Education consultant Erik Cork brings a fresh approach to learning.
Schoolhouse Rap from Syracuse in Focus on Vimeo.
Schoolhouse Rap
April 7th, 2012Saturday School
April 7th, 2012
Erick Cork: Born to InspireThose who can do; those who can’t teach. Those who can’t teach administrate; and those who administrate should hire Erik Cork.
Cork, who plays the role of a walking Hip-Hop thesaurus, dj, preacher, high-0ctane story-teller and teacher, brought his Rap, Rhythm and Rhyme Workshop at Bethany Baptist Church today.
Hundreds of students from several Central New York school districts and their parents attended. The day was an educational experience today that was exciting, refreshing and pure edu-tain-ment.
Rap, Rhythm & Rhyme: Children learn in different ways
I saw parents stare in unanimous disbelief as they watched elementary age to high school-aged children enthusiastically participate in learning vocabulary words and study skills to the beat of contemporary music.
Cork’s philosophy illustrates that children be excited about learning. All it takes is a fresh approach, flexibility in formula and higher expectations (by parents and educators).
Rap, Rhythm & Rhyme: No child left in the background
Laughing without limits
April 7th, 2012
Toronto’s Chrissie Cunningham: Was it something I said?
Anna Phillips (pictured below) produced a comedy show at Jazz Central last night that featured homegirl Jessimae Peluso, Amy Carlson (New Rochelle) and Chrissie Cunningham (Toronto).
Anna Phillips said she thinks she is smarter than Lil’ Wayne, but she’s not sure.
Jessimae Peluso, who now lives in NYC, danced on stage, then reminisced about CNY and summers at Green Lakes making the human chain.
The laughs were punctated by stories about Hip Hop, relationships, parties and pet dogs.
Amy Carlson, who lives in New Rochelle, wrote a poem about Syracuse. Want to hear it, here it goes…
Cunningham, who happens to be hearing-impaired, was making her U.S. and Syracuse premiere.
Chrissie Cunningham from Syracuse in Focus on Vimeo.
When a Poet’s Fed Up
April 7th, 2012
Rae Sunshine, gave us a conversation between Mr. Do Nothing and Ms. Say Something on Friday.
During an intermission at a comedy show last night at Jazz Central, Rae Sunshine performed one her poems , which was an imaginary conversation between Mr. Do Nothing and Ms. Say Something.
Her group Underground Poetry Spot will be performing a full show later this month at Art Rage Gallery.
VP Chronicles
April 5th, 2012Last night Chris Godsick and Jay Feather, two SU grads-turned Hollywood insiders, attended an advanced showing of their series “VEEP, ” starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus (as a Vice President).
Here they talk with Professor Robert Thompson about the freedom of working with HBO.
VP Chronicles from Syracuse in Focus on Vimeo.
Athlete in Action
April 2nd, 2012Here is a column by former Orangeman and author, poet, activist Etan Thomas about the Trayvon Martin case.
Neighborhood in Transition (part 12)
March 31st, 2012
Forman Park, Under Construction
Activewear
March 30th, 2012
1,000,000 Hoodie March, Armory Square
More than 1000 people made a fashion statement for justice tonight as they walked through the streets of downtown Syracuse as part of the One Million Hoodies March. The event, which was inspired by the murder of 17-year old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, FL, was organized by Ciara Richardson, Ashley Miller and Yaschia Kinsey.
1,000,000 Hoodie March, Armory Square
1,000,000 Hoodie March, Armory Square
Pre March Rally
1,000,000 Hoodie March, Armory Square
Hip Hop for the Horn
March 27th, 2012
Abdul Karim Abdullah, a 2010 SU grad, and Cassandra, members of Be Great Foundation, address the students and crowd during the Save the Horn concert.
Here are some photographs taken during the Save the Horn concert at Syracuse University on Friday. Below find an interview with the concert organizer Kwaku Brown-Bonsu, a student at Syracuse University.
Guy Harrison and Cartier Sims perform on stage at the Save the Horn concert.
Fans cheered and danced during the show intermission.
Cassidy
Fabolous
World Be Free opens the Save the Horn concert sporting a hoodie.
Aziza, the wife of MC World Be Free, gives out information about promoting health, education and empowerment in the Horn of Africa
Singer Erika Lovette sings a few bars during World Be Free’s set.
Eight is never enough
March 24th, 2012
Syracuse MC World Be Free performs the SU Men’s Basketball theme song on the eve of the team’s Elite Eight game against Ohio State.
To the delight of a capacity crowd of students and members of the community, Brian Freeland, aka World Be Free, performed the SU theme song last night during a benefit concert that also included Cassidy and Fabolous at Goldstein Auditorium.
For one song Be Free shared the stage with soulful singer Erika Lovette. He also got a rousing response during a song called “Dear Music.”
World Be Free (left), his wife Aziza, and his manager Maestro