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Hip Hop Walk To The Top of Stone Mountain Park
Friday, April 10th, 2009Hiphop For Life Coalition presents:
“The Hiphop WALK to the TOP” of Stone Mountain To Kick off/ Wrap up Hiphop Appreciation Week ATLANTA 2009
Sunday May 17th 11am (Kick-Off)
Sunday May 24th 11am (Wrap-Up)
We are calling all to come celebrate Hiphop as well as your active self and meet us at the bottom of Stone Mountain to journey to the top in the spirit of love, life and of course COOPERATION!
Let’s exercise our minds and activate our bodies to prepare for a great week in appreciation of Hiphop Kulture. Let’s walk, talk, rhyme and combine on our way up this mighty mountain to re-enforce Hiphop’s Unity, Strength and ACTIVITY.
There will be bottled water and fresh fruits provided. Bring towels. Bring friends and family.
We ask that you refrain from alcohol, marijuana and cigarettes the day before “The Hiphop WALK to the TOP” as well as the day of the walk.
More information, times, directions and activities will be added.
“LET’S KEEP RISING TO THE TOP”
For more information/to add on :
itshiphop4life@gmail.com
info@itshiphop4life.org
www.itshiphop4life.org
myspace.com/itshiphop4life
1800 715 0920 ext 808
Hiphop Appreciation Week 09!
SPREAD THE M.E.A.T (Music-Education-Activity-Truth)
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HIPHOP FOR LIFE (A MY PEAPLES FOUNDATION)
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SPREAD THE M.E.A.T. (Music.Education.Activity.Truth)
April 09 “Food For the Spirit”
Friday, April 10th, 2009APRIL 2009 “FOOD FOR THE SPIRIT”
Peace and much love! The divinity in me salutes the divinity in you, Word!
The spiritual gift for the month of APRIL is WISDOM
Your spiritual gift of WISDOM is vital to your growth and spiritual development because it gives you the ability to make the best decisions for your highest good.
Spiritual development comes through the choices you make in your life; you cannot grow until you begin to properly use your spiritual gift of WISDOM.
WISDOM has several aspects to it, discernment, evaluation and choices. Most of the time when making decisions, you rely on your mind or your five senses. There is nothing wrong with that, however, when you follow your inner sense and allow spirit to guide you in the situation, that’s using WISDOM.
With the abundance of information and technology available to you, sometimes making the right decision can seem complex or even overwhelming to you. Using WISDOM will give you the ability to discern facts from emotions so you can calmly evaluate the information given to you and decide what will be the best choice for you.
When you are faced with many choices and you’re not really sure of what to choose, you should stop right where you are, remain calm, get still and allow your spiritual gift of WISDOM to guide you. As soon as you do this, things will become more clear, which will allow you to know what choice to make. It’s important to remember that WISDOM will not give you concrete answers. Although using WISDOM is a thinking process, your answers will come to you as a “yes” feeling or a “no” feeling. That’s your intuitive nature, which will never lead you in the wrong direction.
Think about how many times when you were in a situation when “something” just “felt” right and even though it seemed illogical, you courageously followed that “feeling” and something good happened for you. Or when “something” just didn’t “feel” right and again, you listened to that “feeling” and kept yourself out of a negative situation, during those times you were using your spiritual gift of WISDOM.
Also, remember that you will make a few, so-called “mistakes” along the way as you learn to master your gift of WISDOM, it’s natural, so don’t beat yourself up, feel sorry for yourself or have any regrets. Regret makes you fearful and cripples your ability to grow in your consciousness. Every so-called “mistake” you have made or will make, is another opportunity for you to grow in your spiritual development if you just learn from them. Use your WISDOM to keep it moving as you move forward in living the life you were born to live! It is True, let It Be and There It is, Word!
Minister Server - The Hiphop Life Coach
Temple Of Hiphop,
HIPHOP Ministries, Inc.
www.hiphopministries.org
Office:404-425-9629
Why are 1 in 9 young black men in prison?
Friday, April 10th, 2009Dear Michael & HipHopGivesBack family,
When it comes to issues plaguing Black and low-income communities, a White senator from the South is the last person we’d expect to go out on a limb and sound the alarm. Senator Jim Webb from Virginia just did exactly that when he boldly called out the over-imprisonment of Black folks and the serious problems with our prison system. Most importantly, he’s demanding big changes.1
Now it’s up to us to seize the moment and create the pressure necessary to achieve true reform.
The first step is publicly thanking Senator Webb. Our praise will show other politicians that when they take risks and step out on critical issues like prison reform, we will have their backs. It will also show that everyday people stand with Webb and are serious about this issue. Please join us, and ask your friends and family to do the same:
http://colorofchange.org/webb/?id=2047-254640
In recent years, politicians have lacked the courage to create meaningful prison reform. They’ve been paralyzed by the fear of being branded as “soft on crime.” They’ve been held hostage by prison guard unions and industry lobbies. And the communities most affected–Black and low-income communities–have had a hard time getting a seat at the table and making our voices heard.
Our country has a clear problem. With just 5% of the world’s population, America holds nearly 25% of the world’s reported prison population. Our prison population has quadrupled since 1984, and most of the increase comes from people being imprisoned for drug offenses–mostly minor and nonviolent.2
Despite the fact that there is no statistical difference in drug use between different racial groups, harsh drug laws have had a devastating, disproportionate effect on Black communities. While only 12% of the U.S. population is African-American, Black people make up 37% of those arrested on drug charges, 59% of those convicted, and 74% of all drug offenders sentenced to prison.3
It’s surprising and encouraging that someone like Senator Webb is speaking out in this way. Webb is a White politician from Virginia, a Southern “law-and-order” state that has abolished parole and executed more people than any state besides Texas.4 He has nothing to gain politically from this–it’s an act of true conviction.
By eloquently making the case for reform and calling for a National Criminal Justice Commission, Webb has created a major opening to address these issues. And it comes at a time when there are increasing signs the country is ready for reform. New York’s governor and state legislature just struck a deal to reform the state’s “Rockefeller drug laws”–some of the harshest laws in the country, and a great example of the failed status quo.5 A panel of federal judges has just told California it must reduce its prison population by a third to alleviate the torturous conditions stemming from overcrowding.6 And at the same time that more people are recognizing the deep injustices in our system, the economic crisis is forcing elected officials at all levels of government to realize they can’t afford to keep directing so many taxpayer dollars toward law enforcement, jails, and prisons.7
We need to make the most of this moment. Take a minute to thank Senator Jim Webb for his courageous stand and support his call for a meaningful commission. And when you do, please ask your friends and family to do the same.
http://colorofchange.org/webb/?id=2047-254640
Thanks and Peace,
– James, Gabriel, Clarissa, William, Dani and the rest of the ColorOfChange.org team
