The Soultown! Volume III: Issue 9 SEPTEMBER 2019 | Page 3

Publisher/ Innovative Extraordinaire: Cherie “Chillin’ da Conscious Poet” Kabba Editor-in-Chief: Haisan 2X Authentic Advisor: Tyra Nelson-Reck Guests Editor-in-Chief: Tyra Nelson-Reck & Priscilla Culp Advertising / Marketing Phone: [phone] Website: thesoultown.com Email: [email protected] OR [email protected] Design & Layout: Cherie “Chillin’ da Conscious Poet” Kabba Director of Photographer: Michael Muhammad Illustration: Tammy Laughlin - Laughlin Out Loud Sales Reps: Mack Gunnerman Postmaster: Send address changes to: The Soultown c/o Kabba Kreations LLC Address of Publication: 505 Walker Dr. Suite 7 Mountain View, California 94043 Print Subscription rates: $80 Annually Digital and Print $117 Annually Entire contents copyright © 2017 Kabba Kreations LLC • All rights reserved PRINTED IN THE USA COPYRIGHT © 2017 KABBA KREATIONS DISCLAIMER © 2017 The information on thesoultown.com website and in print form is for information purposes only. The Soultown Magazine or Kabba Kreations LLC assumes no liability or responsibility for any inaccurate, delayed or incomplete information, nor for any actions taken in reliance thereon. The information contained about each individual, event or organization has been provided by such individual, event organizers or organization without verification by us. The opinion expressed in each article is the opinion of its author and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the editor, authors, publisher, or any other party associated with The Soultown Magazine or Kabba Kreations LLC. Therefore, The Soultown Magazine or Kabba Kreations LLC. carries no responsibility for the opinion expressed thereon. Comments are welcome, but they should be on-topic and well-expressed. Abusive, antisocial or off-topic comments will be deleted by layout and web administrators. All comments, suggestions or concerns should be sent to thesoultown@ thesoultown.com. Any form of reproduction of any content on this website without the written permission of the publisher is strictly prohibited. The Soultown Magazine or Kabba Kreations LLC is a trademarked company; all rights reserved. , The Soultown Digi & Print International Magazines are recognized by the Library of Congress. Inside this Issue Digital & Print Magazine CHILLIN’ - INNOVATIVE EXTRAORDINAIRE Subscription form ............................................................... 5 Contributing Artists ............................................................ 6 Real Talk ............................................................................ 7 Million Dollar ? ................................................................ 8-9 Leave It All Up to Steve ........................................,,,,,........ 10 Waterloo Writing Project................................................12-13 Cover Story ....................................................................... 14 Puptown Stories ................................................................ 18 Faith Enthusiast ................................................................. 21 The Griot ........................................................................... 23 Big Q ................................................................................. 24 Dear Gabby ....................................................................... 25 The Sankofa Vow ................................................................31 Contact The Soultown Magazine: 319-505-4020 thesoultown.com [email protected] Sept. 2019 • The Soultown International Magazine • Celebrating 2 years • Connecting Our Cultures to Our Cyber & Conscious Communities • thesoultown.com 3