HE AWAKENING IS HAPPENING... WE REPPIN OUT HERE IN THE 217...... This out the BIGGEST SMILE on my face... this is my area code! and i knew nothing about this!! While most teens usually dress to impress, students at Illinois Central High School switched it up and dressed to progress. The now viral video, Suit and Tie in the 217, features a group of black male students dressed picture-day-fly in sweater vests, blazers and button downs with Justin Timberlakes Suit & Tie providing the perfect theme music for these young superheroes. Released during Black History Month, the video was created to tell a different story for young, black men. Quotes in the video like, We Are Not Gangsters And Thugs, We Are Employees and Volunteers, and We Are Scholars send the message loud and clear. The negative stories told daily in the media and in our culture about our young African-American men tend to ignore their successes and dont tell the full story about how young Black men are becoming leaders within our community schools, said Tiffany Gholson, a Central High counselor, in a recent interview. SHARE THIS VIDEO, AND OUR OTHER YOUTH WILL BEGIN TO AWAKE WE ARE AWAKENING.........
Posted on: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 04:29:39 +0000
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