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Marvin Gaye, Born Marvin Pentz Gay Jr.; (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984)

Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. was born on April 2, 1939 in Washington D.C. to Marvin Gay, Sr., a preacher, and Alberta Gay, a housewife and school teacher. Gaye was the second eldest of Gay Sr.'s children and the third overall of six. He had two sisters: Jeanne and Zeola, and three brothers: Michael Cooper, Frankie Gaye, and Antwaun Gay. Michael Cooper was from his mother's previous relationship while Antwaun was born as a result of his father's extramarital affairs. Marvin Gaye’s childhood can be characterized by developing an early love of music in the face of an abusive relationship with his father. Marvin Gaye’s introduction to music began by singing in his father’s church choir when he was only three years old. He expanded his musical abilities by learning how to play the piano and drums. Gaye was encouraged to pursue a professional music career after a performance at a school play at age 11, singing Mario Lanza's, 'Be My Love'. His home life consisted of ...

Sarah "Sally" Hemings (c. 1773 – 1835)

Sarah Hemings was an enslaved woman of mixed race owned by  President   Thomas Jefferson  and who is believed to have had a long-term relationship and six children with him, of whom four survived and all were given freedom by Jefferson. Hemings was the youngest of six siblings by the planter  John Wayles  and his mixed-race slave  Betty Hemings ; Sally was three-quarters European and a half-sister of Jefferson's wife,  Martha Wayles Skelton . In 1787, Hemings, at the age of 14, accompanied Jefferson's youngest daughter  Mary  (Polly) to London and then to Paris, where the widowed Jefferson, 44 years old at the time, was serving as the  United States Minister to France . Hemings spent two years there. It is believed by most historians that Jefferson began a sexual relationship with Hemings either in France or soon after their return to Monticello. Hemings had six children of record born into slavery; four survived to ad...

There Is A Number Of Ways To Clean Out And Balance

There is a number of ways to clean out and balance. Several have already been mentioned by others. The key for maintaining this is in an intentional lifestyle. Here are a few things you can do directly to speed up cleansing and balancing and a few tips for ongoing maintenance. The physical body is important (obviously). Water is a powerful element that works in many ways. Stand under a light, natural waterfall, with a straight back, close your eyes and allow yourself to feel the sensation of the water flowing through you washing each individual molecule. Give it time to fill you and wash away tensions. Negative ionization will promote health and balanced emotions. You can get a very light effect similar to this in a cold shower. Laying down in a shallow cool stream on a rock with the water flowing from head to feet has a similar effect. An additional advantage is that, if you can secure yourself effectively, the horizontal position allows more relaxing release and puts you in a ...