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debunking the myths of voodoo in his directorial debut

Djimon Hounsou HONORING WOMEN IN FASHION

NYFW Fashion for the gods

Evelyn O. SAVED

GRACE

THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF

KENNY RUIZ

THE RECIPE FOR TRUE LOVE

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CONTRIBUTORS Ms. Bryce, an eloquent and influential speaker, teacher, motivator, mentor, and life coach, finds energy and passion in inspiring individuals to reconcile their lives with the Master Architect. She helps people, through conformance to His specifications, come into the expected end that was pre-designed for them. Her messages are geared towards empowering individuals, through the process of self-discovery and the pursuit of their tailored purpose. Emphasis is on accurate relationship development; beginning with the individual (self) and then interdependently. Visit her at buildingaccordingtopattern.com

Georgia Bryce

Known by most as "Toni". For eleven years, Toni served her community as a high school English teacher and an Instructional Reading Coach for Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Currently, Toni is in pursuit of publishing her first book, Controlling Your Crazy While Dating Your Non-Existent Boyfriend. In her spare time, Toni enjoys shopping, traveling and writing. In addition to writing for CREATIV magazine, she serves as the blogger for The Millionheiress Club and Keva J Swimwear. One day, Toni aspires to be an esteemed author and public speaker. For the mini bio on the article: Toni is in pursuit of publishing her first book,Controlling Your Crazy While Dating Your Non-Existent Boyfriend.

Toni Douglas The Conduit for the Poet Entrepreneur, Emonde M. Prosper is an author, spoken word poet, and creative entrepreneur advocate. Founder of RegalPoete, an arts and education programming company, Emonde devotes her time to developing artists into small business owners. With her first book, â€œExposure is Not Enough: Pay Me for My Artâ€? she continues to be a passionate vocal advocate for the social reform of the prosperous and sustainable artist in all art forms. www.RegalPoete.com

Emonde Prosper Yvonne Nobles is the founder of Climb42. Along with her husband Louis Nobles, with whom she shared her first kiss nearly 35 years ago, this dynamic duo shine as life coaches, lyricists and motivational speakers. To discover the key to unlocking your greatness, follow them on Instagram and visit them online at climb42.com.

Yvonne NOBLES Victoria McCoy writer of the SistaMIA Blog and Host of the Social Sista Podcast is the multimedia journalist who strives to creative positive media platforms within her community. The ultimate goal is to connect black creatives to support, aid, and promote the advancement of the urban black community. www.sistamia305.com

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40 COVER STORY: Putting to spotlight on Artist Kenny Ruiz

COVER CREDITS Subject : Kenny Ruiz Photo Credits: Photo by Sean Simpson

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by photographer Claire Oreskovich Films you should watch Djimon Hounsou's directorial debut at Miami Film Festival Art Appreciation The galleries at Art Basel

COVER STORY AND ART 40 FASHION The Incredible story of Artist and fashion enthusiast Kenny Ruiz

FEATURED STORIES honors 54 CREATIV Highlighting the achievements of

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New York Fashion Week Fashion for the gods Photography by Dennis Madigan and Claire Oreskovich Jazz In The Gardens Highlights by Victoria McCoy Photographed by Sean and Peter Simpson

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History?by Georgia Bryce Story Telling True Love's Recipe II by Yvonne Nobles Love and Relationships How to cope when your partner up and leaves you by Toni Douglas Traveling in style Wakanda to Africa by The Traveling Diva Artistic Entrepreneurship The Independent Artist says #MeToo by Emonde Prosper

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Learn why the industry norms don't always work. If you're tired of having limited results with all you've tried, this book will change EVERYTHING in as little as 7 days. Whether you're looking to safely drop pounds for that special event or make a permanent lifestyle improvement, hurry and get your copy at Amazon (link: http://amzn.to/2CWX4vz). Are you tired of busting your tail in the gym and starving yourself only to end up with little to no results? Have you been wondering if this is just the way it's always going to be? Is there any hope for you? Why can't you just lose the weight? If this describes you, then this book will change EVERYTHING. This information is the key to your getting fast results, to you losing that stubborn belly fat and those eternal love handles and getting in shape without starving yourself and spending ridiculous amounts of time in the gym. In this book you'll learn why the industry norm does not work; you'll be educated on how you should eat and the reasons why you haven't been able to lose the weight yet. You'll learn not only how to lose the weight, but to keep it off because knowledge is power. And this book will get you motivated to burn fat at a rapid pace and kiss it goodbye forever. Louis W. Nobles, Jr. is the co-founder of Climb42. Along with his wife Yvonne Nobles, with whom he first shared true love's kiss nearly 35 years ago, this dynamic duo shine as life coaches, lyricists and motivational speakers. To discover the key to unlocking your greatness, follow them on Instagram and visit them online at climb42.com. With a focus on helping others shatter glass ceilings - both societal and self-imposed - they work tirelessly to propel the masses to reach new heights. Call 561.914.1233 or 803.979.5865 to schedule your next transformative speaking or coaching event.

MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL PREMIERE

Showed on March 10th at Regal 18 Miami Beach

If the black population living in the western hemisphere really took the time to know about where they came from, they would discover so much about the origin of their culture. With slavery came tremendous pain and suffering, it meant forcibly leaving everything you know back home to adapt in a new land. However, the strong who survived preserved the culture to the best of their abilities, part of that culture was the ancient religion of Voodoo. For centuries Voodoo was portrayed as evil and demonic, the only problem with it is this narrative was never told by its originators but instead by colonizers who wanted everything black rejected. In his directorial debut Djimon Hounsou explores the different sects of Voodoo. We had the privilege of attending the premiere of his movie In Search of Voodoo â€“ Roots to Heaven, a documentary about the ancestral religion of African natives. Understanding its origin and how it is viewed and portrayed in Hollywood and throughout the western hemisphere. For centuries slaves brought from Africa were forced to convert to Christianism, with the belief that their own religion was to be eradicated. In order to preserve their lives and live to see another day, slaves complied, however Voodoo is at the root of their freedom. We canâ€™t forget that Haiti, the first black republic of the world, has Voodoo to

thank for the brave slaves that who held clandestine Voodoo ceremonies before taking on the battle of their lives. Curiosity creates opportunity for greater knowledge. Getting to know our roots and the make of our culture all while debunking false statements and beliefs that have been passed down from generation to generation, is Djimon's goal in this movie. After the movie Djimon was invited to answer a few questions from the audience where he passionately and eloquently spoke about his passion project. This documentary explains so much and sheds light on so many questions regarding our origin, our culture and even our belief system. For those who are curious enough to know about the subject, this movie is definitely a must watch. We look forward to its release on blu-ray or DVD however in the mean time it can only be viewed in a film festival near you. We would like to thank Djimon Hounsou and his staff for allowing us this interview. We urge you to take of part of this movement of discovering our roots and culture, to watch the trailer visit our website www.creativmag.com. www.creativmag.com | Mar - Apr 2018 | CREATIV | 23

Art Appreciation | The Galleries of Art Basel

Art never dies Art never withers Art never fades Blum & Poe

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David Kordansky Gallery

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Cover Story | Kenny Ruiz

KENNY R U I Z Fine Artist & Exotic Swimwear Designer

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The SUCCESS STORY OF AN UNDERDOG

HIS FAVORITE PIECES

THROUGH HER EYES COLLAGE WITH FRAME

ave you ever heard someone’s story and imagine how on earth could they have survived their situation? Or perhaps you wonder the involvement of a supernatural force. Coming up with the idea that indeed we can only be here, survive and overcome our short comings only by the GRACE of GOD. Such is the story of Kenny Ruiz. On the surface we can only see an artist aspiring to be the best that he can be, however if we look under the layers of his strength we would discover how much he has endured, how he could have spent the rest of his life in prison, but didn’t, and how he turned his life around. We’ve had the privilege of catching up with him to listen to his story, the following is something that you definitely will want to read.

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