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
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.
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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.
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
Rev. Run speaks about race in Hip Hop at Syracuse University
Hasan Stephens (aka Maestro) dialogues with Rev. Run about radio programming’s influence on popular taste during the forum.
My Adidas: Rev. keeping it Run (rocking sneakers with the collar)
A week before the Big Dance, we got to see two action-packed games during the BBBL (Baby Boomers Basketball League) Final Four.
The league is going strong after 15 years, and now includes about dozen teams.
We asked one of the players after the first semi-final game, which went down to the final possession (his team was favored), Why didn’t you guys pull that one out?
“Sometimes it just wasn’t meant to be,” he said. “That’s why they call it March Madness.”
This weekend’s Finals showcases team Tighten Up with Bernard Blunt (formerly of St. Joseph’s–PA) versus B&B Lounge with (former SU point guard) Lazarus Sims.
CNY Martial Arts Experts El Java Qadir (left) and Carlos Tearney do battle at last weekends SMAC tournament in Niagara Falls.
NBA Insider Stephen A. Smith visited Syracuse a few weeks ago and gave his thoughts on SU Basketball and their chances during the NCAA Tournament.
Actor, director, writer Lawrence Hilton Jacobs spoke at Syracuse University on Wednesday.
Lawrence Hilton Jacobs, aka Cochise, aka Papa Joe, aka Freddie “Boom Boom” Washington, aka Larry FORD (friend of Richard Dubin) was the latest celebrity to participate in the Conversation on Race and Entertainment Media at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School. During the more than 1 hour talk, Dubin and Jacobs reminisced about their days as actors in New York City, 70s sitcoms and blaxploitation flicks.
Jacobs has starred in film, television and on Broadway in his over 40-year career, from The Jacksons to Welcome Back Carter and Cooley High.
Both men dropped pearls of wisdom for the students.
“You have to have raw nerve. There is no easy road.” Jacobs said. “Acting is a business. It’s a craft, it’s work. ”
Dubin added that Hollywood is not a place where you go to apply for a job, but rather somewhere where you use entrepreneurial skills to create opportunity for yourself.
It’s hard to believe this series has been running for over a decade. The last Conversation I saw was with Chappelle Show Director Rusty Cundieff a few years ago.
Tagalongs
Anthony McGriff, 2012 T.A.P. Festival
Twins Eric and Anthony McGriff demonstrated their clever musicianship playing from classics scores to tunes by Michael Jackson (Smooth Criminal and Beat It) at the T.A.P. Festival Program at Bethany Baptist Church today.
Eric McGriff, 2012 T.A.P. Festival
Activist Geneva Hayden was recognized as the 2012 Harriet Tubman Spirit Award during the program as well. The award was presented by Michelle Jones-Galvin, the great-grandneice of Harriet Tubman.
Geneva Hayden, Michelle Jones-Galvin and Deborah Crouch