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March 6, 2008 @ 5:09 pm
Liberation Lounge
Saturday March 8th
SPECIAL CELEBRATION IN HONOR OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
with live music by Special Guests
YAYA an all women group playing Bomba Boricua and Salve Dominicano musica pa’ lo pie.
For those not fluent in Caribbean Spanish that means music to make your feet and booty happy:)
Plus DJ Laylo & Eli Efi spinning
all that classic music you always get at Liberation.
Mojito’s
227 E. 116th Street
bet 2nd & 3rd Avenues
Take 6 Train to E.116th
COVER: $5
www.myspace.com/liberationloung
International Women’s Day is marked on March 8th every year. It is a major day of global celebration for the economic, political and social achievements of women.
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March 6, 2008 @ 5:08 pm
The REEL X Project
The Reel X Project
invites you to the premiere of
“Silent Truth” and “A House is not a Home”
two youth-produced short documentaries
Friday, March 7 6pm-7pm
The Bronx Museum, North Bldg. 2nd Floor
The Reel X Project presents two short documentaries produced by young women from
the Bronx. “Silent Truth” tackles the issue of sexual abuse and harrassment while “A House is not a Home” explores the expereiences of young women in the foster care system.
Screenings will be followed by a Q & A with the filmmakers.
The Bronx Museum of the Arts
1040 Grand Concourse @165th
Take 4 or D Train to 167th
For more info: djlaylo@gmail.com
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March 6, 2008 @ 5:07 pm
10th Annual Latino Unity Conference @ NYU
10th Annual Latino Unity Conference @ NYU
Hosted By
Latino Unidos Con Honor Y Amistad (L.U.C.H.A.)
Date
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Time
10:00 am ET - 5:00 pm ET
Location
New York University
60 Washington Park South
Manhattan , NY 10003
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March 6, 2008 @ 4:38 pm
Register Now for HHEAL Fest:Hip-Hop Educates and Advances Lives! [April 18-20, 2008]
HHEAL Fest: Hip-Hop Educates and Advances Lives!
A Celebration of Heritage, Education, and Social Justice
New York, NY—The Hip-Hop Association, in conjuntion with the Social Services of Hip Hop, We Got Issues! and the Afro-Latin@ Project presents HHEAL Fest, a three-day celebration with interactive workshops, panels, film screenings, and performances that will focus on Hip-Hop as a tool for education, immigrant history, media literacy, life skills and youth empowerment. Taking place from April 18-20 at the Raphael Hernandez School of the Performing Arts (IS 217) in the Bronx, HHEAL Fest combines the Hip-Hop Education (H2Ed) Summit, Freshest Youth Program, and a third day dedicated to a town hall meeting and special tribute to the Founder of Hip-Hop - Kool Herc and the First Lady of Hip-Hop - Cindy Campbell in homage of their Jamaican roots.
Some of the presenters and speakers include Jineea Butler (Social Services of Hip-Hop), Chris “Kazi” Rolle (Hip-Hop Project), Jlove (We Got Issues! author of That White Girl), Franco Rosado (Deep Sea Entertainment), Martha Diaz (Hip-Hop Association), Peter the Rapmathician, Dr. David Kirkland (NYU-Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development), Cristina Jimenez (New York State Young Leadership Council), Dr. Daniel Banks (NYU- Hip-Hop Theater Lab), Dr. George Priestley (Afro-Latin@ Project), Sandy Shin (Breakthrough: Building Human Rights Culture), and Kool Herc and Cindy Campbell (HIP-HOP Preserve).
Freshest Youth Program | April 18, 1-5 PM: Students from NYC Public Schools will participate in a day of activities that include media literacy workshop, film screenings, and Hip-Hop aesthetic workshops (mcing, djing, break-dancing, graffiti, and beat-boxing) all for FREE. The Hip-Hop Association, in collaboration with its community partners, offers youth a fresh perspective on learning, the arts, and social justice.
H2Ed Summit | April 19, 9:30 AM-5 PM: The H2Ed Summit brings together noted Hip-Hop educators, historians, and community organizations to facilitate professional development workshops. The H2Ed Summit serves as a space for exchange of educational models, practices, theories, and multimedia training in order to build inter-generational relationships and future education leaders. There is a small fee of $25.00 to participate in this professional development summit.
Town Hall | April 20, 3-5 PM: The community is invited to partake in a town hall meeting entitled, The Truth About Immigrants. This forum will explore issues on heritage, race relations, and immigrant contributions. A special tribute dedicated to Kool Herc and Cindy Campbell to pay homage to their Jamaican roots.
Make sure to register by April 1 online at www.hiphopassociation.org
About the Hip-Hop Association:
The Hip-Hop Association [H2A] is a 501(c)(3) media, education, and arts community building organization. Our projects are designed to encourage critical thinking, education reform, cross-cultural unity and civic engagement. The H2A empowers the community through the use of media, technology, resources, social entrepreneurship, and leadership development. We are producers of the largest annual international Hip-Hop film festival, and Hip-Hop Education forums.
About the Social Services of Hip Hop:
The Social Services of Hip Hop is a psychology based service agency that identifies and remedies issues that affect the growth of the Hip Hop community by presenting revenue generating and community building activities. The company serves as a technical assistance intermediary that organizes and enhances programs that interact with the Hip Hop Community. Our mission is to empower Hip Hop citizens to their maximum level of functioning by providing effective tools, resources and services.
About We Got Issues!:
We Got Issues! mission is to ignite the next generation of young women leaders and awaken a new brand of social/political activism in America. We accomplish this by training and development, outreach and education, and advocacy and recognition.
About the Afro-Latin@ Project:
The Afro-Latin@ Project aims to document, promote, and support the development of Afro-Latin@ studies and grass roots activities in the Americas, particularly in the United States.www.afrolatinoproject.org
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March 6, 2008 @ 4:37 pm
Screening of I Love Hip Hop In Morocco @ NY Arab & South Asian Film Festival
2008 NEW YORK ARAB & SOUTH ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL
Friday March 7, 7pm
I LOVE HIP HOP IN MOROCCO
Jennifer Needleman , Joshua Asen/United States / Morocco / 2007 / 90 mins / Video / Moroccan Arabic, French, English ST
A feature-length documentary following a group of young Moroccan Hip Hop artists pursuing their dream of staging Morocco’s first ever Hip Hop Festival. The film documents their struggle to overcome the strong resistance they meet up with, as well as their initiative in raising the necessary funds to achieve their, seemingly impossible, goal. Viewers are taken on a journey where they get acquainted with the self-motivated Hip Hop artists on a personal level.
Tribeca Cinemas
54 Varick Street at Laight Street, just south of Canal Street
New York, NY
Telephone: 212-941-2001
A/C/E to Canal
http://www.nyasaff.org/titles
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March 6, 2008 @ 4:30 pm
FIRST ANNUAL W.O.R.T.H. BENEFIT
FIRST ANNUAL W.O.R.T.H. BENEFIT
Saturday March 08, 2008
BAR 13 (one block south of Union Square)
21+ event
Dresscode: Casual Chic
$20 at the door (proceeds to Panzi Hospital in the DRC)
Benefit starts at 9:30 PM
OPEN BAR BEFORE 11 PM
An integrative night of art and education through music, spoken word, artwork and powerful speech, designed to raise awareness around sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo!
Women’s Organization of Rebirth Through Healing (W.O.R.T.H.) a non-for-profit organization www.youreworthit.org is producing an event to raise awareness surrounding violent sexual rape in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This event amongst others will be a platform to raise awareness through spoken word, poetry and artist performances. The first annual W.O.R.T.H Benefit is being held as a means of raising money for Panzi Hospital in the Congo. Dr. Denis Mukwege is the lone physician at Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, that specializes in treating women and children who have survived sexual violence. Dr. Mukwege and Panzi hospital have been featured in Oprah’s O Magazine, Anderson Cooper’s CNN special, among a host of other media outlets. Panzi Hospital was inaugurated in 1992. It was initially built for 120 beds but the total number of beds are now 324. The average number of patients hospitalized per month is 410 persons. The mission of Panzi Hospital is to:
· Improve the quality of medical care for the population
· Reduce the maternal and infant death rate
· Provide treatment of the survivor of sexual violence and surgical repair for women suffering from fistulas of the uro-genital tract.
LIMITED SPACE
ARRIVE EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT
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March 6, 2008 @ 4:29 pm
PREMIERE Screening of PLANET B-BOY - Limited Engagement!!
Screening of Planet B-boy
www.planetbboy.com
Opens March 21 in New York!
Landmark’s Sunshine Theatre
143 East Houston - Limited Engagement!!
Weaving between the vivid backdrops of Osaka, Paris, Seoul and Las Vegas, unforgettable images frame the intimate stories of dancers who struggle for their dreams despite being misunderstood by larger society and even their own families.
An American dancer in Vegas looks for his big break; a Korean son seeks his father’s approval; a twelve-year-old boy in France confronts his family’s racism – all the b-boys’ lives collide in Germany where their skills are put to the ultimate test: the “Battle of the Year” finals, with crews from 18 nations vying for the title of World Champion.
features electrifying dance performances and astonishing displays of power and grace, showing how a street dance from New York has evolved into an inspiring art form for a new generation around the world.
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March 6, 2008 @ 4:25 pm
MARCH 2008 “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 MARCH is STRENGTH
Most people associate STRENGTH with being physically strong, having power or acting in a forceful way. However, your spiritual gift of STRENGTH, gives you the ability to use your inner power without using physical effort by allowing you to get still when confronted with a challenge so you can make a wise decision.
When you are dealing with any obstacles, using STRENGTH, you will learn how to have the patience that’s needed for the best outcome in all situations you will encounter. STRENGTH gives you the confidence to know that you have control over you and not any outside entity that attempts to take you out of spiritual alignment.
We live in a very diverse world that’s getting even more diverse everyday. Let’s face it, there are some people and points of views that you just don’t understand or agree with, and that’s okay. Your spiritual gift of STRENGTH will allow you to develop tolerance, which gives you the ability to be fair and just with people that you may not understand or agree with. Using this kind of STRENGTH will also keep you away from bigotry, prejudice and negative judgement of others, which will allow you to learn to value the diversity of humanity.
As you work toward fulfilling your destiny, there will be times when it seems like everything is going against you and you feel, “close to the edge”. You may even have people around you, (especially family and friends) telling you that you should give up on your dreams. Most of them don’t really mean you any harm; they just can’t see what God has shown you! Pay no attention to them, your spiritual gift of STRENGTH gives you the ability “keep it moving” and have the perseverance to achieve your divine purpose regardless of any people, places and things that are barriers on your path!
Even when you have set clear goals, you’re focused and ready to “make it happen”, there may be times when you seem confused because your heart is “feeling” one way and your head is “telling” you something else. You need balance, if there is no balance, you can become too “intellectualized” and suffer from what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called the, “paralysis of analysis”. Or you can get too “spiritualized” and suffer because as I heard an elder say, “you become so spiritual minded, that you ain’t no earthly good”! During those times, you should get still and remember your spiritual gift of STRENGTH gives you the ability to achieve balance between your feeling nature and your thinking nature which will allow you to make the best decision for your highest good and greatest joy!
As you grow in your consciousness, continue to use your spiritual gift of STRENGTH to develop the patience, tolerance, perseverance and balance to help you achieve anything you desire by simply being who you are, a unique, remarkable and unrepeatable expression of the Most High God! It is true, you let It be and there It is, word!
Forever HIPHOP,
Minister Server – The HipHop Life Coach
Temple of Hiphop,
HIPHOP Ministries, Inc.
www.hiphopministries.org 404-425-9629 Ofc.
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March 6, 2008 @ 5:09 pm
Liberation Lounge
Saturday March 8th
SPECIAL CELEBRATION IN HONOR OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
with live music by Special Guests
YAYA an all women group playing Bomba Boricua and Salve Dominicano musica pa’ lo pie.
For those not fluent in Caribbean Spanish that means music to make your feet and booty happy:)
Plus DJ Laylo & Eli Efi spinning
all that classic music you always get at Liberation.
Mojito’s
227 E. 116th Street
bet 2nd & 3rd Avenues
Take 6 Train to E.116th
COVER: $5
www.myspace.com/liberationloung
International Women’s Day is marked on March 8th every year. It is a major day of global celebration for the economic, political and social achievements of women.
Filed under News Permalink · No Comments »
March 6, 2008 @ 5:08 pm
The REEL X Project
The Reel X Project
invites you to the premiere of
“Silent Truth” and “A House is not a Home”
two youth-produced short documentaries
Friday, March 7 6pm-7pm
The Bronx Museum, North Bldg. 2nd Floor
The Reel X Project presents two short documentaries produced by young women from
the Bronx. “Silent Truth” tackles the issue of sexual abuse and harrassment while “A House is not a Home” explores the expereiences of young women in the foster care system.
Screenings will be followed by a Q & A with the filmmakers.
The Bronx Museum of the Arts
1040 Grand Concourse @165th
Take 4 or D Train to 167th
For more info: djlaylo@gmail.com
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March 6, 2008 @ 5:07 pm
10th Annual Latino Unity Conference @ NYU
10th Annual Latino Unity Conference @ NYU
Hosted By
Latino Unidos Con Honor Y Amistad (L.U.C.H.A.)
Date
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Time
10:00 am ET - 5:00 pm ET
Location
New York University
60 Washington Park South
Manhattan , NY 10003
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March 6, 2008 @ 4:38 pm
Register Now for HHEAL Fest:Hip-Hop Educates and Advances Lives! [April 18-20, 2008]
HHEAL Fest: Hip-Hop Educates and Advances Lives!
A Celebration of Heritage, Education, and Social Justice
New York, NY—The Hip-Hop Association, in conjuntion with the Social Services of Hip Hop, We Got Issues! and the Afro-Latin@ Project presents HHEAL Fest, a three-day celebration with interactive workshops, panels, film screenings, and performances that will focus on Hip-Hop as a tool for education, immigrant history, media literacy, life skills and youth empowerment. Taking place from April 18-20 at the Raphael Hernandez School of the Performing Arts (IS 217) in the Bronx, HHEAL Fest combines the Hip-Hop Education (H2Ed) Summit, Freshest Youth Program, and a third day dedicated to a town hall meeting and special tribute to the Founder of Hip-Hop - Kool Herc and the First Lady of Hip-Hop - Cindy Campbell in homage of their Jamaican roots.
Some of the presenters and speakers include Jineea Butler (Social Services of Hip-Hop), Chris “Kazi” Rolle (Hip-Hop Project), Jlove (We Got Issues! author of That White Girl), Franco Rosado (Deep Sea Entertainment), Martha Diaz (Hip-Hop Association), Peter the Rapmathician, Dr. David Kirkland (NYU-Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development), Cristina Jimenez (New York State Young Leadership Council), Dr. Daniel Banks (NYU- Hip-Hop Theater Lab), Dr. George Priestley (Afro-Latin@ Project), Sandy Shin (Breakthrough: Building Human Rights Culture), and Kool Herc and Cindy Campbell (HIP-HOP Preserve).
Freshest Youth Program | April 18, 1-5 PM: Students from NYC Public Schools will participate in a day of activities that include media literacy workshop, film screenings, and Hip-Hop aesthetic workshops (mcing, djing, break-dancing, graffiti, and beat-boxing) all for FREE. The Hip-Hop Association, in collaboration with its community partners, offers youth a fresh perspective on learning, the arts, and social justice.
H2Ed Summit | April 19, 9:30 AM-5 PM: The H2Ed Summit brings together noted Hip-Hop educators, historians, and community organizations to facilitate professional development workshops. The H2Ed Summit serves as a space for exchange of educational models, practices, theories, and multimedia training in order to build inter-generational relationships and future education leaders. There is a small fee of $25.00 to participate in this professional development summit.
Town Hall | April 20, 3-5 PM: The community is invited to partake in a town hall meeting entitled, The Truth About Immigrants. This forum will explore issues on heritage, race relations, and immigrant contributions. A special tribute dedicated to Kool Herc and Cindy Campbell to pay homage to their Jamaican roots.
Make sure to register by April 1 online at www.hiphopassociation.org
About the Hip-Hop Association:
The Hip-Hop Association [H2A] is a 501(c)(3) media, education, and arts community building organization. Our projects are designed to encourage critical thinking, education reform, cross-cultural unity and civic engagement. The H2A empowers the community through the use of media, technology, resources, social entrepreneurship, and leadership development. We are producers of the largest annual international Hip-Hop film festival, and Hip-Hop Education forums.
About the Social Services of Hip Hop:
The Social Services of Hip Hop is a psychology based service agency that identifies and remedies issues that affect the growth of the Hip Hop community by presenting revenue generating and community building activities. The company serves as a technical assistance intermediary that organizes and enhances programs that interact with the Hip Hop Community. Our mission is to empower Hip Hop citizens to their maximum level of functioning by providing effective tools, resources and services.
About We Got Issues!:
We Got Issues! mission is to ignite the next generation of young women leaders and awaken a new brand of social/political activism in America. We accomplish this by training and development, outreach and education, and advocacy and recognition.
About the Afro-Latin@ Project:
The Afro-Latin@ Project aims to document, promote, and support the development of Afro-Latin@ studies and grass roots activities in the Americas, particularly in the United States.www.afrolatinoproject.org
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March 6, 2008 @ 4:37 pm
Screening of I Love Hip Hop In Morocco @ NY Arab & South Asian Film Festival
2008 NEW YORK ARAB & SOUTH ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL
Friday March 7, 7pm
I LOVE HIP HOP IN MOROCCO
Jennifer Needleman , Joshua Asen/United States / Morocco / 2007 / 90 mins / Video / Moroccan Arabic, French, English ST
A feature-length documentary following a group of young Moroccan Hip Hop artists pursuing their dream of staging Morocco’s first ever Hip Hop Festival. The film documents their struggle to overcome the strong resistance they meet up with, as well as their initiative in raising the necessary funds to achieve their, seemingly impossible, goal. Viewers are taken on a journey where they get acquainted with the self-motivated Hip Hop artists on a personal level.
Tribeca Cinemas
54 Varick Street at Laight Street, just south of Canal Street
New York, NY
Telephone: 212-941-2001
A/C/E to Canal
http://www.nyasaff.org/titles
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March 6, 2008 @ 4:30 pm
FIRST ANNUAL W.O.R.T.H. BENEFIT
FIRST ANNUAL W.O.R.T.H. BENEFIT
Saturday March 08, 2008
BAR 13 (one block south of Union Square)
21+ event
Dresscode: Casual Chic
$20 at the door (proceeds to Panzi Hospital in the DRC)
Benefit starts at 9:30 PM
OPEN BAR BEFORE 11 PM
An integrative night of art and education through music, spoken word, artwork and powerful speech, designed to raise awareness around sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo!
Women’s Organization of Rebirth Through Healing (W.O.R.T.H.) a non-for-profit organization www.youreworthit.org is producing an event to raise awareness surrounding violent sexual rape in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This event amongst others will be a platform to raise awareness through spoken word, poetry and artist performances. The first annual W.O.R.T.H Benefit is being held as a means of raising money for Panzi Hospital in the Congo. Dr. Denis Mukwege is the lone physician at Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, that specializes in treating women and children who have survived sexual violence. Dr. Mukwege and Panzi hospital have been featured in Oprah’s O Magazine, Anderson Cooper’s CNN special, among a host of other media outlets. Panzi Hospital was inaugurated in 1992. It was initially built for 120 beds but the total number of beds are now 324. The average number of patients hospitalized per month is 410 persons. The mission of Panzi Hospital is to:
· Improve the quality of medical care for the population
· Reduce the maternal and infant death rate
· Provide treatment of the survivor of sexual violence and surgical repair for women suffering from fistulas of the uro-genital tract.
LIMITED SPACE
ARRIVE EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT
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March 6, 2008 @ 4:29 pm
PREMIERE Screening of PLANET B-BOY - Limited Engagement!!
Screening of Planet B-boy
www.planetbboy.com
Opens March 21 in New York!
Landmark’s Sunshine Theatre
143 East Houston - Limited Engagement!!
Weaving between the vivid backdrops of Osaka, Paris, Seoul and Las Vegas, unforgettable images frame the intimate stories of dancers who struggle for their dreams despite being misunderstood by larger society and even their own families.
An American dancer in Vegas looks for his big break; a Korean son seeks his father’s approval; a twelve-year-old boy in France confronts his family’s racism – all the b-boys’ lives collide in Germany where their skills are put to the ultimate test: the “Battle of the Year” finals, with crews from 18 nations vying for the title of World Champion.
features electrifying dance performances and astonishing displays of power and grace, showing how a street dance from New York has evolved into an inspiring art form for a new generation around the world.
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March 6, 2008 @ 4:25 pm
MARCH 2008 “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 MARCH is STRENGTH
Most people associate STRENGTH with being physically strong, having power or acting in a forceful way. However, your spiritual gift of STRENGTH, gives you the ability to use your inner power without using physical effort by allowing you to get still when confronted with a challenge so you can make a wise decision.
When you are dealing with any obstacles, using STRENGTH, you will learn how to have the patience that’s needed for the best outcome in all situations you will encounter. STRENGTH gives you the confidence to know that you have control over you and not any outside entity that attempts to take you out of spiritual alignment.
We live in a very diverse world that’s getting even more diverse everyday. Let’s face it, there are some people and points of views that you just don’t understand or agree with, and that’s okay. Your spiritual gift of STRENGTH will allow you to develop tolerance, which gives you the ability to be fair and just with people that you may not understand or agree with. Using this kind of STRENGTH will also keep you away from bigotry, prejudice and negative judgement of others, which will allow you to learn to value the diversity of humanity.
As you work toward fulfilling your destiny, there will be times when it seems like everything is going against you and you feel, “close to the edge”. You may even have people around you, (especially family and friends) telling you that you should give up on your dreams. Most of them don’t really mean you any harm; they just can’t see what God has shown you! Pay no attention to them, your spiritual gift of STRENGTH gives you the ability “keep it moving” and have the perseverance to achieve your divine purpose regardless of any people, places and things that are barriers on your path!
Even when you have set clear goals, you’re focused and ready to “make it happen”, there may be times when you seem confused because your heart is “feeling” one way and your head is “telling” you something else. You need balance, if there is no balance, you can become too “intellectualized” and suffer from what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called the, “paralysis of analysis”. Or you can get too “spiritualized” and suffer because as I heard an elder say, “you become so spiritual minded, that you ain’t no earthly good”! During those times, you should get still and remember your spiritual gift of STRENGTH gives you the ability to achieve balance between your feeling nature and your thinking nature which will allow you to make the best decision for your highest good and greatest joy!
As you grow in your consciousness, continue to use your spiritual gift of STRENGTH to develop the patience, tolerance, perseverance and balance to help you achieve anything you desire by simply being who you are, a unique, remarkable and unrepeatable expression of the Most High God! It is true, you let It be and there It is, word!
Forever HIPHOP,
Minister Server – The HipHop Life Coach
Temple of Hiphop,
HIPHOP Ministries, Inc.
www.hiphopministries.org 404-425-9629 Ofc.
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