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KEITH POTTER DARRELL JOHNSON

THERE’S MORE THAN CORN IN

INDIANA
CIRCLE CITY CLASSIC
DOING IT ON A GRAND SCALE
EXERCISE YOUR
EVERYONE LOVES A BODY,
CLASSIC EXERCISE YOUR

MIND
WITH MEISHA WIDE
ANTWON TAYLOR

HIP-HOP
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THEN & NOW

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 OCTOBER 2011
CONTENTS
Health & Fitness
5. Excercise your body,
excercise your mind
Indy’s Who’s Who
06. Music: Jym Shooz
08. Comedian: Squirt
Political Corner
9. Be a Volunteer
More than corn in Indiana pg.8 Fashion:
14. How To Move SEAMlessly
from Summer to Fall
Co-Founders: Darrell Johnson, Keith
Potter
Creative Director/Editor: Christina
Sparks
Sr. Graphic Designer: Brian Coyle
Staff Writers: Antwon Taylor,
Candice Broadus, Erica Scott,
Juanita F. Carothers, Meisha Wide
Photography: DLH Photography
Sales Associate: Jessica Johnson
Everyone loves a classic pg. 12
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EXERCISE YOUR
BODY,
EXCERCISE
EXERCISE YOUR YOUR
MIND
Moving your body regularly by par-
ticipating in physical exercise increases
muscle tone, strengthens the heart and
lowers risks of high blood pressure. Dr.
John Ratey, Harvard Medical School
researcher and psychiatrist, studies the
connection between physical exercise and
brain function.
Ratey, author of “Spark: The Revolution-
ary New Science of Exercise and the
Brain”, says, “Researchers have studied
how exercise affects things like improved
memory, academic performance and ex-
ecutive function at work.” As we consis-
tently find ourselves in stressful careers
or lifestyles with many distractions we
can find exercise to be a method of stress
relief and a way to refocus on day-to-day
tasks.
Not only do we as adults live busy lives
but our children need to have the ability
By Meisha Wide,
WideLens Wellness Concepts
to remain focused in learning environ-
ments as well. In recent research, exer-
cise has been shown to initiate changes
in the body that activate more brain cells
to connect to each other, increasing the
brain’s ability to learn.
So what exercises should you do? Any
activity is good, but it is best to give your
body a boost by doing activities that raise
your heart rate. Walk briskly on a nature
trail, do high intensity interval training
sessions, or practice Pilates exercises on
an exercise ball. Challenge yourself by
doing exercises that are a combination of
strength and balance. This combination
of movements forces the brain to work
while you work your muscles. Always
remember, have fun. Grab a friend or a
loved one and get moving. Besides, what
good is having good health if you can’t
share your joy with someone else?
OCTOBER 2011 | PG 5
 INDY’s Who’s WHO??

www.jymshooz.com

Jym Shooz by C. Broadus

Indiana native, Jym Shooz, is hitting the streets - running! The new-
est artist on the local music scene has already begun to make his
presence felt.

His first mixtape, Laces Out, was released early August as a prelude
to his upcoming album. Laces Out proved to be one of the strongest,
lyrical mixtapes to come out of Indianapolis. Fans from all over the
midwest have copped the mixtape and are awaiting the first album!

Recent performances include Music Mondays at Cloud 9 where Jym

Shooz has been pushing the first single from the album, “Shooz”.

PG 6 | OCTOBER 2011 OCTOBER 2011 | PG 7

INDY’s Who’s WHO??
COMEDY
It’s the city with the fastest growing
population in the country, the original
location of Coca-Cola, and the birthplace
of Martin Luther King Jr. That’s right
I’m talking about the “ATL” – otherwise
known as Atlanta! The only thing grow-
ing faster than Atlanta’s population, is the
popularity of standup comedian, Squirt.
Though he only sizes up at a modest 5’5”
he is producing big laughs everywhere
he goes.
Antonio Mosley, better known as
“Squirt”, began his sprouting comedy
career at the age of 19. Being a personal
chauffer for comedian cousin, Shawty
Shawty, Squirt collected strategies about
the comedy profession from his cousin
rather than gas money. Formulating his
own style of comedy got him enough
laughs to land on B.E.T.s Comic View
and also earn him the title of Annheiser
Bueschs Amatuer Comedian of the Year
in 2001.
Within Squirt’s passion for comedy, there
lies a desire to bring to sitcoms - featur-
ing sketch comedy - back to the main-
stream, as he feels television is overrun
by reality TV. Currently relocated to
Indianapolis and still doing standup, he
says, what’s next for him is focusing on
getting “bigger”, or shall we say “getting
national recognition!”
Though growing a few more inches
is probably out of the question, Squirt
hopes growing in popularity will take
him where he needs to be, and help him
get his family situated.
-C. Broadus
PG 8 | OCTOBER 2011
POLITICAL CORNER
Gas prices, grocery bills, your children’s
school book rental…What is that ONE
issue that sets you over the edge? Was
it the $50 you had to put into your gas
tank to get you to your second job? Or,
how about when Little Jimmie’s school
district sent you a notice to advise that for
the 2011-2012 school year, it would cost
between $100 -$200 for him to ride the
school bus? While these are issues across
the entire nation, for many, these issues
are most relevant at home.
Choosing between food and Little Jim-
mie’s school transportation shouldn’t
be an issue. However, it is; and, we
undoubtedly must roll with the punches.
We hear all the time what politicians feel
we should do. We hear their speeches, we
see their actions. But if politicians work
within our government …where does that
leave you – the people? Essentially, the
“people” are the government. They are
the masses, and the majority. If you have
an opinion, a want, or a need, why would
you sit silently and allow someone else
to make decisions for you? That’s exactly
what happens when we don’t vote, don’t
volunteer, or don’t donate to a cause. We
become engulfed in our own self pity and
self preservation. This is not to persuade
you to feel one way or another, but it is
to persuade you to FEEL. Feel a desire to
do more and be more. No one will care
about you and your family more than you
do, so why not protect it and help it thrive.
If there are issues that get under your skin,
speak out, speak up, and do more! No one
will ever hear you behind the stares.
“If we do only what is required of us we
are slaves, the moment we do more we are
free.” (Cicero)
-J.F. Carothers
.............................
Volunteer! Register to
Vote! Donate to Charities!
Register to Vote: www.indianavoters.com
Volunteer Opportunities:
Girls Incorporated of Greater Indianapolis
needs adult volunteers to lead programs
that will inspire greater Indianapolis girls
to be strong, smart and bold. Girls Inc.’s
programs promote STRONG, healthy
relationships; offer SMART college and
career planning ideas; and communicate
BOLD positive messages of self-image.
Volunteers receive training and on-going
support. Apply to volunteer at www.
girlsincindy.org
The Eiteljorg Museum is getting volun-
teers ready NOW to begin the annual
Guide Training course on Oct. 3, 2011
through Jan. 30, 2012. The class meets on
Mondays except Dec. 19 & 26. In train-
ing you will learn about the history and
cultures of the American West and Native
Peoples of North America which you will
share with visitors. Please contact Debo-
rah Kish at dkish@eiteljorg.com if you
want to find out more info and sign up!
Volunteer tutors are needed to join United
Way’s ReadUP program. Volunteers
give one hour a week to help elementary
students learn to read. United Way pro-
vides the training and resources to help
tutors and students be successful. FMI
or to sign-up call 317.925.READ or visit
www.readupindy.org
Riverside Regional Park Foundation is
looking for volunteers to assist with the
After School Homework Program. This
program will resume in September 2011.
Please contact Stan Henry at volunteer@
indyriversidefoundation.org for more
details.
Starfish Initiative needs only 46 new
mentors - 38 women and 8 men - to com-
plete its roster of student/mentor matches
for 2011-2012. To learn more, visit www.
starfishinitiative.org and click on Become
a Mentor.
OCTOBER 2011 | PG 9
 You know the saying, “there’s more than
corn, in Indiana?” Well now here’s the
proof! GRANDSCALE Magazine is the
newest magazine to hit Indianapolis.
With a focus on displaying what’s going
on here in the city and who’s making it
all happen; this magazine is sure to shine
a bright light on Indiana.
It all started with Darrell Johnson, owner
of Diversity Printing Partners, and Keith
Potter, owner of The Real Cut Above
barbershop. Darrell and Keith were just
two businessmen who realized that to-
gether, with their passion and success in
business, they could
bring something
“grand” to Indiana. “People outside of
This vision helped
them realize that
they finally could
Indianapolis don’t realize
how “grand” this city is...”
put an end to the
state’s widespread
stereotype that In-
diana is nothing but
“corn fields.” That’s right! There IS more
than corn in Indiana and GRANDSCALE
Magazine promises to illuminate between
the rows.
GRANDSCALE Magazine, the brain-
child of Darrell and Keith, invokes their
audience to think on a grander level by
pegging the magazine as “a new unit to
measure the pulse of city.” Shedding a
different kind of light on local culture,
THERE’S MORE THAN CORN IN
INDIANA
communities’ “movers and shakers”, and
the nightlife, GRANDSCALE Magazine
pinpoints the diversity of Indianapolis
DOING IT ON A GRAND SCALE
by C. Broadus
PG 10 | OCTOBER 2011
with articles and editorials - not just to
inform their readers, but to affect them.
By refusing to conform to the standards
of most magazines, GRANDSCALE will
reach a larger audience with its focus
on more encompassing subject mat-
ters. Multiple genres of music, political
matters, social issues, and the like will
set this apart from its competitors. Dar-
rell and Keith hope to raise the bar and
force other magazines to step up their
game. With a talented staff at its disposal,
GRANDSCALE will hold its readers
captive while they await the next issue
each month.
Local business owners – both small and
large – would be wise to take advantage
of the services provided by GRAND-
SCALE magazine. Keith commented,
“We really want to be the first option for
local businesses to promote their services
and products. We want both large and
small business owners to look to us to
help grow their business.” This magazine
will be circulated around the city and to
the outskirts of Indianapolis to start –
with a future agenda of expanding even
further. So reaching the masses will be
no problem for advertisers and promot-
ers listed in the magazine. Utilizing
this magazine to spread the word about
businesses and community functions is
a sure way to gain more consumers and
participation in local events.
As for the image of Indianapolis, Darrell
mentioned, “People outside of Indianapo-
lis don’t realize how “grand” this city is.
GRANDSCALE Magazine will show
what kind of place this really is...how it
is to live and raise a family here… and
what the nightlife is like here. There isn’t
enough positivity being brought to the
forefront about
all the things in
this city, so that’s
what we intend
to do with this
magazine.” The
magazine seems
to be right on
point when it
comes to that.
A prime example is the “Indy’s Who’s
Who??” section is where they highlight
the “movers and shakers” in the com-
munities. “We plan to change how people
view Indiana by showcasing different
people and events here in the city. And,
as long as the subject matter has style,
character, and substance, it will be in this
magazine,” says Darrell.
So from the cornfields of Indiana, we
bring you life on a grander scale.
Welcome to GRANDSCALE Magazine!
OCTOBER 2011 | PG 11
2011 CIRCLE CITY CLASSIC
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Saturday, September 10, 2011
• Classic Youth Football &
Cheerleading Clinic
Saturday, September 17, 2011
• Classic Volunteer Brunch
Saturday, September 24, 2011
• College Readiness Workshop
Sunday, September 25, 2011
• Miss Circle City Classic Coronation
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
• Classic Prayer & Praise Worship
Service
Thursday, September 29, 2011
• 32nd Annual Indianapolis Black
Alumni Council College Fair
• Nationwide Distance
Recruitment Network
Friday, September 30, 2011
• Friday Nite Classic Cabaret
• Circle City Classic High School
Showcase
• Gospel Music Explosion
• Classic Pep Rally
• Classic Coaches Luncheon
• HBCU Intern/Co-Op Network
• HBCU Scholarship Opportunity
Network
• Comedy Jam
Saturday, October 01, 2011
• Circle City Classic Parade
• Classic Corporate Sponsors Tailgate
• Fall Fest
• 28th Annual Circle City
Classic Football Game
• Caterpillar Battle of the Bands
• The Greek Stepdown
PG 12 | OCTOBER 2011
EVERYONE LOVES A CLASSIC!
2011 INDIANAPOLIS CIRCLE CITY CLASSIC
Everyone loves a “classic”, but here
in Indianapolis there is a passion for the
“classic” - the Circle City Classic that is!
That’s right, it’s that time again! The time
where two historically black colleges will
go head to head in a game of football for
the title of Circle City Classic Champion!
This year’s match up will feature the
Kentucky State University Thorough-
breds clashing it out with the Albany
State Golden Rams in the Indianapolis’
own, Lucas Oil Stadium.
The highlight of the Classic is of course
the football game, but since the first game
in 1984 it has evolved to be so much
more. Rev. Charles Williams, who served
as president of the Indiana Black Expo,
made a realization of his vision of creat-
ing one of the most spectacular African
American events country wide, all while
promoting academic achievement. Enter-
ing now into its third decade, and still
going strong, the classic now includes a
show case of African American culture at
its best. Pledging not just to challenge our
youth physically but also mentally; to-
day’s Classic events include a year round
college readiness workshop , a youth
football and cheerleading clinic, as well
as a scholarship program that continues
to nurture the youth for a brighter tomor-
row ,having distributed over 2.5 million
by C. Broadus
dollars in scholarships.
Since its beginnings, the Classic earns no-
toriety from the big names that it brings to
the Circle City year after year. This year’s
post game concert promises to bring fire
to Lucas Oil Stadium showcasing hip hop
and R& B stars Bow Wow and Monica.
Also in the spirit of praise pastor Jeffrey
A. Johnson Sr. of Eastern Star Church of
the North Campus brings film star Tasha
Smith in worship.
All the events that are brought to the
Circle City through a celebration of
unity and opportunity should prove to be
entertaining for all ages. While Lucas Oil
Stadium is also hosting the Super Bowl
this year with tickets starting out at thou-
sands of dollars, the Indianapolis Circle
City Classic tickets start out at a generous
10 dollars per person. This event that will
cause crowds of numerous backgrounds
and Greek fraternities and sororities to
flock to the Circle City to say the least
should prove to be nothing short of amaz-
ing once again!
For more information on Circle City
Classic Events go to
www.circlecityclassic.com
or call 317-237-5222
THEN AND NOW
“Don’t push me, Cause I’m close to the
edge, I’m trying not to lose my head”.
From the sound of Melle Melle’s classic
hit The Message, to NWA’s F@#k the
Police, Hip-Hop started out as an outlet
for inner city teens to have a means to
express their discontent with social and
economic issues facing
their communities. “The
Message” featured a grim
narrative about inner
“DON’T PUSH ME, CAUSE
city violence, drugs, and
poverty not known to many
outside of that particular
I’M CLOSE TO THE EDGE...”
community. 20 years later
a group of youth from Los
Angeles garnered the at-
tention of the United States Government
with a record titled “F@#ck The Police”.
This record detailed various accounts
of racial profiling and police brutality
amongst the urban youth in South Central
Los Angeles. Exercising their First
Amendment Right to Freedom of Speech,
the group NWA, went on to be one of the
most successful rap groups of all time.
Fast forward yet 20 more years and that
brings us to Hip-Hop as we now know
it. Examine Hip-Hop’s past and present
and anyone will notice a stark contrast
to where we’ve come from and where
we are now. As previously stated when
Rap music originated, these kids were
rapping because they had a message or
a story to tell. They weren’t rapping for
the money, for the cars, or for the lavish
life that came along with being an icon.
Since the early to late eighties com-
mercial interests have invaded and have
taken over the world of Hip-Hop and that
has created a false ideology of Hip-Hop
music and what it represents. That
From the sound of Melle Melle’s classic hit The Message will your
ideology has been passed on to our youth
who know receive a large portion of their
education from this system. The truth
of the matter is that with the invasion of
corporate interests, comes the “Cookie
Cutter” formula for success. Record
labels and Executives believed that in this
formula for success, it’s easy to “Just do
what the last successful artist did”. So
if you want to sell as many records as Lil
Wayne, just dress like Lil Wayne, and rap
like Lil Wayne, and here go get tattoos
like Lil Wayne has. This formula has
led the Recording Industry into the most
unprofitable times in its history. The
emergence of digital media is also a ma-
jor factor in the changing of the guard in
what was once one of the most profitable
industries in the world.
Is Hip-Hop really dead? Where do we
go from here? In my opinion Hip-Hop
is truly not dead, nor will it ever die.
The legacy left behind by artists such as
Kurtis Blow, LL Cool J, Public Enemy,
NWA, Tupac, Notorious Big just to name
a few are etched in the sands of time
forever and
can never
be taken
away. The
true ques-
tion is What
legacy be?
Will you be
considered
a rapper or an artist? Will you be an artist
or entertainer? In this world of entertain-
ment anyone can make a record. Some
can even make a Hit Record. However,
it takes true grit, dedication and talent to
be a Performer to the likes of Michael
Jackson, and James Brown. These en-
tertainers commanded crowds with their
performances, overwhelmed the competi-
tion with their massive catalogue’s, and
thrilled generations with their longevity.
This is the type of commitment to one’s
craft that it takes truly be a winner.
-A. Taylor
OCTOBER 2011 | PG 13
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