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Nipsey Hussle, born Ermias Asghedom, would have turned 38 today, August 15, 2023. He was a Grammy-nominated rapper, entrepreneur, and community activist. He was known for his conscious lyrics and his commitment to investing in his community. In 2018, he was shot and killed outside of his clothing store in Los Angeles. Hussle was born in Crenshaw, Los Angeles, and grew up in the city's notorious South Central neighborhood. He began rapping at a young age and released his first mixtape, Slauson Boy Vol. 1, in 2005. He released several more mixtapes in the following years, building a loyal fan base. In 2013, he released his debut studio album, Victory Lap, which was critically acclaimed and nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. In addition to his music career, Hussle was also a successful entrepreneur. He founded the Marathon Clothing Company, a clothing store that sold his own line of clothing as well as clothing from other local designers. He also founded the Vector90 co-working space, which provided affordable workspace for entrepreneurs and creatives. Hussle was a vocal advocate for his community and used his platform to speak out against violence and poverty. He founded the Neighborhood Nip Foundation, which provided resources to young people in South Central Los Angeles. He also organized the "Crenshaw Marathon," a community event that brought together residents from different parts of the city. Hussle's death was a major loss to the hip hop community and to his community in South Central Los Angeles. He was a talented artist, a successful entrepreneur, and a dedicated activist. He will be remembered for his music, his business acumen, and his commitment to making his community a better place. In the years since his death, Hussle's legacy has continued to grow. He has been honored with a posthumous Grammy Award, a mural in his hometown, and a clothing line in his name. His music continues to be popular, and his message of hope and empowerment continues to inspire people around the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Speaking of a thousand points of light, my guest today is Wes Adkins, a math teacher at James Campbell High School in Ewa Beach, the largest school in all of Hawai‘i. He proudly works in an inclusion classroom, promotes self-paced learning environments, and implements project based learning assessments. Nipsey Hustle and Vector90 inspired him to … Continue reading "76. Meeting Students Where They Are At, With Wes Adkins" The post 76. Meeting Students Where They Are At, With Wes Adkins appeared first on @WSCBPodcast.
Speaking of a thousand points of light, my guest today is Wes Adkins, a math teacher at James Campbell High School in Ewa Beach, the largest school in all of Hawai‘i. He proudly works in an inclusion classroom, promotes self-paced learning environments, and implements project based learning assessments. Nipsey Hustle and Vector90 inspired him to work in STEM education and teach students the skills for locally minded entrepreneurship. A first generation college graduate and a film buff all his life, Wes recently won a $25,000 Education Innovation Teacher Challenge grant for his proposal to have his students create the Ewa Beach Drive-In. The award was given by Farmer's Insurance Hawaii and the Public Schools of Hawai'i Foundation. Wes sees launching a drive-in cinema as a great way to harness his students' varied interests and help them develop diverse skills, from engineering the movie screen to curating and creating films, and developing business plans, computer apps, even recipes for the snack bar. “The possibilities are limitless,” Wes notes. “I'm a firm believer that if you can just find something that you love, you can learn about the rest of the world through that thing that you love.” Wes is also deeply interested in culturally responsive pedagogy, ethnomathematics and the “gamification” of learning, especially math. A Teach for America corps member, Wes is in only his third year as a math teacher. “You wouldn't know that he is a math teacher because he integrates so many things,” James Campbell High School Principal, Jon Henry Lee once said. “And that's what's going to make the learning that much more powerful for the student. It comes from these integrated projects where you connect the dots. He captures their imagination first. A lot of students, the second you talk about geometry or math and things like that, sometimes it turns them off, right? But if you talk about a project that incorporates all the things they care about, whether its the marketing, pulling together the engineering, creating stories … that's what clicks with students,” notes Principal Lee. Wes hails from California and his wife is from Japan, so Hawai'i is a perfect midway point for their growing family. His first year at James Campbell High School was disrupted by the pandemic, but his students are now fully back on campus. Wes has an undergraduate degree in film and digital media production from the University of California at Santa Cruz, and a masters in culturally responsive education from Ashford University in Clinton, Iowa. My editor and creative consultant is Evan Kurohara. Theme music is provided by my friend of 40 years, Michael Sloan. You can find his music, 12 albums and over 100 songs in Spotify, Apple Music and all the other major music platforms. Please stay safe and healthy, listeners, and please get vaccinated. A hui hou, and take care. Links:Drive-in Theater ArticleDrive-in Theater SiteSpark and Inspire FilmHawaiʻi Public Radio InterviewMANGA HighEthnomath YayMath!Pixar in a BoxDurable SkillsThe TFA Learning Lab Episode Theme Music by Michael Sloan Editor and Creative Consultant, Evan Kurohara The post 76. Meeting Students Where They Are At, With Wes Adkins appeared first on @MLTSinHawaii .
In this week's episode the gang discusses Bill and Melinda Gates splitting, K-pop artists being underpaid, music after COVID, Billie Eilish's Vogue shoot, haters in society, Meek Mill investing in Doge, Nipsey Hussle's Vector90 incubator, Anwar Carrots and his crazy collabs, changing e-commerce collaborations, watching anime, modern day traveling, growing homelessness in Los Angeles, Cev's filming experience in LA's Skid Row, experiencing Americas collapse in real time, racial differences in America, and other juicy topics for that thirsty mind. TWO B'S https://linktr.ee/dipped
“Selon l’origine sociale, il n’y a pas plus de droit à l’échec”Quand on regarde les équipes de dev on trouve très peu de diversité. A une époque où le besoin de développeurs est si fort, pourquoi tout le monde n’a pas accès à ce formidable métier ? Nous faisons un métier formidable qui a la capacité de changer le monde. Ce que nous créons a un impact fort sur les société. Et cette absence de diversité nous fait créer des services qui ne peuvent pas être toujours utilisés par l’ensemble de la population. Ce manque de diversité est un véritable frein.Nous commençons aujourd’hui une série de 4 épisodes autour de la diversité et la représentativité. Ce nouvel épisode d’IFTTD - If This Then Dev, présenté par Bruno Soulez et produit par CosaVostra, s'intéresse à la diversité ethnique et sociale dans les équipes techniques, les disparités d’évolution de carrière entre les différentes populations.Le D.E.V. de la semaine est Quinchy Riya, co-fondateur de Anatoletools. Quinchy vient nous parler d’un constat d’échec dans les équipes actuelles mais aussi les solutions qui existent, et les exemples à suivre. On y parle des réseaux dédiés, du besoin de représentativité pour les plus jeunes, et comment combattre les biais.Liens évoqués pendant l’émission POCIT : https://peopleofcolorintech.com/ (réseau & plateforme qui raconte les histoires des personnes racisées travaillant dans la tech aux USA & notamment dans la silicon valley )Vector90 : https://www.vector90.com/ (incubateur & espace de co-working à los angeles)Women 2.0 : http://women2.com/ (réseau féminin qui milite pour un écosystème start-up & tech plus inclusif et diversifié)Latinas think big : http://latinasthinkbig.com/ (autre réseau féminin mais focus sur la communauté latino-américaine qui milite pour un écosystème start-up & tech plus inclusif et diversifié)Retrouvez tous nos épisodes sur notre site https://ifttd.io/listes-des-episodes/Continuons la discussionRetrouvez Quinchy :Anatoletools : https://anatoletools.com/ (logiciel SaaS pour marché de l’art)Twitter Anatoletools: https://twitter.com/anatoletools LinkedIn Anatoletools : https://www.linkedin.com/company/anatoletools Twitter Perso : https://twitter.com/Dan_Dunne LinkedIn Perso : https://www.linkedin.com/in/quinchy-riya-67913427/ Garage Paris : https://legarage.paris (tiers lieu proposant des talks, evènements & de la Ou Bruno:@ifthisthendev (https://twitter.com/ifthisthendev)@bibear (https://twitter.com/bibear)Discord (https://discord.gg/FpEFYZM)Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ifthisthendev/)LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/if-this-then-dev/)
Far too many of the people in the culture are either unbanked or not properly treated during the Banking process. Our guest today looks to solve both with what Yahoo Finance calls “the fastest growing Fintech in the African American community”. B.C. Silver is the CEO of Grind Banking and he stops by the show to give us gems on Banking, culture, and what it’s like being part of the Vector90 family. To learn more visit https://www.grindbanking.com/ and be part of the movement. This episode is brought to you by @sipandsharewine Join the wine club here - https://bit.ly/2lYGskt --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/blackequity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/blackequity/support
On this episode Mokah-Jasmine Johnson and her co-host DJ Blaq Star Part 1 introduces the concept of Hustle Economics in honor of Nispey Hussle. Nipsey was an American rapper, business man and father who was senselessly shot and killed March 31. Despite this tragedy, he left behind a legacy and a blueprint for his fans, family, and peers that could be utilized to break the cycle of poverty through entrepreneurship and investments. This episode sponsored by Shatki Yoga Athens and AADM. How did he make a difference? February 2019, Nipsey purchased Marathon Clothing store, prior to open his clothing store, he also launched Destination Crenshaw, a new arts project, open-air museum and outdoor art and culture center celebrating black Los Angeles. Donated school clothing and shoes to and funded the renovation of a Crenshaw elementary school’s playground and basketball courts. Established Too Big To Fail as part of a partnership with Vector90 which led to the opening of a coworking space for a STEM initiative for local youth and the list continues. So he not only gave back to his community, he made wise investments that could help break the cycle of poverty within his family. Stay tune for Part 2. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mokah-speaks/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mokah-speaks/support
On today's episode, we switched things up in the studio to have a dedication match for the late great Nipsey Hussle! Tune in to see how they represented Neighborhood Nip!Link is in the bio! Or go to Spreaker/iTunes/Mixcloud/any podcast app!
On today's episode, we switched things up in the studio to have a dedication match for the late great Nipsey Hussle! Tune in to see how they represented Neighborhood Nip!Link is in the bio! Or go to Spreaker/iTunes/Mixcloud/any podcast app!
The gang is all together Nika, Cidnee, Hali and DJ Candy Raine meet at Hip Hop Daily for the latest ga ga. Candy Raine recently got a root canal and spoke about her fear of dentist. Cidnee got the chance to work the Atlanta film festival which was the start of festival season for her. Nika recaps the Black Radiance MUA Talks Atlanta pop up where our founder Quanna got to host. S/o to Black Radiance for becoming our newest sponsor. Hali spoke about college election season and how HBCU students are breaking the mold.Our CareFreeBlackGirl of the week was Marsai Martin from the movie Little , who became the youngest director.Now we see why Issa’s so busy and can’t release Insecure until 2020…The group encourages people to pick up more magazines like Essence. Nika highlights Issa Rae’s makeup on the cover of Essence compared to that in other magazines. Which lead to the conversation about the importance of black MUAs. Cidnee discusses her experience as a makeup artist and the lack of representation being the reason so few black artist have good make-up. The group challenges SAG (Entertainment and Media Union) to certify more black make-up artist. This is why things like MUA Talks is so important.Beyoncé Knowles left the girls in awe with her Homecoming documentary on Netflix. The representation was on point. As HBCU graduates the host felt connected to her performance. Hali (CAU) & Nika (Spelman) debate who has the best HBCU in the AUC.The groups details the life and legacy of Nipsey Hussle. He created many things for the black community including Vector90 the co working space for creatives in LA . Nipsey employed over 100 convicted felons and supported hundreds of creatives on their endeavors. Candy Raine encourages our listeners to read some of the books on his list - https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/135056.NipseyHussleReading_ListOn a serious note - the group talks Governor Kemp ( yes the one who stole the election) and his new abortion laws. Now in Georgia women cannot have an abortion after 6 weeks. The most unfortunate thing about this is many do not know they are pregnant until around that time. Cidnee details the reasons why the government would want this to happen the problems that will arise from it.Also in government the Mueller report was recently released on 45, now were waiting to see if Congress will move towards impeachmentOur girl to watch for the month is the powerful Lizzo - Grab her new project https://lizzo.lnk.to/CuzILoveYouMusic curated by Ddotayy and Wize Grazette.Tune in each month and hashtag #CareFreeBlackGirl to stay engaged with the conversation.Follow the hosts on Twitter;Cidnee - @cidneerich Nika - @carpenika Hali - @halismith DJ CandyRaine - @DJCandyraine Produced by Quanna Engineered by Live Hip Hop Daily Executively Produced by Wize GrazetteThis podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-1aea92 for 40% off for 4 months, and support #CareFreeBlackGirl.
On this episode I talk about what nipsey hussle symbolize and meant to me. Vector90 and quantum physics “kinda”. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tyson-james/support