Source: StarterCAM / StarterCAM / Hotspotatl.com Trouble announced last year that he would be releasing his debut album, ‘Edgewood’ sometime soon and now the wait is over. After signing a multi-million dollar deal with Interscope, The Mike Will Made It executive produced album has officially released and features Drake, Fetty Wap, The Weeknd, Quavo, Lil Boosie, Lil 1, and Low Down Dirty Black. Stream ‘Edgewood’ below. https://geo.itunes.apple.com/ca/album/edgewood/1360455471?app=music&at=1000lvbZ Lalaa Shepard @lalaashep
In 2015, Roses in Concrete Community School opened in East Oakland, California. With a name inspired by a book of poetry written by Tupac Shakur , the school aims to create a model for urban education that prioritizes the needs of youth and families in the community it serves. It’s founder, Dr. Jeff Duncan-Andrade , believes education is the way to help young people understand that they can transform not only their community, but the world. By creating the conditions for our youngest change-makers to flourish, this education model can be a pathway to building healthy and sustainable communities across the U.S. In the school’s first year, Google.org provided $750,000 to help launch its unique vision. And last Friday at Google’s San Francisco community space , teachers, students, artists, education advocates, Googlers and Oakland-native actress Zendaya celebrated the announcement of our additional $650,000 grant to help the school build a first-of-its-kind computer science (CS) curriculum , which will serve as a model for other schools across the U.S. The curriculum will be culturally and community relevant, building on Duncan-Andrade’s philosophy that education shouldn’t push students out of communities, but should instead help students transform them. Research shows that Black and Latino students are interested in learning CS , but are underrepresented in the field due to limited access to learning opportunities, coupled with the lack of relatable role models. Through this new program, Roses in Concrete helps students see the connection between CS and their communities, and hopes to equip them with the skills they need to solve real problems, starting in their own neighborhood. “The purpose of education is not to escape poverty, but to end it.” – Dr. Jeff Duncan-Andrade, Founder of Roses in Concrete Community School During the evening’s events, Roses students shared dance, art, and poetry performances for the crowd, which included Zendaya, an avid supporter of the school. Growing up in Oakland as the daughter of two teachers, she has fond memories of spending time in the same classrooms that now make up the Roses in Concrete campus , and credits pretending to grade papers as some of her earliest acting experience. During a student-led interview, Zendaya shared her appreciation for organizations like this progressive community school that are thoughtfully closing equity divides in her hometown. She encouraged the students to “Always lead with your heart and chase the happiness that fuels you,” and reminded them that technology is one possible medium for them to express themselves and make a positive difference. As a lab school, Roses in Concrete will share this new curriculum with national school leaders, policy makers and researchers. And alongside Roses, we can identify more ways to provide meaningful CS experiences to students of color, and by doing so, provide pathways for them to grow, thrive, and create change—in their own communities, and around the world. Hit the flip for more photos!
In 2015, Roses in Concrete Community School opened in East Oakland, California. With a name inspired by a book of poetry written by Tupac Shakur , the school aims to create a model for urban education that prioritizes the needs of youth and families in the community it serves. It’s founder, Dr. Jeff Duncan-Andrade , believes education is the way to help young people understand that they can transform not only their community, but the world. By creating the conditions for our youngest change-makers to flourish, this education model can be a pathway to building healthy and sustainable communities across the U.S. In the school’s first year, Google.org provided $750,000 to help launch its unique vision. And last Friday at Google’s San Francisco community space , teachers, students, artists, education advocates, Googlers and Oakland-native actress Zendaya celebrated the announcement of our additional $650,000 grant to help the school build a first-of-its-kind computer science (CS) curriculum , which will serve as a model for other schools across the U.S. The curriculum will be culturally and community relevant, building on Duncan-Andrade’s philosophy that education shouldn’t push students out of communities, but should instead help students transform them. Research shows that Black and Latino students are interested in learning CS , but are underrepresented in the field due to limited access to learning opportunities, coupled with the lack of relatable role models. Through this new program, Roses in Concrete helps students see the connection between CS and their communities, and hopes to equip them with the skills they need to solve real problems, starting in their own neighborhood. “The purpose of education is not to escape poverty, but to end it.” – Dr. Jeff Duncan-Andrade, Founder of Roses in Concrete Community School During the evening’s events, Roses students shared dance, art, and poetry performances for the crowd, which included Zendaya, an avid supporter of the school. Growing up in Oakland as the daughter of two teachers, she has fond memories of spending time in the same classrooms that now make up the Roses in Concrete campus , and credits pretending to grade papers as some of her earliest acting experience. During a student-led interview, Zendaya shared her appreciation for organizations like this progressive community school that are thoughtfully closing equity divides in her hometown. She encouraged the students to “Always lead with your heart and chase the happiness that fuels you,” and reminded them that technology is one possible medium for them to express themselves and make a positive difference. As a lab school, Roses in Concrete will share this new curriculum with national school leaders, policy makers and researchers. And alongside Roses, we can identify more ways to provide meaningful CS experiences to students of color, and by doing so, provide pathways for them to grow, thrive, and create change—in their own communities, and around the world. Hit the flip for more photos!
After Sean “Spicey” Spicer took his minifridge and left the White House in a huff over Anthony Scaramucci’s ill-fated hiring, his unenviable role as mouthpiece for the Trump White House fell to Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Now Jim Carrey, who has taken time off from acting to work on his painting, has come out with a painting of the embattled Press Secretary. That painting is now controversial. Did he go too far? Jim Carrey has never been shy about voicing his political beliefs. Unfortunately, one of those opinions is that vaccines somehow cause autism, which has long been debunked by actual medical experts. (And, quite frankly, even if it were true, autistic people have pointed out that using that to justify not vaccinating children seems to be saying that parents would rather see their child die of a fatal disease than be autistic) Not all of his beliefs are irresponsible and medically unsupported nonsense, however. Like most Americans, Jim Carrey is a strong critic of the Trump administration, even going so far as to dump his Facebook stock upon learning of the social media platform’s role in getting Trump to the White House. Now, he’s expressing his political views through a different medium: art. Specifically, painting. Jim Carrey did not identify Sarah Huckabee Sanders in this painting, merely writing: “This is the portrait of a so-called Christian whose only purpose in life is to lie for the wicked. Monstrous!” Reactions to this have been mixed. Some reactions have been to call out Jim Carrey for alleged hypocrisy. They say that painting an unflattering caricature of a woman flies in the face of what the Left (which, to many critics, is synonymous with Hollywood) claim to represent. Others believe that the painting, unflattering though it may be, is a warranted caricature of a woman who is voluntarily and vocally aiding an indefensible regime. To summarize their view with a Kim Kardashian quote that is now a meme: “It’s what she deserves.” Trump fans on Twitter expressed their displeasure. “James Woods, do you have a comment about Jim Carrey and the insulting portrait he has presented of Sarah Sanders?” As far as we can tell, James Woods has yet to respond to this tweet. At the moment, he’s raving on Twitter about how self-driving cars are part of a government plot. Others tweeted their condemnation of Carrey for his painting. “What a disgraceful thing to do.” Another alleged that this is all part of misogynistic elements within Hollywood. “This is just one more example of how Hollyweird empowers women! #JimCarrey is just doing his portion, right Jim? He’s a has been!!” It is worth noting that Jim Carrey did not take either of the easy routes for caricature that were open for him with Sarah Huckabee Sanders. His painting clearly is not emphasizing her weight. Body-shaming is body-shaming, and poking fun at an evil person for being fat rather than for the evil that they do is, uh, super problematic and distracting from the point that you’re trying to make. (Some exceptions may apply, but you still want to tread carefully if you don’t want to indirectly insult plenty of nice people) Jim Carrey also didn’t seem to be calling attention to the fact that sometimes Sanders’ eyes seem to be doing that thing that her father’s do. That would have been another cheap shot, but he didn’t take that road. Ultimately, it’s not only Jim Carrey’s Constitutional right to make art, but he may have a calling. His non-literal paintings show a lot of skill. Specifically, he was able to so easily capture Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ likeness that he didn’t need to identify her by name — and even is caption was just a condemnation rather than a needed clue. View Slideshow: Donald Trump Impeachment Party: Who’s Attending?
Source: Hot 1079 In this edition of the Word on the Streetz Weekly Wrap Up, things escalate between Rihanna and Snapchat, TMZ is still reporting that Cardi B is pregnant, and Jay Z and Beyonce confirm “On the Run: tour Part 2 just in time for tax season!
Source: Reinier Snijders / EyeEm / Getty A Georgia woman was arrested after at the Georgia Department of Driver Services office in Cobb County, after she started yelling and screaming about blowing the place up. According the WSBTV , Polly Barfield grew frustrated with the wait times at the DMV when she erupted stating she’d “blow the place up.” Bartfield was charged with Disorderly Conduct and sent Cobb County Adult Detention Center before posting bond. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
Source: Santiago Felipe / Getty Up and coming artist, Dani Leigh is a soon to be star. She recently stopped by Hot 107.9 to talk about latin artists emerging in the music industry, such as cardi b and Amara La Negra, how she made a name for herself in the industry as a videographer before becoming a singer, and how she was discovered by Prince. Check out the interview below…
Source: PHILIPPE HUGUEN / Getty The Swedish furniture IKEA have created prototypes for an abstract line of party and DJ equipment , that will include but not be limited to vinyl record turntables,tiny synthesizers,party spotlights, and even an electronic choir. IKEA says they have everything you need to throw a good party “The collection FREKVENS will consist of products such as an electronic choir, vinyl player, party lighting and everything else you need in order to throw a really good music party wherever you are.” There isn’t a release date for the DJ and party gear, but when they do we got you. In the mean time READ MORE HERE Read what IKEA had to say about they’re future product. > IKEA PRESS RELEASE
Source: Greg Doherty / Getty Super producer, Zaytoven recruited Atlanta’s OJ Da Juiceman, LA’s Ty Dolla $ign, and Chicago’s Jeremih for a new single, “What You Think” which will appear on Zaytoven’s debut album, ‘Trap Holizay’. With roots in the Bay area and down south, Zaytoven produced the perfect vibe bridging the gap in Hip Hop. ‘Trap Holizay’ is due out late March. Watch the extravagant music video below. Catch Zaytovne on tour in a city near you. Lalaa Shepard @lalaashep
