Yes. Its been forever, over a year, but I'm back with new experiences, thoughts, and ways for you to see a world. But first I have to drop some cents (short, simple yet valuable knowledge) for my young Queens:
Happy New Year Queens,
I know I dont talk to you everyday (I wish I could), and time is flying by fast, so I decided to give you some of my thoughts really quick:
1. You are smart, beautiful, and unique. Never deny the world of your light and sunshine.
2. Everyone that smiles at you isn't your friend, and every dude that calls you pretty and buys you dinner is not a potential husband. Be open and experience people and the world, but first guard your heart.
3. Your body is your temple. There a lot of people and things out there that want to defile your greatness and make you mentally, physically, and spiritually weak. Stay strong and maintain yourself.
4. The dumb, ditzy girl act is never cute (who really wants to be a Barbie?). The guys who are keepers will love you for being smart, worldy, and well read. So read the mags, blogs, and some books!
5. Surround yourself with positive, progressive, and like minded people who can teach you new things.
6. Get ready to make those final selections for colleges, and please try to visit if you can, campus life makes a HUGE difference!
7. I love you, and I am always here for you =)
When sisters stand shoulder to shoulder, who stands a chance against us? ~Pam Brown
Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine. ~Anthony J. D'Angelo
Having a sister is like having a best friend you can't get rid of. You know whatever you do, they'll still be there. ~Amy Li
1.08.2010
8.05.2008
Prince Georges Classic
Talking Out The Side Of Your Neck - Howard University Showtime Marching Band
"LET THE BEAT BUILD BITCH!"
-Lil' Wayne
"LET THE BEAT BUILD BITCH!"
-Lil' Wayne
Calling all lovers of HBCUs, step shows, football, marching bands, and Black Owned Businesses... your ultimate week of fun will soon be arriving, and it's known as the Prince George's Classic.
The Prince Georges Classic has been getting people hype about college, business, and community life for the past four years (the first game featured Howard University and Alcorn State University at FedEx Field in September 2004, HU won). This week full of fun is the brain child of businessmen Mike Little and Hubert "Petey" Green (Mr. Green is the president of the Prince George's Black Chamber of Commerce, who is throwing the entire shinn digg).
The weeks events are as follows:
Monday, September 29, 2008
HARLEM RENAISSANCE GOLF CLASSIC
Cross Creek Golf Course
12800 Bay Hill DriveBeltsville, MD 20705
Registration: 7:30 AM Shotgun Start: 8:30 AM
Thursday, October 2, 2008
WELCOME RECEPTION HOSTED BY THE PRINCE GEORGE'S BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The Westin National Harbor171 Waterfront Street
National Harbor, MD 20745
Time: 7PM – 10PM
Friday, October 3, 2008
PRINCE GEORGE'S CLASSIC BATTLE OF THE BANDS
Comcast Center at the University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
Time: 7PM – 10PM
Saturday, October 4, 2008
THE 50 MILLION POUND CHALLENGE 5K WALK
Bowie State UniversityCampus Drive
Bowie, MD 20715Time: 9AM
5TH ANNUAL PRINCE GEORGE'S CLASSIC FOOTBALL GAME & HALFTIME SHOW
Lincoln University vs. Bowie State University
Bowie State UniversityBulldog Stadium Bowie, MD 20715
Kickoff: 1PM
THE PRINCE GEORGE'S CLASSIC RED CARPET STEP SHOW & FASHION SHOW
Featuring Sororities & Fraternities from the "Divine Nine"
Eleanor Roosevelt High School Auditorium
7601 Hanover ParkwayGreenbelt, MD 20770
Time: 6PM
FOR MORE INFO ON THE CLASSIC HIT http://www.princegeorgesclassic.com/schedule.cfmSee you there!
7.24.2008
PLEASE DON'T STOP THE MUSIC (or the films. or the art) Word of Mouth Artist: Marcellus Ford
If you ever run into second year Howard U student Marcellus Ford, be it on Georgia Avenue or in the VIP parking lot outside of Club Love, and took the time to ask him who he was, I would think that his answer would be something like this:
"The Shit."
And, unlike most, we here at BAM think that Mr. Ford has the right to say so. The ninteen year old maverick wears the coats of many trades including artist, music man, and film maker. I dont know about you, but that sounds like "The Shit" to me. BAM chilled out with the young Prince Georges County native as he let on to what makes him so SICK.
"The Shit."
And, unlike most, we here at BAM think that Mr. Ford has the right to say so. The ninteen year old maverick wears the coats of many trades including artist, music man, and film maker. I dont know about you, but that sounds like "The Shit" to me. BAM chilled out with the young Prince Georges County native as he let on to what makes him so SICK.
BBI :When did you first jump into the arts?
MF: [I have been into the arts] Since Elementary School. I went to Glenarden Woods in PG County, Maryland, and I use to be in my grandma's [house] looking on the wall at the art my uncle Hampton Olfus (http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/h/holfus/) has done, look him up, and I was would be thinking 'wow'. So i'd try to draw his art work on these rolls of paper that my dad got [for] me. I was involved in band/ochestra/marching band where I played the trumpet. Now I constantly have ideas running through my head about music, drawings, and films.
BBI :Who is the musical artist(s) would be able to best define your style?
MF: I think my music can be defined by Three 6 Mafia, DJ Screw, Madlib, and J Dilla. I actually made my Dj name 'DJ Who' tryna sound like dj screw, but now I often [use] other alias' MFK(Muthafukinking), Global Warming.
BBI :How has Washington Metropolitan Life influenced your music, art, and film making?
MF: My music is influenced by gogo, sometimes I mix it [go go] in because gogo is my shit. The beat gets me hype.
BBI :What exactly makes you different from other artist around the country? What makes you similar to them?
MF: Im trying to actually seperate myself from artist of the US. I'm tryna fuck with Europe[an artist] because they are puttin on some hot shit right now. Matter fact look up Ed Banger Records (http://www.myspace.com/edbangerrecords). I'm tryna take it back to looping and beat building. But what makes me diffrent is that I have the gogo spin on my shit. What makes me similar is that im trying to hustle off what I enjoy, just like they are.
BBI :Going Green?
MF: {He Laughs}This is actually a joke, going green has nothing to do with the environment. I will put it like this... going green not only relaxes but it makes you think.
BBI :When people listen to your music what do you want them to feel? When they view your paintings?
MF: When people hear my music I want them to think 'aye I know that sample you used, I didn't think that would sound good with that'. When people view my paintings I want them to be sorta confused in a way that will keep them looking, like 'what does this mean?'
BBI :Where can we find your art? How about in 10 years?
MF: My art work was in Artomatic (http://www.artomatic.org/). Now its in my house {he laughs} but in the next ten years I want my art to be on your wall, on a cd cover, in a magazine...where ever it can be seen.
BBI :Name a message that you try to convey with your work?
MF: OH SHIT!
BBI :To many, the world has been spinning in a new direction since January 1st of 08’. Do you believe that the world is truly changing, or can ever change?
MF: Yeah the world is changing! Gas is goin up Metro( DC metropolitan transit system) is getting crowded, people are getting rude. But all that sounds bad right? Its all a cycle... it gets worse before its gets better.
BBI :Why should we be looking out for Marcellus Ford?
MF: Look out for me because first you'll like me. Second look out for me because I'm tryna bring something new. My goal is to make documentaries and add all my influences from all the arts [that] I have been involved in, so you might catch some Academy awards type shin digg... look out for me.
BBI: Will Do.
Check out some of Mr. Ford's Music on Imeem:
http://www.imeem.com/djwho/music/LF1tbWL_/mfk_get_buck_wild/
7.21.2008
Vegan Soulfood
Yes I am the Preditor, Producer and Editor that is, of this short film on the Resturant Everlasting Life on Georgia Avenue in North West Washington, D.C.
If your Vegan, or if you just want some good ass food and good vibes, make sure you hit up Everlasting Life!
****Anique
7.10.2008
Random Rant- No Jesse, NO!
“I’m Jesse Jackson on the balcony when king got KILLED, I survived the livest n***as around…” ---NAS
Never been one for American politics. No, not I. Not because of the savvy jargon (which at the time of my first encounter with modern U.S.politics, I never could quite understand) that spewed between the thin lips of our self proclaimed saviors, the feather weight promises of better tomorrows, or the artificial smiles that bear the most striking resemblance to those of porcelain dolls. Fake.
It was because as a short, fat girl with nappy cornrows who was born in the picturesquely quaint Jersey suburbs only to be violently and abruptly spit into the ghetto of Glenarden, Maryland. My question… What the fuck do these rich, powdered and pressed dudes have to do with me? Even though a trip down the red line was all I needed to get deep into their habitat (which included Starbucks Coffee Shops, fake breast, valet parking, and monstrous buildings) I would never be a part of their world, let alone a high concern on their political to do list.
There were a few of these dudes, and a scattered few, that would have my interest in mind. One of these guys is the legendary Jesse Jackson. For a ridiculously long number years JJ has rocked the political world through his close relations to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., ties in the civil rights movement, and running for president (he was not the first Black person to run, Charlene Mitchell did it in 68’).
But today I feel, as I’m sure most African Americans feel, outraged and betrayed. Outraged because Jesse Jackson who ONCE ( the fundamental idea here is, however great his works WERE, his political weight does not hold much relevance in 2008) a light for civil rights and African Americans for many years, outright degraded my man B Obeezy (Barack Obama) on national television, then on the most racist bullshit network, Fox News. Outraged because the man who was down to helped stir the waves for the Jenna Six (www.freethejena6.org) earlier this year, the man who I ONCE felt represented me, just “spoke” for the Black Community. Betrayed because my future media hombres are telling America that this bamma JJ’s views, who’s obviously jealous of Obama’s connection and status amongst all people and not just African Americans, represent the damn views of all Black people. I’m not solely disgusted by the grotesque and ignorant lexis used by JJ, but also by the fact that Americans will believe this shit, which will ultimately remove some luster from the Shining Star, who is better known as Barack Obama. Rant Over.
---Anique***
Never been one for American politics. No, not I. Not because of the savvy jargon (which at the time of my first encounter with modern U.S.politics, I never could quite understand) that spewed between the thin lips of our self proclaimed saviors, the feather weight promises of better tomorrows, or the artificial smiles that bear the most striking resemblance to those of porcelain dolls. Fake.
It was because as a short, fat girl with nappy cornrows who was born in the picturesquely quaint Jersey suburbs only to be violently and abruptly spit into the ghetto of Glenarden, Maryland. My question… What the fuck do these rich, powdered and pressed dudes have to do with me? Even though a trip down the red line was all I needed to get deep into their habitat (which included Starbucks Coffee Shops, fake breast, valet parking, and monstrous buildings) I would never be a part of their world, let alone a high concern on their political to do list.
There were a few of these dudes, and a scattered few, that would have my interest in mind. One of these guys is the legendary Jesse Jackson. For a ridiculously long number years JJ has rocked the political world through his close relations to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., ties in the civil rights movement, and running for president (he was not the first Black person to run, Charlene Mitchell did it in 68’).
But today I feel, as I’m sure most African Americans feel, outraged and betrayed. Outraged because Jesse Jackson who ONCE ( the fundamental idea here is, however great his works WERE, his political weight does not hold much relevance in 2008) a light for civil rights and African Americans for many years, outright degraded my man B Obeezy (Barack Obama) on national television, then on the most racist bullshit network, Fox News. Outraged because the man who was down to helped stir the waves for the Jenna Six (www.freethejena6.org) earlier this year, the man who I ONCE felt represented me, just “spoke” for the Black Community. Betrayed because my future media hombres are telling America that this bamma JJ’s views, who’s obviously jealous of Obama’s connection and status amongst all people and not just African Americans, represent the damn views of all Black people. I’m not solely disgusted by the grotesque and ignorant lexis used by JJ, but also by the fact that Americans will believe this shit, which will ultimately remove some luster from the Shining Star, who is better known as Barack Obama. Rant Over.
---Anique***
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