Harlem Overheard (HO) Unit/Magazine Review
Harlem Overheard is a student run literary magazine dedicated to the development and expression of student voices on the topics that matter to them. Students write, design, release, and distribute the magazine yearly. A man Shawn Dove started Harlem Overheard in 1997 (20 years ago) because he wanted kids to use their voices so they can be heard. He made the first HO magazine on the same ye...
Thursday 8th June 2017 10:15 pm
The breakfast Club Review
The Breakfast Club is about five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently, when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same. The character I personally love is the main character: rebel John (Judd Nelson). Judd Nelson (November 28, 1959) is an scree...
Monday 5th June 2017 2:34 pm
ABC Poem About Ebonaya
Ambitious chick from Harlem.
Badass at what she does best.
Clingy to her craft.
Donāt judge her until you get to know her first.
Eager to find out more about life.
Fighting for her name to be out there in the poetry world.
Geared up to make everyone remember her name.
Humble to have her day 1 people by her side.
Impatient to see a show, she wanna be apart of that show.
J...
Monday 15th May 2017 2:08 pm
The election of 2016
The killer shark trying to take over the ocean floor...
Donāt we feel like weāre being ripped apart
like animals in a slaughter house?
Everyone hates us now!
People are asking Canada, Europe, South America,
Africa, and Asia to take them in.
Now everyone thinks weāre a disgrace because
the killer shark took over the ocean floor.
He also wants to make us white,
so only white peo...
Monday 8th May 2017 2:12 pm
Groundhog Day: Movie Review
Groundhog Day is about a weatherman named Phil who's out to cover the annual emergence of the groundhog from its hole. He gets caught in a blizzard that he didn't predict and finds himself trapped in a time warp. He is doomed to relive the same day over and over again until he gets it right.
Bill Murray did a phenomenal job playing Phil Connors becuase he really showed how unpredicteable he can...
Wednesday 3rd May 2017 2:40 pm
ABC Poem About Love By: Ebonaya Smallwood
Attracted to someone I barely know.
Butterflies in my stomach when I see him.
Caring for a stranger who has similar interests.
Dedicated to devote my upcoming future with this man.
Excited about the fact that someone has a crush on me.
Feisty is my middle name.
Gentle to the touch when he hugs me.
Heās my puddin cause heās insane.
Iām his Harley Quinn because Iām just as in...
Friday 21st April 2017 2:23 pm
ABC Poem About Depression By: Ebonaya Smallwood
Anxiety clouds my judgement on how I live life.
Bad thoughts come inside my head whenever Iām happy.
Crying at the fact that my grandparents left me when I needed them most.
Desperate enough to find answers on how I should live life.
Emotions running wild, I donāt know how I should feel right now.
Feeling fragile, I donāt wanna break like a glass window.
Grieving feels like not ...
Friday 21st April 2017 2:19 pm
Verses And Flow (Poetry Show)
Verses and Flow" features spoken-word and musical performances from poets and R&B singers that are anchored in contemporary cultural, political and social topics. It evokes a unique experience deeply rooted to the soul. Each episode features accomplished, thought-provoking poets and amazing live R&B musical performances.
I watch this show because not only I can learn how to make my poems m...
Wednesday 22nd March 2017 1:37 pm
Top 10 Poets
10: William Shakespeare
William Shakesphere was an amazing book writer, but to me... His poems was kinda hard to understand because his poems was written in Elizbethan English. I still admire his work (Love the book: Romeo and Juliet, "MUST-READ"!!!!)
9: Muhammad Ali
(I'm surprised that Muhammad Ali was a poet!) I knew Ali as "The Greatest Champ Of All Time", but I never knew he ...
Thursday 9th March 2017 2:37 pm
Poetry Vs. Rap
Poetry: describing an object, describing the world, environment, mood, and feelings. Poetry can be viewed in first person and third person, unlike raps it is mainly on first person. For example, if a poet decides to write about trees that would be third person. Poetry creates a calm and peaceful environment around us today.
Rap: talks about drugs, girls, life, clubbing, killing, or dissing...
Wednesday 1st March 2017 2:40 pm
Def Poetry Jam
This television series is about spoken word poetry. The series features performances by established and up-and-coming spoken word poets. Performances also include special appearances by well-known actors and musicians. The series included historical legendary poets such as: Jamie Foxx, Malcolm Jamal Warner, Daniel Beaty, Jill Scott, Common, Kayne West, Tracy Morgan, Doug E. Fresh, Floetry, Raf...
Tuesday 28th February 2017 2:37 pm
Lay Me Down (In My Grave With Them)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaMq2nn5ac0
I love this song because Sam Smith can turn his stories into music thatās relatable. I relate to this song because when my grandparents passed away, I wanted to kill myself because I didnāt want to be away form them. I know this song is about love, so I love my grandparents so badly that I had a demon inside of me that wanted me to kill myself, but I ...
Friday 17th February 2017 2:18 pm
True Love
love is: an intense feeling of deep affection, a person or thing that one loves, feel a deep romantic or sexual attachment to (someone). Love also means anyone loving anyone (doesnāt matter what religion, sexuality they are).
My relationship with my boyfriend, Luther, is the most unique, unstable relationship anyone can ask for. We met in a program in Harlem Children Zone (HCZ), even though we ...
Friday 10th February 2017 5:49 pm
best poem ever Harlem: By Langston Hughes
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a soreā And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar overā like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?
Hughes wrote "Harlem" in 1951, and it addresses one of his most common themes - the limitations of the American Dream for African A...
Monday 6th February 2017 2:34 pm
The best song I ever heard
āLet It Goā is about young love that ultimately went wrong. After the coupleās tentatively cute time together, their relationship became forced and Bay ultimately suggests a breakup.
I love this song because itās so mellow, smooth, enchanting⦠Every time I listen to that song, I zone out into a āmusic traceā that understands me. It may sound crazy, but I love going into...
Friday 3rd February 2017 2:28 pm
R. City - Locked Away (Lyric Video) ft. Adam Levine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v98cFsRXi8I... The song peers into the anxieties and insecurities in many relationshipsācan love survive the most devastating circumstances? I honestly love this song with all my heart because it connects the listener(s) with their real life problems. Im gonna be honest real quick- I feel jealous when my boyfriend Luther talks to girls, even tough those girls are hi...
Thursday 19th January 2017 2:36 pm
TORY LANEZ - LUV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7XZFwIx0Uw... āLuvā is about not being afraid to fall deeply in love. Produced by Cashmere Cat and Benny Blanco, the track samples the dancehall track āEveryone Falls In Loveā by Tanto Metro and Devonte. I honestly love this because I love to dance to this song. I may not be from the islands, but I know how to dance like one. This song makes me bring out my "sexy s...
Thursday 12th January 2017 2:32 pm
āSingā falls a little flat
My review is about the movie: Sing, Dapper Koala Buster Moon presides over a once-grand theater that has fallen on hard times. An eternal optimist, and a bit of a scoundrel, he loves his theater above all and will do anything to preserve it. Facing the crumbling of his life's ambition, he takes one final chance to restore his fading jewel to its former glory by producing the world's greatest singi...
Tuesday 3rd January 2017 2:37 pm
Hip Hop Evolution
In the summer of 2015, Swedish music streaming service Spotify created a live musical map of the world that analyzed listening trends for over 1000 different cities around the globe, yet, whether you're focused on figuring out which rising young rapper is next to blow or pining for the golden age of beats and rhymes, the story of how hip-hop evolved from soundtracking New York block parties to bec...
Thursday 22nd December 2016 2:40 pm
Are Brandy and Monica Feuding (Like It's 1998)? A History of Their Drama
Are Brandy and Monica feuding like it's 1998 all over again? Well, their fans certainly are. The two are known for their Grammy-winning duet "This Boy Is Mine," which was released that year when they were teenagers and sparked rumors of a real-life feud. Brandy and Monica sparked more rumors of renewed bad blood between them and their fans have gotten all fired up about it. The two later teamed up...
Thursday 15th December 2016 2:34 pm
Kayne West- Heartless
The lyrics to Heartless by Kanye West narrate the bitter ending of a relationship. She made mistakes, and so did he. They agreed to let things be, but somehow still end up on the phone in the middle of the night arguing. He wants to be able to end their relationship on a good note, but she is being so "heartless" that he is losing the desire to fix things because she kept turning to her friends be...
Friday 9th December 2016 2:30 pm
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