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Gullah Geechee Conversation – Jes Wana Testify

Moja is back again until October 5th, 2014 and there are a plethora of wonderful events dedicated to Art, Music, Theatre and Cultre in Celebration of African-American and Caribbean Arts. One of the premiere events we look forward to each year is the live theatre presentation from Elder Carlie Towne and her team of actors and actresses. And sorry folks, if you missed it this year, well, you missed a Gullah Geechee Good Time! On Thursday, Elder Carlie Towne, in association with Moja & The Gullah Geechee Angel Network presented “Gullah Geechee Conversation – Jes Wana Testify”. This was a story of a woman named Truth who’s goal was to get her voice back. The setting was held in the Fruit of the Spirit Restaurant and with the love of family and friends, Truth was able to get her spirtual voice back. Along with this dynamic story line, the audience was treated with a talented host of dancers, singers, and poets AND a special guest appearance from Queen Quet of the Gullah Geechee Nation. Oh! and lets not forget about the okra and cornbread!

Elder Carlie town and her talented cast definitely blessed Charleston and the MOJA festival once again. Can’t wait until next year! check out the pics below

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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

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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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Associated Press |

CHARLESTON, S.C. — A $75 million International African American Museum will be built in South Carolina on Charleston Harbor where tens of thousands of slaves first set foot in the United States.

“There is no better site,” Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr. said Tuesday, standing on the waterfront tract where the 42,000-square-foot museum will be built in the city where the Civil War began. It’s near where a wharf where slaves left ships once stood.

The site is just down and across the street from the vacant lot where the museum, first proposed 13 years ago, was originally planned.

Riley said that as research for the museum was done, the significance of Gadsden’s Wharf became evident. The wharf was built by Revolutionary War patriot Christopher Gadsden and it’s estimated that 40 percent of African slaves brought to the United States in the late 18th and early 19th centuries walked across it.

From 1803 to 1807, the final years of the international slave trade, more than 70,000 enslaved Africans were brought to the wharf at a time when Charleston’s population was only 20,000. The first slaves arrived in Charleston in 1670, the same year the Carolina colony was founded.

Riley said that in recent months, during discussions with museum architects, it was determined that, if possible, the museum should be built at the site.

Part of the tract is city land. A portion had been sold to a family that is planning to build a restaurant. But the mayor said they agreed to sell the land back to the city as a site for the museum.

“We always knew this museum would be one of the most important in our country,” the mayor said. “We are standing on the site that will make this museum even more powerful and important and will resonate more deeply with everyone who attends.”

“The discovery of this site adds many dimensions to the telling of that story. It adds an historical integrity to that story,” added Wilbur Johnson, a local attorney and chairman of the museum board.

Ralph Appelbaum, who designed the exhibits for the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington and the new Visitor Reception Center at the United States Capitol, is designing the exhibits for the museum. The museum will tell the story of black Americans with the use of interactive displays and changing exhibits.

Plans call for one third of the money to come from private donations, one third from Charleston city and county and one third from the state.

Riley said that he hopes the money will be in place by early 2016 so construction can begin. If that schedule holds, the museum should open two years later.

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"Bout that life" y'all say.... "real nigga" y'all say.... "he a fake nigga...."
y'all say.... "Beat her ass" is what you hear in the fight videos. "No let them go"
I heard in the Bayside fight video. Now....

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  Many of you know when I write, I write for myself, but this... this is for
everyone. Teachers, strippers, dope boys, Mothers, sons, Fathers, hell the
plumbers, whoever. It may come off as disrespectful to some & uplifting to others
& quite frankly I don't care. There's some issues in the black community but
definitely in my home city of Charleston, SC &  I'mma speak on it.

A "real nigga"; Look, I don't care who you are or what you been through. It doesn't
matter if your Daddy left you to fend for yourself or your Momma hittin' a pipe 3x a
day. You going to do what you have to do to make it, understood. The problem
nowadays is you have a large population of young dudes in Charleston, SC who feel
the need to bang. Banging is something that's not understood by most & well I don't
think it ever will be; & no I'm not a banger & I'm not going to put myself or
anyone's business out there but you don't touch a corner or a glock unless you HAVE
to. 

We all have been in someone's classroom; church; bible study; club; etc. And when we
were in these atmospheres whether we wanted it or not someone reached us in a
positive way. You can act hard & say "no man school ain't been for me" or "man I
built for the block" & what not but the truth is.... none of us were made  to put a
glock in our waistband or hard(crack) in our sock. None of us were born to fear the
next man or run from the police or even get shot by one, believe it or not. We all
had a choice. 

I was as lucky one. I've made decisions I regret & I know people around me who have
also; but as a young man when making those decisions you have to remember you not
ever in it by yourself. Never. If you have a seed out here, he/she going to grow up
without a Father. If you have a Mother/Father, they lose a son. Your granny & gramp?
Yup... they lose you too. Oh & those homies who said they were going to ride? Yeah,
about them. I won't be politically or socially correct & say "they won't be there".
I won't even tell a young man to get off the block without knowing his story. I will
say this, feeding into the social bullshit that's placed before you will get you 20
years plus on stacked up charges or dead. 

These little girls from your neighborhood who claim to be your friend & they hug you
in the party/club or write little' emojis on your Instagram pictures don't mean you
no good. They don't. There's young men laying dead in the grave & at the time of
death females crying all over Facebook for attention but not even a year later in
the bed with another "boss"; another "real nigga". So what does that show you?
Loyalty? No; but that's neither here nor there 'cause those same little girls aren't
even woman enough to help you realize the path you're on is the wrong one. They're
the ones running your business to the same folks who want you dead &/or in jail.
Don't entertain the show if you're about your "hustle" because these people don't
give a damn 6 months or even 1 month after you're behind those walls or in the
ground.

Like I said many will take offense & well I can take some scrutiny; but I can't take
seeing people throw up "#CeaseFireCharleston" yet the same people who have that pic
up on Facebook are clicking like on pics of a young man holding up 2 glocks saying
"pussy nigga killa". I'm no angel & I'm not playing the role of one, all I'm saying
is this....

  Charleston, my city.... my set.... my people... MY HOME, what you have to
understand is no place has 100% peace & won't. What you can do though is try to
save the ones who don't have to be in the street. Just 'cause your homeboy riding
with a .380 on his waist don't mean you have to; 'cause your homegirl carry a
blade in her MK purse doesn't mean you have to. We've seen how many fights people
laughed at on Facebook from Charleston yet the same people rooting it on want to
stand up on Facebook & say "stop the violence". That's like you being an advocate
for seatbelt safety & telling people to buckle up at a red light yet your child in
the back seat jumpin up & down on the seat. Who's going to take you serious seeing
your child jump up & down in the back seat? Nobody. That's how the rest of the
city of Charleston , including it's leaders see a lot of you. If you're going to
support the dope boy movement, then by all means do that; but don't insult the
families & people with actual concern for young black men by talking about
#JusticeForJaba & #CeaseFireCharleston yet you're killing your fellow man &/or
support the "kill that nigga" movement.

  The black community of Charleston has become more of a joke than ever before,
that's evident, but I'm not here to just say that. I'm here to suggest a solution,
which many will disagree with. Some people you can't help & you won't be able to
help. I know you love them; I know it hurts; but my Mother out of all her kids had
to make the same decision in her heart & I could tell. All you can do is pray for
your child or fellow man if they continue to choose that life. You can scream
"fuck them crackers" & "man fuck them niggas" all day, but until you realize the
common denominator everytime your child is in handcuffs or your friends dead in
the street then you wont understand the big picture. It's us. It's the
person/people in the mirror, & if the person in the mirror doesn't really want
change or want to be changed then well ... as someone told me when my lil' brother
left us, "Let go & let God... but keep your sanity." Some people never kept their
sanity so let God handle that. 


Pray, appreciate the time you have on this Earth & be mindful of the people who care
about you. The dope game loves nobody; these streets love nobody; these lil' girls
on Facebook in your inbox for that $ don't love nobody, not even themselves. Stay
blessed, focused & do what you have to do. Just don't pass up a better way of life,
& that's coming from a 'real nigga' who grew into a real man. 


- Jah bless. #TheHoly48
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