Consciousness Magazine

CeCe Winans: Judge of "How Sweet the Sound" (Interview) Elder Harris: CeCe, how are you doing today? CeCe Winans: I’m good, I’m good!   EH: I understand the project you’re doing, “How Sweet the Sound” is something that’s been going on for a while. I would first of all like to talk with you for a moment about your role in this event. CeCe: I’ve been involved with “How Sweet the Sound” for several years now. The first time they asked me, I was a judge for a few of the shows and I performed and really enjoyed it, as I felt they did it in a first class way. It was a great chance to give choirs a platform of knowing that it was really the foundation of gospel music and gospel choirs. For the last three years I’ve been hosting / co-hosting with Donald Lawrence and had a great time doing that. This year I’m going back to judging and Yolanda is going to host the event. EH: It’s my understanding that some of the smaller churches are being invited to this event ...

Tanay Jackson Continues the Jackson's Legacy Eager, enthused and confident are only a few of the words that describe the natural talented, sexy and energetic Pop recording artist, Tanay Jackson. The strong-minded singer does not settle for less, as she rises to fame in a dominant recording industry. My conversation with the daughter of legendary member of The Jackson Five/The Jackson’s guitarist, Tito Jackson, is unforgettable, as her determination, passion and love for music will leave a special place in the heart of many of her fans and countless people around the world.   Excited about the interview with Consciousness Magazine, Tanay exhales as she talks about the hurt she endured over the years from not having her father in her life. While growing up in NY and Maryland with her mother, there were many events that took place in her lifetime that were abnormal; however, Tanay grew to overcome these obstacles. I can hear the forgiveness in her heart while she voices her...

Verizon's How Sweet the Sound Gospel Celebration Come and experience a celebration of a lifetime when Verizon's How Sweet the Sound Gospel Celebration comes to Chicago or a city near you for its fifth awe-inspiring year. Rejoice with local choirs that are competing to represent their city, receiving a chance to advance to the grand finale in New York City to compete for the title as "Best Gospel Choir in America." This platform gives choirs the opportunity to showcase their love for gospel music in front of fans and gospel greats, competing to win for cash and prizes.   Competitors are judged in front of gospel elites, such as Hezekiah Walker, Fred Hammond, Erica Campbell of Mary Mary, CeCe Winans, and VaShawn Mitchell. The returning host for this celebration is Grammy award-winning songwriter, producer, arranger and music producer Donald Lawrence, alongside Grammy award-winning entertainer, producer, author and radio host Yolanda Adams. Verizon’s How Sweet the...

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 ...