[Brave New Voices]Philly: Sean Bell
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2020 and this poem has gotten more and more relevant by the year
Sean Bells daughter Jada Bell graduates high school this year. May God bless her and the family. May she rise against the obstacles of this nation❤️
I'm just afraid to raise a black son! Honestly, if any Black woman says she's not she's lying! Growing up Black in a White Supremacist America is hard but raising a child that you know may not make it to 16 based upon his or her skin color is terrifying! This is an amazing poem about the truth!
kitty johnston My sentiments exactly. And now our black girls are missing and being found dead in freezers and abandoned buildings...smh.
Damn IAM 6yrs to late u was fine 😉
This is still relevant. :( #AltonSterling #PhilandoCostile
Still relevant. Breonna Taylor, George Floyd
Tiffany Allen 💔 my heart hurts
This Spoken Word performed by a group of teens from Philadelphia. The poem focused on the killing of Sean Bell. This poem emphasizes the danger that African American men and women face because of the stigma that is carried among the race. The poem emphasizes the emotional toll that it takes on those who loose loved ones because of police brutality of these so called "thugs".
This video will forever be relevant. In the face of the sickening Ferguson Decision, I had to revisit this piece. Thank you Alysia, Josh, Hasan for speaking for Sean Bell and every other black man killed by a cop (and never received justice). Thank you.
the Ferguson decision was 100% correct. You are drawing the wrong conclusion, blame the black culture for their own actions. Mike Brown would never have been shot if he didn't assault that cop.
The only people putting blacks on the "indangered species list" is other black people. Get that strait and stop being racist.
degen83 endangered*, straight*. If I had the time, I would also correct your comma splices, but alas, I don't; apparently English is on the endangered language list.
Black culture is what killed Mike Brown, Trayvon Martin, Sean Bell, and countless other black folks? Then what about Tamir Rice (the 12-year-old black boy killed by a white cop) and other black boys who have been targeted by the police with undue cause?
Black culture isn't killing black men. White culture is killing black men. White culture invented, nurtured, and fed into the criminalization of black men and boys alike. That's the problem and it's ridiculous to say otherwise, therefore, my original comment (that you thought to pathetically rebut) is relevant and still stands.
degen83 it's because of people with your ignorance that America will forever be racist. IGNORANCE IS A DISEASE, GET WELL SOON.
Gakahu stephen
Me calling blacks out on their racism is not me being racist.
degen83 The ism in race means system PR ideology.
Now, who made this racial system in america? White people. White people set up system that would cater to them, a system meant to "keep us in pur place." How can we be a part of a system that was made to detriment of us? We can surely be prejudice, but is that really a problem? We're in a country that demeans our culture and race in a way that even have some blacks hating themselves. The fact that you are even ignorant of a system that has been in place for centuries speaks for itself.
I remember watching this episode. I can't believe 8 years later and this is still happening
Check back in another 8 if u surprised about that🤷
Ive watched this several hundred times. How can we get this to go viral today!?
"What do you mean go back to where you came from? My ancestors worked hard to build this country! Brick by brick School by School"!!!! Loved it!!!!
12th Anniversary of his death....may he forever live on #SayHisName
Alysia sounds so sad and weakened
right, that adds so much to the poem in my opinion
Cause that shhh hurts,I write poems an sum of them make me sad still
I have listened to this spoken word so many times and each time it gives me goosebumps.
This is still relevant
This poem had nothing to do with tray so why make it about him? It's about Sean Bell who was gun down before his wedding. Show some respect
2021 and I still cry from this, like I did when it first premiered
Had to rewatch this, so many year after. I remember the first time I watched this, it stayed with me. I had to find it again. "I'm just afraid to raise a black son" sigh. #blacklivesmatter
does anyone know where I could find the lyrics/words to this? doing a school assignment on it and don't really wanna have to right it out word or word.....
I dont belive this is wrritten in honor of treyvon martin. This is from 2008, before it happend.
I almost cryed when she said "I stand in the morgue with my would be husband where we take our would be wedding pictures see when u die unjustly in this country everything is a would be"
I'm just afraid to rise a black son... everytime I see this it brings tears to my ears
is there a transcript of this anywhere?
Rip Sean Bell. We love u, bro
True, yet sometimes i feel bad because i forget that when really white people(especially southern ones) are very nice but you have some that act like they are jus KKK to the fullest , blacks are the same though so honestly i dont know how to call someone a racist when i have said racist things myself and i appologize for that because its not who i,or we (black people....well half of us) am, and are
Why even come on here with your fake profile and your blaspheming. I mean one thing I do know is you should respect the dead and never speak ill of them. Any real man or woman with a legit argruement or disagreement would be real enough to show real identity and stand by their words.
"I'm just afraid to raise a black son!" ONE OF THE BEST PARTS
What do you mean go back where yu came from? My ancestors worked hard to build this country brick by brick school by school
Its sad how relevant this poem is not with the Trayvon Martin, the Oscar Grant case, Emmett Till, Michael Lembhard and so many others. I pray for my community. Something has to give.
This makes me cry , especially with the thought of Trayvon
Its heartbreaking that years later and this poem is even more relevant than it was when they wrote and performed it. 😔
They were all wonderful..
The one in the middle accent was sexy..
And Alysia's voice left me speechless...
Trayvon Martin
I seen this when it aired on tv & I’m still watching to this day
same but as soon as she said Justice is a black woman waiting I couldn't hold the tears anymore
I am very strong man but I am not anymore I am crying like a child ! Ohh gosh plz stop killing
Alysia Harris! she's amazing!!
my two favortie poets :) far left and far right!
there is no experience like the african-american experience. a truly authentic poignant struggle...
I am Sean Bell ! #KnowJusticeKnowPeace
And this is way before Trayvon! 21st century, and still haven't evolved much beyond Emmett Till!
That was so amazing! Brought tears to my eyes. Emotion channeled into poetry so well that it was almost unreal so eloquently put!!
Black Privilege & Entitlement is sickening.
The fact that she's kind of sick/raspy makes the poem so much better.
I love this ,i cried when i seen this in class
"Cause when you get shot, everybody bleeds". - Chills for me man.
Who is the girl in the purple? Does anyone know her name?
Watching this in today’s time hurts so bad.
I watched this video like 1234678643545653. Times :))
When you die, everyones buried in black
* speechless *
Never been so proud to be from Philly
Wow as a black person not from the U.S. I am forever horrified at the racial atmosphere that still exists today in 2018 going 2019. I mean there are people in the comments arguing over the least deserving victim between trayvon and Sean bell, which is undoubtedly the saddest thing I've ever seen
Maaaaan.... I don't have words. Sooo real...
Is trayvon another Sean bell????
Okay👍 good job yall
This was before tray M incident but still contributes with these types of problems in american, RIP Brotha
Only if people back then or even now knew that everyone shares about 99.9% of the same DNA and only that 1% makes us different
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2021 still the best
RIP Trayvon Martin
RIP Trayvon Martin
i like the emotion the girl puts into her words. it's like she really was the victim making me feel like am also the victim.
I love that video
Never forgotten.
I always believed that Joshua Bennett was a calm person, I still believe that but WOW he is amazing. Same for Alysia
Oh my god wow
This one gave me goosebumps.
its sean bell
I like her.
this is real
Speechless.
I CRIED WHILE WATCHING THIS................. This guys are so talented, and Alysia just..mann she's got a really unique talent!!
Forever one of my favorites !!
chills
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TRAYVON MARTIN!!
SEAN BELL WASN'T A WANNABE THUG LIKE TRAYVON!
....I still get goosebumps and an instant lump grows in my throat when I hear the first stanza....I've never forgotten a word of it
Josua Bennet Gooo
Thank you for a repository and the fan in ass young man and young women christian people we need to live up
I'm watching this season of brave New voices at school they're amazing
I love this poem so much, I getting the chance to meet joshua bennet this weekend! I'm so exited
I swear you haven't seen poets until you made a pit stop in the berg!! Philly go CRAZY!
gets me right in the feels
:/
my God this is........they are amazing! its like i felt it thru my soul forcing tha tears out my eyes
Thee best poem from Brave New Voices. They need to get together yet again
SPEECHLESS
went from smack dvd freestle to this fire. I choose to stay here. keep up the good work :)
Its written in honor of Sean Bell
Iamthespecialk1 and since Sean Bell, it represents so many countless others
They're trying to put us on the endangered species list. That was deep!
It was deep i love the end wen they say anotha look a like sean bell
i love the part when they say brick by brick school by school.
this is some good ish to watch before school loll
I have seen this many times.... however every time I come back to it, I'm in AWWWWW
Whoa please stop Trayvon wasn't a "wannabe thug"........
I don't know about you all, but this gave me goosebumps..
Unfortunate that this is still relevant today 😢
So powerful, I listen to this every morning before school, I know every word, Amazing!
*snap* *snap* damn *snap* *snap* that's all i have to say
This video was posted in 2011 before the Trayvon trial.
"I'm just afraid to raise a black son" chills.
Joshua sounds different.....