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Until it Happens to You!

We live in a country that is self centered. Where we are blinded by the extended need to help, or fully understand the struggles of others! Until your company goes bankrupt, fires individuals, someone you know gets sick, natural disaster takes all that you own, robbery, identity theft, divorce, death, or any kind of devastating event, most of us don’t care enough to take action! In other words, if its not in your backyard it’s not your problem. One thing I know for sure, there is nothing new under the sun and what goes around comes around, so no one is immune to needing one another to care! Somehow we are satisfied with a tweet or a facebook message that … Read more

Life & Living

The most amazing phenomenon about LIFE is that we all start LIVING and dying the instant we are born; you can’t have one with out the other. I guess the most important thing is to offer the world the best that you have to GIVE and at the end of the day if you are here today and gone tomorrow you can say… One thing is for sure, I was definitely the best at being me and there will never be anyone exactly like me. In other words, LIVING stops but LIFE continues dead or alive just make sure that while you’re LIVING that you GIVE the world your best and you will be remembered for the LIFE that you … Read more

Destitute to Doctorate

R.A.W. is awarded a 2018 Mountainfilm Commitment Grant We are excited to announce that our upcoming documentary short film R.A.W. – From Destitute to Doctorate was awarded a 2018 Mountainfilm Commitment Grant of $2k. This is really cool on many levels. Mountainfilm is a well-respected documentary festival that takes place every spring in the beautiful city of Telluride, Colorado. Only 11 projects received grant money out of 170 applicants. “We are so thrilled to support this important and timely project,” said Lucy Lerner, Program Manager at Mountainfilm. According to their website: “As part of the nonprofit’s commitment to helping tell stories that matter, Mountainfilm awards Commitment Grants each fall to filmmakers, photographers, artists and adventurers whose projects are intended to inspire audiences to … Read more

“U. R. A. “W.”

“U. R. A. “W.” So that we never forget That there’s no such thing as losing If we never give in. We are made of both miracles and molecules, the evidence of things unseen, living proof of the fire within… Somebody said “God bless the child that can hold his own… instrument … ‘long as he plays to win.” Link to audio https://m.soundcloud.com/hakim-bellamy/are-a-w

“Are. A. W”

“Are. A. W” When U R the lowest pitched instrument in the brass family, at one time the only family you got, you are painfully aware that even jazz and the blues have a bottom. A low end theory. Often the only one of your kind in an orchestral configuration, A seat reserved for you on principal alone, As opposed to pigmentation. It takes guts to be a tubaist, takes more to achieve greatness, The near equivalent of small intestinal tubing Remind you of the days that you had to eat your imagination For breakfast. So g-d gave you a second stomach A second esophagus An embouchure (aam· boo·shoor) Resurrected as a student of second chances, always coming back for … Read more

Black and White

We could all probably tell stories for days, but I would like to share a few. Racism, ignorance, and prejudice are three very different things. Also, we can not just simply put one race into a negative category. In high school at The Baltimore School for the Arts, true story. I was what you call a “YO BOY,” and somewhat of a comedic trouble maker! One day the brass ensemble had to go on a recruiting trip which meant being away from school. At the end of the day we returned to school, and I was called to the deans office. At this point I am feeling really good, because I couldn’t be in trouble today, because I wasn’t here! … Read more

Bubbles

Every now and then I like to think out loud. Sometimes in life things happen and it makes us realize something about the way we see the world! Not many in this bubble called “life” imagines they could die at any minute. The thought is quite the reverse: in that most believe that the world can be controlled, risk eliminated, and fate mastered. Grades, admissions, love, relationships, credentials—the steady, predictable climb up the ladder of professional success—that’s the idea. We’re going to live a long time, and the world is not going to take us by surprise. Has there ever been another group of people, in all of human history, that’s possessed that kind of attitude in reference to the … Read more

Drama

Sometimes you wake up in life and all you can do is wonder why me, what is going on, and how am I ever going to fix or get out of this mess? Oh, and don’t tell me I am getting sick… This my friends is called life, because these sometimes overwhelming obstacles that we most often perceive as being disastrous are nothing more than experiences for the mind body and soul. Just as our bodies need nourishment to survive so does our portfolio of life – for without those little episodes also known as “drama,” our lives would be nothing more than a blank sheet of paper with lots of holes. Its funny but you never hear people say … Read more

When it Rains it Pours

Some scientist have made claims that crying is actually healthy for you and it has a lot to do with why women live so much longer than men across the board. Have you ever asked yourself what could possibly be the meaning of tears? At times they fill our entire body with tremendous sorrow while at others times it’s the exact opposite when the tears flow out of astonishment and great joy. If you’ve ever wanted to have a conversation with your body in which your body told you exactly how it was feeling at any given moment, be thankful because this is what happens when we cry. Next time the tears start to roll just remember that every now … Read more

Time

Time is one of the few things in life that can’t be manipulated by man. It has the ability to makes us feel fearful about the unknown, the future, outcomes, and even the present. No pun intended but at “times,” it has us wanting to fast forward the moments of everyday life, and at other times it has us wanting to freeze those glorious nuances of a joyful day. Time is endless in size it can contain every moment of life suspending that which is happening all around you. It’s in our best interest to join that in which we can not beat, so let’s ask ourselves what time is it? Well, the answer is that its time to take … Read more