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I arrived in LA about five years ago. I thought I had a strategy but it didn't go the way I wanted it to. Yet, it worked out better than I thought. I thought "Puss" was going to get made and that I'd just be in LA taking meetings. Luckily, some of the scripts that I was working on started receiving attention and somehow I started writing professionally. If I would have just came out here to direct, I would have stopped writing. I've been so successful with writing that it should have been part of the original plan.
Andre Torres doesn't have a background in publishing. But he has passion and perseverance. So much so that he eventually learned how to run a magazine and evolved into the guy at Wax Poetics "who tells people what to do." Translation: He ensures that the Brooklyn-based Wax Poetics brand is fully enforced across everything that the company does.
Noting that most popular music is misogynistic, Dr. María Cristina Santana, interim director of women's studies at the University of Central Florida, began her talk on women and rap by posting the question, "How do we find respect in popular music?"
I had the pleasure to visit Ocean County Public Library system for three days in July. It was a packed few days. During my time there, I facilitated four interactive workshops for teens at a juvenile detention center and at three branch libraries. The theme of the workshops was "This is Me" and the young people had the opportunity to create soundtracks to their lives.
Need a Speaker?
Fall is right around the corner and many schools and organizations will begin planning for Spring events. If you're in need of a speaker, consider...me. I know, blatant self-promo. But I wouldn't suggest myself if I didn't believe in the programming I provide.
Barack & Curtis
BackList is all about highlighting individuals and organizations that are harnessing the power of words. Filmmaker Byron Hurt definitely fits that bill. We really enjoyed his documentary HIP-HOP: BEYOND BEATS & RHYMES.
Educator and artist Gabriel "Asheru" Benn has a dope program that uses hip-hop to teach and reinforce literacy skills.
My Father, the Tragic Hero
I've boycotted Father's Day for longer than I can remember. In content rebellion, I'd refuse to telephone my father and would avoid his call when he pined for my gratitude. I'd reject any urges to select and purchase hideous neckties or other unnecessary gifts. I'd dismiss images of sitting around a bountiful dinner table honoring the man who got my mother pregnant...
2008 Hip-Hop Appreciation Week
This year's theme for the 11th annual Hiphop Appreciation Week, which takes place May 18-25, is empowerment. Founded by the Temple of Hiphop, the nationwide celebration allows the hip-hop community to make a deliberate effort to engage in the principles of peace, love, unity, and safe fun. See the note from Minister Server after the cut and for those who haven't had a chance to pick up my book THE MESSAGE: 100 LIFE LESSONS FROM HIP-HOP'S GREATEST SONGS, it's a perfect companion for this year's HipHop Appreciation Week...
Felicia Pride on ReNEWal
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Creative Entreprenuers! Spark Your Fire
THE FIRE STARTER SESSIONS is: an e-book meets video transmission of acumen and love. You: are likely sitting on an empir... (read more)
THE MESSAGE Hip-Hop & Literarcy Enrichment Program
Order Your Signed Copy of THE MESSAGE today! Educational institutions around the country--including high schools, out-of... (read more)
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