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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:49:13 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>What it do???</title><subtitle>What it do???</subtitle><id>http://www.amandadiva.com/divathoughts/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.amandadiva.com/divathoughts/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.amandadiva.com/divathoughts/atom.xml"/><updated>2010-09-02T08:34:20Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>Cousin Sassy intrvws Nipsey Hussle</title><id>http://www.amandadiva.com/divathoughts/2010/9/2/cousin-sassy-intrvws-nipsey-hussle.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.amandadiva.com/divathoughts/2010/9/2/cousin-sassy-intrvws-nipsey-hussle.html"/><author><name>Amanda Diva</name></author><published>2010-09-02T08:34:20Z</published><updated>2010-09-02T08:34:20Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<center>															<script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/scripts/pokkariPlayer.js?ver=2009070701"></script>					<script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=4092819&source=3&autoplay=true&file_type=flv&player_width=&player_height="></script>					<div id="blip_movie_content_4092819">					<a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Amandadiva-CousinSassyIntrvwsNipseyHussle952.mp4" onclick="play_blip_movie_4092819(); return false;"><img title="Click to play" alt="Video thumbnail. Click to play"  src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Amandadiva-CousinSassyIntrvwsNipseyHussle952.mp4.jpg" border="0" title="Click to Play" /></a>					<br />					<a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Amandadiva-CousinSassyIntrvwsNipseyHussle952.mp4" onclick="play_blip_movie_4092819(); return false;">Click to Play</a>					</div>										</center><div class="blip_description">"The Spark" on AOL BlackVoices.com's Cousin Sassy interview LA emcee Nipsey Hussle abt his new album, his tatts, and more!</div>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Cousin Sassy intrvws Curren$y</title><id>http://www.amandadiva.com/divathoughts/2010/7/29/cousin-sassy-intrvws-curreny.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.amandadiva.com/divathoughts/2010/7/29/cousin-sassy-intrvws-curreny.html"/><author><name>Amanda Diva</name></author><published>2010-07-29T16:50:21Z</published><updated>2010-07-29T16:50:21Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<center>															<script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/scripts/pokkariPlayer.js?ver=2009070701"></script>					<script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=3960782&source=3&autoplay=true&file_type=flv&player_width=&player_height="></script>					<div id="blip_movie_content_3960782">					<a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Amandadiva-CousinSassyIntrvwsCurreny908.mov" onclick="play_blip_movie_3960782(); return false;"><img title="Click to play" alt="Video thumbnail. Click to play"  src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Amandadiva-CousinSassyIntrvwsCurreny908.mov.jpg" border="0" title="Click to Play" /></a>					<br />					<a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Amandadiva-CousinSassyIntrvwsCurreny908.mov" onclick="play_blip_movie_3960782(); return false;">Click to Play</a>					</div>										</center><div class="blip_description">Cousin Sassy interviews BluRoc artist Curren$y on "The Spark" on ;BlackVoices.com! </div>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Crutch. (a new poem)</title><id>http://www.amandadiva.com/divathoughts/2010/5/16/crutch-a-new-poem.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.amandadiva.com/divathoughts/2010/5/16/crutch-a-new-poem.html"/><author><name>Amanda Diva</name></author><published>2010-05-17T01:08:46Z</published><updated>2010-05-17T01:08:46Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-size: 200%;">Crutch</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 80%;">For RNS</span></p>
<p>He hangs with idiots and ex cons<br /> Wannabes and mr. me toos<br /> Refusin to believe<br /> Ur the company you keep<br /> Talkn gettin it together gotta get right<br /> How u expectin things to change when you aint changin your life<br /> Leanin on ya team but they some subpar players<br /> No follow through or hustle they missin layups<br /> You rely on muscle/ workin out to get ya weight up<br /> But they be posted on the block sippin courversiar up<br /> What's wild is he don't see it<br /> But he's aware of the world<br /> Comprehensive of the scope we live<br /> And the oppression in it<br /> Nevertheless he don't get that his boys though they are his fam<br /> Though they'll run guns blazing when the shit hits the fan<br /> Are manchildren pissin in a promised land<br /> Only seeds planted were in the womb of a woman<br /> I know you need ya mans an nem to have ya back<br /> But u kno and I kno they also hold you back<br /> Handle that.﻿</p>
<p>(c) Amanda Diva 2010 All Rights Reserved</p>
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<p>"A Change Gon' Come" A Capella</p>
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<p>"Devils" ft. Styles P!</p>
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<p>"Heartstrings" produced by Green Lantern</p>
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<p>"40 mcs cipher" feat. Black Thought, Skyzoo, Donnie Goines, Esso, &amp; Daytona!</p>
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<p>"You Got Me" Black Thought ft. Amanda Diva</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>The Spark Ep 8: Mike Britt &amp; "Mama Deev" Countdown the Top 5 moms &amp; Tameka Raymond checks in</title><id>http://www.amandadiva.com/divathoughts/2010/5/16/the-spark-ep-8-mike-britt-mama-deev-countdown-the-top-5-moms.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.amandadiva.com/divathoughts/2010/5/16/the-spark-ep-8-mike-britt-mama-deev-countdown-the-top-5-moms.html"/><author><name>Amanda Diva</name></author><published>2010-05-16T05:04:25Z</published><updated>2010-05-16T05:04:25Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><embed style = "height:363px !important; width:646px !important;"  src="http://xml.truveo.com/eb/i/2756160741/a/58ef677afb89fc040e3dec6de7dd6c26/p/1/h/4bef7f0657fb05c:ff45db8336777729e0a2151c27e61ff6" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="playerID=10032373001&@videoPlayer=83793471001&domain=embed&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width=" 425" height=" 448" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" swLiveConnect="true" allowScriptAccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></p>
<p>&nbsp;This week, on a special Mother's Day episode of 'The Spark,' <strong>Tameka  Raymond </strong>checks in via Skype from ATL to talk about raising  five sons, keeping <strong>Usher</strong>'s name, her Lost Ones  foundation and more! Plus, comedian <strong>Mike Britt </strong>kicks it  with Mama Deev, counting down the top five moms of all time!</p>
<p>Watch <a href="http://video.aol.com/video-detail/the-spark-with-amanda-diva-mothers-day-050710/2756512073">HERE</a>!!!!</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>The Spark Episode 7: Amanda Diva Talks Celebrity Adoption, Single Black Females &amp; More</title><id>http://www.amandadiva.com/divathoughts/2010/5/3/the-spark-episode-7-amanda-diva-talks-celebrity-adoption-sin.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.amandadiva.com/divathoughts/2010/5/3/the-spark-episode-7-amanda-diva-talks-celebrity-adoption-sin.html"/><author><name>Amanda Diva</name></author><published>2010-05-03T18:02:03Z</published><updated>2010-05-03T18:02:03Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blogs.blackvoices.com/media/2010/05/amanda-438-x246.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1272909746810" alt="" /></span></span></p>
<p>This week journalist Bonsu Thompson (XXL.com/Vibe.com) and author Tionna Smalls ("What Chilli Wants") stop through to tackle the topic that everyone seems to be talking about, "Why Can't Successful Black Women Find a Man". This is a good one folks! This panel has definitely got a unique take on an issue that's a hot topic! Also, Tionna sits down with Deev's funniest character to date, "<strong>Topra Shanks</strong>" and our host shares her thoughts on white actresses and black babies, B.O.B. with "Things I Learned this Week."</p>
<p>&nbsp;WATCH HERE!&nbsp;</p>
<p><a href="http://video.aol.com/aolvideo/AOL Black Voices/the-spark-with-amanda-diva-043010/82309418001" target="_blank">Episode 7</a></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Artwork in YRB Magazine</title><id>http://www.amandadiva.com/divathoughts/2010/4/22/artwork-in-yrb-magazine.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.amandadiva.com/divathoughts/2010/4/22/artwork-in-yrb-magazine.html"/><author><name>Amanda Diva</name></author><published>2010-04-22T20:42:24Z</published><updated>2010-04-22T20:42:24Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>YRB Magazine hit up a bunch of artists and had us do our thing on a purple shirt.&nbsp; Here's what i came up with!&nbsp; Click <a href="http://www.yrbmagazine.com/magazine/article/181/artistic-integritee">HERE</a> to peep what other dope works folks came up with and to see my sisters in paint Stacy Flygirrl &amp; Marthalicia who def did the damn thang!</p>
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<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.amandadiva.com/storage/yrb 2.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1271969134671" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.amandadiva.com/storage/yrb 3.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1271969204941" alt="" /></span></span></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>AMANDA DIVA LIVE IN CONCERT!</title><id>http://www.amandadiva.com/divathoughts/2010/3/26/amanda-diva-live-in-concert.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.amandadiva.com/divathoughts/2010/3/26/amanda-diva-live-in-concert.html"/><author><name>Amanda Diva</name></author><published>2010-03-26T19:09:41Z</published><updated>2010-03-26T19:09:41Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message"><span class="UIStory_Message">NYC! CATCH ME LIVE w/ my band The Brothas &amp;  Special Guests: Black Thought, Curren$y, Estelle, Daytona, Donny Goines,  Esso, Skyzoo &amp; More! APRIL21ST @ the Highline Ballroom!!! SPREAD  THE WORD!!</span></h3>
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<p><strong style="font-size: 120%;">CHECK OUT A LIVE PERFORMANCE HERE!</strong> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANns7-_q4vw</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>New Paintings!!! (i've been busy!)</title><id>http://www.amandadiva.com/divathoughts/2010/2/22/new-paintings-ive-been-busy.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.amandadiva.com/divathoughts/2010/2/22/new-paintings-ive-been-busy.html"/><author><name>Amanda Diva</name></author><published>2010-02-22T07:25:31Z</published><updated>2010-02-22T07:25:31Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>Keepin it movin with the paintings i continue to produce as I look forward to my still yet to be determined art show date. but you best believe that i WILL be ready when it's time to get it crackin, therefore WE PAINT ON!</p>
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<p>Everyday Queens 2 (Trini Ting)-[acrylic on 24 x 36] The premise of this piece is the image of every day women rockin the crowns of Ancient Egyptian queens.&nbsp; We are all goddesses in our own right.</p>
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<p><img src="http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g85/lavinia96/DSCN2866.jpg" alt="" width="490" height="486" /></p>
<p>"Haiti Cheri"-[20x20 Acrylic on Canvas]-In honor of Haiti!!! (Print avail at www.DivaWorksofArt.com)</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>New Paintings!!!</title><id>http://www.amandadiva.com/divathoughts/2009/11/21/new-paintings.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.amandadiva.com/divathoughts/2009/11/21/new-paintings.html"/><author><name>Amanda Diva</name></author><published>2009-11-21T23:01:43Z</published><updated>2009-11-21T23:01:43Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>Check out these new pieces.&nbsp; I've been taking a lil break but i'll be back at it after thanksgiving.&nbsp; Art show poppin off top of 2010!!!!&nbsp; Get ready!&nbsp; I know I am!</p>
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<p>"Zulu Queen" (26 x 34)</p>
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<p>"Everyday Queens 1" (26 x 34)</p>]]></content></entry></feed>