Thursday, August 26, 2010
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
The Optimum Street Clean-up Makes Big Impact on Brooklyn!
From 8:00am to 12:00pm, volunteers for the OIEE filled multiple bags of trash as they walked down Fulton Street in Brooklyn, New York. They began on the corner Ralph Avenue and Fulton Street, and walked three miles in the hot sun to their final check point of Lafayette Street and Fulton. Prominent members of the community who joined the effort were Phillip Kellogg - FAB Alliance Director, Mike Rafferty - Bedford Stuyvesant BID President, Paul Cain - Hip Hop Artist, and many members of the Brooklyn community. Phillip Kellogg, FAB Alliance Director stated, "It was encouraging to see so many people out who were so concerned about what I am fighting everyday...litter. Hopefully this will help to make my job easier as more people become more aware of the problems caused by litter in the streets."
Ryan Mack, President of The Optimum Institute of Economic Empowerment stated the following as he finished walking three miles of litter removal, "I can honestly say that while I have always known that litter was destructive, I now have a new outlook on each piece of paper that I see on the street in my community because I helped to keep it clean...we all took ownership of this issue of litter in our streets. If more people would take the time to participate in events such as this there is no doubt that more people would join in the fight. We didn't organize this event to take the place of those organizations whose job it is to keep the streets clean, we set out to prove a point that there are many people in the community who are willing to take a stand against filthy streets and today we were successful."
Kareem Hertzog, Event Organizer and Executive Director of The Optimum Institute of Economic Empowerment stated, "This was a great day for the community. You saw over 50 professionals who could have been doing any number of things differently on a Saturday come out to pick off trash from the streets and say NO MORE to litter, NO MORE to a lack of pride in their neighborhood, and NO MORE to the mentality of letting someone else do the fighting that should be done by ourselves. We made an impact today...we made a difference today...let's keep this going through tomorrow and beyond!"
Thursday, June 03, 2010
BROOKLYN BODEGA LAUNCHES BKHIPHOPFESTIVAL.COM
Brooklyn, NY May 31, 2010
Brooklyn Bodega, producers of the 6th Annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival (BHF) is proud to announce the launch of WWW.BKHIPHOPFESTIVAL.COM.
With the launch of WWW.BKHIPHOPFESTIVAL.COM, Brooklyn Bodega offers a sleek, one stop shop for all things BHF '10 related. Information on the events calendar, ticketing, performing artists, volunteer opportunities, press requests, directions and general updates are now easily accessible for all.
"With the launch of www.bkhiphopfestival.com, fans and supporters of The Festival will have all relevant information at their fingertips. The new site will also work in conjunction with BrooklynBodega.com which will continue to provide unique content relevant to not only the event but to our patrons as a whole. Hip-Hop heads from all over the world will be able to learn about De La Soul, Curren$y and Fashawn, on BrooklynBodega.com then click over to bkhiphopfestival.com to book their hotel and purchase their ticket."
- Wes Jackson, Executive Director, The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival
The 2010 Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival features headliners De La Soul, Duck Down Records 15th Anniversary Celebration with Black Moon, Smif-N-Wessun, DJ Evil Dee, Philly's own Money Making Jam Boys, newcomers Curren$y, Fashawn, Skyzoo, and more!
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The 6th Annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival will run from July 5th- 10th all over the borough of Brooklyn.
Monday, July 5th - Show & Prove Finals at Brooklyn Bowl. 6 MC's compete for two opening spots on the Main Day, July 10th
Tuesday, July 6th - The Bodega Education Initiative, a day of panel discussions and seminars centered around legendary producer, J Dilla. With Q-Tip, "Ma Dukes" Yancey and more.
Wednesday, July 7th - Brooklyn Montage at Brooklyn Tech High School. A mini Film Festival featuring a variety of Hip-Hop films followed by Q&A with established and aspiring filmmakers.
Thursday, July 8th - Salute The DJ at The Hall of Williamsburg. A night dedicated to the backbone of Hip-Hop: the DJ.
Friday, July 9th is the kick-off party to formally welcome Festival goers, past and current artists and community leaders to the 6th Annual BHF.
Saturday, July 10th is the culmination of the 2010 Festival. De La Soul will headline the 6th Annual BHF on the DUMBO waterfront. The festivities kick off with Family Day, a block party for families and children celebrating Hip Hop's central message - social change and individual empowerment.
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Brooklyn Bodega is a multimedia content production and branding company. Our brand extends into event production, journalism and critical media analysis, digital and grassroots marketing, radio, video, and content distribution. While The Bodega is best known for producing New York City's largest Hip-Hop event, The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, our expertise also manifests in Brooklyn Bodega Radio, Bodega TV, our blogazine and online home BrooklynBodega.com, and most recently Savannah Boogie Music and Song - a digital content distributor.
The Bodega is made up of an extraordinary group of cultural programmers, marketing professionals, writers, designers and academics who have heeded their own personal call to action and have dedicated themselves to the celebration and preservation of Hip-Hop culture.
For more info on The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival visit our Facebook page, website and follow us on Twitter.
PURCHASE TICKETS TO THE 2010 BHF HERE
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