The Sophisticate Chronicles

Drake is BACK!!  We along with the rest of his faithful fans have been waiting. His new album coming soon is to be title "Take Care".  Twitter, Facebook, and just about every other media outlet has been buzzing for the last few weeks about this song right here. ."Marvin's Room".  The video was released via YouTube Tuesday.  We LOVE it!!

Jennifer Hudson is putting out the hits from her latest album "Remember Me". Blazin the charts right now is "No One Gonna Love You" produced by Rich Harrison. She is #SpeakingTruth in this song and looking FABulous in the video!! You better WERK JHud!!

So with all the hype around Steve Harvey's Best Sellers "Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man" and  "Straight Talk, No Chaser" Sistahs out here are trying to GET RIGHT!!  Not only for our future boyfriends/husbands but most importantly for ourselves.  This article addresses flirting.  Now most of us do not like to admit that we are avid flirters but HEY there is no harm, nor foul in doing so.  It's just the manner that you should do it in. Sophisticated and "Lady Like"!! Check this Out. . .  By Charli Penn for Essence.com Here’s the situation: He just caught your eye and you like what you see. You really like what you see. As you watch him do his thing you become more and more intrigued. There’s something about this man that makes you want to walk on over and say hello. But you don’t. You want to, but you feel like it would be the wrong call to make. Why? Single woman are so often encouraged to “take it slow” and “see what happens” when it comes ...

"First Friday" Atlanta is starting the Fourth of July weekend off right!!  Not just partying. .But partying for a cause.  This edition will be a 3 part event. A Celebration for all of whom fall under the Zodiac Sign of "Cancer". .A Birthday Celebration for Luther McElroy of Prophecy Events. .as well as a fundraiser for Cancer research.  It will feature: * Open Bar from 9-11 * 4 DJ's (DJ J-1, DJ PNut, DJ K-Leel, and DJBrukup) Mostly ALL young African Americans have been directly or indirectly affected by Cancer and know how much fundraising and fighting for a cure means. If you are in the Atlanta area on Friday PLEASE SUPPORT this event!! For more information visit  http://firstfridayatlanta.eventbrite.com

1847* Dred Scott, a slave, filed suit in the St. Louis Circuit Court claiming that his temporary residence in a free territory should have made him a free man. Scott would lose the case. 1881* Henry Highland Garnet, former abolitionist leader and Presbyterian minister, named minister to Liberia. He died in Monrovia shortly after his arrival. 1906* John Hope became the first Black president of Morehouse College. 1917* Jazz singer Lena Horne born in Brooklyn, NY. 1926* James Weldon Johnson was honored for his careers as an executive of the NAACP, a member of the United States Consul, editor, and poet by the NAACP in New York City. 1951* NAACP began frontal attack on segregation and discrimination at elementary and high school levels, arguing that segregation was discrimination in cases before three-judged federal courts in South Carolina and Kansas. The South Carolina court, with a strong dissent from Judge E. Waites Warning, held that segregation was not discrimination, ...

There has been much debate around certain "American" holidays over the years.  Based on historical references and events. .should certain ethnicity's "Celebrate" or "Not Celebrate". One of our favorite sites "A Good Black Man" addressed the "Fourth of July" debate from the perspective of a black man.  There is a lot of insight in this article yet at the END of the day everyone will have their own opinion. Check it out. . Man Talk: Should Blacks celebrate the fourth of July? By Andre Austin for  http://www.agoodblackman.com/portal2.htm I've debated for many years about whether I should or shouldn't publish my views on the fourth of July. Some misguided souls will misinterpret these thoughts as being unpatriotic. But they are not. It's only through time and the free exchange of ideas that understanding can properly manifest itself between different peoples and cultures. And now with the 21st century nearing I have a s...

This song really takes you back to the early 90's boy/girl groups that rose to stardom with their smooth ballads and 90's trend filled videos. Our "Old School" Jam of the Week is Subway feat. 702 "This Little Game We Play"