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Vacations. Pleasure Reading. Festivals. Cookouts. Beaches. Family Reunions.
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Music.
There’s so much I enjoy about the summer. It’s the one season that I often hear
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people say they are sad to see go. There’s a common understanding that these sim-
Afro-American Newspaper ple pleasures won’t last long so we’d better take advantage of the weather while we
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have it so good. No one’s ever said to me they look forward to morning frost or miss
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We never really lose the thrill that summer gave to us as children, when we
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watched the clock during the last day of school and planned a whole three months
Chairman/Publisher
of nothingness. Summer still gives us all some amusement. Whether we have eve-
nings and weekends filled with activity and excitement or whether we enjoy the sim-
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plicity of just chillin’ outdoors, June through August is our time to finally get out of
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the office and away from meetings. It’s a time to discover our inner child and not be
ashamed of doing so.
Director of Advertising
Susan Warshaw
This summer issue of Trends, which happens to be the official African-
American Heritage Festival guide for the second year in a row, explores a whole
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litany of places and faces of the season—all within a tank-full-of-gas distance. Ruth
Robert Blount has cited area beaches for family fun in the sun and Ernest gives us the latest on
Monica Brooks
the sleekest grills accompanied by some yummy grill recipes. Zenitha introduces us
Marquise Goodwin
to local inventors and uncovers a treasure trove of finds hidden right beneath your
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noses. Also featured is a listing of area attractions that are mostly free, inexpensive
Jessie Murphy
Lee Randolph
and more importantly, gas-friendly.
And in our cover story, a tribute to Black music, Sean revisits the roots of con-
Editor
scious hip-hop and Tiffany and Tyra examine the role and portrayal of women in
Rev. Dorothy Boulware the genre and chat with hip-hop iconoclast Talib Kweli.
And in case you haven’t noticed, Trends has slimmed down from a tabloid size
Contributing Writers
to a traditional magazine format. We hope you like the new look. After winning a
Ernest Alexander
few awards for the best quarterly magazine by the Maryland, Delaware, DC Press
Tiffany Ginyard
Kitty Pope
Association, we were hesitant to make the
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change, but we didn’t want awards to keep
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us from constantly improving. So tell us
Tyra Williams what you think. Send an email to Trends@
Sean Yoes
afro.com
So take some time, get acquainted with
Graphic Designer
Michelle Diane Wright
this summer edition of Trends and let your-
self bask in the sunshine.
Photographer
John Moore Elevate,
Jake Oliver
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