To provide consumers a nationwide platform to showcase their artistic talents and pay homage to Black History Month, Heineken announced it’s second annual Black History Month Art contest. The brand will provide one lucky consumer a chance to win $5,000 and an opportunity to have their artwork featured in the 2013 Heineken Black History Month Advertising Campaign. The winning artwork will be featured across national print, digital, in-store point of sale, and out of home advertising during Black History Month in 2013.

Fans and aspiring artists where legal will be encouraged to upload their original artwork on the Heineken Black History Month tab on Heineken’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/Heineken) until February 17th. Between February 18th and the 29th, Heineken will leverage its Facebook Community to cast votes for their favorite design. The top ten submissions with the most votes will be considered by a panel of judges to decide the final winning artist. Entries will be judged on creativity and originality, as well as each artist’s portrayal of black history, and Heineken. The winner will be announced on March 8th, 2012. 

“Heineken is excited to not only support Black History Month but also showcase artists nationwide,” said Olga Osminkina, Senior Brand Director of Heineken. “We look forward to the various submissions from participants and hope this program provides a budding artist a chance to have their artwork showcased on a national platform.” The program will kick off this year with a campaign featuring artwork by the 2011 finalist, Latasha Williams.

Fans and artists participating in the 2012 Heineken Black History Month Contest must be over the age of 21 to participate.
To learn further about the Heineken 2012 Black History Month Contest, please visit Heineken’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/Heineken). Fans can also follow Heineken on Twitter (@Heineken_US).

Sprinkle the whole world with Heineken—bring a friend. What’s a lemon to a green lime!
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Sometimes it’s to your advantage for people to think you’re crazy. I’ll take crazy over stupid any day. She’s getting lite, I light her up. It’s only a ciggie — not too controversial. Playing Starship Orchestra in my head while smoke blow. I’m blind to the facts in this traveling mask. I have a quiet way of not listening. A cold cowboy girl in the corner, but being still and doing nothing are two different things. Cherish your solitude; If it didn’t kill you then it’s working for your good. Try being the strong silent type. “Life can be so nice, It’s a wonderful world, sweet paradise.”

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Enjoy,

Sham Shirley

Phifer’s Good Reading Session: Bread Is The Devil Book

Nutritionist Heather Bauer can count on the fingers of one hand the number of her clients who don’t already know what they should eat to lose weight. So why can’t they (and their best friend and their neighbor) lose weight? Because Bread is the Devil! Yes, that’s Bauer’s shorthand for the inevitable, demonic pull that certain bad habits exert on people who try to change their eating routines to drop the pounds. Many of us have been there: You had a sensible, healthy breakfast, high in protein with complex carbs. Ditto for lunch—soup and a salad with a warm rush of accomplishment and self control for dessert. But now it’s dinnertime and you’re out with friends: enter a large basket of warm, sliced, crusty sourdough bread with a little tub of chive butter. Suddenly you’re in the seventh circle of hell—the one reserved for gluttons. Bread’s not your devil? How about ice cream or chips or that big slab of buttercream-frosted birthday cake? Phifer selects Bread is the Devil as a Good Reading Session! Available at Nu-train.com

A Phifer read,
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// Phifer Pick’s: Trussardi 1911 Fall 2012 Collection Guide

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“I cannot stand an empty calender,” Phifer said about how he is able to manage a blog, ambassador duties, and class.

Phifer in the headlines again! Finally making my way onto page 6 before I make my way across that graduation stage in May of 2012. Sitting in the PM International Building, (my first building) on the PH floor; Phifer Hard at work level! Taking a gander at the latest piece of work written about me. (You can either read about someone, or be read about). Enjoy your mornings with a coffee. Or with me! (I am waiting at the counter for the man to pour the coffee, and he fills it only halfway and before I even argue–he is looking at my article as somebody comes in). That was a little Tom’s Diner for a morning read! Featured in the latest edition of the award winning The Maroon Tiger, I made the Features section regarding my fantastic accomplishments with business outside of my college curriculum. This is excellent news! If you attend Morehouse College or any school in the AUC, please pick up a copy for a fantastic read! It’s the nouveau riche Collector’s Edition. I humbly accept this recognition from my top ranked school in the nation. And I accept the challenge to remain poised, spiritually disciplined, intellectually astute and morally wise. Thank you!

PICK UP YOUR COPY!

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//NaVier Talks Collection In ‘Creativ Story’ (Video)

Details: To get a quick overview of the Navier brand visit them online Here.

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High Cotton
199 East Bay Street
Charleston, SC

Sham Shirley

Angel Oak is a live oak. It is native to the low country and is not very tall but has a wide spread canopy. Lumber from the live oak forests in the sea islands was highly valued for shipbuilding in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Angel Oak stands on part of Abraham Waight’s 1717 land grant. Mr. Waight owned several plantations. The City of Charleston now owns Angel Oak. There is no charge to view the tree and is a must see when visiting Charleston, South Carolina. http://www.angeloaktree.org

Sham Shirley

Press REC and film me. Check it. Like JET magazine. This is my mack daddie vibe I am giving you. In all its splendor. What you think about a boy like me: I am my #1 priority; no falling inlove no commentiment from me. Friday night we won. Phifer; the muse of much top-notch entertainment, perfectly packaged into chic lifestylin and green living. This is the Dynasty AUC era–young with wealthy educations. SpelHouse has arrived at last, and we give off a gilded glare. In the words of Uncle Jay “Remind yourself. Nobody built like you, you design yourself.” –So this shouldn’t come as shocking news: Phifer got ridiculously maximal, blowing past all the rules of being Phifer. This is the return of luxury furs and penthouse homes. As we partied dressed like our true inner feelings. Atlanta was such a casual city, until we introduced elegance to sexy. No-no, Phifer is not your lover–I’m not your friend; I am something every taste maker can comprehend; I–will–pose–for–you. We can pose until the crack of dawn; you’ll read our tweets and get into our Instagrams–a life worth living. And I live.

//Vol. 4 Life & Times of M. Phifer

You a bad girl and your friends bad too, oh
We got the swag sauce, she drippin’ swagu
You a bad girl and your friends bad too, oh
We got the swag sauce, she drippin’ swagu

1. En route to Lo’s
2. The W Hotel Midtown

You’re my James Dean
You make me feel like I’m seventeen
You drive too fast, you party too much
But that don’t mean a thing
‘cause i’m addicted to the rush

Thanks to Jarrod Levine and the entire W staff. Thank you.

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