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#MTHERFKINGTHERAPY

VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF MY ANXIETY AKA SUPER POWERS

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A glimpse into my world has always been easy. I've allowed myself to be so transparent that it scared people. I've been told that because of my voice I would loose opportunities. I was told because of my voice I will loose relationships and friendships and that I would fail. They said leave your politics out of it, but that's not something I could ever understand because politics affect people of color the most. And I believed you when you said that because as people from my hood I do this for you, for us, for these kids #educatedlittlemonsters I stand tall today in my community because of my VOICE the same voice that most told me to censor has helped open doors and opportunity for people of color. I swear id rather ya hate me for who I am than love me for who I'm not. I am not and will never be an opportunist Because I'm to busy creating the opportunities I will never shun my people for being empowered. So on that note just a huge shout out to the fakes simulating my shit thinking they can do it better. I promise you won't. In Jays words Nobody built like me I designed myself #prmademe #brownsvilleraisedme #bushwicktrainedme #salute to the real movements 📷 @moraima_cp PS. Yes your fake

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#thenewartsinbushwick #empowerment #intersectionality #socialresponsibility #yaaaaasss @anthonywash.rosado I love you💞 At the @bushwickstreetart #HUB

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Megans #sketches She will be painting her first mural the ending of May Sponsored by @bushwickstreetart @kobrapaint @color_scenes She's 9 years old and her work ethic is serious And she's a #bushwicknative Give the power to the youth I can't get over how cute and amazing it was when I got these pics. #educatedlittlemonsters Coming for everything they said we couldn't have This is what #community looks like #arttribe #artvillage #artculture #bushwick #brooklyn #youth #murals #urbanart #youthmurals #art #artist

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Embrace the dark sides of you just as you learn your light Learn the balance Feed them both and stay in control

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Sketching Being creative requires courage

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Trying something different and something that people may feel a bit more connected to. #Art is personal I've had two people want to by my art and I'm like let me make prints lol. Its hard to part with something you created. I like this idea. Of someone choosing how they want their favorite girl to look. #creativecontrol is Beautiful And something I'd like to share #bushwick #brooklyn #characters #colormein #art #colors #blackandbrown #indeginous #culture #brown #black #love #woman #womanart #customcolors #hairgoddess #buyart #bushwick #brooklyn #bedstuy #eastnewyork #newyork

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The sooner you realize this the less you'll hurt, When they choose to only see the crazy in you and forget the passion that brought them in, When they take whats beneficial then call you selfish for keeping your vision healthy and standing up for what's ethically right, If I'm hard to love maybe your just hard to satisfy. #alpha

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I,m getting surrounded by tall buildings by people who really don’t care. By the same people who walk in our neighborhoods and claim to really be scared. Of people like You, And people like me, and the youth who run our streets, little by little they trying to make us obsolete. Yes they want to displace us without any memory of our culture, It’s like they hover over us, like greedy nasty vultures.. Waiting until we are week, so they can plunge in for the kill Because at our strongest we know they never will.. You moved to Bushwick the under rated palace. You judge this community, while its 6-7 of ya in one apt. living like savages. I am Ethnic I am beauty, I am hispanic, I opened up my arms and accepted you as family.. We never wanted to make anyone feel uncomfortable, We wanted to make everyone feel at home, But we gave an inch and they demand complete control.. Its the beginning of a long long battle, To not erase our history, or at least pay homage.. You can't just paint over us like starting a brand new canvas, U see this ethnicity here is not up for the market.. Jazo

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Worries, disappointments, and failed dreams So much that was unforseen Its so hard to continue to believe, But even harder to give up I've worked too hard and I've done to much I'm in love with the Rush, I've taken all the beatings Or Am I in Love with the Feeling 💔

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A Little Wooden Box With tiny pieces of me Where Wild Hearts run free And Trees grow from Concrete ~Jazo~

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From the moment I walked to the front greeting area I immediately felt uncomfortable and overwhelmed. I told them my name was on the list, they looked but couldn’t find it. Now I was 100% uncomfortable. She told me to wait a second for the gentleman in the all white dress shirt. I watched him smile as he spoke to the people around him. I remember saying to myself why does he look so comfortable while I’m feeling so displaced. My palms became sweaty and my heart began to race that’s when he gave me his attention and smiled. That made me nervous to. I told him that I was on the list and that my friend was a speaker. He asked me my name I told him I was under Educated Little Monsters. He mentioned how the name struck him and joked about wanting to know more. But like I said it was only a joke. I still told him how pro black and brown the monsters were. He didn’t really pay that no mind. He finally found my name on the list and said, welcome we’re excited to have you and i told him I’m still trying to understand what TedxBushwicks intentions was. He said what do you mean, and asked if I knew what the discussion was on. I told him yes I’m only here because of a good friend. And that I feel that its important for Tedx to have a big number of natives from Bushwick as speakers being that they plan to do so much work in this community. He said of course did you come to the first one? They were all locals. I chuckled, I don’t recall that ever being a thing for Tedx Bushwick. But let me research first. Nope just locals which is very different from natives. He said it would be amazing to have you as a speaker I said I’ve applied in the past. I wasn’t picked. I come in, it was pretty fancy. The ambiance was not for me though. I knew nothing there, not even the feeling I was feeling. There was a long bar to the right. Rows of chairs In front of me and then the stage. I desperately looked for a familiar face even a white one, but I couldn’t find not one. But Tedx Bushwick is about community. Riiigghhhht, a gentrified community. I looked around at the little huddle of people. So many seem to have been able to identify to at least one of those groups. But I didn’t not one. I don’t think people will ever understand what it is for people of color to walk in a room full of white people. Its never been comfortable. And until we break down the systems of white supremacy we will never feel comfortable or safe. At that moment I looked back at the table and seen his name, Ronnie DiaZ. At that moment I remember feeling more relaxed. Someone I could identify with. I found a seat. And for the first time in my life I cried. Displaced That is all I felt. I have felt that physically for some time now. But never have I felt it emotionally. TedxBushwick begins, And to my very surprise the organizers were black and brown. Something still didn’t feel right. Have we been fooled or were they legit? Have we been bamboozled? Nah fuck that, yes we have !!!!!! TedxBushwick now begins. Shortly after a white man comes to the front and demands to know why was his drunken time being wasted. Was this part of being Bamboozled? I don’t know but homie was the epitome of white privilege. He began to rant and speak loudly demanding attention until we decided it was not his to have. Sit you ass down privileged boy. See the blood memory was alive and kicking that night, and you were not getting away with your Christopher Columbus colonizing mentality, Nah Bruh not that night. Bye Felicia And Please take several seats. Not to long after just like that TedxBushwick was over. One of the co founders a brown man came to me and my warrior hermano Mr #FreeBushwick himself and honored our voices. We told him that what happened that night needed to happen. And that the community needs to see the truth in character of the whiteness that’s taking over our hoods. He agreed. And said stated " We are all about keeping it Real" We were excited to know that it all got recorded and that the people, the natives would have an opportunity to see and be involved. A few weeks after we found out that they wouldn’t air it. That its not the type of drama they want to associate with. So Dear Black man, my question to you is, what exactly are you trying to associate yourself with? Because the only position I’ve seen you play is that of an Oreo ( black on the outside and white in the middle) Dear Bushwick We have been #bamboozled. TedxBushwick Never cared about us. My feelings are valid And yours are too. #TedxBushwick #Notaboutthatlife

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Sometimes we loose someone we love when we are destined to find someone else who could love us more than we could ever love ourselves

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Keep me elevated Or do I want to be grounded ? Nah I rather elevate, keep my feet off the ground. Keep you from stepping on my toes. Call me a dreamer. I’m just waiting for the smoke to clear.