2009 memories :

- started the New Years in '09 with my partner in crime : Yudelca ( great night except for the fight that was gooing to go down when the party was almost about to end)

-met many great emcees and got to meet others : MC Skywalker, MC K swift , YC, etc

- launched my girls program during the summer : A Foundation For Youth

-met many great poets and performers

-Dated random dudes..never again ...never again

-Went to DC during February ( Yp4...Gotta love my progressive fellows)
-Went to DC in the summer with Bumi ( and we didnt even plan it ...gotta love my Bumi)
-Went to DC in the fall for the Demos Conference...and had a great time meeting up with my YLC core member (Joe), Hunter/yp4 buddy (Tamara) and my fiancée (Will)

-Cut my hair ....never thought I would but i did it :)


-got a boom box tattoo

-made love under the stars ...lmao ..summmer memories

-Jayha was born :)


-Alex was born :)

-volunteered at the Women & Gender Studies library ....met many great individuals and some great bff's : Maria, Caitlin, Casey, Stacey, Dahana ...

-Performed in DC and performed at the Star Jump dance Collective : Fall Into Gender event

-auditioned for the Vagina Monologue and was chosen to be in it

-changed my majors to African Puertorican and Latino Studies and Women & Gender Studies


-Met so many great professors and fell in love with some of the courses Im taking this spring

-Had a paparazzi follow me : no lie but she was a cool lady...hope the project comes out great

-my little brother and I connecting during the summer through Nikki Giovanni's poems
-my sister and I room change

-getting paid at this new job

- lol at when I had to find money to pay my tuition

-going to different events in the BX, brooklyn and LES

-Being at Circa 95 ..kool folks

- joining the movement with Bless Roxwell...She's So Fresh II showcase by far the best event i partaken in ...

-NYSYLC : through its changes and all its great to be part of a movement ..cant forget June 23rd Dream Act Mock Graduation Day

-meeting my fiancee : from our first dates to our first days living together...

-my birthday : Yudelca, Maro and Zin...and later going to see Kayan perform at Public Assembly

-going to Black August with kayan lmao she fell asleep

-going to Mamas Hip Hop Kitchen with my girls and then eating some "cat" lmao

-family moments : birthdays, thanksgiving, dinners...

-all the books I've read...from Assata to Artist Way

-meeting Toni Blackman and having her coach me and giving me advice regarding my pieces and being an artist ( lmao at her little health book bad breath = you have so much anger inside you and I cant forget her CD collection )

-changing my wardrove around

-painting and going to art exhibits

-feeling comfortable about my feet

-....i guess every day of 2009 was a great memory : it might have been a very bad day at that time but I've grown from that and am where I am now because of it. 09 nice knowing you....2010 see u soon :)

Hubby :)

Love This Man So Dearly;
TheeEgoHasLanded.blogspot.com

The 'We Are the Girl' Movement

Find more music like this on The 'We Are the Girl' Movement

Via: wearethegirl.ning.com

I digg

Maluca is a 27-year-old dominicana born and bred in New York. XLR8R praised her sound a while back, and she connected with Diplo at last year's SXSW.



Via:www.wiretapmag.org

‘The Garden’ Sows Seeds of Struggle ---Dope documentary

The fourteen-acre community garden at 41st and Alameda in South Central Los Angeles is the largest of its kind in the United States. Started as a form of healing after the devastating L.A. riots in 1992, the South Central Farmers have since created a miracle in one of the country’s most blighted neighborhoods. Growing their own food. Feeding their families. Creating a community.

But now, bulldozers are poised to level their 14-acre oasis.

The Garden follows the plight of the farmers, from the tilled soil of this urban farm to the polished marble of City Hall. Mostly immigrants from Latin America, from countries where they feared for their lives if they were to speak out, we watch them organize, fight back, and demand answers:

Why was the land sold to a wealthy developer for millions less than fair-market value? Why was the transaction done in a closed-door session of the LA City Council? Why has it never been made public?

And the powers-that-be have the same response: “The garden is wonderful, but there is nothing more we can do.”

If everyone told you nothing more could be done, would you give up?

* * *

The Garden has the pulse of verité with the narrative pull of fiction, telling the story of the country’s largest urban farm, backroom deals, land developers, green politics, money, poverty, power, and racial discord. The film explores and exposes the fault lines in American society and raises crucial and challenging questions about liberty, equality, and justice for the poorest and most vulnerable among us.

See the trailer on : www.thegardenmovie.com/trailer

Friday...

Bring in 2010 the right way.



40oz VAN presents:
40oz Bounce 2010 + NINJASONIK

Hosted By:
Charlie Chillz
Crystal Shankabitch
Chris Maxwell

Friday January 1st, 2010

10pm - 4am

299 Vandervoort Ave - Williamsburg - Brooklyn
(L Train to Graham Avenue)

18+ to party
21+ to drink


EVERYONE'S INVITED
SO PLEASE TELL A FRIEND TO TELL A FRIEND
AND FORWARD-BLOG-EMAIL THIS OPEN INVITE.

Directions:
L train to Graham ave. stop
Once you get out the train station onto Graham ave. make a left onto Maspeth ave.
Take Maspeth ave. all the way down until you reach Vandervoort ave. and then make a right.
The spot will be a few feet away.

NIght images...

"Think of ur own faults the first part of the night when u r awake, & the faults of others the latter part of the night when u r asleep."

I AM GLAM from Ze! on Vimeo.

Switching my style up this coming year..

And I dont mean just my clothing but even my art..


**I will start wearing all my favorite shoewear :






via: www.freshnessmag.com

via:neroandnoir.blogspot.com




***I wanna capture people in their essence just like folks in Blur Photo:









Via: www.blurphoto.com

***I'll continue to rock my short hair:


via: neroandnoir.blogspot.com

***Im gonna switch my approach to my poetry:
( influence by : Shihan)


***Im really looking forward to 2010 ....Im not worried

Cant wait for this movie

New Years plan??? ...anyone

The Revival...

The Revival (Europe, 2009, 17 min)
Directed by Invincible. Produced by EMERGENCE Media and Iqaa the Olivetone.
The Revival gives a candid glimpse into the first meeting of legendary Hip-Hop pioneer Roxanne Shante and veteran Philly emcee Bahamadia, as they trade stories of their struggles and triumphs in the industry over their long careers. It also shows the exchange of lessons between them and up-and-coming artists DJ Shortee, Eternia, Stacy Epps, and Invincible. This short documentary, a collage of performances and behind the scenes footage, was filmed and directed by Invincible while on the road in Europe as part of We-B Girlz all women in independent Hip-Hop tour. The largest all female Hip-Hop tour of its kind, it spanned over three weeks, six countries, and featured dozens of female artists who performed for tens of thousands of supporters.

THE REVIVAL from EMERGENCE Media on Vimeo.

visit: thefembassy.com or www.emergencemusic.net

Some of my fav. clips of DEf Jam Poetry

Young Forever

Fear not where, fear not why, fear not much while we're alive
Life is for living not living uptight
Until you're somewhere up in the sky
Fear not die I'll be alive for a million years bye bye are not for legends I'm forever young my name shall survive

Rise Of The ILLESt

wordspitwashere.com
myspace.com/wordspit

NY STATE COURT HALTS HUNTER COLLEGE'S PROPOSED CHILDCARE CUTS

NY STATE COURT HALTS HUNTER COLLEGE'S PROPOSED CHILDCARE CUTS


Press Contacts: Leanne Tory- Murphy (516) 458- 3454 Luz Schreiber (917) 628-9751
defendhunterchildcare@gmail.com


December 21, 2009 -- At around 4:30 p.m. this afternoon, the New York State Supreme Court issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) that will prevent Hunter from starting construction planned during the holiday break to convert one of the four classrooms of the college's Children's Learning Center (CLC) to administrative offices. The announcement came as over 75 Hunter students with children and their supporters rallied at the college.
A video of the announcement:

Korima, a mother who uses the center, said, "Today was a success. The people we wanted to hear us not only heard us, but they saw us, and importantly, thanks to another member staying in court the judge ruled in our favor!"

The lawsuit was filed this afternoon by Hunter student-parents Luz Schreiber and Angela Molfetas on behalf of Hunter parents and their children, seeking to stop the college from cutting back the CLC's quality childcare services.

Molfetas - who was in the room when the order was signed - said of the decision, "Today I got the opportunity to see a glimpse of justice. I am heartened by the judge's decision to temporarily cease the construction. I hope that this is one step on the way to well-promoted childcare services that enable parents to access higher education."

The peaceful afternoon rally was marked by aggression on the part of campus police. When some demonstrators moved to take their concerns inside, where the Dean of Student Services, Eija Ayravainen - a defendant in the lawsuit - stood watching, campus police roughly shoved the group, which included mothers and their children, into the entry ways and prevented them from entering the building. One person was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, as well as apparent riot charges. His case is pending.
A video of police interactions with students:

The TRO will prevent CUNY and Hunter from reassigning Room 209 for use for any purpose other than childcare or undertaking any construction for the purpose of preparing Room 209 for any purpose other than childcare until the student-parents can be heard by the court at 4:00 p.m. on January 21, 2010 in Part 17 at 60 Centre Street. The student-parents and their children are represented by Gideon Orion Oliver and Ronald B. McGuire.

Student-parents and their supporters have opposed the taking of Room 209 for administrative purposes since the decision was announced during the last week of classes last May. They say Hunter should be expanding, not cutting back, these services, and that the administration has tried to cover up the losses of services that will result from the planned cuts. Their campaign has found a broad array of support from CUNY students and staff, including the Professional Staff Congress, CUNY's staff union and has received letters of support from New York City Council Higher Education Committee members Charles Barron and Ydanis Rodriguez.

Raab initially refused to meet with student-parents and their children, and Dean Ayravainen called Hunter's on-site childcare a "luxury". In response, Mr. Barron declared, "Childcare is not a luxury, it is a necessity for struggling working families and students at CUNY. Maintaining and expanding childcare services should be a priority at Hunter College."

Copies of the court papers are available upon request.

Background:
For 26 years, the Children's Learning Center has provided high-quality, affordable childcare to Hunter students with children. The proposed childcare cuts run counter to Hunter's tradition of supporting women's education and serving a student body representative of the diversity of New York City. Almost 1 in 10 Hunter students are parents.

Since June, a petition to save Room 209 has garnered over 3,000 signatures. In October, a majority of the Hunter Senate voted against cuts to childcare space and services.

Many of the teachers at the CLC are graduates of Hunter's renowned School of Education. Yet, the educational services and childcare provided at the CLC have been chronically under-promoted. "It saddens me to see that this administration is diminishing this model program, as opposed to upholding and promoting it for the precious gem that it is," declared Charlotta Nutley at today's rally. Nutley is a Hunter student and mother of two daughters who currently attend the CLC.

Go tell it --Mahina Movement

Go Tell It
lyrics & music by Gabriella Callender and vaimoana litia makakaufaki niumeitolu

Go tell it in Brooklyn
On the roof tops
And everywhere
Go tell it in Brooklyn
That we are still alive

Go tell it in Washington
At the Pentagon
And everywhere
Go tell it in Washington
That we are still alive

Go tell it around the world
Across the seas and everywhere
Go tell it around the world
That we are still alive

And we ainít gonna stop until the last person dies
Until she cant move or breathe or open her eyes
Cause weíll never accept the truth as lies
And if we have to fight for peace
Weíre not afraid to fight, fight, fight

Fight until thereís no breath to breathe
No breath to speak
No sight to see
Til the last heartbeat for you and me
And we wont stop fighting til the break of dawn
As we get our revolution on and on and on

Donít you get it, it canít stop wonít stop
like hip hop
back in the day some did say and pray it would go away
Hell No!
but oh baby itís here to stay
so

Go tell it
On the mountain
That itís here to stay
I said go tell it on the mountain
That weíre here to stay
Go tell it
On the mountain
That weeeeeee are still alive!

Check this art work by Maya Escobar and Rio Yañez

more on the artist go to : blog.mayaescobar.com or mayaescobar.com

Got any "Loose Change"?

Loo$e Change from Mykwain Gainey on Vimeo.

via : wiretap.com

Good morning ... you graduate when you make it up outta the streets

Wake up, Mr. West, Mr. West, Mr. Fresh
Mr. by-his-self-he-so-impressed
I mean, damn, did you even see the test
You got D's mother fucker, D's, Rosie Perez
And yes, barely pass any and every class
Looking at every ass
Cheated on every test
I guess this is my dissertation
Homie, this shit is basic
Welcome to graduation

Good morning
Look at the valedictorian scared of the future
While I hop in the Delorean
Scared-to-face-the-world complacent career student
Some people graduate, but we still stupid
They tell you read this, eat this, don't look around
Just peep this, preach us, teach us, Jesus
Okay, look up now, they done stole your streetness
After all of that, you receive this

My body is my temple

“ Here in this body are the sacred rivers: here are the sun and moon as well as all the pilgrimage places… I have not encountered another temple as blissful as my own body Saraha (Tibeten poet)via: melodysblog

nice...

Dope :) I <3 him

lmao Colbert and Alicia Keys perform Empire State of mind....

The Colbert Report	Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down
www.colbertnation.com
Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor U.S. Speedskating

via: TheMadBloggers

Dope--Saul Williams

“ Fear is the cheapest room in the house. Hafiz



"Have you ever lost yourself in a kiss? I mean pure psychedelic inebriation. Not just lustful petting but transcendental metamorphosis when you became aware that the greatness of this being was breathing into you. Licking the sides and corners of your mouth, like sealing a thousand fleshy envelopes filled with the essence of your passionate being and then opened by the same mouth and delivered back to you, over and over again - the first kiss of the rest of your life. A kiss that confirms that the universe is aligned, that the world's greatest resource is love, and maybe even that God is a woman. With or without a belief in God, all kisses are metaphors decipherable by allocations of time, circumstance, and understanding"
— Saul Williams (Said the Shotgun to the Head)

"They say that I am a poet
I wonder what they would say if they saw me from the inside I bottle
emotions and place them into the sea for others to unbottle on
distant shores I am unsure as to whether they ever reach and for
that matter as to whether I ever get my point across
or my love"
— Saul Williams


"intelligence is intuitive
you needn't learn to love
unless you've been taught
to fear and hate"
— Saul Williams (," said the shotgun to the head)

I never write fairy tales nor sad stories..I write my reality

"I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best."

“I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality.”

I see you Capo...

Via: Thee Ego Has Landed

Undocumented ...not illegal

Justice Sotomayor Uses The Word “Undocumented” In Supreme Court Case Decision


"We all know that the derogatory phrase “illegal immigrant” carries with it hateful and racist connotations, and Justice Sotomayor’s move to eschew that kind language won’t go unnoticed. It’s the small victories, people, small victories.

Now if only we could convince President Obama to give up the phrase, too."

-via: racewire.org

The Greening of Hip-Hop

Via: racewire.org

A must watch Award Winning Film---" La Americana"

La Americana: One Continent. Two Countries. A World Apart.
Continue reading about "La America "Via: racewire.org

YLC's Holiday Party Sat. December 19

John Forte

Don't u love this shoe...My xmas present :

via:melodysblog

Im a girl with my heels and sneakers..why should I choose either one when I can wear both :)

I havent wore sneakers since ..since my early years in HS. Summer and spring you would see me runnning around the city with heels and shoes....


But reading Pink Eyes article on wesofresh.com has made me crave some sneakers...



Check the article on Pink Eye on wesofresh.com : catch This!!

Assata ...Eyes of the Rainbow

I been reading Assata : An Autobiography for the second time in my life .....and ppl keep asking me who is she?....so here you go folks:

She's So Fresh Friday is coming back tomorrow!!

Every Friday Wesofresh.com features a dope female emcee, organization or project...After the Nov. 5th showcase, wesofresh.com took a break to reengergize..and guess what folks they are back....check their latest post regarding She's So Fresh Friday---> Testing...testing...miss me?

Anomaly Documentary

Introduction from ANOMALY a new documentary film about mixed race identity by Jessica Chen Drammeh. Takes an insider's look at the lives of multiracial Americans. Characters include Gabriella Callender, Michelle Myers, Pete Shungu and Rona Taylor. Music by Gabriella Callender. For more info, visit the official website at www.anomalythefilm.com. Look for more video clips in the future!

Free Elysee Thomas...

I received this from Brook Young and thought everyone should read it and take action:

"...Elysee Thomas is a bright Newark youth who was wrongfully arrested in Oct. He is innocent and we need the support of the community to free this young man who was an honor roll student, great poet, teacher and overall inspiration! He has done and continues to do a lot for the community through his poetry and uplifting s......tory. Now it is time for us to reach out and give him our hands of support in his time of need! Join us to raise the funds to free Thomas! Poetry Show Fundraiser Dec. 10 Thursday @ The Key Club Newark... more info call Najla 973-534-2550 and for further info. on Thomas and how you can help go to slamglobal.org!..."


It is times like these when we shall all be tested as family. He is one of us ya'll. Let's make so much noise that the universe lets him free!!

Finals week...

so I will be M.I.A for a few days..wish me luck on these last couple of weeks in this Fall semester

Central Harlem

I am a Soldier of Love

Soldier Of Love (out February 8th, 2010).

Click here to hear her new single : www.soulculture.co.uk

Click to Download

Sosoon..dopeness

gotta love her face

This is my lil cousin...my twin ( we have the same hair cut lol) but in this pic. the focus is on her facial expression while eating some sour food lol

Dropping love bombs

I love this lady's spirit...her performance is always dope.

Check her blog :eaglenebula.blogspot.com

RIP Sean bell

I love this pic...Sean Bell in the background and a little todler towards the front helping paint a mural for him..love it

How many sheeps can I count so that I can fall asleep...

For the past couple of nights I been having trouble sleeping..Insomnia? could be. Fear? Maybe. Tired? Yes, of the world. I think i been swimming in a pool of insecurities (and btw I cant swim). I figure having someone next to me ( my fiancée) would calm me, I would feel secure. However, as he sleeps , I'm wide awake. I'm not blaming him or holding anything against him. I am here stating that I need to feel comfortable with my own skin and initiate my own calmness and security.....Another night has come and I am up. Its near 2 am and sleep doesn't seem like my best friend at this time. All I can do is try to swim out of this pool of fears and negativity. But I know this is another night where I will drown once again.....





I admit I have trouble sleeping at nights...I guess the little kid in me is still scare of this dark world

I admit I wish the scary monsters under my bed would come out and show their face, because for so long they been hiding their real hideous appearance under pretty masks.

I admit that makes me not trust people.

I admit the thunder outside my window is not as loud as the noises in my head; these insecurities are blasting music in my eardrums.

I admit I am cold even if I have my favorite blanket covering me. Something is pulling my feet, something is creeping from the foot of my bed.Something isn't right. Maybe its just me.

I admit it will be another sleepless night. My body, my mind, and my spirit are all tired but eyelids wont close. They are stitched open, forever looking out to reality.I'm gonna rest my head on his chest, and hope love can sing me a lullaby till I fall asleep.

word

Via: melodysblog

Food for Though...

"If you have at least one friend from every phase of your life you should have no regrets"-8thW1

We Were Once a fairy Tale...

"We Were Once A Fairytale" - Kanye West Dir: Spike Jonze @ Yahoo! Video

Tonigh!!!

RIP FRED HAMPTON

‘You can kill a revolutionary, but you can’t kill the revolution.”





Make sure ya read : December 4th 1969: 40 Years Ago the FBI Murdered a Black Panther-We Remember Fred Hampton

Tonight..check some Dope events!!!

The official SHINOBI NINJA MUSIC VIDEO !!!!

Dopeness....Graffiti writers battle it out at Oakland's deFremery park.

Estria Invitational Graffiti Battle - Oakland 2009 Finals from Estria Battle on Vimeo.

via:www.wiretapmag.org

Sheriff Arpaio Forces Woman to Give Birth in Shackles

Sheriff Arpaio is known nation wide for his cruelty....here is one example of his inhuman actions :

It’s hard to imagine how Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio could possibly stoop any lower in his zeal to arrest and humiliate people who are, or look like, immigrants, whether they have legal status or not. But Arpaio, who is clearly challenged in the department of human decency and dignity, is at it again.

Telemundo 52, recently reported that Maricopa County Sheriff Arpaio forced a pregnant Latina who went into labor while detained to give birth while shackled to the bed. After a reportedly brutal arrest, Alma Minerva Chacon, went into labor the same night of her arrest and was rushed to the hospital with her legs and hands chained.

The self-proclaimed “America’s Toughest Sheriff” is notorious for his racial profiling and brutal treatment of immigrants, including instituting chain gangs for females and juveniles, the introduction of pink underwear for male inmates, the parading of people in shackles to a segregated “tent city” in the Arizona desert, surrounded by electric fences....continue reading on racewire.org

Cornel West: Obama is for big business not the jobless

"Obama has an economic team that's composed of persons who have no history whatsoever of being concerned about poor people," West said. "Obama's been doing a good job of reassuring the establishment. But there's many of us who believe the establishment is on our necks."

Via: Racewire.org

World Aids Day!!!

"I want to wake up and graffiti the walls of my womb"

....yeah folks..hello good morning ( in Wordspit's voice ) lol

I should be finishing up my essay but I wanted to quickly blog about my performance last night @ the Fall Into Gender Show....I haven't perform in quite a while and I got the butterflies in my stomach right before I went up on stage. Thank God for my little brothers presence there (his image in the crowd calmed me down ).

So I performed this piece I wrote like 2 weeks ago and I thought I did an ok job ( I am my hardest critic )...but I was told after I performed that ppl where in tears because of the depth of the poem.....<----thats a new one for me. Touching someone to the point they are in tears, that made me feel good.

Overall I am very thankful for being given that opportunity to perform and also I am glad to have shared the stage with other dope artist. Star Jump Dance Collective ya rock!!!!

RA the MC ...she perform at SSF Nov...check her video !!

RatheMC ''We Ridin'' directed by GreatWhite Brothers from GreatWhite Brothers on Vimeo.