Tha Bluprint

There are quotes that make you stop and sit with them. This is one of them. André 3000 said “Being Black is a creative act. You have to create your world every single day because the world wasn’t built for you. That makes us the ultimate architects.” · Think about what that actually means. Every system, every institution, every default setting in this country was designed around someone else’s comfort and someone else’s image. Black people have had to build identity, community, culture, wealth, and safety in spaces that were never intended to hold any of it. And not only did we build — we built things so compelling that the entire world wanted to borrow from them. Music. Fashion. Language. Art. Movement. The culture that drives global trends was born out of people who had to create their own world from scratch. · That is not a disadvantage. That is the origin story of the most resilient creative force in human history. André 3000 didn’t just drop a quote — he reframed the entire Black experience as a superpower. When the world isn’t built for you, you build a better one. That is exactly what we have always done.

Written by Siedah Garrett and co-written by Glen Ballard, “Man in the Mirror” became the fourth consecutive Billboard no. 1 from Michael Jackson’s “Bad” album. It would mark the first of many collaborations between Jackson and Andraé Crouch & his choir, as they would go on to work on several songs including “Will You Be There” and “Earth Song”. This shortened clip contains footage from the 2012 documentary “BAD 25” in addition to a shortened acappella clip of the song with pictures of everyone who worked on it.

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Memphis in Zambia

According to Tuskegee University, 10 members of the Class of 2026 achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average across every single semester of their undergraduate careers — one of the rarest academic accomplishments in higher education. The graduates are Joi Kayla Axem, Kerri Danielle Barnes, Nilajah Nyota Buchanan, Yasmin Aleksandria Davis, Alaynah Eldridge, Darren Raymond Hall, Keevion Hardamon, Charniece Elliana Jones, Brooklyn Monae Macklin, and Leah D. Saunders. · Alaynah Eldridge balanced a double major in English language arts education and English literature while keeping her 4.0 intact — and said studying abroad in Berlin made her feel like her ancestors’ wildest dream. Pre-med major Joi Kayla Axem paired her perfect GPA with leadership experience as president of both the Minority Association of Pre-Health Students and the Career Center Ambassadors. Nearly 55 percent of the entire Class of 2026 graduated cum laude, magna cum laude, or summa cum laude — and 40 percent walked directly into full-time careers.

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THE GREATEST band of all time… Earth, Wind, and Fire!