood in Houston, TX. This was in the 80′s when folks were again leaving Michigan in droves due to another major collapse in the work force. A few months after this photo I came home and asked my mom 3 things:

1. Who is #Reagan ?

2. What is #Reaganomics ?

3. What is a nigger??? Cause I keep getting called that in class!

Let’s just say she answered all three the best way she could and I after completing third grade I never saw Houston,TX again...until I was a super adult (LAST Year). She was determined to make sure the struggles she endured in the South as a child would never be mine. Now sure Michigan and Southwest Detroit to be exact, gave me different types of struggles...but I wouldn’t be the “Cel” I am today if I didn’t experience life as a Detroiter. I definitely have a different way of looking at life and putting my own personal touch to things that are most important to me. My inroad to happiness definitely doesn’t lie in money, accolades, and depreciative items. To quote one of my favorite emcees #RIPPhifeDawg “I never let a statue tell me how nice I am”. I am Cel...all day...everyday...Chanda Elizabeth Long...equipped with what I need to succeed:-)

~Cel

[iamcel-blog1]

My current situation...Meditation challenge and Tribe. #ripphifedawg # #tribecalledquest #forever one of the most #progressive groups of #hiphop ❤️

[iamcel-blog1]

#onebody to live💁🏽 #mondaymotivation for myself to remember and share with others. You #getoutwhatyouputin 🙋🏽#sow a good #harvest for yourself❤️❤️❤️ the world of #hummingbirds & #jackhammers Good Morning⛅️🌤☀️~Cel❤️

[nelliele]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

[iamcel-blog1]

#TBT #TheBoys Dial My Heart! OMG this was my jam!!! Growing up in Southwest Detroit...over the bridge...I never knew what my family didn’t have because my parents were creative in making sure I was well rounded...and virtually wanted for nothing...HINCE...when this song came out my dad took me up to one of the music stores on Visger Road and let me buy this single...which I played and wore out!!! #DialitBaby Happy Thursday!!! Enjoy

~Cel

I hope this little moment brings you a little bit of sunshine...because it did for me:-)

[iamcel-blog1]

The moment you realize it's ok to be your own superhero and that Batman vs Superman doesn't come out until midnight...NEXT HumpDay😔😔😔 ~Cel #humpday #thoughts #superhero #batmanvsuperman #blackgirlmagic

[iamcel-blog1]

#goodmorning #windowseat #love #forecast the way you want your day to look❤️❤️❤️❤️

[poems-and-words]

[iamcel-blog1]

When you find another Chanda you have to share their thoughts...when the moon shines it just shines:-)

~Cel (Chanda E. Long)

#lightshinneth #wordporn #chandakaushik #growth #justbe

[iamcel-blog1]

Leave your #detroit #jacket on the table after #research #presentations & it's mine💯💯💯I'm so #westside #whatupdoe #sanjuan #detroitgirl by way of #dallas ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[iamcel-blog1]

"Flip and Rewind" (featuring RASHIDA JONES) by Boss Selection - Official Video

The official music video for "Flip and Rewind" from Boss Selection ft. Rashida Jones. Includes appearances from Jermaine Dupri, The Buckley Girls, Samantha R...

#TBT Oh Rashida...Thanks for taking me back. I did thoroughly enjoy the 90′s like no other...Yaas!!!!

#TBT #RashidaJones #90sThrowback #Good90smusic #DrakeRememba 

[iamcel-blog1]

#footprintsinthesand #beachtime #sanjuan #sand #undermyfeet 🌞🕶🙋🏽

[iamcel-blog1]

2 Injured in Shooting During Air Jordan Sneaker Release in Minn.

Two people were shot after an argument inside a Minneapolis Foot Locker spilled outside to the parking lot. According to witnesses, all involved were waiting for a chance to buy the limited-release Air Jordan 2 Retro Wing It sneakers.

I saw this article on Monday, and I recalled going to work out at the Nike Camp in Dallas a few weeks ago...wondering why the line was so long at the Nike store. To my surprise it wasn’t to exercise but for the UPTEENTH new Air Jordan release. I was even more saddened when I saw that 99.9% of the folks in line were my people. I remember growing up in Southwest Detroit how my parents never allowed me to have a pair of these shoes in fear of...my elementary school self, middle school, and high school self being told to “check-it in” at gun point for a materialistic item that didn’t match the worth of my life and DRASTICALLY over priced beyond what it actually cost to make them. From a child of yesterday to a woman of tomorrow...I’m still wondering when will we get our priorities together?  Shoes vs Life...Shoes vs Food...and Pop-Tart-Curlture Materials vs Your Soul.

[iamcel-blog1]

When I look at You, I know the world’s alright with me ~Bill Withers

Rise...Shine...and Set. Be blessed...Have a lovely day:-)

[ihop]

HAPPY NATIONAL PANCAKE DAY!

[iamcel-blog1]

Good morning San Juan...How U' Doin'(Wendy Williams voice)😉❤️🤗😊🙋🏽❤️💁🏽

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