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Former TLC member Crystal Jones left the group because of Pebbles

One individual who was important to the real TLC story is Crystal Jones. Jones founded TLC (originally 2nd Nature) with Tionne Watkins and Lisa Lopes, the future T-Boz and Left-Eye, but was unceremoniously ousted early on in favor of Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas. The film portrays Jones as a talentless footnote to the group’s beginnings, and she spoke to RO about the way the film portrayed TLC and her history.

Adrian Marcel on Ginuwine, the Bay and learning from Raphael Saadiq

Adrian Marcel remembers exactly what album and what artist inspired him to become a singer. The R&B star from East Oakland knew that he was destined to be a performer after he heard Ginuwine’s 1998 album 100% Ginuwine. “That’s when I knew for sure that [music] was where I wanted to go,” he recalls. “I was always into music but that was around the age when you start liking girls, and I realized you get girls from singing. [laughs]”

Leading black mayors

The power players in politics mirror the demographics of the cities they represent. Cities like Atlanta, Washington, D.C., and Newark appeal to African Americans because they offer opportunity

SpelHouse/CAU Homecoming weekend event guide

Calling all Spelman, Morehouse and Clark Atlanta University Alumni! This is your weekend to party and reminisce on the college years. Rollingout has compiled a