Momma’s Hip Hop
When I first opened up the website Momma’s Hip Hop I was so empowered by all the pictures of the women of color. There are not many website, places, articles or even news of women in hip hop. I haven’t came across a community organization that helps educate and empower women of color through music. Its really cool to see how much they have been growing since they first started this organization in 2007. I first started scrolling through all the pictures and saw many smiling and they seem to look very comfortable performing. You can see the emotion in their eyes. I can only imagine if this type of places existed all over the world. Just like the type of conferences they hold for women, I went to something called Student of Color conference for two years in a row and it was very empowering I learned a lot about my identity. Just like Hip Hop kitchen at the conference they “used poetry, songs, dance, and art”. In the reading it talk about being unapologetic, that is something that i’ve struggled with and continue to struggle with. My mom has taught me to be in the background and try not to stand out because we were already “different”. Now that I am learning about social justice I have enough facts and information to backup myself up when I need it. In the article it says “ we are unapologetic now, it is second nature and we know how to manage it”. Which I something i’m still working on.
Moahi- It was honestly really cool to see the information on hip hop in Seattle. I honestly don’t see Seattle as a hip hop city. Reading through the information on the website there was so much that surprised me. They said Seattle is a “trendsetter when it comes to fashion” it was a really interesting fact because like I said before I don’t see Seattle as a hip hop city. When I think of music artist from Seattle I think of Macklemore. I am really interested in this center, for sure I am going to plan a visit there soon. I have never heard of a center like this in the Seattle area. They talk about the “creating a human look at this dynamic art form”, they have put so much effort into putting stories and experiences of seattle performers. Their hard work into this center really shows in the pictures.
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