Blackopps Entertainment April 2012 Edition E-Magazine

IN THIS ISSUE: NEW EDITION @ PNC PATTI LABELLE @ DPAC 2012 BIMBE’ FESTIVAL –DURHAM ANITA BAKER @ DPAC FRESH MUSIC FESTIVAL @ PNC DIGGY SIMMONS @ Progress Energy Center URBAN HANGOVER VEGAS GET-AWAY 2012 BLACKOPPS ENTERTAINMENT APRIL 2012 EDITION

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Contributing Writers

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AUDRETTA HALL

NOELLA FE

MONICA DAYE

EBONY BURROUGHS

GREGORY DEVONN

TERENCE MERRITT

E-Magazine www.blackopps.com PUBLISHER & EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Damien Prout CONTRIBUTING WRITER: Audretta Hall, Noella Fe, Ebony Burroughs, Monica Daye, Gregory DeVon, Terrence Merritt STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS: Sierra Jackson, Toya Merritt and Damien Prout FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: Diamond District Photography

TABLE OF CONTENT Blackopps CIAA Tribute...…………………..6 Sex…………………………………...……..….8 2012 “Its Your Time 2 Shine”……………….10 Blackopps Beauty of the Month…………….12 Blackopps Night Life………………………..18 CIAA 2012 Events…………………………...20

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Through My Lens….

Written by: Damien Prout

One of the main reasons why I got into photography was being able to have the ability to capture moments in time.

To freeze and hold onto a special event or a specific sight. I’ve been fortunate to be able to shoot a variety of events from sporting, concerts, modeling to scenic natural settings.

I have been given the opportunity to photograph then Presidential Candidate Senator Barack Obama when he was making a campaign stop at North Carolina Central University. So when I was presented with an opportunity to photograph the First Lady of the United States of America - Michele Obama I was more than happy to do so.

Mrs. Obama was to appear at the 2012 CIAA Basketball Tournament in Charlotte, NC at the Time Warner Cable Arena. She and Senator Kay Kagan were there to highlight the First Lady’s youth fitness initiative “LET’S MOVE” America’s Move to Raise a Healthier Generation of Kids. This cause is very near and dear to the First Lady heart.

I have been witness to several very moving events in my life...but I have not seen this type of heartfelt fervor. The anticipation of The First Lady’s arrival was immense, and when she ran onto the court the applause was not only enthusiastic, it was a different feeling altogether...she wasn’t a rock star, she wasn’t a sports star or religious figure, yet the amount and type feelings she generated in the arena was so much stronger and more heartfelt than all three combined. Before she was able to utter a single word, you could actually feel her the strength of her empowering spirit.

This event was a defining moment in my photographic career...I am very proud to be able to share these images with you... through my lens.

Special Thanks to: 

The Media Relations of the CIAA

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Rick Crank for his Photo Contribution.

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Ready for a sexual relationship?

How do you know if you are ready for a sexual relationship? Is it in the way you walk, talk or the way you give that one person the look of I WANT YOU? Are you ready? How can you say if you are or if you are not? I can be that helping hand for you to look inside yourself and decide if you are. Let’s look at the last time you had a sexual relationship or a sexual encounter. Were you satisfied? Did he or she please you in every way? Did you have at least one orgasm? These are the things people overlook and they sometimes rush back in bed with a person because they were not satisfied. Have you ever asked yourself the reason as to why you chose to do so? If you were satisfied then please analyze your steps of having sex again and being in a relationship. If it has been a long time and you are still single or if you are in a relationship, you have to look at all the above and if sex is one of the main needs that stand out in your life right now.

People I want you to be honest with yourself! Everyone needs a release sexually. The gym, food, drinking, drugs or anything else is not the same as having a hot, heated, and passionate sexual encounter! So what we need to do is to be honest and truly honest with ourselves but the question is how do we accomplish that? What do we need to be honest about? Answer these questions. One - do you like sex? Two – do you need it or miss it? Three – what are you looking for when you are having sex? Lastly - are you going to be truthful about your needs and wants when you are GETTING IT ON! I say be truthful and you will be free. I have met and talked with a lot of women and men that stated their husband/wife, boyfriend/girlfriend or mate never let them be who they wanted to be in the bedroom. So now they are sexually deprived and want more. Tell your mate what you want, need to happen, and how you want it and please ask them to be truthful with you in return and assure them you will please them in the ways they need. Now if your mate is out there and you know you don’t or cannot perform the... let’s just say the suggested activities they desire you may need to send them on their way. Sure it’s okay to be open and try it out once for them (you may like it as well). Spice it up by adding a partner to the scene that will make the time with your mate an even more memorable experience. Yes I mean another person that wants what you and your mate want but please be an adult about the whole ordeal. Like I said before if you are not being pleased as well as your mate LET IT GO!!! No sense of the both of you being unhappy.

Communication is the only way you and your sexual needs can be addressed! Talk about it with your mate, a friend or someone you feel will listen and give you good to great advice. Being bashful will land you in a world of unhappiness. There are many relationships that do not begin or last because one person in the relationship feels sexually deprived and you do not want to be that person. Listen to yourself and your mate to find a level of agreement on how you two will please each other while keeping it fresh and new. And remember SEX is not a bad word! Sex is a beautiful occurrence when performed and done right. Well as right as you want it to be. Until next month….keep it real, keep it fun and most of all keep it safe.

Written by: Terence Merritt

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