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from Charles Jeff Wade My cousin, Sylvia Moy. She saved Stevie Wonders career writing songs for The Key of Life Album. Berry Gordy was going to Dump Stevie when his voice changed from the Boy Wonder to Maturing Young Man. Stevie spoke at her funeral crediting her for Saving him. Sylvia Moy - 1939-2017 Prolific Motown Records producer and songwriter. Wrote over 180 songs, with Grammy nominations, 20 BMI Awards Biography Moy grew up on the northeast side of Detroit with her eight brothers and sisters, performing on pots and pans to keep themselves busy and musical. Once she reached school, she played jazz and classical, but found her true place behind the scenes at Motown Records.The first woman at the Detroit-based music label to write and produce for Motown acts, she is probably best known for her songs written with and for Stevie Wonder. According to Berry Gordy’s autobiography To Be Loved, Moy was directly responsible for the label keeping Stevie Wonder. Gordy wrote that, after Stevie’s voice began to change as a result of puberty, he was going to drop him from the label. It was then that Moy went to Gordy and asked “if she could come up with a hit for Stevie would he reconsider;” he agreed. Her first writing success came with “Uptight (Everything’s Alright),” which she co-wrote with fellow SHOF inductee, Henry “Hank” Cosby, after hearing Wonder improvising on piano. Moy wrote lyrics to the song, which she conveyed to Wonder by singing into his headphones one line ahead as he recorded. In 2006, when Moy was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Wonder made a surprise appearance at the ceremony to perform “Uptight” for his former collaborator.Among the subsequent hit singles Moy wrote and/or produced while at Motown were Stevie Wonder’s “My Cherie Amour,” “I Was Made to Love Her,” and “Never Had a Dream Come True;” and “Honey Chile” and “Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone” by Martha and the Vandellas. She also co-wrote “This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)” with Holland-Dozier-Holland for the Isley Brothers; and “It Takes Two” with William “Mickey” Stevenson for Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston. She was the first female to have the title of “record producer” at the label, and one of the busiest and well-known songwriters of the time.Moy went on to write the theme songs for many television shows and movies and eventually earned six Grammy nominations and 20 BMI awards. She made a solid investment in the future of the arts when she co-founded the Center for Creative Communications, also known as “Masterworks,” which trains young adults in the field of telecommunications and media arts.Moy died of complications from pneumonia in Dearborn, Michigan, at the age of 78. my favorite black female written song is man in the mirror

Actually, I've reached the point in my life where I no longer have to work for anything, living off a generous pension, having everything done for me by my family or hired help or computerized technology. I am a generic beneficiary of AI. Mostly all my friends and contemporaries are dead and, by choice, my social life is nearly non existent. Alas - I am too unsteady on my feet to dance and revel. >sigh< But - television is my window to the world, recently allowing me to watch the NFL draft in Detroit and see da Bears for the first time in over 20 years exercise their first pick privilege, selecting a Heisman trophy QB as Chicago's hopes for a winning season soar! I also watch the news and pop culture programs and late night talk shows and documentaries about a variety of subjects dealing with both the past and the present. My phone is my companion which, via social media, enables me to interact with "frienemies" and play card games with robots and scroll through comedy club video clips of foul-mouthed stand-up comics and music videos from back in the day. My plush adjustable recliner is my lover in whose arms I languish and snooze and reminisce... Weather permitting, I go for a daily stroll up and down my driveway. What about reading books, you ask! As a lifelong reader, unfortunately, my short attention span has hampered this pass time, but I still manage to fit an occasional crossword puzzle into my routine to preserve my love of language. Very little cooking for me. Ignoring diets, I snack on goodies, and feast on a variety of fast foods - liberated by my vices. So goes what's left of my one-day-at-a-time life. Is this the chronicle of a lonely person? No, it is not. It is a preview of what Artificial lntelligence will improve upon. But there's one last thing that makes it all work for me. it is what Delano, Troy, and ProfD instinctively know. And it all has somethijg to do with the "who that is you" discipline . I am good company for myself; my own best friend. I am never alone. And when all the substitutes for participation recede, Me, Myself, and I, commune, - energized by solitude. Awareness is the ultimate defense against the potential toxicity of AI. Don't forget to think. 😜

***NOTHING*BUT*THE: WHOLE*SOCIAL*MEDIA*TRUTH!!! JUST*HAD*A*STRONG*INCLINATION THAT-Colin-Jost-WOULD-FLOP-2024... SO:HERE'S A*RERUN*OF*2023!!! ***"Roy Wood, Jr. COMPLETE REMARKS: At 2023 White House Correspondents' Dinner (C-SPAN)": 2024CALLING*ON*VAUDEVILLE!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5m5dIiJMD0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5m5dIiJMD0 |

KHOI YOUNG Gymnast Competes in Germany!--OUTSTANDING SUPPORT--Positive Cultural Awareness WOW! SMOOTH! POISED! ATTRACTIVE! Artistry in Motion! Insane Routine in every area of his sport! He May be on his way to the Olympics! It was different for him when he competed in Germany because the crowd was silent! Nevertheless, his teammates shouted in support of him throughout his entire routine even though others were disdained. Different cultural etiquette. Americans shout during athletic competition but for this competition, the Germans in Europe were silent however, when Khoi dismounted, the crowd erupted in cheer showing full support and admiration for his insane talent. Khoi Young is born and grew up in Bowie, Maryland and became a college student and competed at Stanford University. He reminds me so much of one of my sons. He is so awesome! I will also share #Shorts of some more of this wonderful young man's routines in the Black Excellence forum

I don’t Look at the Israeli Palestinian conflict as a racial one. There are Black people on both sides of the conflict. What does appear to be true is that that Hamas’ initial attack on the Israel was brutal and Israeli reaction is over-the-top. I won’t pretend to understand the source of the strife, partially religious, partially tribal, but clearly very violent. Why should domestic Black people be overly invested in either side of the conflict, when we have our own immediate problems to deal with right here at home?

“Parade of Planets” in April. What will a rare astronomical event look like? Volodymyr Maňko 19.04.2024 https://universemagazine.com/en/parade-of-planets-in-april-what-will-a-rare-astronomical-event-look-like/ Before finally disappearing from the evening sky and starting the conjunction with the Sun, the planets Jupiter and Uranus will be half a degree apart from each other from the point of view of ground observers. This will happen on April 20, and this event will indicate another interesting planetary configuration: all the large planets of the Solar System will gather in the ecliptic sector of a little over 66° in size. This happens quite rarely, but, unfortunately, it will be almost impossible to see it. Let’s try to figure out why. https://universemagazine.com/en/parade-of-planets-in-april-what-will-a-rare-astronomical-event-look-like/ Taiwan: Magnitude-5.1 offshore earthquake occurs south of Hualien City at around 10:40 April 21 https://crisis24.garda.com/alerts/2024/04/taiwan-magnitude-51-offshore-earthquake-occurs-south-of-hualien-city-at-around-1040-april-21 A day later, after shocks occurred. Some reports say more than 80 earthquakes have occurred yesterday... On April 2, 2024, one of the strongest earthquakes in that area occurred. So the quake that occurred on April 21 and the aftershocks are not as strong but powerful nonetheless. =================================== 5 earthquakes strike Taiwan within 9 minutes Taiwan earthquake: Over 80 quakes hit east coast in 24 hours, 6.3 magnitude strongest | Top 10 updates 1 min read 23 Apr 2024, 09:01 AM IST More than 80 earthquakes hit Taiwan's east coast in the past 24 hours that also shook buildings in the capital Taipei, the island's weather administration said. The strongest quake recorded a magnitude of 6.3. The epicenter was largely the rural eastern county of Hualien, where a 7.2 magnitude earthquake on April 3 claimed the lives of at least 14 people, and there were over 1,000 aftershocks since then. https://www.livemint.com/news/world/taiwan-earthquake-over-80-quakes-hit-east-coast-in-24-hours-6-3-magnitude-strongest-top-10-updates-11713840367404.html

LOL! Okay, I am going to divert from topic for a moment due to the previous post! I saw this short clip and I am thinking . . . Okay, back to post about recent star phenomena happening this month. Also on April 20, 2024 was a large planetary alignment, a rare one. Although I did not tune too much, I did see some of the planets and it was spectacular for what I saw. However, I've seen a couple of complete alignments in the past. A large planetary alignment is distinct from a complete alignment because it involves about 4 or 5 planets. But what is unique about some alignments is the particular position and arrangement and degree that they are in configuration. and although western scientist think it is nonsense to believe these alignments can cause earthquakes or volcano eruptions, but I think they are not truthful at all. It depends on the position of the planets whether or not they can affect our earth planet. This alignment just happened to occur at the same time another earthquake hit Taiwan. So yes, I do believe that the comet and this alignment does have something to do with these recent phenomena.