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#BEACOOLDAD & CoolxFriday Featuring DJ Big RA

By Elizabeth Lepro

#BEACOOLDAD & CoolxFriday Featuring DJ Big RA

“I was a day-one guy back when people were listening to Morris Day & The Time and Prince and running around with Jheri curls. We were the first ones doing it down here.”

Written by Elizabeth Lepro

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#BEACOOLDAD FEATURING GAVIN ADAMS

By Elizabeth Lepro

#BEACOOLDAD FEATURING GAVIN ADAMS

“Not only does sports teach you how to play, it teaches you how to be disciplined, how to be a good teammate, how to control your emotions, how to work hard when no one’s around — a lot of those things in life you’re going to need.”

Written by Elizabeth Lepro

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"Born A Star Festival"

By Arvy Lim

"Born A Star Festival"

Dreams -- we have them, all of us do. 

There are many reasons for those dreams and many seasons that we have them. Some last for a little while, some last for a long time, but the reason we have them is potential. We are all born with potential for greatness, and that greatness is in all of us...

Written by Sandy Dover

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"Schools Out!"

By Arvy Lim

"Schools Out!"

Summertime.

Every kid in America yearns for that time to come, when the sun is out, the days are hot, and the nights are warm under the streetlight games of hide-and-seek and tag. A time when school days and the school daze dissipate and the warm winds of sunlit opportunity kiss the foreheads of every kid who awakes a new day...

Written by Sandy Dover

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CoolxDad + Faherty: Featuring Carlos Carrillo

By Arvy Lim

CoolxDad + Faherty: Featuring Carlos Carrillo

"I think CoolxDad is an amazing concept and needed now more than ever. Most men tend to forget the importance of community and brotherhood. CoolxDad is providing a place for men to learn and grow together in fatherhood. To learn from each other’s examples. Fatherhood is the most important work that we as men will ever have to do. The more positive reinforcement, the better."

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CoolxDad + Faherty: Featuring Juan Valentine

By Arvy Lim

CoolxDad + Faherty: Featuring Juan Valentine

"I consider my job as a dad to be the cornerstone of my son’s fatherly makeup. I hope they become better fathers than I through my leadership. I hope my sons inherit my strongest qualities and live a fulfilling purposeful life."

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CoolxDad + Boys & Girls Club of Greater Houston

By Arvy Lim

CoolxDad + Boys & Girls Club of Greater Houston
The objective of the initiative is to empower and amplify youth voices and activism through critical and intentional conversations, artistic expression and service learning projects. CoolxDad took part of the program with panel discussions, breakout sessions that focus on artistic expression and wellness, giveaways and fun activities.

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CoolxHistory + Greg Noire - Exhibition Recap

By Arvy Lim

CoolxHistory + Greg Noire - Exhibition Recap

CoolxHistory celebrates Black Excellence, Art, and Family Ties - "We wanted to pay homage to key historical figures that came before us and laid the foundation. We partnered with photographer Greg Noire and let him show us history through his lens..."

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