Hmmmm

Today was so cold. It was like 35 outside. Im so stressed. I got midterms, college stuff, senior dues, a project due thursday plus all this work as EIC. Man i know thats nothing compared to some people, but still.

Yesterday i went went on a story with Te-Ga and Branday to the bike shop down the block. It was really nice there. They had a lot of stuff. There were also some had some employees. This one older man from the bike shop was flirting with me today. Why does that always happen? Any ways i finished most of the story tickets and a lot of them got thrown out because of no pics and stories missing or too short, etc. Im so happy thats done. Today Italie, Warrith, Stan, and Branday Went out on a story to the Black KKK I. It was really interesting, and i wanted to go, but i had other stuff to do, plus i was supposed to leave at like 6 or 6:30 but i was still doing stuff and that food came and it was so good lol.  By the way My second box WILL BE SOLD today so i' ll get more goodies for you guys tomorrow lol. Well I'm out.

Well here's a pic of the story yesterday

I MISS HARLEMLIVE IT FEELS LIKE IT'S BEEN FOREVER!!!

The past couple of day's i have not been at Harlemlive and i must admit i miss it. During these pass couple of day's of been working hard and braking my back to aim to the top. I just got my report and although i pass all my classes i wasn't happy with myself. I felt like my work and effort wasn't good enough because they weren't as high as i thought they will be. But now i know to aim for that 100 next time. But Harlemlive as been a major turning point in my life because it was actually one the most successful things  i have been involve with in my life. I'm thankful because since i've joined Harlem Live i am becoming a better writer, a better communicator, and a leader to my peers. I fell like i've made a change and for that I'm  happy and thankful.

Continuum Cycles

Today I went out and did a story on Continuum Cycles bike store in Harlem. I got some really good feedback form the customers and employees. I was lucky enough to get to the store in time to interview the employees who were with the bike store for the longest and took enough pride in the bike store to stay committed even at the new location in Harlem. Unfortunately I didn't get to interview the owner because he's busy managing the other store Downtown. But he's a busy man and we have rescheduled for the another day.

Blogger Tag

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college fair

Today i went to this college fair at Lehman college. The fair was nice because it had like 100 colleges of around the country but there was only a few colleges in the south and only one in Florida,that is were i want to go to. Also i didn't like Lehman college because first of all i don't like the Bronx and second it is in New york and i just hate the cold weather. I was forgetting my idea of leaving to Florida but now that the cold weather have come i just cant stand it although winter clothes are pretty and stuff i just don't like the cold weather. Now i like new york because i get to go out more and hang out with friends more but if new york wasn't cold i would love to stay here. I wonder why some people like cold weather and others don't?if you know the answer just hit me up!!LOL

Im Back Back Back Back Back!

The one and only Charisma is back at Harlem Live after like a whole week and 3 days of my presence being missed by all. Lol.  I kind of missed Harlem Live just a little bit though. But just because I haven't been here in a while does not mean I wasn't being productive at home doing things concerning HL. I've been trying to get in contact with the owner of the Owens Funeral Home for like the longest time ever. I was trying to get in contact with him for the longest time now. Well since it's right around the corner today I'm going to pay that funeral home a visit and see what's up with that. Anyway once again I haven't been here for a week plus because of the step team once again. They are trying to make sure we know everything so we can start practicing for our performance at my school's pep rally next week Tuesday. I cannot wait especially since I'm actually performing. I am telling all my friend to make sure they are coming so they can see me perform especially since the pep rally is during school hours they better freaking come and watch us. lol. And I was going to come on Friday but my ear was bothering me the whole day and I wasn't with it. It was stressing me the hell out. But now I'm back in action you bout to see another story up from me real soon so look out.

This Is Charisma

And I Have Officially 

Blogged Out!

Last Weeks P.O.S

Last weeks P.O.S was really great!
I know you all read about it already, but it went so well i have to mention it again.
We hit the streets with our mic, Video Camera and regular camera ready to roll, well expect for forgetting the tape. I wasn't sure how we would be received in the community asking questions about Gay Marriage. As we suspected some people did not want to be interviewed, but most where eager to tell us what they thought. Some even went to get their friends to have them speak. At one point we had a waiting list of interviewees. It was alot of fun and a great learning experience for all of us. Getting the different views from a variety of different people was interesting, peoples opinions vary so much on such a hot topic.
Have a great day!

Continuum Cycles

I went today to set up an interview with Jeff Underwood the owner and Chief Mechanic of Continuum Cycles. Dushawn took pictures of the bikes (which he loves) and also of the store as it is now a working progress. Ciann helped me out with a couple of questions. Also, I go to speak to the part owner James Muessig who said he believes this bike store is the "east village coming uptown." To him harlem needs a bike shop.


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Today..........

Today. Right now. I'm hella tired and want to get new clothes. This sucks. I hope it doesn't rain tomorrow b/c I'm going to the gay marriage protest tomorrow. I hope it Doesn't get to crazy over there. I still need to work on the not ready stories yet and see if their good to post. I also need to figure out the address, hopefully they will tell me where it is. It seems really interesting. I've never been to a protest, so this will be a new experience for me. I also saw the new flier and its really nice. Im the first one on there. YAY! Lol. Its a really slow day today. Rrrraaawwwwrrr. Well there's much more work to be done so thats it for now. 

MY FIRST VIDEO POSTED TO THE SITE

Today i seen my video posted on the HarlemLive website and omg did it make me feel so special. i went to the site and i listen to everything and how i reported and how i was shy but still got the job done because i had the help of Waarith and Luisa.  i think i can see myself doing more of this reporting thing in the future, but it has to be in times when no other reporter is around because i get extra shy when i have a reporter around but i guess it just how everything builds up. 

the feel you get when your stuff up on a major website it like an dream come true. to me it like having out first African American President and that mean alot to me as well. i would like to thank Waarith because he was the one person who been pushing me to do something beside update our site and put some of my own content on the website and i never really thought i would ever see it but now i have more faith to put my work out there now that i see it up for myself, also we went to the Harriet Tubman Memorial. 

I also spoke to the artist and the artist personal video person and she told me how the work i did on her piece was good and hearing someone who an artist tell me the event i cover was good it make me feel good inside and give me the rush like i need to do this more often.

It was an great feeling interviewing a famous artist like Alison Saar. i must say i had a great experience for my first time being an reporter.

How to us Final Cut

I was learning how to us final cut. As i was learning it was getting more and more in to it. I also think i can do video if i really wanted to. I learned how to input and output parts i don't need in the video. i think personal that im getting better at what Im doing in final cut. Also another thing i learned how voice over other people voices and that is all i have for you.  

Rawr

Now today is blue. Well another day another blog. I have to keep posting b/c rich is doing the points now and i need to stay on top. He just scared me and said Italie was in 1st. Im not selfish but i really like to do my best. Well i was just posting blogs from Hl spotlight to the Hl site. Its easy. Its like posting stories exept easier and more fun. Thats more points for me ^ ^. well i guess thats it. See ya!.

You Feel It?

Change is in the air! Content will keep rolling in HL. Get ready for the "WE" generation. W.E. as in Work Everyday. Rich came up with a major solution to getting good stories on every story. Adult with every team/reporter(s). This is a major step in the right direction. I also want to implement the 2-day story cycle. Day one is shooting the story; Day two is editing and posting to the website. Chris didn't leave me a hand book on how to deal with everyone's videos and projects. I think things are coming along nicely. It would be great to get some of the external hdds working. We're still pretty awesome with the resources we have.

I have to give a tip of my hat to all the students that went on the story today. It was nice to see the improvements we all talked about. Lets not stop at doing a good job. I know we still can do better.

Gay Marriage is Poppin

Today was pretty interesting. I walked in HarlemLive and found out i was going on a P.O.S. about gat marriage. It was a pretty interesting story to me because i know a lot of gay people and i have a lot of gay friends. So we went around 125th and asked people questions about gay marriage. I was amaze because some people disagreed and some didn't but hey. I think anyone should be able to marry whom ever they love. Cat, dog, mice,rat. As long as it has life and it breathes it should be okay. But other than that my day at HarlemLive was exquisite as always. So until next time. Peace

Meow!

Yeah its been a while, I've been slipping with the blogs lol. School is getting more crazy so i have less time to dedicate to Hl, but i do all i can. And no one is friggin here now and its boring. Come on people get here earlier gosh!!!!.  Just kidding. Well most of my stories are up like the post election coverage and the pre election coverage. I want to go on more stories and write more stories, but there's nothing to do. I miss going out on them. Its kinda boring without doing that. I don't know what i wanna go on right now. Oh and i got my second piercing ^ ^. I want one or two more in my ears. Now i see how people get addicted to getting piercings. Sounds like a good story to me.... Well enough of that digression. 

Rich showed me some stuff that's going on that seems like good story ideas, like the tribute to Harriet Tubman tomorrow down the block. This is really early like 1:00, so if some of you guys want to leave school early or come here earlier its alright. Also there is this thing on Saturday where they are protesting the ban on gay marriage. I am deifinantly in there, because i hate people who hate on gays. Im all, 100% for gay rights. No I'm not a lesbian, like most of you people think, but i really hate homophobes and people putting down others because they are "different". Retards. Anyway being EIC(Editor in chief) is harder than i thought. Oh well i get to have a say in what goes up faster than others and tell some of the kids what to do. Yay.! 

And here is a really random boredom picture of me. I look weird but its ok.

one frame at a time

I believe in everyone at HarlemLIVE. I see how much work is being done and I know it will continue. Shem and I have to use a video service(vimeo) because there are so many videos. We all feel the momentum of the work being done; lets all be a force behind it. I commend all your efforts, but I know we can all do better. I'm going to step my game up and any of my students will too. I haven't tapped into the creativity that I know my web/video students possess. I don't think you guys(students) really get the pat on the back you deserve, but just know I think that you're all wicked awesome. Soon it will be a new year, a new president and now we need to set a new bar for greatness at HL. Get ready for content worthy of HL's name (one frame at a time)

Max and Barack for my Scrapbook

Barack Obama

Hey today I am working on a story about the reactions from the world, when newly elected Barack Obama became president. I would like to find people from different countries with different and ask about their opinion with Bacak Obama being elected. Amazingly more countries celebrated his victory than with any other president.

Class with Waarith

Today Waarith was teaching me some thing about video,today when i was at work. i learn how to crop videos and cut out thing. Today I learn more than 1 to 2 things. i feel that video can grow on me over time if i give it a chance. Over all i learn a little about video......

End of the Bowling Season

Bowling is probably the best sport ever! Im dead serious! I am on my schools bowling team. At first, I only signed up because I could get a pass from gym and get free periods! SWEET! But after the first week, I realized that I was pretty good a bowling, and that it was a lot of fun.

The season is unfortunately, very short and ended last week. i already miss it... even though the last game was last thursday! lol I love the girls on my team, and we worked very hard together. We were so close to the championship! If we had won one more game, we would had made it =( it was pretty disappointing because we worked so hard and really got along as a team. I going to miss my teammates and just having fun in the alley. On Thursday, i have individual bowling, so i am a little worried about not having my team to back me up, but I am sure i will be fine. my best game was last Wednesday, where i bowled a 137. I am proud at my accomplishments, and I can't wait for next season! 

Happy

This have been a great day today i finally got to wear my jacket after like two weeks of buying it. I am also very happy because my grandparents are coming in two weeks from now and i am so exited because i have a long time i don't see them and because my grandmother cooks so good and she understand me because she know what food i like and what i don't like. I am also happy because my parents are fixing my house and they are making it nice and pretty. Another thing that i am happy about is that my grandmother if leaving to D.R on December,4 and is not coming back until January,15 and because on the summer of 09 she is leaving to D.R forever and she is not coming back.(Thanks god). So yeah this are the thing that makes me happy.

Last Rainy Wednesday

It was wet, but that didn't stop us from making progress.

Stefanie and I worked on her Hostel story for a while, its coming along, Tammara and I worked on her new story and I got to meet Ashley for the first time. Ashely, Stefanie and I went to try to get a story out of the bike shop down the block, the owner was rude, but we will get a story out of him eventually. When we walked in he had some sort of death metal playing in the back round, and was explaining to some guy that he only makes money from labor, and sells parts at the whole sale price he gets the parts at. He told us to come back later, "he was with a customer". When I left Harlem Live later that night, the "customer" was still there talking to him, I don't think that he was a customer, in my opinion that guy was just rude.
Another great day at HLive, I hope your pasta came out good Ashely!
See you all later this week
David

The Run Down

Everyone was so happy this week. Everyone was a 'part of history.' Obama won... we still all have problems. I'm not nuts about the pigment in Obama's skin; I'm excited to see that he is a leader that will most likely take the country in a better direction. A lot of people play the race game, but to be in a progressive state of mind one must be able to see no difference between a person's appearance and beliefs. I glad to see Americans elect a great president, no more no less just a great president. Now with Obama out the way lets get into the run down.

Everyone in HarlemLIVE go add yourself to the new contact list!!!! CLICK HERE to get started.

The site is getting the content it deserves. We are using the bandwidth like no tomorrow. Shem and I will be working on a new video player next week to help the site let up on the heavy load of videos. All the students are giving us( Luisa, me: team Wiisa) lots of video for the show and site. Keep it up. The show is coming close to finished.

• African Day Parade (done)
• Halloween Parade (done)
• Scranton PA (done)
• HL reality (in progress)

We're all getting things done and I'm proud of everyone.

watched Obama Talk In Chicago

Today was a good day for me.. i woke up and i kiss m picture on my wall..then got to school early..then went to the museum of American history and had some good food thanks to my teacher Terri. then i come to hl and Selly let me know the first African American president will be speaking live in Chicago,Illinois so i went to CNN to see if they was covering the event since i became such a fan of them since this past summer due to Selly bringing me to CNN headquarters, i just be looking at there site more and everything.

so they have Obama speaking Live so i watched it and to be honest this was the first time i ever actually listen to what he was saying before and i felt bad seeing how i voted for him and only knew that he was black, wanted a change, wanted to make the economy back to its old self and i finally got the chance to just sit down and listen and watch our future and present president. it made me feel a type of way inside of me, it was like wow he really does sound like he will start to make life a little bit better for us Americans and make people understand all you have to do is work for what you want in life and to me that gives me motivation to succeed in life.


<----After i listened to what Obama i been thinking one day i can make m voice heard and make a difference when i get older. i have the goal to make my voice heard more, because i feel that my voice is not all that need to be put into action but i need to take a stand and get more involve which with harlemlive i will be able to.

What You All Have Been Missing These Past 4 Days

I know you guys at Harlem Live missed me sooooo much these past 4 days that I've been missing out in action. Unfortunately, due to certain circumstances I was unable to come to Harlem Live on Wednesday and Thursday due to my step team practice after school. I came there ready to learn this long as step that someone started teaching me and never finish, and I get there and these people want to be over hear teaching us a dance to do in our routine. I don't mind the whole dancing thing because I surely can dance and I like to pop it and drop it Lol, but the mixture of songs we are dancing to is hot and all but it's super fast. I'm so not used to doing a choreographed routines especially not to no fast ass song. I got the moves and stuff mostly down pact except for this one move but I'm working on it so watch out lol. The song is so fast it's like no room to mess up and try to catch yourself. You can't even try to count off the steps because you would be counting super fast. The dance and song is mad hot but just to fast. I can't wait until my school pep rally. The days leading up to the step team performance is going to be hectic but I know it's going to be mad sexy. Whatever we decide to put on I'm going to look mad hot hopefully the rest of the team does too lol. We are so going to rock the show. We are so much better than my school's whack ass cheerleaders and hopefully our performance shows that. Well, I'm over and out thats all I can think of writing for now. Until next time blogger.

This Is Charisma
And I Have Officially Blogged Out!
Lol. :-)

hello hehehehhe. today Rich was getting on my nerve. gonna kill him!!!!! He wants me to write more about I have no idea. so i'm liking harlem live soooo far. Hope to meet some cool people like ciara n beyonce to interview them..... kinda running out of things to say. 

Ash Kash is Outieee  

Thought this way funny

My view on the election and the triumph of Obama

Wow, we have a self-identifying black person that will be running our country. I hope that people don't think that by just casting this vote that we have made a big change in this country because to be honest we haven't. You have to be constantly involved in the ongoings of your country and community. By electing Obama doesn't mean that it ends here. When there are issues going on in your community such as police brutality and shady activity going on in the schools, you have to speak out about what's going on. You cannot be complacent with everything, you cannot say that in other countries it's worst, you cannot make lame excuses for less than stellar service. You have to be constantly speaking and making change don't think that just because you pulled down that lever this past Tuesday that you made such a large difference and that the road ends here because it haven't.

WE (Gen-We) did it!!!!

OUR Vote made it happen. WE made it happen. The YOUTH VOTE was record high, we put all the bullshyt aside and really became informed, involved, and went out and DID SOMETHING!!! This is just the beginning and I have never been more motivated and inspired to get connected and involved in and around the city, nation, and world...



Move out the way b/c here WE come!!!!

November 4, 2008

while at the Schoenberg museum i got the chance to meet congressman Rangel and his wife. that was an first personal experience that i had in a long time that made me so proud to be apart of Harlemlive because without them i would of never got the chance to speak to the congressman or even get to shake his hand.



A day in history that made a difference in my life.
yesterday i voted for the first time in my life and i felt like a made a difference like my voice was heard, my thought may come to the light. never had the feeling of making history and voting for Obama..i also went down to the Schoenberg Museum where they held an event in support of the 2008 elections. i was so proud to be in N.Y. last night because for the first time in my whole life i felt a change in everything. people on my block was going crazy..trowing things running around screaming OBAMA!!!! it just was an experience wish i had recorded it. now i and other African American have no reason to believe we can succeed cause if Obama can do it so can we.

we also went to 125Th street in front of the state building where they held their own event contain to the elections and got a chance to talk to some people and meet an CB11 reporter name Chris Glorioso and he gave us a first hand look at how the whole thing goes down when he does his interview and how long it takes to get it process and sent back to the studios. he also explain the equipment he had and how he did his voice over not even in an studio but, he wrote his lines out on his blackberry and then read them off as if he was at the studio onto an tape recorder and past his b role over his recordings.



Everywhere i went these past days I've seen nothing but Obama and Rangel posters or shirts and now to see that after all the talk about a black or colored man can not be president, to just see and be a witness of it makes me feel special and after i went to the state building my whole ride home all i heard about is "Obama the right man for the job" and "its time for a change in the white house" and in my head I'm like wow never knew it made people talk to each other so much and talk so positive, because usually when I'm on the train it either quiet or people arguing and last night it was peaceful and all for OBAMA.


Also today in school we have this thing in my school called "full group" and it where the whole school comes together for an hour and talk about things going on in life and in the school. and today a lot of kids screaming Obama and going wild because we have a new president and he African American and they was just all so happy to be aprat of history when in life as for as i know it people always doubt us to have an black president even 2pac doubt it--> "And although it seems heaven sent we ain't ready, to see a black president it ain't a secret don't conceal the fact the penitentiary's packed, and it's filled with blacks" so i feel if 2pac felt this way in 1995 seeing how Bill Clinton was the president at the time. Althou a lot of people called Bill Clinton the "black" president. so if 2pac was around now he would be proud just like all the millions of African American in the world are today.





The New President Of The United States Of America--->

OBAMA!!!

He did it, Obama is the president!
It is really interesting to me that Obama had 338 electoral votes, while McCain only had 140, but Obama only had 51% of the popular vote and McCain had 48% of the popular vote. This system does not make much sense to me, this would be a good story to investigate for Hlive, so we all understand it better.

Last week at HLive:
Last week Tammara and I worked on her article that covered HarlemLives trip to Scranton PA. We did a bunch of research into Scranton and into Pennsylvania and learned about the history of both. It seems like HLive had a good trip down there, and the interviews they conducted where interesting. Scranton seems like a very different kind of place from NYC. It must have been a shock for the students to experience that culture, or lack there of.

Today is another day at HLive, see you all later!

David McGregor

Voting

Holy crap, it took me like 15 minutes to cast my ballot. The lever that you have to pull was giving me a hard time. I would pull it, and the entire station would move. I had to hold the opposite wall and pull the lever ridiculously hard. When I finally got it, I was afraid that I had broke it. Then the little knobs gave me the same problems. Its like they did not want me to vote....

My first day at Harlem Live

My first day was different i had meet new people and i got to work right away. Working at Harlem Live so far has been a great. My second day was busy  and i was the first one there. This boy name dayday seem to be a great person. Waarith i think is going to be a great teacher, and going to teach me some new things. Shem seems to be straight foreword with everything and a little demanding but its ok sometimes i might forget things.  

My Voting Experience

So when I woke up this AM all I saw on the news were reports of the LONG lines of people at the polling sites. I knew I absolutely HAD to get some footage and make my mark in history by capturing a few bits and pieces of this HistoricElection (no matter who wins) What I didnt expect was to see the line in my Park Slope Neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY go around the corner!! It was 6:30Am and these folks were obviously trying to vote before they went in to work. The majority of them were in business attire, and either reading newspapers or drinking their morning coffee. Although the line stretched around the block, forming a complete C no one seemed to mind that they were in for atleast a 45 minute wait.



Yes, I am already aware the video is Shaking quite a bit. But hey, atleast Im giving you footage right?? Anyways, so after purchasing all the newspapers I could find (I want the before and afters of this day to record) I went home and had a light breakfast, thinking of my fellow Brooklynites (other New Yorkers and Americans too) and how inspired I felt to see such great numbers out to Vote, out to speak up and actually DO SOMETHING!! So I quickly got dressed and headed over to cast MY ballot, my voice and to leave my mark for the history books. (I hadnt planned to do so until later at around 11) When I went back I was suprised to see that the line had grew!!! But I was never more proud to stand on such a long line (and probably will never be again in my life! lol) Waiting on that line with everyone else was an exciting experience everyone knew we were all there for the same purpose, and we would all share quiet smiles with eachother trying to stop ourselves from jumping up and down and cheering for ourselves and the future. Alot more people than I expected were taking pictures, and a lady driving by honked her horn and pumped her arm as she drove by, excited to see so many people out to Vote. I took my spot on the line at 8:00Am and pulled the lever to the right at 9:00Am, and made history by putting my vote in for Obama..........small moment of silence to let it sink in........what it must mean for so many people around this nation (and the world) today, no matter what race you are, where you grew up, who you have voted for in the past, or where you are going in life, I am sure we all indulged in those few seconds of silence, of what was just made possible.

When leaving the Polling site I was even more amazed to see that the line had DOUBLED!!! I could only imagine what it will be like later after everyone gets out of work!

African Parade Up on the site

African Parade 2008 is up on the site go check it out. As always getting the content out. I'm really happy that the site is getting so much content. 

Another Person on the street done.

Hey fellow bloggers of HarlemLive, today was a very eventful day. I went out on a person on a street to ask questions about the November 4th elections. Tomorrow!!! So please, people get out and vote! This is a very important election, especially since a presidential candidate of African-American decent is running for presidency. Get out and Vote your voice must be heard.

SiGingOff......Te-Ga Zsa-Zsa Hamm

Farewell Harlem Live!

The main stories/themes I have been assisting the people at HL with have been on tomorrow's election and youth hostels. Within the 3 weeks that I have been here, I have been able to help people reseach stories, go out on the streets and conduct POS's, edit articles and do interviews.

Everybody at HL has so much potential and I'm looking forward to going back to Sydney, and encouraging the young people I work with to be Harlem Live correspondents. Once an open discussion board and space for Harlem and Bankstown youth is complete, this will provide a great opportunity for young people across the world to communicate and discuss various issues and themes that concern them.

Thanks to Richard, Gisely, Brad and Shem for your Harlem hospitality!

And to all of the youth I have worked with- goodluck and God bless you all!

WYDT

What do you people at HL do all day?

The Run Down

Another week another run down. Me and Luisa always hard at work to get the videos up to the site and tv(MNN). This week was a good one; got a lot of things done. First off the list is videos to the site main player. Scranton PA which was put up in record time. Me and Luisa broke that record by putting up 'Halloween 2008' in 2 days. In other news I've been doing some vast improvents on the HELM. The work and efforts of helm(hl apps) will soon be in use as I have created a contact list that is part of HarlemLIVE's database. GO AND LOOK AT Halloween 2008.

Let get things done a new video every week.

Today...

Today was a very cold day. Here at HL Italy,Starlin,warith ,Julie and went out on a story to the Youth hostel. Italy and starlin were interviewing foreigner to know what they though about the Presidential election in this country. I went to interview a couple of more people to finish my Hostel story. Although the temperature was cold i had fun. Italy was very proffesional and got a lot of people. Starlin was the video person and i was doing my own thing as a journalist. I hope to finish my story soon for me to never to go back to that hostel again.Well thats all i have to say see you guys!!!

Message to Cynthia

1st Episode aired on 10/27/08

topic on the show:

Students behind the work

2nd Episode will air on 11/24/08

topic on the show:

Scranton, Pa (5-10 min)

African Parade (~5min)

Halloween Parade(~5min)

Reality Show(10min)

Youth hostel In Harlem

Last weeks investigative reporting went great!
We went to 104th and Amsterdam and got our story at a youth hostel. We interviewed a bunch of interesting people who where staying at the hostel for a variety of reasons. One group of youngsters around the age of 22 where staying at the hostel so they could see a concert, they came from Virginia. They couldn't believe how cheap it was per night, only 35$ in NYC is a great deal. They had some funny stories to share and enjoyed being interviewed. The part of the experience that was most interesting to me was the age range of the hostel's guests. It is a "Youth Hostel", so you would think mostly young people would be staying there, but we saw some guests checking in that must have been 70!!!
This Hostel was amazingly nice, it was a full block, it had 700 beds, messaging chairs, really anything you could ever want, and all for only 35$.
Stefanie did a great job interviewing the guests and the manager. She asked all the right questions and took great notes. I see how an organization like Harlem Live can really teach students like Stefanie some impotent skills that will aid them in their academic, professional and social lives. You cant develop these interpersonal skills anywhere else.
Have a good day!
David

Charles Meets Barack

My 2nd try

This is my 2nd video in Harlem live it was to cold out side for a {P.O.S} so I went around and asked a couple of people what there doing  I edited the video and took out whats really not needed and left a funny part. Just basic interviewing  { No I do not have a black eye} I used adobe premiere  to edit and cut and paste the cut scene I also added transitions to this video. 

Exspect The Unexspected

WOW, election's is coming up. Not even a week away. And it's crazy because today as i was reading the Newspaper i came across a story that shocked me to death. These two young guy's had a plan to assassinate Barack Obama. I mean i hear people talk about it everyday "what if Obama get's assassinated?" But guess what someone actually plan to do it. I mean in life you have to exspect the unexspected. The situations that we least expsect in life always happens to us. Remember 9-11 no one possibly thought that a airplane would go threw a building early in the morning. I mean seriously think about it. Did you think the cops would stick a plunger up Abner Louima and pretend like it never happen? Do you see where i'm coming from? Right so i was just so amaze at the fact that someone seriously tired to kill Obama. And it's like they had no morals on their plan because they didn't care about the consequences of their actions. They actually said they knew that they will probably get killed behind it and they 100% didn't care. Wow..... so people of America please Exspect the Unexspected. As for now so long!!!!!!!!!!!!

Exspect The Unexspected

WOW, election's is coming up. Not even a week away. And it's crazy because today as i was reading the Newspaper i came across a story that shocked me to death. These two young guy's had a plan to assassinate Barack Obama. I mean i hear people talk about it everyday "what if Obama get's assassinated?" But guess what someone actually plan to do it. I mean in life you have to exspect the unexspected. The situations that we least expsect in life always happens to us. Remember 9-11 no one possibly thought that a airplane would go threw a building early in the morning. I mean seriously think about it. Did you think the cops would stick a plunger up Abner Louima and pretend like it never happen? Do you see where i'm coming from? Right so i was just so amaze at the fact that someone seriously tired to kill Obama. And it's like they had no morals on their plan because they didn't care about the consequences of their actions. They actually said they knew that they will probably get killed behind it and they 100% didn't care. Wow..... so people of America please Exspect the Unexspected. As for now so long!!!!!!!!!!!!

Blog number 2

Well is post 2. Its Od cold outside. Me and Shem just went to get some trays for the plants. Im really hungry too. i had a PB and j Sammitch but I'm still hungry... I want to see the finished product of the video from PA. Now I'm about to write some good stories. I also have to write about the awards ceremony. Back to my beautiful writing. Lol. 

soooo

Turns out I'm editor in chief. Yay me!!!!. Lol. its been awhile since I've posted one of these. I've been really busy with things here. I worked on my voice overs with Waarith yesterday. It was really cool. It wasn't as bad as i thought. Now i have to work on my story from PA and get it done today. Shouldn't be to difficult. Its getting more busy around here. Charisma and Te-Ga are back. Well i guess thats it for now.

Selly I got a new book!

Hello!

Last, week was my first day back to HarlemLive and today I'm back to doing stories, and reporting. I did a Person on the street about people's opinions regarding the 2008 elections. What has become a controversy ever since Barack Obama (the black vote) and John McCain (the old veteran mavrick), is now coming to a close call with the voting date right around the corner, on November 4th.

The Trip to PA

Me and Luisa are assiduously editing the PA video. A large portion of the video has been cleaned up. Right now the we have to arrange the video to look a more presentable. Take a look at what some of it will look like.

The Run Down

It was going to happen sooner or later; the MAC monster was going to get me. I'm going to be teaching video to my web and video students. In other words I have to learn final cut pro. I've been Luisa's muscle mimic and I've learned a lot from her. I can just about do what she can in final cut. I want to make these students fast, shoot and edit in the same day. This weekend is a final cut weekend. Want to brush up on your final cut skills? go here

POST 1000

Second day of Flash

Other than the lesson with Flash, Waarith taught me some basic video editing with Adobe premiere. Transitions, Mark-in and Mark-out were jjust some of we did to edit the video. Enjoy, now I only have to post 40 stories, YAY!!!

First Day at Harlem Live

all day i was anticipating how my first day was going to go. I was worried about the interview, if the people would like me, if I would fit in, if they would demand too much work from me.. but I am happy to say that my first day was successful. Everyone was super nice, so thank you for making me feel welcome. I learned the basics about the applications and set up on the computer and learned the general rules. I can't wait to start writing and actually do something. I already have a few ideas; about the knitting factory relocating, how people feel about the new design for washington square park, and possibly how millions of dollars can be spent to make 2 new baseball field in an economic crisis? 

I am glad that my first day went smoothly, and I hope that everyone liked me as much as I liked them. I can't wait to work with everyone

-Victoria Spazz

My experience- so far- at Harlem Live.

Today was my 7 day anniversary at Harlem Live- yeah! Coming from Sydney, Australia- this is my third visit to Harlem. My older sister is a journalist, and I'm fortunate enough to be able to stay with her in this crazy city we all know and love- New York.

Everybody has been real nice and made me feel very welcome since I started here. From the moment I walked down into the 'scary' basement, I instantly felt a genuine warmth from Gisely. Richard, I can tell is a man very serious and passionate about his business, and Brad I'm still trying to figure out! (haha) What a great organisation Harlem Live is, I hope the youth in the area are grateful for the opportunities they have.

So far I have interacted with: (please forgive me if I misspell anyone's names!) DuShaun (aka gorgeous gangsta- had to get that in right?), Shantasia, Charisma, Stanley, Shem, Stephanie, Tamara, Italie, Warreth and Christos- (Sorry if I forgot someone!)

I have enjoyed helping everyone with their research projects, and enjoyed going to the youth hostel with Stephanie and Christos. Stephanie did a great job interviewing people and I know with more practise will not be shy infront of anyone! As for Christos, he took photos like a professional!

Today we went on a 'P.O.S' and thanks to Shem I now know all the tricks of the trade when it comes to getting people's attention! Italie- I can't believe that was your first time- I know you're interested in law- but you would definitely make a great journalist! Tamara- you seem so comfortable and confident, you just need to believe in yourself more, because I can tell you already get this industry!

Today we also did a very spontaneous interview with Charisma as the reporter- now here is a girl who has her head screwed on and is confident in her abilities. I can tell you're going to succeed in anything you put your mind to.

Okay. as you can see I'm a youth worker that loves to talk!

Thanks everyone for making my time at HL even better than what I was expecting- see you all next week!

National Butt Whippin Day

National Butt Whippin' Day is a NATIONAL HOLIDAY. National Butt Whippin' Day is also known  as THE DAY WHEN SCHOOL REPORT CARDS ARE DISTRIBUTED. OMG! I can't believe my freaking report card, man!  Since I've been in High School of Graphic Communication my average has never been this low, URGGGGG! Stupid report card. Stupid advanced classes. My school system is so unfair and so retarded. A whole bunch of people in my school aren't taking any advance classes just because they're not smart enough or to afraid to take them on thinking it's going to bring down their average. And for me to be taking both AP English and me taking Calculus (without even having to take Pre-Calculus) and to be passing that should be an accomplishment. My AP English teacher said that in other schools students who take advance classes get like extra points added to their average and how the same should be done at my school. I definitely agree because I think those people who are ranked higher than me in the class most of them aren't even taking advance classes. Like I'm so happy that I'm actually taking on a challenge with the advance classes and that I'm actually passing but at the same time when I think about if those classes were taken out my average too could be higher. It makes no sense. Idk. But I just hope next report card my average is higher back in the higher end of the 80's and lower 90's rather than the lower 80's. And then my mom today mad me soooooo mad. After school she had me crying and everything URGGGGGG! This day just wasn't good for me.  I had to call my mommy after school to tell her about my report card and she gets mad because 2nd period I have my first class and sometimes I'm late and other times I'm early and on my report card the comment for that class says excessively late or whatever but yet I'm passing the class with a freaking 90. ARE YOU SERIOUS? I don't understand why it's such a big deal to her because It wouldn't had mad a difference if I wasn't late I would most likely have the same grade. I don't understand why she was going mad hard. Idk. We just wasn't ad haven't been on the same page lately these passed couple of days. IDK what's going on. It needs to stop. I DON'T LIKE ALL THIS NEGATIVE ENERGY. It needs to stop. Even though, it is NATIONAL BUT WHIPPIN' DAY I didn't get a butt whippin' YET and hopefully I WON'T.

PEACE OUT BLOGGER I'M OUTTY!

Sincerely Charisma

Mnn Hustle

The video was finally finished. Luisa worked really hard on this video. I was helping towards the end and I think we both learned a lot of new things. This first episode was a true learning experience. We both have an idea of What we need to get done to make the next episode of HL Speaks a breeze. There were problems with the mac, final cut, just name it. Next time we will work on time management. I proposed that we could edit at least 5mins of video a day.

Hostels

We went to a hostel today, near 110st. I always had the impression that they would be small and dirty, especially since they are so cheap. But man was I wrong about this place. Its was ridiculously nice inside. Flat-screens, overhead projectors, a cafe and a nice lounge with a pool table. Maximum charge is $45 a night, even though I live in NYC I'd stay there just for the hell of it. People come from all over the world, we met two guys from South Korea. It was their first visit to NY and the USA in general. Getting to meet people from all over the world, I'm gonna go look for an application to work there.

meeting luisa and chilling with waarith

Today I met some new people and an old member of harlem live I went out on a story hunt I guess you can say,also learned a couple of new things about video and different shots and there names and styles I had the camera so i took some pictures this is my favorite one

Ok, so today was my first day as a member of HarlemLive. I've spent 5 hours here and already can't wait to come back. Shem is the one who got me interested in joining and I now see why he was so enthusiastic. i had a great time today meeting other members and getting familiar with the work space. 

No Internets !!!

How can we live with out the interwebs?

Day 3, another late blog...

Sorry about these untimely blogging entries,
Things are crazy in my life outside Harlem Live.
Last Wednesday, the 15th of October was my 3rd day volunteering at Hlive. Stefanie and I worked again on making contact with these youth hostels in the area, they have not been very receptive, but we are not giving up!
I also met and worked with Stanly, one very start guy. We shot some video clips inside Harlem Live, he interviewed a volunteer and some of the students. We had some trouble editing these clips working on the computers at first because they were not formatted right, thank goodness for Shem. He got us fixed up in 5 minuets after Stanly and I tried tirelessly to get them to work. Once the clips where formatted right we started editing them together using iMovie, a really simple but great program. We where first time users of the program, but Mac really does make a user friendly product. Take a look at the finished product posted on this blog last Thursday the 16th of October. I had to skip out before it was done, but Nice Job Stanly!!
Tomorrow is Wednesday, my day at HLive, I'm looking forward to it.
Have a great day!
David McGregor

slow month

so far the original after school harlemlive has not yet started so we have been getting things arrange so when the new students finally do come they will have all they need and be ready to be apart of hl. also this week we plan on doing an clean up for hl and get the place looking back to an work environment, because we had so much happening between now and the end of summer it has gotten clean but not the way it should be...so me n hl staff plan to get this up and running asap. rich back to himself and now his mind has gotten back to normal in my view, because all summer i seen it was an hustle for him and it made him upset more easy and everything now he calm and he can actually hold an conversation with u now and he back in the groove of getting the new website back up and running wild with stories like how it was last year. to me i think we need more students that are going to come to hl and want to do more than just use the laptops or use our equipment. so I'm waiting to see who we bring in this year and see if there as dedicated as i am and as most of our students are. Selly never changes because all summer Selly was jolly and serious so that just Selly but now she has time to get her things together more because she doesn't have to be running everywhere and doing everything as much, she make people see that when you come to hl and you talk or see Selly talk she about business and she take her work very seriously so don't come in between that. Shem has been doing such a wonderful job with the site it not even a game all my friends and my girl even say how hot the new site look and how they wish Shem can make them a site..lol.. so one day i hope i can be like Shem, creative, smart, funny, fresh, and have his talents and more. Warrith has been great since i met him, he out there in the open, always having conversation, can relate to most, try to talk to everyone, cool person, he has this thing for logos but it seem as if he doesn't want to be judge wrong and everyone keep telling him how good of a designer he is but i guess he think other wise, i think if he went with his first thoughts he would be doing his thing, and if he was to link up with Shem we would have the best logo on the net. Luisa has been on the video thing since i met her last year and always taking her work serious, she taught me some things that i never knew about video cam like how to hold it right the focus the angles, like she no joke when it come to the video life. to be continue...

the saturday trip

This past weekend I went out to Pennsylvania with hl and the things that I seen was weird to me. While out in Pennsylvania we ran into this group of old lady’s who had sign saying democrat for McCain and McCain / Palin and to me I wasn’t really shocked about it because I already knew most of the town was white or Caucasian so that to me made me think that they were for McCain.
We try to talk to them and see their point of views about the whole election but to me I think they just said they were moving because we was African American and to them we were for Obama. Then we ran into a few guys from Pennsylvania and they seem to be getting dumber by the minute because i'm almost sure one of them said who the president and I was like wow… a person who says that just is not worth my time.

We went to the McCain headquarters and we went to the Obama headquarters and at McCain they were more open to answering questions and at Obama we only spoke to intern n volunteer while when we went to McCain they let us speak to anyone who wanted to be interview. Also the people at Obama is paid to be there while the people at McCain was just there because they want John McCain to win the presidential election and to me that a big issue that should be looked at because I wonder if in ever state the people who work for these headquarters get paid or they just volunteer there time. Showing dedication is one thing that will help the candidates win.

The overall look at Scranton Pennsylvania, is there are not 3% {major insider} African American there more like 10 % and to me it seem like it a small town and it not very active, beside in the mall. We drove around looking for different places where we could interview people and see there views on the election but at times it hard to communicate with other if they not into being video and getting there picture taken.

Taking Back Sunday

HL at 2pm and left at 1am. Me and Luisa spending all of Sunday into Monday working on HarlemLIVE behind the website. She still has voice overs and some other things to add to the video. I was helping her make the intro to the show a little more 'punchy' if thats a word. I just got home and its 3am. Take a look. The music that is in this video is not used in the final cut.

The Run Down

There is no INTERNETS at HL OMG!!! How can I talk to my BFF Jill. I didn't feel 100% this week. I feel a lot better and I'm ready to face what ever comes next. I created a flyer for Cynthia for "Global Correspondents." You are all welcome to see it http://www.scribd.com/doc/7289554/Flyer-Edit-Final.

HL Apps Update:

*Veiw list has been updated and problems with veiwing videos has been corrected.

*Doing some major changes to the way the video library Veiws the content. Logs can still be put in while I update the system.

*Adding names and video number on front page of 'Add videos.'

*Adding a TO DO list soon oct 22, 2008.

Google Calendar Update:

*Has been created.

*Need all contacts to share calendar.

currently invited :
Gisely

is in the calendar to add content.

That all that comes to my mind.

Its me!!!!

Hey I'm back lol. Its been about 2 months since i did a blog. i did the most blogs over the summer and now its time to continue my lovely work. I been doing some work trying to get a story for hostels but the people keep telling me their managers are not there. I was supposed to go one one today but the woman was not there. This should be very interesting. And we were talking about pos for the halloween parade. i cant wait to halloween. I want to do a story on the haunted house that shem showed me and steph. that looks mad hot. An we are going to penn on saturday to do a pos on the election. Well that should be it for now. later.

 this was ment for yesterday sorry to keep you all waiting , but yea this is my first p.o.s inside harlem live i guess you can say its not really a p.o.s but who cares if you have a problem sue me other then that check it out 

Hey Guys

Hey =] it's Aleah, I hope everyone's doing ok over there. I'm sorry I haven't been able to get up there lately, but I haven't completely disappeared yet. A lot has just been going on since school started but I hope to get in there soon. If you need me or something you have my email && if you don't it's ilove.xmusic@yahoo.com Later guys.

SO this is Harlemlive.......................

Hey, my first day in Harlemlive was not the worse but it was not the best. Maybe because i was so anxious so write, write, write and my computer kept having technical difficulties.. But it went pretty smooth and dandy. I hope that the rest of my day's here will be 10x's better and way more interesting. The rest was basically getting to know who everyone is, where the suplies are located, and pretty much the rules and regulations of the enviornment i will be in. It's so not a school atmosphere it's pretty much like home but with a bunch of strangers. Pretty strange right???? Well, i thank myself or making affort to check Harlemlive out and see what it's about. Beause actually it really turn out pretty well.

How harlem live treated me my 1st day

It was pretty cool i got to meet some new people and got to see harlem  im wondering how fast i can learn all this stuff there showing me

Day 2 at HarlemLIVE

My second day at Harlem Live was a bit more relaxing then my 1st day where we covered the exciting NYPR opening of a park on 117th and 1st. Check out the story, Stephanie and Tamarra did a great job.

This past Wednesday we dug for stories while getting to know each other. Stephanie is going to do a story on Harlem's youth hostel business. We spent the afternoon researching the hostels, and calling around setting up meeting with the managers. There are many youth hostels in the neighbourhood and we are going to find out how they operate, whose using them and why. This should make for an interesting story. Look for it soon!

It was really great getting to know everyone a little bit more, Harlem Live is full of energetic, and driven students, and i am really impressed with Shem's web design skills, and the video editing set up Harlem Live has.
Looking forward to this weeks activities!

The Run Down

This week was a great one. A lot of things and ideas were thrown into the mix of things. Me and Luisa have some really cool ideas for an intro to her Reality show. Me and Brad worked on HL apps which will be helpful to all students and staff. At the moment I have the video library online. Now Rich, Shem or any video logger can log the videos to the online library. I did a Flash class with Couscous and I think he enjoyed creating with Flash. I look forward to working with him. I want an apprentice, he may be a good candidate.

Couscous


and a Cuscus


If you want to look a HLAPPS first hand goTo http://helm.harlemlive.org.

done on the logo set

Take a look and see what you do and don't like. All these logos where done only a few hours ago. so there not in anyway a in final stages.

17 ideas

I was up so I just started making logos. These are the ideas I have. Keep in mind that the colors are not set in stone. Take a look and tell me what you think

HarlemLIVE having a forum on the Issues!

templates

As I always do... Throwing out my ideas for the world to see.


I also did a blue version

I will never complain again! LMAO

“I will not complain about my job. I will not whine nor will I express my personal disdain to my associates, affiliates or supervisor. Today, I will be thankful for every irritation, distraction, and challenge.”

Did anyone watch the VP debate?

Did anyone notice that when Joe Bidden and Sara Palin was asked do they support "GAY MARRIAGE"? They vehemently said NO and that John McCain and Barack Obama doesn't support it neither. I wonder if they lost the support of their homosexual supporters. Also I'm curious if they would stop any legislation that would support same-sex unions. I feel this way, if people are gay then why can't they marry because by not allowing them to get marriage is not going to stop them from being gay and engaging in same-sex intercourse. I feel that these politicians should also pass legislation without allowing their own personal and religious views to interfere with it if we are supposedly a "secular nation".

David, The newest mentor!

Hello!

I am David McGregor, and i am the new Volunteer here at Harlem Live.

Yesterday, Oct. 1 was my first day out in the field with the students.  We covered the opening of a new public park on 117th and 1st ave.  I do not think that any of us knew what we where getting into.  Target "the store" must have donated thousands of dollars to host this "event".  This park opening felt like a "Target" movie premier.  There was a red velvet rope and security guards at the entrance, free food, free drinks, free ponchos (since it was raining), free trees even!  Target was giving away small potted plants to everyone.  There was a stage set up with local officials and even a celebrity.  Of course we got an interview with her.  

The students took the event by storm and interviewed the crowd, finding out all the nitty gritty facts about this park, why its there, who wants it there and what it is going to do for the community.  Look for they story that is going to be completed soon.

I am so pumped to be working Harlem Live!

Colors and Ideas

some of the visuals are changing around Harlem Live, so I did a little research on color and what it means to people. Also the psychological impact of colors.

RED invokes feelings of love, passion, danger, warning, excitement, food, impulse, action, adventure.

BLUE can invoke feelings of trustworthiness, success, seriousness, calmness, power, professionalism.

GREEN can invoke feelings of money, nature, animals, health, healing, life, harmony.

ORANGE can invoke feelings of comfort, creativity, celebration, fun, youth, affordability.

PURPLE can invoke feelings of royalty, justice, ambiguity, uncertainty, luxury, fantasy, dreams.

WHITE can invoke feelings of innocence, purity, cleanliness, simplicity.

YELLOW can invoke feelings of curiosity, playfulness, cheerfulness, amusement.

PINK can invoke feelings of softness, sweetness, innocence, youthfulness, tenderness.

BROWN can invoke feelings of earth, nature, tribal, primitive, simplicity.

GREY can invoke feelings of neutrality, indifference, reserved.

BLACK can invoke feelings of seriousness, darkness, mystery, secrecy.

I fond a website that explains color really well in a cool animation. If you have 5min go take a look.Click Here when you pass the intro click on the middle door "the movies." Back to the idea, I took the flower part of the logo.

Also after the meeting on Tuesday I looked at the logo in a different light. The vote was on the flower-like logo. I like the idea of just having a symbol.


I took the flower-like symbol flipped it, made it more flower-like and finaly put "hl" into it.

I did a little poster. Not really a diverse group of young people but, stock photos cost money.


I did a shirt too I could not help myself.



Just my ideas on things. I was really impressed by what colors can do to people. So go check out color sites.