Next Showcase Chicago brought a ton of talent together under one roof to compete for some great prizes!  The contestants  consisted of singers, rappers and spoken word artists from the Chicagoland entertainment scene. All of them were talented and had the privilege of putting on their best efforts for a panel of experienced  record […]

EPIC Night Open Mic returns for their last show of the 2017 and it was packed with talent! Take a look at the nights performances

The 2nd installment of “Am I Man Enough produced by Ada Cheng delivered another collection of great stories! I had the privilege to appear in the first event and it was an extraordinary experience. The 2nd installment was a continuation of stories around the topic of Toxic Masculinity. The contributors all come from different walks […]

Openyonated.com had the opportunity to talk to the enormously talented Mizz Wallace A.K.A “The Blue Lady”. The topic of discussion was her “Urban Boujie” collection. It’s a wonderful collection of mixed media and it’s simply beautiful. If you’ve never viewed any of The Blue lady’s art you are definitely missing out on a treat! Take […]

What is the best way to handle Black Friday?  Some shoppers have their Thanksgiving dinner in lines, some wake up in the early hours of the morning to venture out and battle crowds for deals but there are other ways to buy fantastic gifts and make your shopping purposeful. Buy Black Friday in Chicago was […]

This weekend I had the opportunity to attend Herban Soul Open Mic at Some Like It Black for the first time.  It was a pretty dope open mic hosted by Bro. Amir  in a nice intimate setting. The nights features were none other than Jeronimo and Tuyeni both epic artists and of course great open […]

Fresh Faith Fridays returns with another anointed open mic. Check out the video!!

Every now and then Mr. Openyonated gets a little creative. Take a listen to “Our Love” from my book entitled “Memoirs From the Heart” The project is available on Amazon.com https://www.amazon.com/Memoirs-Heart-Antwan-McHenry-Belmer/dp/153085749X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1508933758&sr=8-1&keywords=memoirs+from+the+heart+antwan+mchenry  

Many people have seen the hastags #Freedom and #TheMovement  lately and may have  wondered just what it was all about. On Friday October 21st the suspense ended! The launch event was held at Living Clean Entertainment located at 1539 South Pulaski in Chicago. The night was filled with some of Chicago’s most talented spoken word […]