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STUDENTS: Yo, this your boy
Romaine from DKO All Day.
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[TEXT: Youth Empowerment
Through Hip-Hop]
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STUDENTS: Yeah, this your
girl Asia from the Alley.
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This your boy Season. And you’re
listening to WBHS Radio.
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[MUSIC]
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TONI BLACKMAN: We’re at Ballou
High School in Southeast
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Washington, D.C., this summer as a
part of the S.H.A.R.P. Program.
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GABRIEL BENN AKA ASHERU:
S.H.A.R.P. stands for
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Summer Humanities Arts and
Readiness Program.
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It’s a fully comprehensive, all-
day program
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just really designed to empower
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students through art and
community service.
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[SCREEN TITLE: Gabriel Benn aka
Asheru - Director, S.H.A.R.P.
Program]
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|SEASON: It’s like a hip-hop
program for kids
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who like hip-hop.
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[MUSIC]
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TONI BLACKMAN: Hip-hop is
especially useful
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in connecting with young
people.
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[SCREEN TITLE: Toni Blackman —
Hip-Hop Cultural Ambassador]
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We often look at it as
entertainment, but it’s a
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functional role that this thing
plays.
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[SCREEN TITLE: DJ 2-Tone Jones —
Radio Broadcasting Instructor]
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DJ 2-TONE JONES: To a lot
of students this is the most
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natural way to express
themselves.
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MATTHEW: Rapping and
writing makes me feel
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expressful, like — get stuff
off my chest.
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TIFFANY: You get the notebook,
the pen,
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and you start writing about how
you feel and what’s on your mind.
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It makes you feel good.
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BLACKMAN: When you give
them permission to speak their truth,
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there’s something very powerful
about honoring
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a young person’s voice and, when
they speak, actually listening.
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[Screen Title: JADE FOSTER –
English & Humanities Teacher]
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JADE FOSTER: It’s important
for young people
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to know that their stories
matter.
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It’s important for young people
to know
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that their stories are relevant to
their lives and their history.
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BLACKMAN: It gives us an
outlet to express ourselves,
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to communicate our ideas,
our innermost thoughts.
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BENN: It’s like a megaphone
for the people.
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FOSTER: That develops into
speeches,
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that develops into just being able to
speak in an interview,
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that develops into interviewing
for a job.
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You know, like, hip-hop, music,
poetry, art
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point blank prepares you for
every avenue in life.
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[TEXT] www.state.gov
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[TEXT] U.S. Department of State