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The Artisan Mixer

If you didn’t make Savvy Lifestyle and Poised PR & Events’ first Artisan Mixer, you missed a stellar event!  Check out candid moments in our Events section.

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Savvy Lifestyle Partners With Poised PR To Present The Artisan Mixer

Experience something different at The Artisan Mixer, 7p.m. Thursday, May 9 at the North Midtown Arts Center located at 121 Millsaps Avenue. “Events like this are already taking place in Richmond, Harlem and cities across the country and are having great success. We wanted to do it for our city,” shared Shameka L. Reed, publisher [...]

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Shirley Hopkins, A Courageous Girl Beating The Odds

Once upon a time there was a land of dance. In the mythical land of Goma, dance united the people. The rich and poor all danced together. Dancing made them happy. Until that fateful day when both the king and queen died in a fire and the king’s evil sister, Devorah, became the ruler. Queen [...]

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The Eldredge Knot: Creative Artistry or Short Lived Trend?

Behold, in all of its complex pageantry – The Eldredge Knot. This peculiar knot has leisurely traveled the Internet circuit over the last few months – perhaps even longer; impressing a great deal of forward-thinking gentlemen and equally confounding a multitude of others. The opinion: a dazzling exhibition of creative artistry; oran undesirable, trendy display [...]

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An Empowering Conversation With Susan L. Taylor

While our targeted demographics are different, Savvy targets young professional men and women ages 21 to 40 and Essence’s demo is African American women between 18 and 49, there lies some vast similarities in vision. Taylor was the keynote speaker for the 2012 Emerging Leaders Summit, but before her Saturday morning speech, she spent her [...]


 
 

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Inspirational

Regaining The Black Family Structure

Posted  October 6th, 2011  by  savvylife

First the unexpected marriage, now a baby! I guess we all have learned to expect the un-expected when it comes to the dynamic duo of Sean “Jay Z” Carter and Beyonce Knowles. It’s my belief that fixing this epidemic starts and ends with the men. The question is where are the men and why are [...]

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Young & Gifted

Dream Keepers: Service To All Mankind

Posted  January 21st, 2013  by  savvylife

It was at a fifth grade career fair that a then young Justin Turner met a physician named Dr. Marshall. “Dr. Marshall spoke of the huge need for better health care in Mississippi and challenged us to consider life as a physician,” Turner recalled. “ He said you can help a lot of people, make [...]

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Fashion Designer and Owner of Page 27 Showroom Jontea` Luckett
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Turning The Page In Fashion

Posted  July 23rd, 2011  by  savvylife

    When thinking of fashion one’s mind automatically goes to fashion capitals such New York, Paris, and Milan. Very rarely, if ever does Mississippi come to mind. But with the rise of entertainers, celebrity photographers and stylists such as David Banner, Derek Blanks and J`Bolin, Mississippi is slowly, but surely making its mark on [...]

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Chic That Rocks: The Ladybug Club’s Founder Tonja Murphy

Posted  March 15th, 2012  by  savvylife

In 2006 Tonja Murphy made a decision that would benefit her and her three children: Alexandria, Gregory and Jordan. She decided she was going to re-enroll in the undergraduate program at Jackson State University and complete her bachelor’s degree. Two weeks before Alexandria graduated from high school, the mother of three graduated from Jackson State [...]

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You have to draw the line in the sand. boundaries help individuals understand their own limit which ultimately frees them to be able to give and do for others.
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Setting And Maintaining Healthy Boundaries

Posted  August 8th, 2011  by  savvylife

  There are many negative connotations that come with the concept of boundaries.  People often associate boundaries with selfishness.  However, boundaries help individuals understand their own limits, which ultimately free them to be able to give and do for others. Consider the safety instructions given on an airplane.  They instruct passengers to first secure their [...]

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