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BET NETWORKS HOSTS TWO POWERFUL PANEL DISCUSSIONS AT CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY IN SUPPORT OF THE 2008 “BET HIP HOP AWARDS” ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 , 2008.

FLY GIRLS VOTE! Hip-Hop Women for Change
An all-star female gathering of academics, activities, actresses, journalists, goverment and student leaders, artists, DJ’s, filmakers, and emcees will engage in creativity and conversation to prove IT’S WOMEN THAT MAKE MOVEMENTS MOVE.

Debra Lee, MC Lyte, Michaela Angela Davis, Tricia Rose, Moya Bailey, represntative Aisha Thomas Morgan, Shola Lynch, Lola Ogunnaike, DJ Beverly Bond, Toofly, Black Kold Madina, and more!

SATURDAY October 18th
11-1pm
Clark Atlanta University
Cornelius Henderson Student Center

Original Fly Girls Logo design by yours truly:) © Toofly 2008

On Friday, October 17, a Hip-Hop Summit Action Network Panel Discussion on Financial Empowerment Features Panelists Russell Simmons, Ludacris, Dr. Benjamin Chavis, 106 & PARK’s Terrence and Rocsi, and Others, Urging People to “Get Your Money Right!”

Hosted by MC Lyte and Moderated by Michaela angela Davis, Town Hall Event “Fly Girls Vote: Hip Hop Women for Change” on Saturday, October 18 Explores the Legacy and Future Women of Color Hold in American Politics The “BET HIP HOP AWARDS” Premieres Thursday, October 23 at 8:00 P.M.*

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OMG IT’S NEXT FRIDAY!!!

We have been preparing for this exhibit for like an entire year people…I know crazy long! It takes mad work to put together a “TIGHT” exhibition on an independent level with like no loot, a day job, side gigs, personal life, etc, etc…It’s no easy task. It takes a lot of effort to organize something you care about. The collective has grown to 60 amazing women artists from various backgrounds representing their own individual stylez, ideaz, and skillz. Their work is DOPE!!! this year’s Heart & Soul is a labor of love. Something that flowed and manifested organically. We are extremely proud of this exhibition and hope you get a chance to experience it on opening day. October 17th! Mark your calendars. Don’t forget to cop your own Heart & Soul book which we are exited to have self published! That was a tough one but we did it!!! Shout out to our Younity Team. You guys have gone way and beyond to help spread the message we are so grateful;) love you guys!!!

Thanks to all who believe in YOUNITY and continue to support our community. Spread the love, spread the word…

YOUNITY’s Heart & Soul Exhibition and Book Launch
October 17,2008
OPENING RECEPTION ( open to the public ) 8pm – 10pm
rsvp@theyounity.com

DJ Laylo & Dj Elle on the 1&2′ spinning the best of Hip Hop’s “GOLDEN” Years.

ALPHABETA
70 Greenpoint Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11222
Exhibit Dates: October 18, 2008 – November 17, 2008

Younity Heart & Soul After Party!

Time: 10pm - Till
COCO 66 ( Right Next Door! )
66 Greenpoint Ave
(between Franklin St & West St)
Brooklyn, NY 11222 (718) 389-7392

www.coco66.com

DJ CP spinning the best of Hip Hop, House, Classics, Reggae, and more!
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WEDNESDAY 10.1.08
I flew into Anchorage Alsaka on Wednesday afternoon and the view was amazing! The landscape of Mount McKinley, and the Kenai Mountain Ranges, the deep blue ocean, rivers, valleys, snow, glaciers, trees…dope.

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Yea I know Alaska? word…it’s gonna be cold eeek! I gotta bust out my bubble jacket. Hope I have some time to scope out the scenic route. If I see some glaciers, moose, bears, and whales I’ll be so siked!  It’s supposed to be surrounded by an awesome wilderness of mountains and valleys, Im a sucker for that stuff. Shout out to Elizabeth Posey, OurTime crew, and the Hip Hop Association for putting me down on this wonderful youth project;) I’m excited to meet you guys, share the love, educate, and paint!

OUR TIME 2008
A a youth based (ages 18-35) voter registration drive and political education program (16-35) using hip hop to teach political process and how to use it to change your community. OurTime 2008 is a nonpartisan Civic Engagement Initiative of the Anchorage Urban League Young Professionals in Partnership with the Hip Hop Association based out of Harlem, New York.

illustration and design by yours truly;)
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The B-Girls have arrived!!! Yay now we can party!!!

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Our first night out we attended the Hip Hop Ladies with Attitude exhibition at the TACHLESS. This has got to be the most tagged up building I’ve ever seen. This is def a griddy ass building…Catfight female graffiti portrait prints by F Lady looked dope!!! I got my Mickey joint to hang on my wall. Mickey I gotta get a signature next time your in NY! So I borrowed a few flicks from JUST from Ekosystem who’s flicks are mad official. Mine are a little dark and blurry:(

female graff artists paving the way…

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WE B*GIRLZ FESTIVAL

The We B*Girlz Festival is a multimedia Festival by women for women celebrating the 4 elements of Hip Hop and more. We B*Girlz wants to present a strong role model for adolescent girls. We B*Girlz Productionz wants to show that women mastered skills in all aspects of Hip Hop and have earned a place in Hip Hop history. We will celebrate their creativity with a one month festival in August 2008 in Berlin. Our intention is to provide a platform for girls and young women from different nations and cultural backgrounds to make contacts, exchange ideas, and support each other. We want to teach them new skills, strengthen their confidence and show them the accomplishments of women in all aspects of Hip Hop culture. Within 4 weeks in August 2008, the We B*Girlz Festival will provide the girls with tools to be creative in the different aspects of Hip Hop culture, and will also teach them how to document their own culture through workshops in video editing, photography, and web design etc. During the 4 weeks in August, we will not only have lots of workshops, but also exhibitions, concerts, club nights, a filmfestival etc. We will produce a compilation with female artists, a magazine and a DVD. The event series will close with a big festival with battles, shows and a concert on the last weekend in August. We hope to see y’all in Berlin!!!

EXHIBITIONS & GRAFFITI JAM
August 28, 2008
location: Tachless

MadC (DE), TOOFLY(US), Shiro(JP), Faith47(SA), Mickey(NL), Fany(DE), Wave(DE), Hera(DE), Spice(AU), Anarkia(BR), Winter(NO), Yeah(NO), Qge(NO), Venus (ES), Politrix(SE), Sizta(SE), Numi(ES), Flai(ES), Malicia(ES), Alice Mizrachi(US), F.Lady(NL), Jolie (DE).

* The “Hip Hop Lady’s with Attitude” exhibition “So Fresh & So Def “will be kicking of August 22nd!

WE B GIRLZ CONCERT
August 29, 2008
location: Cassiopeia

ROXANNE SHANTÉ, BAHAMADIA, YARAH BRAVO, INVINCIBLE, ETERNIA, STACY EPPS, DJ SHORTEE, PYRANJA, SHE-RAW, JENEEZ, ISCHEN IMPOSSIBLE, TOO FUNK SISTAZ, NIA GARA,

DANCE OFF
August 30, 2008
location: Universal Hall

ROKAFELLA (NYC) ASIA ONE ( LA) A-KO ( Paris ) MOVIE ONE ( Barcelona )

To stay in the loop sign up for the “newzletta” at www.bgirlz.com

www.hiphop-ladies-with-attitude.com
www.bitchesincontrol.com
www.catfightmagazine.com

http://b-girlz-berlin.com/info/hostel/

I’ve been compiling a bunch of stuff I really digg, most of it you find on other sites/blogs but I figured I should archive them as well so I can bring them back months later so people don’t forget about them…

This flick is especially dear to me because it takes place in Queens. The shots are beautiful to look at, big ups to the photographer involved. Brings me back to the good old days growing up here, it looks, and feels exactly like it. I’m especially proud of the STEREOBIKE CREW youth who set up shop and came up with something mad “ORIGINAL”. Made in Queens baby! OMG where can I get a T-Shirt that says that…
www.madeinqueensfilm.com

OMG last night was crazzzzzy! Estilo Hip Hop’s world premier at Clearview Center Cinemas was jam packed! It sold out for it’s first theater premier hoooray! That’s how dope this film is!!! Our family, friends, and supporters came out to show Vee and Loira maaaaaaaad love. The film was excellent!!! Shout out to Eli Elfi, Guerillero Okulto, and Magia for sharing their story with all of us, we luv ya!

HBO presents Estilo Hip Hop at the NY Latino Film Festival!

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Our homegirls from Catfight Magazine, Anattitude Magazine & We B*Girlz organising the all-female Hip Hop exhibition “Hip Hop Ladies with Attitude - Jammin’ Fresh & Def” in Berlin from 22.-31.08.2008 as part of the one-month female Hip Hop event “We B*Girlz-Festival”. Check out what’s coming soon! Save the Date…

www.catfightmagazine.com

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The Peralta Project and Toofly will be at this years AFRO PUNK Brooklyn Arts Market.

Save the date!
July 27, 2008, and Sept 21st!
12PM
529 Myrtle Avenue
(between grand and emerson)
G Train to Classon Ave

July 27th Performances
DJ Spinna
The Earthman Experience featuring DJ Hard Hittin Harry
77 Klash

Party and shop locally, all summer long and into the fall! The new Brooklyn Urban Arts Market’s five Sunday appearances on Myrtle Avenue near the PrattStore will blend the power and pull of Afro-Punk and BAM’s cutting edge creative culture with MARP’s community economic empowerment and small business initiatives. Envisioned as an answer to those ubiquitous NYC street fairs (you know the ones…same perfume and tube socks at every one no matter what location), this open-air market will house 50 local artisans, vendors, and entrepreneurs hand-selected for their innovative creations, fresh urban perspective and DIY spirit.

BROOKLYN ARTS MARKET

AFRO PUNK FESTIVAL

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Graff Ladies rocking a wall in Brooklyn with the MAKE THE ROAD NY youth team.

Shiro ( Japan) Toofly (NY), Lucha (NY), and Emilia (NY)
Shout out to the Make the Road NY youth team, and Emilia for helping organize this wall project and getting us some yummy Iced Coffee!

We will be done with it soon! Look out for the finished wall pics…

Make the Road New York promotes economic justice, equity and opportunity for all New Yorkers through community and electoral organizing, strategic policy advocacy, leadership development, youth and adult education, and high quality legal and support services.

PHOTOS BELOW by: Pam Inks, Olivia, and Emilia

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Use your 15min wisely folks!!! Change will come from people who CARE;)

HIP-HOP VS AMERICA II ”
“WHERE DID THE LOVE GO?”on BET, in case you missed it with the dopest host ever MC LYTE!

Shout to Michaela Angela Davis for sending me the info not to miss this show…THANK YOU!!! For anyone who wants to send a message to the BET network about how you felt about this episode heres the people to send it to:

Debra.lee@BET.com
Reginald.Hudlin@BET.NET
Keith.Brown@BET.NET

BET we applaud and support programs that are entertaining + enriching for our girls and for ourselves + we want MORE!!!

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A special shout to my familia Vee Bravo, and Loira Limbal for the Estilo Hip Hop World Premiere!!!

When: Thursday July 24, 2008
Theater: Clearview Cinemas
Address: 1871 Broadway, 62nd Street, New York, NY
Time: 9:30 sharp

Schedule: nylatinofilm.com
Tickets

ESTILO HIP HOP:
Directed by Loira Limbal & Vee Bravo

Chronicling the emergence of hip hop in Brazil, Chile, and Cuba, Estilo Hip Hop examines the regional politics that underscore the growth of hip hop’s global appeal. Against a backdrop of breathtaking landscapes are three hip hop enthusiasts, Guerrillero Okulto, Eli Efi and Magia, who all believe the music of the people can change the world. As “Estilo Hip Hop” delves into their lives, the film explores the movements they lead in hip hop and the personal price they must pay because of their political stances.

Estilo Hip Hop will is scheduled for national television broadcast on PBS in March of 2009.
www.myspace.com/estilohiphop

It’s official were off to Berlin in August! woooohoooo damn I can’t wait to see our peoples and have a blast!!! If your down for a trip to the other side of the world book your flights, lock in your hostel (or your hotel for those that have the cheddar) cuz its hella expensive over there…

We’re Making Herstory baby!!! WE B*GIRLZ

The We B*Girlz Festival is a multimedia Festival by women for women celebrating the 4 elements of Hip Hop and more. We B*Girlz wants to present a strong role model for adolescent girls. We B*Girlz Productionz wants to show that women mastered skills in all aspects of Hip Hop and have earned a place in Hip Hop history. We will celebrate their creativity with a one month festival in August 2008 in Berlin. Our intention is to provide a platform for girls and young women from different nations and cultural backgrounds to make contacts, exchange ideas, and support each other. We want to teach them new skills, strengthen their confidence and show them the accomplishments of women in all aspects of Hip Hop culture. Within 4 weeks in August 2008, the We B*Girlz Festival will provide the girls with tools to be creative in the different aspects of Hip Hop culture, and will also teach them how to document their own culture through workshops in video editing, photography, and web design etc. During the 4 weeks in August, we will not only have lots of workshops, but also exhibitions, concerts, club nights, a filmfestival etc. We will produce a compilation with female artists, a magazine and a DVD. The event series will close with a big festival with battles, shows and a concert on the last weekend in August. We hope to see y’all in Berlin! Peace out! We B*Girlz!!!

EXHIBITIONS & GRAFFITI JAM
August 28, 2008
location: Tachless

MadC (DE), TOOFLY(US), Shiro(JP), Faith47(SA), Mickey(NL), Fany(DE), Wave(DE), Hera(DE), Spice(AU), Anarkia(BR), Winter(NO), Yeah(NO), Qge(NO), Venus (ES), Politrix(SE), Sizta(SE), Numi(ES), Flai(ES), Malicia(ES), Alice Mizrachi(US), F.Lady(NL), Jolie (DE).

* The “Hip Hop Lady’s with Attitude” exhibition will be kicking of August 22nd!

WE B GIRLZ CONCERT
August 28, 2008
location: Cassiopeia

ROXANNE SHANTÉ, BAHAMADIA, YARAH BRAVO, INVINCIBLE, ETERNIA, STACY EPPS, DJ SHORTEE, PYRANJA, SHE-RAW, JENEEZ, ISCHEN IMPOSSIBLE, TOO FUNK SISTAZ, NIA GARA,

DANCE OFF
August 30, 2008
location: Universal Hall

ROKAFELLA (NYC) ASIA ONE ( LA) A-KO ( Paris ) MOVIE ONE ( Barcelona )

To stay in the loop sign up for the “newzletta” at www.bgirlz.com

www.hiphop-ladies-with-attitude.com
www.bitchesincontrol.com
www.catfightmagazine.com

http://b-girlz-berlin.com/info/hostel/