Marion Jones, once a celebrated track and field goddess, came crashing back to earth in early October after her unexpected admission to steroid use. After going through some of the most heartless ridicule one can face, Marion held her head high, apologizing to the world only to receive 6 months in prison. Was the judge justifiable in his actions? Or was Marion made to suffer for the countless actions of others?

Black males 18-24 years old have the highest incarceration, unemployment, graduation dropout, and homicide victimization rates in the United States. Though these statistics are disheartening, there are still people who diligently fight daily for the betterment of our children; one in particular being Augusta, Georgia’s own, Oliver W. Ottley Jr. Oliver gets a firsthand look everyday at the present state of our young black males through his employment at Americanworks Inc. and Advantage Counseling Services as a social worker. And through that vision, this is what he had to say…

While he may not be the most renowned household name to you, for over twenty five years, Marque Terrynamahr Strickland has embodied perfection by manipulating every part of artistic culture imaginable; across nearly every continent. Writer extraordinaire, painter, sketcher, and everything else in-between, it’s no coincidence, only befitting fate that one of the world’s most gifted, below the radar, expressive deities, link up with one of the world’s most innovative, up and coming, steam gathering websites; to have ourselves one magical, memorable, groundbreaking interview. Check it out.