BCCP Volunteers for New York Cares Day!
BCCP in front of the mural after a hard days work. Thanks to Alhati Jalloh, Angela Weeks, Freddie, Alex Frederick, Jeannegeilia Mathelier, Katia Wellar, Minerva Dickson, Fawaz Aderiga, Lawrencia Obeng, Pierre Guthrie, Porshe, Hoppin, Omar Thomas, Dijon Williams, Shanique Young, Donovan Sneed, Vitch Kashis, Melissa Camacho, Irina Kashis, Adam Vega, Oasa, Nona Aquin, Maya Seuss, Nadine, Jessica and Kenisha Williams for contributing to make New York a more colorful place.
Hate Me
Why do you hate me? Is it the
style of my hair or the happiness
I have? Take a stab at me
why don’t you, but remember when
I bleed: bleed red the same
color as you do. Why hate me
we are the same on the inside.
—Dillon Sylvester
Apples
Apples they red and green
with a seed between
People come to the big apple
to pursue their dream
But it seems to me that an
apple represents more than
just a fruit, it’s a natural monument
We don’t care where
the apple comes from because the
truth remains whether China,
or Brazil, it all tastes the same
So, in the end it depends when the season comes but it’s just an apple
I don’t care where it’s from.
-Khamar Douglas
“Far From Transparent”
My skin, my eyes and my girlfriend’s thighs
Why is it a problem to you, whom claim to be wise
Why do you hate me, is it the style of my hair
Take a stab at me every time you stop and stare.
But remember when I bleed my blood is red too
I’ve found the true meaning of my creed
So should you. The media has brainwashed my young brothers
As Tupac said give us guns step back and watch us kill each other.
I do not support America with their civil genocide
Working their way around their own laws, to cover up their own lies
Please support me in my fight ,try and not do what’s right
They think you might prove them wrong and lets do what’s right
In The Ghetto
It’s been hard in the ghetto
Sunny days in the rain
Between the few seconds of joy and long hours of pain
I seen a homeless man on the train
And he asked me for coins
But he really need change
Now does that make cents?
I quickly look down in my pockets
To try to find where my dollars went
I couldn’t provide him dollars instead
I provided words, I told him hold his head
Its alright.
- Khamar Douglas
Fightback.com
Our PSA, fightback.com got into the Youth Section of the Tribeca Film Festival WOOO HOOOO!!!!!!
Poems from Project PEACE
LOVE
Love is crazy.
It is Joy,
It has its ups and downs
And its crash landings.
I love thee
And the loves me.
I don’t know
If I can have anyone else.
But at the end of the day
You love me and I love you too, boo!
Dorian Mercer
FDNY High School
THE KEY
I shall not let you kill her.
She is the future of this world.
She is the hope we hold on to.
Because when I look into her eyes, she makes me want to cry.
She makes my dreams come alive.
She gives me the wings to soar high, my hopes reach the sky.
She frees my mind.
She makes me look beyond what I see.
She makes me dream.
She makes me look beyond the streets I walk on with trash and weeds,
and the blood on the wall that makes me skin crawl.
I would go on my knees just so I don’t see this wonderful woman bleed.
Please, oh please just kill me.
Because without her I’m insignificant.
My life has no meaning without her.
I’ll go blind again.
My dreams and hopes will go back into the darkness like before.
All the doors that she helped me open will close again.
And without her,
I have lost the key.
Charles Williams
FDNY High School
RENEWAL
Him who is you
A person I call disgrace.
No pride
You shame me
My desire to be yours
You used me
Sex was your priority
You were careless with all of our unfaithful memories
and didn’t give two shits
of smashing it into pieces.
Guess what
It was dust
Of it’s remains
I’ll say its
Your burned up bitch.
But I forgive y’all
My heart was that perfect glass
You know you broke it.
But hunnie
Someone renewed it
Ha!
Shedall Ventour
FDNY High School
CHANGED MY MIND
I told you how I feel but you just didn’t feel the same.
I told you how much I loved you,
All you could do is laugh in my face.
When I showed you how much I cared,
All you did was push me away.
Never gave me the time of day.
Never wanted me around.
All you did was treat me like I didn’t exist.
But now I’m all over you,
Your coming back this way.
But now I’m not the one.
You had your chance to be with me.
You hate when other people talk to me and get mad,
But its just a little too late.
I changed my mind!
Janell Ruiz
FDNY High School
Experience Day @ Brooklyn College!
Brooklyn College students Laura & Gittel with Jefferson students: Pierre, Isaiah, Niyer and Shedall.
Brooklyn College student Irina, along with Jefferson students: Pierre, Isaiah, Niyer and Shedall.
Haloween at BCAL
Halloween at Brooklyn College Art Lab: BCAL
Every Saturday:
- Cooking 10 – 1
- S.A.T Prep 11 – 1
- homemade LUNCH 12:45 – 1:15
- Video, ART, Fashion 1:00 – 4:00
Angel & Devil on Halloween!
Halloween Cooking!
Saturday cooking with Nona!
Saturday S.A.T Prep
Brooklyn College Student Irina helps Wingate Students!
Music Mentors: Jared & Gardy
Halloween Quesadillas
Halloween Customes !
Cooks from Jefferson