New England Urban Music Awards

Charles Clemmons Jr. is the founder of the New England Urban Awards show, First Choice Limousine Service, and a DJ service.  He is currently the owner of the radio station TOUCH 106 FM, an urban run radio station called “The Black Fabric Of The Community”.  He came up with the idea to start his own award show 5 years ago with the concept of bringing artists together to network and showcase their talents, and get to the next level in the music industry.

The New England Urban Music Awards show is considered the Grammys of Boston where the red carpets are rolled out, and everyone is considered a star.  During the event artists gather together to celebrate who was honored every year for their hard work in the city.  There are over 30 categories of music to name a few R&B, Rap, Gospel, Jazz etc.   

Every year a different theme is chosen to acknowledge music, last year they did a tribute to New Kids On The Block, this year the theme will be a Tribute To Women In Music.  The show is going to be very exciting we have two female groups performing, female group” Jada” signed to Universal-Motown and new female  pop sensation “New View”. 

Other guest performers Status Quo Boston’s Own American Best Dance Crew finalist's who happen to be good friends of mine.  Last year a young lady by the name of Lilah, an 11-year old female rapper graced the stage with her phenomenal performance.   This year she has been nominated for two awards, Female Rapper, and her single CD “I’m So Fly.  She is by far the youngest female rapper going up against older female rappers for an award this week.

I had the opportunity to ask a few friends what their thoughts were about the award show that was coming on Saturday April 30, 2010, Donstress  and Maestro  Zoom who have also been nominated for their single CD "American Dream" at this years award show said, “We are looking forward to the show”, and they also said “We can’t wait to see who win the awards this year”.  Joy Singletary from Roxbury Massachusetts said, “I’m very excited my boyfriend is nominated for Caribbean Male of the year.  She also said, “I hope he takes an award home this weekend.  When I asked my husband what his thoughts were on this years award show he said,  “I think they should have a category for kids”.  “I don’t think the young female rapper should be in the same category as the other nominees”.  “ They should have a categories for kids to compete too”.  I agree with my  husband ,“The kids are the future generation of music”, “They will continue the legacy”.

Lives lost, Abiding Citizens, and Illegal guns

Why are so many innocent people around the world still losing their lives to guns? Why is legislation still trying to deny abiding citizens the right to bear arms? Is it because of something we did wrong? Or, is it because the ATF is still unable to control the illegal guns that are being transported into the United States Everyday.

It’s truly unbelievable how a person can easily obtain an illegal on the streets. All they basically need to buy the gun is money and a seller. These guns are being purchased with scratched off serial numbers making it very hard to be traced back to the original owner. A majority of the guns on the streets today end up in the hands of young kids who are apart of gangs. These Illegal Guns are being used in Drive by shootings where in most cases innocent bystanders are injured or killed just because the gun ended up in the wrong hands.

At least 50-60 people die from gunshot wounds everyday in the United States and this will continue to happen until the ATF and legislation can find a way to control the illegal transporting of guns into our country. While so many innocent people continue to die everyday because of the illegal guns, law abiding citizens are being told they should not have the right to protect themselves or their families against bodily harm or in any life endangerment. Are we wrong to purchase a firearm legally to protect our families from people who are obtaining guns illegally, and using them to purposely cause bodily harm to innocent bystanders?

I use to look forward to opening up the newspaper, turning on the radio or surfing the internet but nowadays it seems like the only thing you end up reading about is someone being killed by a gun. Society has changed drastically over the years, I remember when I was growing up how peaceful the people in the communities and towns were towards one another. The crime and death rate in Boston was not as high in the late 70’s as it is today. If two neighbors disagreed on something they would try to to resolve the problem instead of letting it escalate to fighting and violence.

The mindset of people in today’s society is very unpredictable you have to be very careful of your surroundings, and what you may say to an individual. You’ll never know what they are planning to do, or what their actions are. The people in society today are always very bitter and angry towards one another. Some ones personal life or social issues may also have a huge impact on their behavior and how they react towards other people.

I believe this is primarily a big part of the problem with today’s society. No one should be afraid to walk the streets or get into their car without having to look over their shoulders in fear of being hurt, killed or robbed. A lot of people don’t have respect for themselves so you can’t expect them to have respect for you. You can never predict what is on ones mind or what type of day they had. You can only hope that you are not in harms way and pray to safely make it back home to your families at the end of the day.

Back in 2003 I was a part-time bus driver for the MBTA for about a year. In that year I witnessed and experienced some very scary situations while dealing with passengers in the public. These experiences that I had to deal with left me distraught and very emotional making it very difficult at times to deal with my family at the end of the day.

As of today I have my class A license to carry a firearms which is for the protection of me and my family. Just because I have the right to bear arms, against life endangerment doesn’t make me a killer

Online Entertainment Editor

After completing graduate school and obtaining my masters degree in Media Journalism I would like to secure a job in the entertainment industry. Entertainment has always been a big part of my life ever since I was about 6-years old, and has always been my passion.

I always wanted to know if I could write but didn’t quite know a publication that I could practice my craft at until I came across the Dorchester Community Newspaper which is a free paper circulated throughout Dorchester and surrounding communities. Back in 2003 I decided to volunteer and became a freelance writer for the newspaper.

Since I loved music and entertainment so much I decided to try my hand at writing, and so I started writing the music section for the Dorchester Community Newspaper. I basically covered stories on upcoming artists, music reviews, any information that would the reader would want to know about the artist in general.

I enjoyed writing so much I decided to write for an online newspaper called the examiner.com. It is covered in 51 states, and covers a variety of topics that may interest their readers. My Ideal job would be to work for news station covering all types of stories glamour, style, and entertainment. The requirements for this position consist of having editorial skills, be able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.

Coordinate with news producers, assignment desks, and crews are very important aspects of getting assignments done in a timely manner. The job also requires you to have strong writing skills that involve copy-editing, and excellent computer skills including basic knowledge of keyboard shortcuts.

You must also be able to engage in the social networks Facebook and Twitter. You are also required to type blogs have knowledge of HTML tags, and have knowledge of Photoshop and Final Cut Pro which are photo and video editing programs used today. Posting of news in a timely manner is very important, be able to troubleshoot whenever necessary and maintain high editorial standards while successfully doing the job.

http://www.articles.latimes.com/2009/sep/30/news/la-mediacenter-2009-0930

http://www.careers.disneyabc.jobs/los-angeles/digital-media/jobid1338685-online-entertainment-editor-jobs

http://www.entertainmentcareers.net/jobs/s/Online_Editor_Colorist