School Police Survey!!

Hey Crenshaw students!! I am conducting a survey and I would love your input. Please click on the link below to take the survey. Be sure to include your name and your teacher's name at the end of the survey in order for you to receive extra credit. Thanks!!!!

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=glEEUrAoY205JS7gqMu0PA_3d_3d

Gap Holiday Ad 09'

...just because she's dope

-Blazin' Ebony

The Power of Language

Ok, so I just came across the cutest post on facebook! It's a testament to the ideology that all of our thoughts and behaviors are gendered! Thx Lalee!

Peace,

~Blazin'Ebony

Music For The Soul

Hola Comapaneros! If you're in the mood for some feel good music, check out Quantic & His Combo Barbaro! The latest album, Tradition in Translation was released July 6th and features a unique fusion of Caribbean, Latin American, and African rhythms. For all my concert-lovin' folks, the band is playing tomorrow, August 15th at the Echoplex in Los Angeles. Tickets are fifteen dollars a pop, and are available on their website, at www.quantic.org. This is sure to be a blast, and if I get the chance to make it out, I'll mos def post pics from the event.

Check out the site for snippets of the new cd, and a FREE download of my favorite jam, Arianita!

Peace,

~Blazin'Ebony

Are We Lagging Behind?

Hey Good People! I came across a poem today that got me to thinking about the position of women in the struggle for justice in this country, and across the globe. I came to the conclusion that instead of fighting to sit at the front of the bus, we should focus our efforts on drivin' that sucka! Peep some truth below! ~Blazin'Ebony

I'm not one of those who believes

That an act of valor, for a woman

Need take place inside her.

My womb is packed in mothballs

And I hear that winter will be mild.

Anyway I gave birth twice

And my body deserves a medal for that

But I never got one.

Mainly because they thought

I was just answering the call of nature.

But now that the revolution needs numbers

Motherhood got a new position

Five steps behind manhood.

And I thought sittin' in the back of the bus

Went out with Martin Luther King.

- Kay Lindsey