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Columbia, SC native, Poet Terrance Hayes is the winner of one of the most prestigious grants from the MacArthur Foundation. Terrance’s art takes hip-hop and breeds it with his southern upbringing. Hayes has published several volumes of poetry that address the family, race and gender.

Terrence Hayes is a professor of writing at the University of Pittsburg and as the recipient of the “Genius Grant” from the MacArthur Foundation, he has been recognized as an individual who has created transformative, creative work, along with a record of achievement in his field. The winner of these grants receive $625,000 – no strings attached.

Hayes received his bachelor’s degree from Coker College in South Carolina and has his Master’s in Fine Art’s from the University of Pittsburgh.

Click the link to learn more about Mr. Hayes

Produced by Carlie Towne Production
Directed by Elder Carlie Towne Co- Director Lesa Wineglass Smalls
Inspired by Sheila Savannah Johnson

Thursday October 2, 2014
7pm -8pm Scotts Grand Banquet Center/Dinner Theatre
5060 Dorchester Road
Suite 320 North Charleston, S.C. 29418
Adults $15.00 Children $5.00

The stage is set for an evening of thought provoking, moving , fun loving ,soul stirring and dramatic community reality theater. “Gullah/Geechee Conversation Jes Wana Testify” takes you into the mind of Truth Pringle a Gullah/Geechee women who lives in Union Height a underserved community that is also called the neck . It is between the City of Charleston and incorporated into the city of North Charleston. Truth is in search of her true authentic self but, she is haunted by a past that consist of vision of thoughts and emotion that creates anxiety ,stress and depression. She decides to go into the wilderness and try to find a peace of mind. She starts to imagine ,feel and hear the conversations of her ancestor from Belmount plantation of which the neck was once called .Truth’s Aunt ,Moma Faith, who owns “Fruit of the Spirit Restaurant ” gives a soul stirring conversation about the journey of life .. Oscar, Pastor Gullah Joe, Constantinople and Tony stops by the restaurant to fellowship and eat, in their conversation with Truth and Moma Faith,they find that everything that Truth is going through is a reflection of their story and everyone is connected and there is no single story. The ingredients that they find that will help them through life is the fruit of the spirit love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness,faith, gentleness and self control and Moma Faith dishes that out in her conversation with them. Gullah/Geechee Conversation Jes Wana Testify is a gift of love that is based on Truth and Faith . Join us !!
WE will see you in the house, Join the conversation!!

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Presented by Southern Wealth In Music (S.W.I.M) Group and CharlestonHype.com, the
official media sponsor, Matt Monday will perform live on Thursday, Oct. 9. Joining
him will be DJ Luis Skye and the following acts:

Ben Fagan & the Holy City Hooligans (Funk/Reggae/Hip Hop)
New Galaxy (Funk/ R-n-B)
Oxymoron (Hip Hop)
Savage Souls (Hip-Hop)
Damn Skippy (Hip-Hop)

The show will begin at 9 p.m. Admission is $10. The Charleston Pour House is located
at 1977 Maybank Highway in James Island.

Proceeds from the concert, will be donated to H1GHER LEARNING, a non-profit
organization that rewards the academic excellence of at-risk students by rewarding
them with sneakers. Since January 2014 H1GHER LEARNING has provided over 100 pairs
of brand new and hard-to-find sneakers as a reward to at-risk students for their
academic prowess.

For more information, please contact Tawana N. Tolbert at tawana.tolbert@gmail.com

or call843.367.3294; you may also visit www.swimclique.com.

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Blacc Hollywood

Steam Wiz Khalifa’s new “Blacc Hollywood” album – FREE. This deluxe version includes two bonus tracks and 13 songs, including “We Dem Boyz” remix with Rick Ross, Schoolboy Q and Nas…Also check out Nicki Minaj, Project Pat, Juicy J, Snoop, Ty Dolla Sign featured on the album. It may be FREE, but Wiz didnt skimp on the features.

Tracklist:

1.Hope (feat. Ty Dolla Sign)
2.We Dem Boyz
3.Promises
4.KK (feat. Project Pat & Juicy J)
5.House In The Hills (feat. Curren$y)
6.Ass Drop
7.Raw
8.Stayin Out All Night
9.The Sleeze
10.So High (feat. Ghost Loft)
11.Still Down (feat. Chevy Woods & Ty Dolla Sign)
12.No Gain
13.True Colors

Deluxe Edition

1.We Dem Boyz Remix (feat. ScHoolboy Q & Nas)
2.You and Your Friends (feat. Snoop Dogg & Ty Dolla $ign)
3.We Dem Boyz – video

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Want to become a part of Movie History? The film, “America Street” is giving you an opportunity!

1) Visit the America Street Facebook Page; Hit the “LIKE” button

2)Use one of the various America Street images, like the one below, as your cover page for 3 weeks

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3) Producers of the movie will add YOUR NAME in the Thank You segment of the film’s ending credits!

Its that easy, and you will forever be a part of Movie History!

April 11, 2014

So just in case you’ve been under a rock somewhere and havent heard, there is a movie being filmed right here in Charleston, SC that EVERYONE needs to know about. The editor of Syllabus, Drea has given me the inside scoop and based on the trailers that I’ve seen so far, THIS is something to be excited about!

First, check out the trailer!

America Street Trailer from AVIDYA FILMS on Vimeo.
So, here’s what I know so far…The name of the film is, “America Street” and the director of the film is Travis Pearson; he’s an experienced and talented director based in Charleston, SC. He’s done previous documentaries on the hip-hop culture and he has also done alot of the music videos for many of the artists based here in the Carolinas. His vision for this film is BIG and his plans for the culture are even bigger!
What’s great about this film is that many of the actors that will be used are people from right in the Charleston area, many of the faces may be familiar to you all. Check out the America Street Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/americastreetfilm. There’s Mega Bucks, Mugga Man, Savannah from Star 99.7, BakinSota (sp), Elder Carlie Town from the Gullah Geechee Angel Network, and lots more!!
The best news about this film is that its not just going to be placed on a DVD somewhere in someone’s record store (you know how WE do), but we are actually going to be able to go to an Movie Theater to see this film! That’s right, we are going to be able to see some of our favorite rappers and local celebs on the Big Screen. I’m telling ya’ll, this is something different that someone is finally bringing to the table and Syllabus Magazine is going to be the 1st in line for these tickets!
Anywho, we are going to keep an eye out for the latest on when tickets will be available, special screenings, parties etc! Make sure you like their Facebook and hopefully, we’ll see you all on “America Street”.

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