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Victor Flavius

Victor Flavius

Victor Flavius (Tobias), Publisher and Creative Director, leading brand direction, design, and editorial execution to create cohesive, culture-driven experiences, while also covering Travel, Health, and Wellness.

Waiting for the Miracle to Come, meet writer/director Lian Lunson — LIAN SEPT 30 2018 with SoundMix.01_32_13_23.Still001

Waiting for the Miracle to Come, meet writer/director Lian Lunson

Set in a timeless fairytale of magical realism, Waiting for the Miracle to Come tells the story of a young trapeze artist who is guided by the spirit of her recently deceased father to find ‘The Beautiful Place’. He believes that all the riches in the world that concern the

By Victor Flavius • 5 min read

What The Black Restaurant Challenge Brings To Boston — 07blackrestaurantchallenge204a

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What The Black Restaurant Challenge Brings To Boston

The Boston Black Restaurant Challenge kicked off last week at Darryl’s Corner Bar & Kitchen; its directive is for Bostonians to eat at four black-owned restaurants during Black History Month. I read about the first effort in Boston last February, and thought to myself, “Hey, that’s great!

By Victor Flavius • 4 min read

5 ways to get financially fit this year — 1033740582

Education

5 ways to get financially fit this year

In 2019, many Americans are planning for a “better me” in the year ahead. Gym memberships and diets are at the top of many lists, but what about financial health? Losing debt can be just as important as losing pounds, and financial fitness just as important as physical fitness. According

By Victor Flavius • 4 min read

Andrew Yang, What Change Can Look Like — unnamed-4

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Andrew Yang, What Change Can Look Like

We have all been horrified by the tragic shootings in New Zealand. That so many innocent people were killed simply for attending their place of worship is reprehensible. It shows how destructive beliefs can drive the worst of human atrocity. As the son of immigrants myself, extremity and violence towards

By Victor Flavius • 3 min read

Gunna performs ‘Big Shot’ on ‘Kimmel’ — gunna

Music

Gunna performs ‘Big Shot’ on ‘Kimmel’

Gunna performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live to give fans a live version of his smash single “Big Shot.” The College park rapper, whose debut album Drip or Drown 2 dropped last month, rocked a sequined jacket and hoodie for a performance that evoked the track’s music video. On stage,

By Victor Flavius • 1 min read

Solange “Binz” — solange-bp

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Solange “Binz”

Honestly, at first listen Solange's "Binz" sounds like a demo track. No effort, or special attention placed on the production or visuals. Her vocals are mediocre at best- based on past industry standards, not even Diddy in his Badboy days would have accepted this from Mary

By Victor Flavius • 1 min read

THE LONG GOODBYE -Interview with Jay and Sofia — 2F7B9581

Faith

THE LONG GOODBYE -Interview with Jay and Sofia

How did you get started on filming the documentary The Long Goodbye? Sofia: Jay had a friend from high school who posted on FB “please pray for my pastor’s wife she has cancer and is getting bad news.” Jay and I then skyped with Kara and her husband Jason

By Victor Flavius • 2 min read

Dear Silas Shares Vevo Live Performance of "Skrr Skrr" and "Under My Feet" — unnamed-3

Dear Silas Shares Vevo Live Performance of "Skrr Skrr" and "Under My Feet"

Vevo announces the release of Dear Silas DSCVR performances of "Skrr Skrr" and "Under My Feet." In Dear Silas young career, he's already caught a wave or two as the beneficiary a LOL moment going viral. Most recently his "Skrr Skrr" soundtracked

By Victor Flavius • 2 min read

Counter Culture Mom releases "Hollywood Exposed" — tina-feat-thumb

Counter Culture Mom releases "Hollywood Exposed"

Pop culture expert Tina Griffin has spent the past seventeen years traveling the country, shining a light on the barrage of negative messages the entertainment industry is imprinting on our children. This former Hollywood actress considers this her most challenging and important role, confronting the long-term effects of media

By Victor Flavius • 3 min read

Daughters of the Diaspora revolutionizes how we teach Reproductive Health — img-4740_orig

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Daughters of the Diaspora revolutionizes how we teach Reproductive Health

Founded in 2012, the Daughters of the Diaspora (DoD) is a national nonprofit working to teach young Black girls on the importance of reproductive health and sex education. In an interview with the Inquirer Philly, the organization’s Philadelphia site director Shanaye Jeffers explains that many girls are ignorant of

By Victor Flavius • 2 min read

21 Savage - i am > i was — 1868945

21 Savage - i am > i was

The last time 21 Savage (currently known as Shayaa Bin Abraham-Joseph) released a solo project was June 2017. In October the same year, he was part of the collaborative effort ‘Without Warning’, with Offset and Metro Booming. For what it was worth, his debut, ‘Issa Album’, was an impressive

By Victor Flavius • 2 min read

Preservation project seeks historical photos of city's black community — phyllis_wheatley

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Preservation project seeks historical photos of city's black community

Photographs of Buffalo's African-American community from throughout the generations are being sought as part of a historical preservation project. The Uncrowned Queens Institute, the Frank E. Merriweather Jr. Library and the Buffalo Genealogical Society of the African Diaspora are asking members of the community to share their

By Victor Flavius • 1 min read