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	<title>Yasmin Shiraz &#187; empowerment</title>
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	<description>Writer. Director. Activist. Author</description>
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		<title>FAMU student&#8217;s death ruled a homicide</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 01:46:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yasmin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was getting my daily news on the internet today and came across an article that stated that the 26 year old FAMU student, Robert Champion, who died last month after a hazing incident&#8211;his death has been ruled a homicide. Its unfortunate. His autopsy report is available to view online. Even when I was a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Things That Matter</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yasmin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read this quote this morning and I shared it on all of my social media profiles. Here it is: &#160; PS. Please leave me a comment and let me know why you feel that we&#8217;re silent about the things that matter. Is it because we feel that we have too much to lose? Is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why am I so quiet right now?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 03:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yasmin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are times in my life when I&#8217;m quieter than others. In those times, I&#8217;m creating and focusing on the next project. I&#8217;m protective of my creative self and so I&#8217;m quiet there. Over the next few weeks, I&#8217;ll be quieter than usual. But, I&#8217;m going to share quotes from others that keep me inspired. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One Thing: Every Voice Makes A Difference</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 05:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yasmin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I receive letters from young fans who are in distress. Perhaps its abuse at home, perhaps they are questioning who they are, perhaps its the threat of violence at school&#8211;whatever the case I&#8217;m often on the other side of the computer screen wanting to reach through to help, to hug, or to encourage. So, I&#8217;m [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Need Ideas To Celebrate Your Birthday? Here are some of mine&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:13:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yasmin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Its my birthday week and if there is one thing about me, I celebrate life&#8211;especially mine during the month of my birth. Some of us dread our birthdays&#8211;we don&#8217;t want to get older and we allow mistakes from the past to dampen our spirits and we often ruin the day. I don&#8217;t know if you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Music Is Powerful: UK Toddlers Perform Super Bass</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:24:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yasmin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many try to deny the power of music, but I&#8217;m telling you, music is a universally communicated artform&#8211;no matter your country of origin. Don&#8217;t believe me? Watch these very young girls from the UK perform Nikki Minaj&#8217;s Super Bass. Its unreal. They may be older than &#8216;toddler&#8217; age, but not by much.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Sometimes Life Hits You In the Head With A Brick&#8217; &#8211; Steve Jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:16:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yasmin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As much of the world mourns the death of Apple Founder, Steve Jobs at the age of 56, I just wanted to say that I admired what Steve Jobs stood for&#8211;leadership and innovation. As a creative person, you want so much for the masses to understand your products, your vision, and even your passion. But, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shout Out: Delta Gems &amp; Delta Academy of Palm Coast, FL</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yasmin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sending a big Shout Out to the ladies of Delta Sigma Theta of the Palm Coast Flagler County Alumnae Chapter for selecting Retaliation as their 2011-2012 book for the Delta Gems &#38; Delta Academy girls! There are hundreds of books that they could have chosen, but they chose one of mine. I thank you! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Lil&#8217; Book That Could: Retaliation hits its 5th Printing!!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 04:03:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yasmin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m excited because my indie book Retaliation is in its 5th printing. I remember when my first book, The Blueprint for My Girls hit its 4th printing. I believe I was on a college tour with authors K&#8217;wan, Brandon Massey and Jamise Dames. I remember thinking how exciting it was&#8230; Well, in my birthday month, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EURWEB dubs Yasmin Shiraz &#8220;Prolific Producer of Positive Content&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yasmin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am so thankful for the people that I&#8217;ve met in my career. The legendary Lee Bailey is a colleague who I can say is the real deal and is always about supporting what is on and poppin. Lee is always the founder of RadioScope and EURWeb! Wonderful writer, Ricardo Hazell, wrote a piece on [...]]]></description>
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