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Anthony HowardClick Here For Article #1: "Do I Really Want To Be Married...Or Am I Just Lonely?"

Click Here For Article #2: "You Are Beautiful..."

Click Here For Article #3: "Your Mirror Has Only One Reflection"

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Article #1: "Do I Really Want To Be Married...Or Am I Just Lonely?"

“And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.” Gen. 2:18

God, Himself, said that it’s not good for man to be alone.

Now, let me place myself into the text and the period in which it is written. God had created every beast, fowl, and creeping thing and brought them to Adam to name. God saw that there was not one that could be an help meet for Adam. He placed Adam into a deep sleep and took one of his ribs and made a woman. God brought her to Adam and Adam said, “This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.” The text goes on to record that they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

Let me first address that the revelation I received, as it may be a tremendous help to men around the world – instead of searching so intently for a woman, be busy about the job God has for you to do. Adam didn’t even recognize how lonely he was or how “bad it was to be alone” because he was too busy naming animals, fowls of the air, and creeping things. God brought woman to Adam when He felt it was time to do so. Adam recognized her for who she was immediately, and from that moment they were man and wife.

Now before the “wifey” thing, all that was around Adam were beasts, fowl, and creeping things. So, I have to believe women who are raising children when they say, “I’m in need of adult conversation”. It was by this same token God felt that it was not good for Man to be alone. Adam was not lonely; he had the company of all the animals, nature, and even God himself who visited him in the garden at times. But, he was alone.

Lonely is defined as remote from other habitations or dwelling places. Alone is defined as apart from or to the exclusion of other persons or things; solitary; single. At first glance I look at lonely and think that we’ve been using the word incorrectly but, then I think again and realize that when you are in love with someone you do feel at home with them, you’re extremely comfortable with them, and all masks are removed; and to be void of that is to be remote from a place called home. Lonely can also be defined as a homeless heart. {Hmmm…I like that.} Now, there is a difference between lonely (a homeless heart) and being alone (being single). Moreover, God said it was not good for man to be ‘single’. He did not say that it was not good for man to have a homeless heart; the reason being because Adam’s heart had a home with God. So another revelation for me is that if I find myself feeling lonely, then I need to check my connection with God, not try to fill it with a woman’s embrace, or the smell of her perfume, or in the sound of her giggle.

As we explore this issue of man being alone, we must take into account that Adam was the first man in the world, and the world needed to be populated. Now that it has been populated, being alone just isn’t what it used to be. There are men’s groups and women’s groups, there are people who have the same hobbies as you do, and there are family, friends, and co-workers. So being alone now is not as it was for Adam; you’re never alone unless you choose to be. What makes it so difficult to maintain singleness is the way we are bombarded by images from a consumer-based society that deems you incomplete unless you’re with a mate. Love stories, commercials with lovers, and holidays for couples all add to the pressure to find a significant other. I’m not saying that it is a bad thing to be involved with a partner, but we have to consider the alarming rate of divorce in this country. It could be attributed to consequence that these people made too rash of a decision to get together—and for what? To have children and then separate and cause their offspring to have more of a warped view of what marriage is? Furthermore, speaking of marrying to have children, there are millions of abandoned children that could use a parent to love them as their own. Who’s loving them?

I have developed a more realistic view of marriage because I have repeatedly watched family and friends divorcing and ending vows made to each other and to God. We have to go back to the old days. We’re dating and rehearsing marriage and then when the marriage is actually here, we’re expecting something greater, when it’s only what it was before the ceremony. The big thrill, the learning of each other, the need to cling to each other would be there if you didn’t rehearse all of that by dating. Dating should be merely friends – male and female – going out doing things together in single-hood; taking the time out to learn about the opposite sex, in a non-threatening atmosphere, where dialogue and understanding can take place to make each more informed as to what to expect and how to be more appealing to their future mate. So how do you know if you should marry this person or not if you don’t date them and get to know them? Place your heart in God so that it’s not homeless, be busy in God’s assignment for your life, and let Him present you to each other when the time is right.

Do I really want to be married or am I lonely? I will no longer be lonely because my heart will no longer be homeless. Additionally, I only want to be married if that is what God has planned for my life. Meanwhile… let me be busy about my Father’s business.


Article #2: "You Are Beautiful..."

I love black and white movies. Although there were no special effects or digital enhancements, the actors were nonetheless flawless. Not one strand of hair out of place, no lipstick out of the lip line, and not one crooked bow tie. Everything was absolutely perfect. Beautiful.

We are bombarded constantly as to what “Beauty” is. Thank God for the courage of some magazine editors, TV producers, and others who are changing the traditional standards of beauty and embracing diversity. However, while beauty may no longer be a particular color, shade or hue, nor how straight or how long the hair lies, American standards still require that you have to be extremely fit. Puffed up in the right places and indented in others. There should be six small rolls on the abdomen and not one huge connected one. And there should not be scars, wrinkles, or blemishes. And unfortunately, in many circles, to be accepted you have to be beautiful.

I was watching Oprah one day. Yes, I watch Oprah…lol. And there was a young lady who was involved in a horrible car accident. 85 to 90% of her body was burned and you cannot tell who she is today according to the physical beauty she had prior to the accident. Well she was on the show to confront the mother of the drunk driver that had hit her (causing her car to burst into flames), face to face for the first time. The mother was so overwhelmed by embarrassment and grief about what had happened to this young lady that she couldn’t speak and fully apologize. The young lady held the mother’s hand and gently said, “It’s ok”. How remarkable, how forgiving… how beautiful!

In no disrespect to that young lady, but it took a minute or two to get use to how she looked. But when you heard her speak and the attitude she carried and the gentle spirit she had, you saw past the outer shell and saw so clearly her inner spirit. She was simply, beautiful.

It’s so important in these times where commercials are telling you how inadequate, unattractive, and unprepared you are that you see yourself as God does and realize that you are beautiful in your own right. Every wrinkle, scare, and/or blemish is that uniqueness that makes you different from the billions of humans on this planet. You are like the snowflake or the fingerprint… there’s only one of your kind. How can you not be beautiful, you’re the only you there is. Barbara Streisand kept her nose, Donald Trump has kept his hairstyle, and so has Don King and they are awesomely beautiful in their own right. Follow suit and be you, be unique… be beautiful!

Learn to spend time with yourself. Get to know you. Don’t like being by yourself? Take the time to find out why. When you are complete within yourself then you have something to offer to another. Jesus is a wonderful reflection to compare yourself to. Although it may be difficult to meet up to that standard, you can’t go wrong reaching for it. Love yourself, love God, and watch what type of people you’ll begin to attract to yourself. I remember an old saying, “Beauty is skin deep but ugly is to the bone.” With life inevitably comes scars and aging. But bad attitude and being mean is much deeper. Chose to be beautiful because innately… you are beautiful.


Article #3: "Your Mirror Has Only One Reflection"

…The alarm clock roars and wakes me suddenly from a peaceful sleep. I debate whether to hit the snooze or to go ahead and cut it off. I decide to cut it off. I sit up on the side of my bed and fold my hands under my chin and I thank the Lord for another day. I ask Him to guide me through my day and to make His voice clear. I yawn, stretch and head to the bathroom. I cut on the light and I look in the mirror…

Though there may be some variations to the order or to what you actually say and do in your morning, basically you wake up and go to the bathroom and look in the mirror. What do you see? Sure we can get deep and say, “We see the real person before putting on the mask for the world.” Or we can say, “We see the man in the mirror.” But it’s a simple answer… you see your reflection.

What I would love to have the ability to do is to be able to see you, as you see you. Oftentimes we are in denial or we simply choose to see what we want to see. We have lied to ourselves for so long that we believe our own hype. We see ourselves as we would like to be rather than as how we are. Personally, I believe this is why we are so quick to put down our brothers and sisters in Christ. Let me explain.

I think it is appalling how much Christians badmouth other Christians. The whole concept of being a Christian is being of one mind, one body, and one spirit. I have to liken us down-talking another Christian in the Body of Christ as that to a cell attacking another cell in the human body: becoming cancerous.

I understand the whole concept of judging a person by their fruit. If you’re announcing that you’re an apple tree, why are you producing oranges? It doesn’t make sense. But it’s our job as Christians, as mature Saints to uplift those that are not as strong in the faith. We down play people on television who claim to be Christians and judge everything that they do and say they are not followers of Christ. But if there was a camera on you all of the time, what would folks say about your walk with Christ? And if it’s a positive report, then can you take the time to pray for the babes in Christ? We have to learn to speak life instead of tearing each other down.

I don’t know about you, but I have come a long way from my “before Christ” days, but I have so much further to go. I don’t have enough time to scrutinize your walk. But I always have time to pray a prayer on your behalf and my behalf because I don’t always have the understanding. For all I know, you may be going through a process as much as I am. So as the Bible says in Matthew 7:1-5:

Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.

Your mirror has only one reflection. Deal with that and carry on with the rest of your day. Time is a tickin’ and there are millions of souls yet to be saved. Your life may be the only sermon a person will ever get. Live the life you speak of and pray for those that don’t quite have it all together as you do. It took you time and it will take them time also. Amen!


Article #4: "Thanks For Giving"

It is my favorite season of the year – Autumn. I love the chilly weather, the changing colors of the leaves, and Thanksgiving. I personally wanted to take this time out to thank you, to thank Detroit Gospel.com and to thank God.

I’m learning that everyday is not to be taken for granted. I’ve lost five family members and friends to death in a month and a half time lapse. Life is so precious and so is the time we spend with each other. Which brings me to you the reader. Your time is spent making money and running errands and handling business that caters to your lifestyle. You don’t have to take any time to read these articles I write. I want to thank you for doing so. I’m only here because you make it possible. Thank you so very much!

I also want to thank Mary and Keith Crosby of Detroit Gospel.com. You have no idea what you mean to me. Because of your obedience to God, you’ve become a roadway to my destiny. Because of your willingness to give me the opportunity to put down on paper what God inspires me to share, so many doors have been opened my way. I will never forget you two. I love you with all my might and declare to the world my devotion and loyalty to you. Thank you again!

Colossians 2:13-15 (NIV)

13 When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made us alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, 14 having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross. 15 And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.

Thank you Lord for devising a plan to reconcile me back to you. Thank you for your Son Jesus for dying on the cross so that I might live. Thank you also for your Holy Spirit to comfort me and bring those things back to memory regarding your Word. Lord, thank you for my life, health and strength. Thank you for your gifts and talents you’ve given me and I promise to continue to use them to lift you up.

1 John 2:1-2 (NIV)

1 My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense--Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. 2 He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

There is no reason why you can’t take this time to review how you’re living. Of course no one is perfect, but we all should be striving towards it. Do you know Jesus? Is He savior of your soul? If you’ll say this quick prayer with me you too can be saved:

Dear Lord, I am a sinner. I need Jesus to come into my life. I want to be saved. I believe Jesus is the Son of God and that He died for my sins. I also believe He rose on the third day. Forgive me Jesus! Thank you for loving me, dying for me, and saving me. In Jesus’ name… Amen!

You are now a child of God! Find yourself a church home that teaches the Bible. Surround yourself with those that love and fear the Lord. God bless you and thanks for giving your time to reading this article every month.


Article #5: "I God You"

I John 4:8 - He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

I John 4:10-12 - Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and His love is perfected in us.

Everyone is using the word ‘love’ so loosely. But the Word of God bases faith, redemption and salvation on the word ‘love.’ Thus we see that to the world and to the children of God, the word ‘love’ means two different things entirely.

I Cor 13:4-8 - Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Love never faileth…

Just for the sake of clarity let us make this assumption: that God is love and love is God, and 1 Corinthians 13 explains in detail what love is, and therefore what are the attributes of God. God suffers long and is kind, God envies not (Note: Yes, I know that the Ten Commandments state that God is a jealous God, but jealousy is different from being envious because with envy there is a feeling of discontentment created by seeing the superiority or prosperity of another person; and we all know that God is the most superior and the most prosperous so He cannot envy, although He can and does get jealous… anyway you get the gist).

So, when a Christian says that they love you, they are saying that they love you like God loves you. In short they’re saying that they God you. Why so extreme? Because I feel we have taken the thinking that we had in the world and have brought it into the Church. Something has got to bring some weight to the words we use, especially ‘we’ as Christians.

On the other end of the spectrum, those of the world who do not know God cannot know love. And so when they say they love you, they’re saying they love you with what they know for them to be love. This type of love can be extremely dangerous for all involved. To hit you can mean that, 'I love you.' To be emotionally unattached but pay all the bills can mean, 'I love you.' To sleep with a bunch of women but to actually be married to you could mean, 'I love you.' See how badly love can be misconstrued by the world? All because they know not God.

When I say "know," I mean as in the Bible way; in an intimate way. Yes, almost everyone "knows" God as a “Higher Being” or “The Universe” or as “The One,” but to know God intimately is to know I Corinthians 13:4-8, because He’s been that to each and every one of us. So the next time you say to someone that you love them, as a Christian you are saying that you God them. On the other hand, as an unsaved soul you are saying, 'I don’t know the right way to love you, but I’ll do the best I know how regardless to how much this might hurt us both.'


Article #6: "Calling All Churches"

Let me begin by saying that I’m not personally attacking any one. I only pray that I may inspire those that only needed to hear or read it in black and white to be encouraged to get the ball rolling. If there’s something I can do to be of help just let me know but this has got to be done… someday, someway… somehow!

Calling all Churches…
There are people dying who do not know Christ. There are people walking past our front doors who do not know the love of Christ. There are family and friends in our world that don’t see the benefit of being with Christ. Where are the Christians?

There is something wrong, Church, when you can see two to three churches on the same block and they’ve never networked together to make a difference in that neighborhood. I dare say that they may not have even introduced themselves to each other to see how they could be of help to one other. Christians are a mighty people. One Christian can send one thousand demons to flight and two; ten thousand. So why are we sitting on all this power? Do we not believe in who God is? Please don’t tell me it’s because of pride. Please don’t tell me it’s because we want the glory all to ourselves. Please don’t tell me it’s because we’re competing to see who can get the biggest Church.

For those of you who live in Detroit, I want you to drive down Puritan from Hamilton to Southfield and see how many churches are on that street. Similar to how Six- and Seven-Mile Roads are packed with Beauty Salons; Puritan is packed with churches. But what use is it to have all those churches and that’s it? I know that we have different churches because we tend to believe a bit differently from one another. That is human nature. You’re holier if you wear a dress to the ankle instead of to the knee. Ok, I get it. But can we get past those small things and deal with accepting Jesus as our Lord and Savior and allowing the Holy Ghost to make those final changes?

People are hurting. They’re hungry; need clothing, and need resources to make their lives more bearable. Where’s the Church? Jesus is for everyone! We should be the first line of defense, not the government. If the Church can gather together our resources and become stronger entities by being one, we would be a force to be reckoned with. For example, there are ten churches in a three-block radius on Puritan (pick any adjoining three blocks between Wyoming and Greenfield). Let’s hold a meeting of these churches at the largest church. Have the Pastors introduce themselves and share their strengths and weaknesses as a church to the community. Have some one tally all the information. Then have the churches with excess supply to the churches in need so they can be better equipped to help their immediate community. Once all of the churches are up and running at least 85% effectiveness, then come together again and see how as a whole they can improve the communities at large. In addition to the services that the churches hold for Sunday worship and Bible Study, on other days be open for Parenting Classes, for providing dinners, for helping with school work, for learning a trade, for learning an art, for gathering to shop for the elderly, for working on homes, for doing yards, for beautifying the community, for getting off drugs, for helping with taxes, for helping with budgeting, for helping with investing, and the list goes on. There will be a list passed out to say which church is offering what and when. This will allow the Church community to become a government unto itself and will allow the people to help each other.

Once your individual needs are met then you are strong enough to help the next man and before we know it, we’re all strong as a community and know we can help the city to become strong. Once the city, then the state, and once the state, then the nation, and after the nation, then the world. It’s not difficult! We’re all trying to do it by ourselves but it’ll work together. Can you imagine Thanksgiving this year after we’ve been all working together all year long to make things happen and all the people that will be so grateful for the changes made in their lives? Can you imagine celebrating Christmas this year and really making it about celebrating the birth of Christ? It would be a citywide revival and evangelistic effort that would have people running to Christ because they see what a difference it would make to have Jesus as their Lord and Savior.

Crime would almost cease, the city would be beautified, there would be “good” pride amongst the people. There would be unity, the extended family would grow, and the children would be safe. There would be celebrations of our college graduates since we helped them get there and sent love baskets throughout the year. They in turn will graduate and come back and give as they have received for the next crew. Jesus is not only “the reason for the season,” but also the reason why we live, move and have our being. We are placed here for each other. It can be done… no, it will be done. Will you help me? I’m calling all churches and those that are skilled in organization. Please contact me at: . Let’s make this happen!


Article #7: "Taking Responsibility"

I grew up being proud to be black watching the Cosby Show. No matter what I was doing on Thursday evenings, when it was 8:00pm I was in the house watching Channel 4, a NBC network. My eyes would be glued to the screen and in my heart I longed to have a family like the Huxtables. Oh, we had love and interesting exploits in my family, but we didn’t have interesting friends and artists that would come to visit us. What I also loved was that they dealt with real issues and their kids weren’t always perfect. Clare and Cliff argued but didn’t fight. They both worked but were also home. They loved their children but most importantly, showed their love to one another. I want to be the father and husband that Cliff was and meet a wife like Clare. My world opened up because of Mr. Cosby’s vision. Let me personally thank him for his impartation in my life. Bill Cosby is a lot of things - comedian, actor, educator and philosopher.

Almost a couple of months ago at ceremonies in Washington marking the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision known as Brown v. Board of Education, which ended mandated segregated schools in the United States, Cosby said things about the state of young black America that not many could get away with. Cosby can because he has put his money where his mouth is, donating millions to black colleges.
Here are a few sound bites as transcribed by Washington Post reporter Hamil Harris:

"I am talking about these people who cry when their son is standing there in an orange suit. Where were you when he was 2? Where were you when he was 12? Where were you when he was 18 and how come you didn't know that he had a pistol? And where is the father?"

“ . . . we cannot blame white people . . ..” "People putting their clothes on backward: Isn't that a sign of something gone wrong? . . . People with their hats on backward, pants down around the crack, isn't that a sign of something, or are you waiting for Jesus to pull his pants up? Isn't it a sign of something when she has her dress all the way up to the crack and got all type of needles (piercing) going through her body? What part of Africa did this come from? We are not Africans. Those people are not Africans; they don't know a d--- thing about Africa."

Wow! Now you know how our people don’t like for our business to be out there like dirty laundry for the world to see. But somebody needed to say it and who else would have more weight in his words than Mr. Cosby?

Growing up in my neighborhood, there was a crew of us. We would take turns spending the night over each other’s house and eating each other’s dinner. But there was one house that I wasn’t allowed to hang at. This was because their mother seemed to allow her children the freedoms unlike those given by my parents. I would beg and plead to hang out with them because they had it the way I thought I wanted it. No bedtime, no curfew, no check in, free to go out into the street without permission, etc… I even found myself in arguments with my parents, telling them in comparison that so and so’s Mom lets them do such and such. “But I’m not ‘so and so’ and you are my child..,” they would respond.

There were times that I felt like I hated my parents. I thought they were too strict or too protective. Making me do chores and be responsible as an adult when I was only a kid. It hurt seeing those “free” kids out and about and doing what they wanted. But there was a turn around. Because slowly but surely, the police were constantly coming into our neighborhood to put someone in jail. Those who were involved with drug trafficking and lascivious living were becoming apparent. All things that were disruptive of our once quiet neighborhood were stemming from the “free” kids.

Now that we are adults, now that we have to be mature and responsible, it is an easy transition for me. I know how to pay bills on time. I know how to go after my dreams and aspirations. I know there is a world greater than the “hood.” I know what Mr. Cosby tried to portray and educate us about can also be mine for the taking, and I’m going after it. As for my friends, well, they seem to be the “bound” ones now, with a “hood-only” mentality. They can’t see a way out. Dreams are only for the asleep – seems to be their attitude. But dreams are your blueprints to what you can accomplish. I try to be cool with them now, but we think so differently. I’m free! Thanks to my mom and dad for loving me enough to make things hard for me when I was younger so I can have things easier now. Thanks to my parents for taking responsibility in raising me, not just watching me grow up. Sure, we weren’t the Huxtables but we were the Howards and if I play back the reruns (memories) of my childhood, my mom and dad loved each other and showed it in their way. Their friends were interesting characters and some are entertainers today, and they were home when we needed them the most. Above all, I want to take responsibility for raising my kids like my parents did with me.


Article #8: "God Is Omnipresent "

Wherever you sit, stand, walk, or lie… I want you to look around and see God. God is everywhere. Stop “looking” and just “see” HIM. If you’re in your place of work, look at how many different people are in your office and how many different personalities they have and how many different styles they all represent. And yet they all have to come together for a common goal. That is God in His creativity.

If you’re taking a walk outside, look at the architecture of the buildings, the aerodynamics of how the vehicles are designed, look at the planes flying overhead and look at how there are grates in the streets and how that represents someone designing a sewage system that doesn’t interrupt our day to day travel. That is God in His wisdom.

If you’re sitting in the park, look at the variations of vegetation growing everywhere. Look at the beauty of the sky with its clouds and sunshine or even the amazement of the storm and lightening flashing. Look at how man and the animal kingdom have learned to co-exist in harmony. Listen to the sounds of children laughing. See the amazing effort of the elderly still being able to smile after being here on this earth for so long regardless to what they’ve witnessed or have actually been through. This is God in His love.

I know that there are bad things that happen also. We have the Tsunami, and now hurricanes Katrina and Rita, that have caused gargantuan chaos and destruction. But God is still in control and HE is still very present. No I don’t pretend to know why HE would allow such things to happen, but I do know that nothing happens without HIS permission. And it’s easy to see that in our roughest of times we tend to forget about ourselves and reach out for those that are in a deeper need than ourselves. This is so much like God. He stops us in our tracks, and gets us unstuck from our daily routine of simply worrying about ourselves, and reminds us that we are here to be of service to each. In times of devastation we pull together and forget about time schedules, meetings, and self-serving activities and we work together in harmony towards a common goal… to help our fellow man.

God is not to only be served vertically – from us here on earth to HIM up in heaven. But God is to be served horizontally as well. What I mean by that is that God breathed the breath of life into each man, woman and child and so each of us has a piece of God in us and we have to remember to serve God (the little pieces that are in each of us) and bless HIM horizontally – through you and me.

We’ve pulled through hard times together, El Nino and El Nina, 9-11, Mudslides, Tornados, Wildfires, Earthquakes, Tsunami’s and now hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The beauty in it (and this is with all respect to those that lost there lives during these events and their families), is that we as a people forgot about those things that differentiate us and realized that we are all people. And maybe, just maybe, God has to keep reminding us that. Although we’re all different we’re all still just people needing people.


Anthony Howard, a single, writer, director, and producer of film, television, and stage, also serves as a freelance writer for "London Falls Quarterly" and "Feed Magazine." You Can Check out Anthony's "Detroit's Talented Extravaganza" Website at http://www.freewebs.com/detalex

 

 

 

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