We are so excited to announce that commencing on March 1, 2010 through April 30, 2010 the BCCP will collect dresses for our first annual “Belle of the Ball” project. This exciting project will provide high school seniors with prom dresses. Many students find it impossible to attend their high school prom because of the high costs involved. Your donation will allow so many girls to take part in a special evening meant to reward them for their academic achievements and success. We encourage everyone who has a dress (evening, prom, special occasion) that they no longer wear and is in good condition to donate it for this special cause.
Donations can be dropped off at, or mailed to:
BCAL, the Brooklyn College Art Lab
2900 Bedford Avenue
301 Roosevelt Hall (press “3R” in the elevator)
Brooklyn, NY 11210
Monday through Friday from 9am – 6pm and Saturday, 11am – 4pm.
My fellow brothers suppressed
Criticized by how they dress
This society is just a mess
trying to be the best
Just gotta get off my chest
This heavy weight we call stress
My brothas locked up for theft
In every life people stress, how they’re gonna make sucess
asking your Mom where is your Pops
Not forgetting to run from the cops
Not using any props
you know you gotta stop cuz soon
your insides are gonna pop, lock, and drop
Rapping with the flow all the girls dropping it low
and fathers leaving their kids and walking out the door
They think we are thugs running around selling drugs
But we are determined to overcome
perceptions of us being dumb
The whole world is against us Brothers
and yet still we fight one another
Musically talented they say we are
and we spend our money on big fancy cars
Although I fall I know I can
I can do this that and the other
I don’t have to be restricted by my color
They think we are all uneducated
But I am standing here because I am not the one who ran
I am me..not a criminal
but a miracle
by Kevin R.
DeVante H.
Christopher R.
Chantelle H.
Courtney P.
Jahlena R.
Creative direction by Malachi J.
Nixon as the teacher who can't control his students
Ferdinando filming the "making of" documentary
Leading actor and actress listening to directions
Filming scene 2
Here at Robeson High School we are working on a safe sex PSA, written by Quinten during our PSA writing workshop. We’ve shot Scenes 1, 2, 5 and 7 in the past week.
Thursday December 10th, 20 AUP juniors came with the BCCP to visit SUNY Old Westbury. We had a great time enjoying the comforts of a charter bus (no cheese bus for us, we ride in style), exploring Old Westbury’s beautiful campus, and filling up at the all-you-can-eat school cafeteria. Many Thanks to Paul Cooley, Kwasi Fenteng, Robert James, and our host Alonzo McCollum from the Old Westbury EOP office for all they did to make our trip a success. Special thanks to Mr Sandoval’s brothers from the Phi Iota Alpha fraternity who helped show us around campus and answer our students’ questions.
Who says you can only see beautiful fall foliage only in Upstate New York. Check out the Project Peace Media Collective Fall Foliage Photography!
Photography by:Brittney Williams, Stevenson Catul, Ronald Smith and Diego Guzman
