A discussion of current social justice issues.
Lil’ Wayne Spits the Turth on the Prison Epidemic. On his new album, Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne discusses the racial injustices that exists in the US prison system in his song “DontGetIt”. The album is the first in 3 years to sell over a million copies its first week. “I was watching TV the other day rightGot this white guy up there talking about black guysTalking about how young black guys are targetedTargeted by whom? AmericaYou see one in every 100 Americans are locked upOne in every 9 black Americans are locked upAnd see what the white guy was trying to stress was thatThe money we spend on sending a mothaf**ka to jailA young mothaf**ka to jailWould be less to send his or her young ass to college.” Maybe the politicians and lobbyists should be listening to hip hop after all.

Lil’ Wayne Spits the Turth on the Prison Epidemic.

On his new album, Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne discusses the racial injustices that exists in the US prison system in his song “DontGetIt”. The album is the first in 3 years to sell over a million copies its first week.

“I was watching TV the other day right
Got this white guy up there talking about black guys
Talking about how young black guys are targeted
Targeted by whom? America
You see one in every 100 Americans are locked up
One in every 9 black Americans are locked up
And see what the white guy was trying to stress was that
The money we spend on sending a mothaf**ka to jail
A young mothaf**ka to jail
Would be less to send his or her young ass to college.”

Maybe the politicians and lobbyists should be listening to hip hop after all.


No More Bananas? Really?

No More Bananas? Really?


Students from the University of Vermont encourage NYC urban youths to study the enviornment.

This is a really interesting article about students from the environmental studies department  at the University of Vermont coming to NYC public schools and talking with many kids who have not entertained the idea of pursuing college. The University is facilitating this program in order to have more minorities in their growing environmental studies department.

The Social Science Journal says there IS a link between Crime and Fitness

This NY Times article discusses a recent study that says that there is a connection between one’s physique and their liklihood of committing crimes. Do these 5,000 Arkansas inmates reflect the more than the 1.5 million people in prisons across the country?

Blender Magazine recently included an article regarding the social persecution of “Los Emos” throughout Mexico. I have included a link to this alarming and fascinating article. http://www.blender.com/articles/default.aspx?key=24110&pg=0 Image Courtesy of Blender Magazine

Blender Magazine recently included an article regarding the social persecution of “Los Emos” throughout Mexico. I have included a link to this alarming and fascinating article.

http://www.blender.com/articles/default.aspx?key=24110&pg=0

Image Courtesy of Blender Magazine


Eddie B. Ellis Jr.

This is a website I am helping to put together for my good friend Eddie.

The Dream City Theater Group is based in Washington D.C. It was co-founded by John Muller, a GW graduate. I would consider them to be a theater for social awareness company. Their most recent production, Southside, focuses on youth violence and the recent shootings at Ballou High School.

The Dream City Theater Group is based in Washington D.C. It was co-founded by John Muller, a GW graduate. I would consider them to be a theater for social awareness company. Their most recent production, Southside, focuses on youth violence and the recent shootings at Ballou High School.


This is a documentary that I produced discussing youth violence in Washington DC.