Save the Charms

Save the Charms is a youth program for the youth by the youth. This program is to give educational, recreational, and cultural programs to the inner city youth so they can redirect positive energy back into the community, instead of turning to the streets. Save the Charms is trying to introduce to the youth to a lifestyle other than the stereotype

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The interview is here Charms, go check it out. This time we featured @dagmara_cielecka_art and had a chance to discuss art in an eye opening way! I want you to leave this interviewing knowing to follow your dreams and all things are possible. So click that link in the location box above! #drawmedagmara #dopeart #cancer #celebrity #beinspired #parenting #artbydagmara (at www.savethecharmshealth.wordpress.com)

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Hey Charms 🍀, go check out our latest interview with Kaotik the Poet. We talk about inspiration and healing through words! Check out the link located in the location! Tune back in Friday for our interview with Diane Roka! #kaotikthepoet #poetry #spiritualnourishment #healing (at www.savethecharmshealth.wordpress.com)

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Again go check out our latest article, Bring Hip Hop Back: A Chance to Rap with Mr.Roundtree. At www.savethecharms.wordpress.com! #hiphop #lyricist #goodmusic #mr.roundtree (at www.savethecharms.wordpress.com)

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It's up please go check out Raw Talk with Raw the Poet! It will take you into a deeper look at her artistry, and her work work really reflects something you can feel! www.savethecharms.wordpress.com! Tune in on Saturday for a convo on hip hop and good music with Mr.Roundtree

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12am Let's Talk About Feminism & Everything Else with the Bitter Feminist will publish. A story of one 17 year old girl from New York and her call to feminism. It was fun, informative, and real. So check it out at www.savethecharms.wordpress.com! @bitter_feminist! Tune back in on Thursday for our interview with Raw the Poet!

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Save the Charms has created a new avenue where we are highlighting business, artist, activist, etc that are doing extraordinary things with their crafts! We had the pleasure of interviewing Dome Betz an artist that produces handcrafted home decor that has the power to move and heal! If you are looking for art for your home or room check out are latest article at www.savethecharmshealth.wordpress.com, called Fine Art by Dome: The Healing Art! Tune back in on Tuesday to see our interview with the Bitter Feminist! #fineartbydome #art #healing #homedecor @domaniapower

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Check out our latest article, What Happened to Sandra Bland? On www.savethecharms.wordpress.com! Silence has to be stopped, use your voices. Think about it, have an opinion about it, discuss it! #sandrabland #whathappenedtosandrabland #sayhername #racismstillexist #policebrutality #blacklivesmatter

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I'm so proud of the Charms. To only have 8 days to learn a dance they did a great job. Let's combat police brutality! #ericgarner #tamirrice #mikebrown Check the link in bio http://youtu.be/Hcp_xC6CINk

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Human Cruelty: The War on Haitians in the Dominican Republic

Wassup everybody it's BreC again, and I want to talk about the racial cleansing taking place in the Dominican Republic. People have been calling this a genocide, but it's not because the intent was not to eliminate a racial group; however, the intent is to migrate a racial group. The tension between Dominicans and Haitians escalated in October 1937 during the Parsley Massacre. The Dominican dictator, Rafael Trujilio, ordered for Haitian migrants that lived across the boarder to be killed. The reason being, so there could be a differentiation between black Dominicans and Haitians. Soldiers were forced to make civilians pronounce the word parsley (perejil in Spanish). Haitians speak Creole which makes it difficult to pronounce r's. The failures of this linguistics test caused between 9000 and 20,000 Haitian fatalities in a 5 day span. This was referred to as the unknown genocide. Antihaitinismo (anti-Haiti sentiment) did not begin with the Parsley Massacre. It began when Haitians gained their independence in 1804, and brought their culture to the Dominican Republic. On the other hand, it also did not end with the Parsley Massacre. 76 years after the Parsley Massacre discrimination and violence against Haitians still exist. In 2010 a policy was created to not give citizenship to Haitian immigrant children. This policy impacted 200,000 lives. Now almost 81 years later the killing has continued again. As we speak Haitians are being slaughtered on the streets of the Dominican Republic. We are living in nostalgia because history is repeating itself. Many people have tried to deny the Holocaust, but thanks to technology the horror in the Dominican Republic is visible. So now my question is, what are we going to do about it? We are one race, human. It is time to take a stand. If you do not agree with the government of the Dominican Republic's cleansing of 250,000 black Dominicans; sign the petition (http://wh.gov/i08oV). It's time to end racial hatred.

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If you are from or visiting the Philadelphia area come talk it up on a Tuesday about LGBTQ issues at The Able a Center on 5100 Spruce Street. For more details contact Ken Butler or Khalis Russell at 215-307-3273

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Dear Dads do not Ruin Your Daughters

Wassup everybody it's BreC again and today I want to talk about the effects of absent parents. In the midst of my dad's passing I have realized the effects that absent parenting has had on my life. I realized this truth through my tears. I know you are probably thinking well what does that mean, so I'll tell you. When my dad died I cried, but it wasn't for what I lost, but what I never had a chance to have. At my dad's funeral service people told the best stories of him. He was everyone's protector. He made everyone feel special. He was dependable and reliable to people. He was this constant strong force in everyone's life. That made me proud, but I think I reverted to that little girl in that moment that was sitting there wondering; why does he not want to be all these things to me? During my childhood my mommy had a great job. She worked at the University of Pennsylvania in facilities. We went on vacations, and all though she couldn't give me all her time, material wise she gave me the world. Life changed at 14 when she got laid off. We went from going on trips to barely being able to live. Coming from being spoiled this caused a shift in my mom's personality, and during this time my dad started coming back around. The times I did spend with my dad were great, but him walking in and out of my life caused me to be a little unsettled. For years the only thing I could remember about my dad, was him telling me not to come to his house unannounced. That stuck with me for 6 years. Hind sight being 20/20 I did not realize he stayed away from me due to his insecurities. So at 22 I wrote him a letter explaining how he made me feel. How I never spent birthdays with him. How he wasn't there at major parts of my life. How I didn't want money I just wanted a dad. We started communicating again. I thought my adult life was a second chance for us. God had different plans because by 23 he was dead. Once again I was stuck thinking, he was constant to everybody else, except me. So I am writing this to say Dear Dads, be there for your daughters. Dear Moms, don't make fathers feel inadequate. At 23 I can love people efficiently. I have issues with expressing my emotions. I am still that person just longing to be herself; not just like my mom, or just like my dad. The way children are parented shapes their life. Children are a open canvas. So I say this to say paint it beautifully. I know my dad loved me the best he could. So this story is not to bash, but to raise awareness to absent parenting. Rest peacefully Robert L. Manning. You are missed and you are loved!

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Gm people we are still looking for a group of people with different opinions on LGBT hatred...Save the Charms has started a podcast on Podbean called Thriving Through the Isms. The first podcast will air June 14, 2015 and the topic is LGBT acceptance. If you are passionate about the subject please comment your info below because we would love for you to join the discussion!"

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In today's society body image is a big thing. Girls have to be thin or perfectly thick. As we know no one has the perfect body. Check out our latest article on fashion tips that can plus size girls be beautiful too #biggirlsrock #bigisbeautiful www.savethecharmshealth.wordpress.com

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You're Fat (Fabulous & Thick): Techniques to Conceal the Rolls by BreC

Good morning world, it’s BreC again, and I’m live from the land of waist trainers. When people see a big girl with a untrained waist on the beach, they may laugh and make fun of her. When people see a big girl in a cute outfit, they may say eewwww why would she wear that? Don’t get discouraged embrace the word fat because you truly are fabulous and thick. Although confidence wears a outfit, I wrote this article to give tips of how to go from eewwww to aye! As a teenager I didn’t know how to dress for my weight. I would think I could wear the same thing that everyone around me wore and it wasn’t too appealing. I honestly think I was a in denial fat. Since the word has such negative connotations, it took me a long time to realize you can be fabulous and thick. I also realized the perfect weight is societal because every bigger bone in my body God made perfectly for me. Don’t get me wrong waist trainers, diet, and exercise are fine as long as you are doing it because you want too, not because society wants you too. Hopefully these tips can help you conceal the rolls and feel fabulous hunnies. Big Girls Can: 1.) Big girls can wear crop tops. Crop tops are not just meant for smaller girls. If you have on high waist pants, a high waist skirt, or a flowy dress you can wear a crop top. If you have a top stomach role and you buy the crop top a size up it actually can act as a concealer. 2.) Big girls can wear dresses. You don’t have to be small to wear a dress. However, make sure the dress flares from the chest. When a dress is extremely flared it conceals the stomach. Ladies don’t be ashamed to shop in the plus size because bigger is better than smaller when it comes to a dress. 3.) Big girls can wear high waist clothes. You do not need a shapers to wear something high waist. The trick is full coverage panties. Get panties that can hold the roll because it will look concealed in whatever high waist bottom you chose. 4.) Big girls can wear tights. No matter what size you are tights are an accessory not pants. If you are bigger be sure you have a long shirt, shorts, a skirt, or a dress to accompany the tights. It makes you look more fashionable and less displeasing to the eye. 5.) Big girls can wear muscle tanks. Sports bras cover back fat. When you are worried about people seeing the rolls in your back, and your breast sagging in the front. Conceal a wired bra under a sports bra. Than make sure the straps of the bra align with the tank so you can put on a bandeau too. 6.) Big girls can wear pencil skirts. The power of a shaper is key. When you are bigger you normally have curves beyond the gut. A shaper can make you look voluptuous, so do not be scared to use it. 7.) Lastly, big girls can wear a two piece. One pieces are my preference, but I have had two pieces in the past. Being as though bathing suits are a tighter material go a size smaller and make sure the bottoms are high waist. This technique can conceal the roll. Do not let your roles consume you. Dress around your rolls, but do not let you rolls dress you. Big doesn’t mean your ugly, it just means you were given more assets to be sexy. So embrace that you’re fat (fabulous and thick). This summer wear what you want, and post picture because big girls rock too. P.s. A jean shirt, plaid shirt, oversized sweat shirt, or vest can help conceal side roles and are the perfect accessory to every outfit.

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Save the Charms has started a podcast on Podbean called Thriving Through the Isms. The first podcast will air June 14, 2015 and the topic is LGBT acceptance. If you are passionate about the subject please comment your info below because we would love for you to join the discussion!

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The Murder Behind the Music: The Psychology of Backmasking

Backmasking in music is a technique made popular in the Beatles, 1966 album Revolver. After the conspiracy was presented that Paul McCartney died in a car crash and was replaced by a impersonator; it was believed backmasking was used to tell the tale. Backward messages such as, "turn me on dead man," hinted to the fact that the real Paul McCartney was dead. Later this technique was used as a form of censorship. To some religious organizations it's seen as Satanic. Although many arguments can be made about backmasking; today I want to discuss the psychological effects of backmasking. Backmasking is the technique of purposely putting messages into music that can only be heard when played backwards. This technique is thought to have effects on the subconscious mind, and make people make unconscious decisions. For example, there have been many instances in which people committed murder and used music as the blame. Marilyn Manson's music was blamed for the Columbine Massacre. Angry parents believed their children's love of Manson's music forced them to carry out violent fantasies. Many media outlets blamed Manson's music for encouraging violence. Lyrics back masked in songs such as, Dope Hat, were revealed to say, "I'm gonna kill you, I'm gonna kill you, kill yourself, kill yourself." We're thought to have given the Columbine killers incentives to kill because subliminal messages caused unconscious decisions. Many psychologist, such as Mark D. Allen, a professor at Brigham Young University, believes this theory is impossible. I believe rhythms can effect mood, but blaming music on murder is a scapegoat. Music is not hypnosis, it does not put you in a trance. Although, different rhythms can trigger emotions, such as happy, sad, angry, etc.. When it becomes overwhelming you conscious mind will say turn it off. The subconscious is only effective in dreams. For example, listening to a song such as, Manson's Dope Hat, may cause you to have a bad dream. However, the subconscious cannot make a conscious decision such as, murder. On the other hand, people should be conscious of the effect music has on mood. If music is altering your feelings it may not be a good idea to it because negative emotions promote stress. Music is a release, especially when we believe we can identify with the song. Music should be used as entertainment, not consumption. Anything a person lets consume them is unhealthy. In ending remember the subconscious cannot make conscious decisions. Also remember music alters the mood; therefore listen wisely.

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