Local artists Darrell Ann Gane-McCalla, Shea Justice, and Jason Pramas have some problems with the "Boston Strong" slogan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNS0BNVa0ng
Press Pass TV joined forces with Dongoson Productions to create this powerful video featuring some of Boston's top talent and an important message for the President. You can contact Darrell Jones att MIC Norfolk 2 Clark St Norfolk MA 02056
Press Pass TV looks at the effects of gentrification and how value is established in a city.
The following work was performed by the author at a Tuesday rally protesting the proposed bailout of the financial services industry in front of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston:
When federal banks have case on reserve, the younger generations will have more corners to serve.
The Root Cause
if i must rage
it should be polite
a stifled child
no longer bright
but in me
there's fight
so "I rise"
an eagle
bolder than night
"eyes on the prize"
stars shining
where "the mountain top" lies
rooted
in our loving mother
seeds of wonder
watered beyond arduous struggle
each baby step marking
the capacity we share
free of labels
boxing us in
til we're unable
Praso: a gray little spot on the map of the pink Italian Alps;
St. Peter’s bells warn your day and your night,
And the green of the pines overwhelm the rainbow.
Praso: you walk in company of your steps’ sound,
Hugged by the night;
While Venus, as your sharp sister, glances at you.
Praso: Do not get fooled by the rivers that sing in the summer;
Maria feels like a big rat in a prison
Free to go, but she doesn’t know where, when and why.
