Remember the all-girl group Cherish? Have you ever wondered what happened to them? If so, then you are not alone. Cherish, first appeared on the music scene in 2003, with Da Brat on her single ” In Love With Chu”. After their debut on that song, the group, made up of sisters; Fallon, Felisha, Farrah, and Neosha, decided to drop their debut single “Miss P” in July of 2003, but the single wasn’t received greatly by fans in the US and barely made it onto the Hot R&B/ Hip-Hop Songs Chart. Due to this setback, the group’s album was never released.Although having this setback, the group persisted on making it big in the music industry. They were featured on The Powerpuff Girls Movie soundtrack with the song “Chemical X”. In 2006, the group made the ultimate comeback with their hit single/ club banger “Do it, to it”. The song peaked at number 10 on US R&B Charts. With this spark finally came their debut album; Unappreciated. This album was ranked number 4 on Billboard’s Top 200 albums. The group released their second single also titled “Unappreciated”. Cherish reached major success with the singles and the debut of their first album but with success comes struggle. In 2008, they released their second album; The Truth, but it didn’t make it to the top 20 on the music charts and the release of their single “Killa” featuring Yung Joc, made it to the Top 40 music charts. The band dismembered after that due to sibling rivalry and friction.Now these days, both Felisha and Fallon write songs for other artists such just Tamar Braxton, Sevyn Streeter and Jacob Latimore. The twins also have a song on their SoundCloud page as well. Hopefully, we can see a Cherish reunion one day, but as for now, all we have are great music from them for us to enjoy.https://youtu.be/pehLkVZV4cY https://youtu.be/tbPqVMbT34Q
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What Ever Happened To: Cherish
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Discovering Dopeness: Mercy
There’s a sense of joy of being able to discover new things when it comes to music and everything that falls under that umbrella. A few weeks ago, a new discovery came to me at an all women showcase and her name is Mercy. For many of you who don’t know who Mercy is, Mercy is a phenomenal dancer who uses different styles of dance to express herself and share her story with others.
Mercy has been dancing for years but after an unforseen incident that took place in her life, the dancer decided to channel that into her art. In 2015, Mercy fell victim to domestic violence where she suffered from a concussion given to her by her partner/dance instructor during a physical altercation. Although was she beaten, she was not broken. Mercy decided to turn her tradegy into triumph as she became a voice for other women who are victims of domestic violence. Mercy is now a woman’s advocate for domestic violence and she also created two very important parts of her company that other women can benefit from.The first part is a One Woman Show entitled The Rebirth of Mercy, where she displays her creativity as a freestyle dancer and transforms it into an art form. The second part The Rebirth of A Woman, is a monthly women empowerment circle that focuses on topics that will help women discover a better version of themselves as well as helping them stay true to themselves. Mercy has also launched a bi- weekly women empowerment summer intensive segment on WMVR Radio, also entitled The Rebirth of A Woman. The first segment took place on May 10th,2017. When Mercy isn’t performing, she is visiting different schools within the Bronx area, speaking to the kids about ways that they can overcome their obstacles within the arts.
Mercy as a dancer, performer, and a woman is an inspiration to many girls and women. She is making her mark in a male-dominated world of dance and is using her trials and tribulations as way to rise above everything she has endured in her life. Check out Mercy and her artistry right here. -

Janelle Monae’s New Idea to Promote Gender Equality.
We all know how passionate Janelle Monae is about female rights and gender equality. She has made her presence felt at different political events, such as the Women’s March that stood against president Trump’s views on women and has even made her voice heard during the Black Lives Matter Movement. Now the Grammy Award-winning singer has found a new way to voice her opinion on her gender equality.The 31 year old Grammy award winning singer has suggested that women should stop having sex until more men stand together for gender equality. In an interview with Marie Claire’s Fresh Faces, the Hidden Figures star stated; “People have to start respecting the vagina. Until every man is fighting for our rights, we should consider stopping having sex. I love men. But evil men? I will not tolerate that. You don’t deserve to be in my presence. If you’re going to own this world and this is how you’re going to rule this world, I am not going to contribute anymore until you change it. We have to realize our power and our magic. Because I am all about black-girl magic, even though I’m standing with all women. But this year? This year, I am so carefree black girl.”
More power to the “V”!


