FEBRUARY 2021 EDITION
RAHEEM
DEVAUGHN
WHAT A TIME TO BE IN LOVE
REINVENT YOURSELF NOW
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The first month of the year is behind us, which seems amazing because we just finished celebrating the holidays. A new beginning took place in January as President Joe Biden was sworn in as our 46th President of the United States. This was an awesome event, which should allow all of us to take in a breath of fresh air and rid ourselves of the toxicity of the previous administration. This month’s cover features the “Love King”, Raheem DeVaughn. Raheem DeVaughn is a three-time Grammy nominee who has just released a new album titled “What A Time To Be In Love”. This album is filled with soulful tantalizing lyrics like ‘You make me feel something tantric, something fantastic, wild, and orgasmic’: this is what his fans have been waiting for. As we prepare for another Valentine’s Day, Raheem DeVaughn is keeping love alive during a time of confusion and chaos. This issue also features a plethora of great stories that are filled with heartwarming sentiments and words of encouragement. We are excited for you to turn each page and enjoy the articles from front to back. We are striving to be a favorite magazine to readers around the world. We are reaching homes across nations and sharing stories of empowerment, inspiration and entertainment from the film, music and literary industries. In keeping with our broad approach to bringing you the very best information in a highly professional manner, we are striving to be the best. We value the feedback from our readers because it helps us to grow. Please email us at reginald.kearney@marylanddailyexaminer.com with your feedback. If you would like to advertise with us, send an email with the word ‘Advertise’ in the subject line. Like us on FaceBook at The Urban Sentinel, follow us on Twitter at @UrbanSentinel and you may follow us on Instagram at @theurbansentinel . Visit our website at www.UrbanSentinelMagazine.com . I invite you to view our new show, ‘Urban Sentinel Live’, which can be viewed on Facebook @UrbanSentinelLive on Monday nights at 8:30pmET. It is a half hour show that features guests that have been featured in the Urban Sentinel magazine. Thank you for your continued support. The Urban Sentinel magazine and talk show are great ways to share amazing stories about amazing talent. We thank you in advance for sharing our brand with your fans, family, and followers. We hope you enjoy all of the great stories in the Febuary 2021 edition.
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A Dark White Day
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LaShonda Schofield - Deliverance of Love
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Arielle Davis Loves Lashes
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The 2021 Leadership Skill Shifts
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If Love Finds You, Just Say Thank You
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Raheem DeVaughn: What a Time to be in Love
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Coming Full Circle in Love and Marriage
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Raise Your Hand
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Franck Millie: A Modern-Day Renaissance Man
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4 Principles of Effective Leadership Part 3
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Robert Williams: Music Chose Him
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Kenneth and Mamie Clark: Psychology’s Power Couple
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The Greatest of Love of All
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For Your Health: What You Need to Know About the Coronavirus
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Be My Valentine
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The Speakers Speaker
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Trenace' K. Carter
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RAISE YO for the Musician, Chef, Writer, Fashion Designer:
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OUR HAND “The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Trenace' K. CARTER
written by Corretta L. Doctor No one will ever forget the global shift that occurred in our lives last year. When the world paused in early 2020, Ms. Carter slowed down but did not stop. She speaks to Urban Sentinel Magazine and dives deep and boldly into her future plans for 2021 while candidly sharing her 2020 year in review. Trenace’ K. Carter, a Houston, Texas resident (and Chicago native), is no stranger to hard work. A full time workpreneur, Trenace’ balances her life by starting each day with a plan to be astoundingly great. She is busy and busy is a good thing when your productive efforts propel you to success. Trenace’ is a successful Certified Master Life Coach, Certified Goal Success
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Life Coach, Mentor, Published Author, Celebrity Writer for an International Magazine, Talk Show Host, and Founder of ‘1 Authentic Woman’, an empowering organization that journeys with clients as they take the steps to become their Personal Best Self as they rediscover their Authentic Self. “Every action, reaction, decision, habit, practice, and plan are a choice,” says Trenace’’. It is the belief of Trenace’ that some of the things that happen to us are tied to our choices and our choices are made based on our mindset. Trenace’ teaches the practice of establishing a ‘Next Level Mindset’ filled with positive, thriving thoughts. 1 Authentic Woman is an organization formed to nourish and nurture authenticity, reset, renew, and breathe life into stalled
dreams, and when necessary, embrace the new normal.
living fully off of the lessons she learned in her past. Amidst a few bumps in the road, Trenace’ was given
Trenace’ tells us, “My 2020 was actually not that bad,
an upper hand in life because she was raised by women
considering how bad it could have been!” The rampant
that became her roadmap to thinking positive about
Coronavirus wreaked havoc across the globe and did
what was ahead of her in life. Raised on the west side
not discriminate on who it impacted. Placed on a
of Chicago, Trenace’ had the strongest support system
shelter-in-place order, Trenace’ created a place of solace
a young girl could ask for. Trenace’ was raised by three
and never fell deep into the world of depression that
generations of women: her mother, grandmother,
engulfed so many people. She remained busy, creative,
and great grandmother. Trenace’ was reared in a
and found value in the down time. Trenace’ tells us
two-parent home, with her two younger sisters until
that she rebranded her business, started a new book,
her parents divorced when she was seven years old.
launched several new projects, such as ‘Queendom
The children learned different lessons from all three
Conversations’, a talk show that focuses on Mothers
women who spanned decades apart in age. Some
and Daughters that featured conversations that
things were taught, and some were an inherent transfer
were not typically held at the dinner table, but were
of knowledge through conversations held among the
conversations that needed to happen. They included
grandmothers and granddaughters. Trenace’s mother
topics such as Infertility, Marriage, and Living with
made sure she and her siblings had a great education.
HIV.
Trenace’ would often travel with her school for various activities that gave her cultural experiences outside of her community, city, and state. Everything
Trenace’ is working on her 2021 flagship project titled,
Trenace’ encountered as a student helped to expand
‘Lady in Waiting’ and is also releasing a book titled the
her knowledge base and social skills that culminate
same. She has invested months talking with women
into the woman she is today. This is the foundation of
that are in waiting for missed opportunities and other
which she mentors and teaches her clients from.
life changes that they want to see come to fruition; this also includes women that are preparing for their
Social skills and the ability to network effectively
husband and living their life fulfilled with the promise
were important to Trenace’ at an early age. She was
of what the Bible teaches about a husband and a wife.
in 4-H Club, played softball and interacted with
Trenace’ is a five-time published Author and it is no
students at her Catholic school, staying involved and
doubt that her new book will be a best seller.
learning everything she could. Her ability to identify and mitigate social issues among young women helps
Trenace’s focus is on being the best she can be in all
Trenace’ remove emotional barriers that are halting
that she does. She is crystal clear in her purpose to
her client’s emotional well-being. Talking saves lives
share her testimony with others. She understands the
and Trenace’ uses open communication to bring out
value of educating and inspiring others with clarity.
the issues being held within. Trenace’s grandmother
She did not always have it easy, nor was her road paved
always told her to be socially adept and know when
in gold. None of that matters because today she is
to say what. That statement resonates profoundly
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