Consciousness Magazine

Mr. Marcus: The Interview Interviewed by Hector De La Rosa Throughout history, African Americans are stereotyped with penalizing depictions that constructed a framework of mental marginalization: irresponsibility, violent tendencies, and criminals, unintelligent, profane, to sexually promiscuous and oversexed. However, I beg to differ with few celebrity encounters including The Man and famous porn star Mr. Marcus who carries himself as responsible, charismatic, respectful, humble, and an intelligent gentleman. Without condoning Mr. Marcus’ lifestyle or hustle, it is a pleasure of meeting someone who did become a statistic to crime and incarceration but a successful entrepreneur, author, foremost a survivor. This article sheds a distinct light of him that holds substance than a typical Q&A explicit content.   Mr. Marcus On… What peeked his interest in the porn business I always think about women. It is pretty genuine. Stereotypes of porn actors/a...

Jeff Pulver: Leading Man of Technology Interviewed and written by Tocarra Eldridge In 1995, Key Point, New York native, Jeff Pulver became interested in internet telephony. Over the years, Mr. Pulver has been credited for founding Spreadsheet Solutions Corp., while working at a Long Island accounting firm. Later, he became responsible for co-founding the voice over internet protocol that we know as Vonage, while an assistant administrator at Cantor Fitzgerald. Pulver is also known for inventing the CellSocket, which is a device that allow users to receive and make cellular voice calls on a standard or home phone.  Today, Pulver is considered as a leading expert in the technology industry as an internet entrepreneur of streaming audio and video technology, while also being active as the chief executive of pulver.com. Recognized as an accomplished writer, Pulver is the chief writer of the Pulver Order, a publication that was adopted by the Federal Communications...

Donald Lawrence: Musical Genius Changes Lives Through Music (Exclusive) Interviewed and Written by Tocarra Eldridge When mentioning the genre Gospel within a conversation, one cannot discuss music without mentioning Grammy Award-winning producer, composer and recording artist Donald Lawrence. Continuing to follow his God’s given vision, it’s no doubt that surviving in a dominant music business is his passion and foremost calling. As a pioneer, Donald has been a force to be reckoned with, as it shows in his radio smash hits and chart topping compositions and arrangements. Over the last several decades, he has collaborated with music greats such as Ramsey Lewis, Mary J. Blige, and the Clark Sisters, just to name a few. Before he began to top the Billboard charts, he was recruited in his early career as a vocal coach for En Vogue and became the music director for R&B artist Stephanie Mills for his great talent abilities. Over the years, Donald has been successful for she...

Karissa Shannon "Reality TV Star & Glamour Model Empower Young Savvy Businesswoman" Interviewed by Aaron Robinson (Editor of Consciousness Magazine) Interview coming Soon!!! Sometimes it can become quite a task while striving to reach the goals that we hope to accomplish in life. However, if one puts their mind to it, nearly anything is reachable and possible to achieve. For Karissa Shannon, childhood life wasn’t always easy to cope with as she rose to be one of the biggest TV reality stars and glamour models of this decade. The Florida native began her stardom to fame as having the opportunity to appear on the E! network, The Girls Next Door, along with her twin sister Kristina Shannon. Over 2 million viewers watched the premier season, making it the most watched episodes of its time. With strong faith in God, she was persistent in following her visions and dreams that was set out before her. On her career journey, there would be room for positive growth as ...

Sean Garrett: Music Industry Creative Genius Interviewed by Tocarra Eldridge When super producer and songwriter Sean “The Pen” Garrett picks up a pen, you can expect the song to be a hit. Garrett, the multifaceted artist has proven that he is not only accredited as a singer, rapper and performer, but also as a phenomenal human-being, as well as a musical trendsetter. In this generation as a successful businessman, CEO of his label Bet I Penned It, the young gifted artist has earned his stripes as a soon to be legend in his own rights. As a child, listening to Top 40 hits of various genres of music, the talented songwriter began producing at the age of 10. Garrett began his start to stardom at the age of 17, performing in talent shows which led to major record contracts with Ariola/BMG and Warner Bros that unfortunately fell through due to circumstances. The journey wasn’t always easy for the teenage Garrett as he had to succumb to the not so great musical heart-breaks that c...

Flavor Flav Talks Business and Franchising (Exclusive Interview) Interviewed by Aaron Robinson When you hear the famous signature phrase “Yeah boy!," one can single out that it is no one other than iconic figure William Jonathan Drayton, Jr., alias Flavor Flav, who is a founder member of the 80’s rap group Public Enemy. The group gained mainstream success as they became one of hip-hop’s prominent group’s of the century. Respectfully, they became a force to be reckoned with. Hype man and rapper, Flavor Flav continues to leave an impression on his fans by wearing glasses, big hats and a large clock that dangles from his neck that is unforgettable to this day. Over the years Flavor Flav faced many challenges; however, he seemed to overcome them with personal strength and determination, and an everlasting belief in God. There would be greater endeavors ahead for Flavor Flav, as he kept the faith in his life. Eventually, he would become a popular television personality, appe...

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