This segment of the blog will be entitled answers. One of the answers to what would you do I would receieve was, "get more involved in charity work" Here is my charitable response to that below, based on an email sent to friends.
Letting Love Lead....
I recently sent this email to my friends, and wanted to share it with the blogosphere as well.... Read up!
My quasi-roomate (Anasuya) is very involved with the AIDS/HIV epidemic among women of color. She recently embarked (Saturday eve to be exact) on a 3-month journey across Africa to teach the arts, writing, and other skills to women, children and teens who are infected or affected by the virus. It is her organization's mission to teach them ways to use their talents for financial gain, so that they may be self-sufficient, confident, and leave legacy's behind for thier children - whom inevitably unless a cure is found will be left homeless to fend for themselves.
African American women have been contracting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, faster than any group of women in the United States. In NYC alone, 53% of new AIDS cases are black women. Not to capitalize on dramaticism, but it can technically be stated, that just by virtue of my being a black woman, I am at risk at a rate of 1 out of 2 times in a sexual encounter, than my female counterparts of other races. This is an astoundingly scary statistic!!
She's blogging her journey, and I wanted to share the website to those who may be interested. The official website of the charitable organization that she works for is below as well. I encourage you to subscribe and be informed.
The site links are:
www.letlovelead.blogspot.com < The Blog
www.letlovelead.org < The Organization
Best,
-dl
Monday, November 19, 2007
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
If my tevee broke, I would travel more...
Check out Beyonce's new AMEX commerical.
http://ny.beam.tv/beamreels/reel_player.php?reel=kYszjxHWFn&xip=a7f6021e
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
FAQ's
"Why television?"
It's a fairly quick but oft repeated answer: 1) I'm a curious person who asks curious questions. Is that a crime? and 2.) Because I'm in the ad industry, somewhat of a workaholic, and we are always looking for ways to break through the clutter. With that said, I decided to find out and what better way to start than with arguably the most broad reaching medium there is (whether I agree with that assessment remains to be seen).
In my research (I love saying that), I am finding that there are lots of things people choose to entertaining themselves with that are not necessarily the media that marketers tout as the "next big thing." I'm quite anxious to what the final outcome will be, I think it will be quite surprising.
Over time I'll begin to post some of the video and photo/short answer submissions that I receive on the blog. As always feel free to submit your own responses, and tell others about the 'When the Tevees Broke' as well.
It's a fairly quick but oft repeated answer: 1) I'm a curious person who asks curious questions. Is that a crime? and 2.) Because I'm in the ad industry, somewhat of a workaholic, and we are always looking for ways to break through the clutter. With that said, I decided to find out and what better way to start than with arguably the most broad reaching medium there is (whether I agree with that assessment remains to be seen).
In my research (I love saying that), I am finding that there are lots of things people choose to entertaining themselves with that are not necessarily the media that marketers tout as the "next big thing." I'm quite anxious to what the final outcome will be, I think it will be quite surprising.
Over time I'll begin to post some of the video and photo/short answer submissions that I receive on the blog. As always feel free to submit your own responses, and tell others about the 'When the Tevees Broke' as well.
Saturday, March 3, 2007
“When the Tevees Broke, Boob Tube Lament” is a 2007 mixed media mockumentary produced and directed by d.nyree, about the devastation of scores of people due to the failure of their TV’s during unexplained phenomena. It has been described by a colleague of d.nyree’s as "one of the most important works d.nyree has ever made, primarily because right now it’s the only one."
The mockumentary consists largely of still photos and video footage of society in the aftermath of this great tragedy interspersed with interviews. Interviewees throughout the film include TV aficionados’, mothers, fathers, children, and just regular joe’s from various parts of the world, who give first hand accounts of their experiences with the TV failures and the aftermath.
The title is a reference to the Spike Lee documentary “When the Levees Broke, A Requiem in Four Acts” about the catastrophic devastation of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. It also pays homage to the blues tune "When the Levee Breaks", by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie. This mockumentary is in no way associated with Spike Lee, and intends no harm to the former residents of New Orleans and their families.
The mockumentary consists largely of still photos and video footage of society in the aftermath of this great tragedy interspersed with interviews. Interviewees throughout the film include TV aficionados’, mothers, fathers, children, and just regular joe’s from various parts of the world, who give first hand accounts of their experiences with the TV failures and the aftermath.
The title is a reference to the Spike Lee documentary “When the Levees Broke, A Requiem in Four Acts” about the catastrophic devastation of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. It also pays homage to the blues tune "When the Levee Breaks", by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie. This mockumentary is in no way associated with Spike Lee, and intends no harm to the former residents of New Orleans and their families.
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