It’s Sunday & I’m chillin. (at Equality Michigan)
It’s Sunday & I’m chillin. (at Equality Michigan)
This is the most beautiful image. My Sister & Friend Halima Cassells painted this pic of me for her exhibition! (at Charles H Wright Museum of African American History)
This weather is super sweet today! It’s going to be an Awsome concert @chenepark this evening. (at Chene Park)
Working @chenepark today it’s beautiful weather. (at Chene Park)
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DONATE TODAY! ONE MORE DAY LEFT TO HELP 5EGALLERY SAVE THEIR BUILDING
What are we doing?
We are proudly and purposefully taking the 5e Gallery to the next level. By next level, we mean- taking the steps now necessary to ensure that this institution of 21st Century contemporary Hip Hop culture, that is loved and celebrated internationally, remains in our hands and it’s current location.
What We’ve been up to…
Since the 5e Gallery was established in our humble first location in 2008, we’ve been leading a new cultural movement in Detroit. A 21st century cultural movement that uses Hip Hop for civic engagement, youth empowerment, life-skills development, building community, and most importantly nurturing people.
In just three short years, we’ve experienced such phenomenal growth in our creative community (in art, population size, and in community values) that in 2011, we made the big decision to ‘step our game up’ and grow our capacity. For us, ‘grow our capacity’ meant three main things:
- providing more physical space for our culture-redefining art exhibitions, events and programming.
- providing access to state-of-the-art tools for creative professional skills-development.
- providing more workshops and programs for youth empowerment and community building.
In 2010, with our BIG self-determined spirit, a few donations from our family and friends, and every bit of savings we had :) we set out and “purchased” our current location at 2661 Michigan Ave.(right on the border of the historic cultural districts Corktown and ‘Southwest Detroit’). Why the “” around purchased you ask? …because by “purchased” we mean a ‘land contract’ with a balloon payment of $50,000 due in March 2013 …which brings us to why we’re here today.
Moving Forward…
One full year since we made the big move- the 5e Gallery has garnered local, state-side and international recognition for our powerful and transformative work. We have developed ongoing collaborations with the University of Michigan, Allied Media Conference/ AMP, Eastern Michigan Environmental Action Council, Charles H. Wright Museum, and Detroit Digital Justice Coalition. We helped co-author a federal grant that brought $2.1M to Detroit for broadband adoption. Yes, we did receive a small amount of funding …just not quite enough to prevent the 5e Gallery from having to close our doors for almost 11 months due to rising bills, $$$ for permits/ local ordinances, and basic renovations to make the building safe and comfortable for community use.
Though we have re-opened this past summer to do our great youth work it has been in a limited capacity and with great financial challenges. These challenges have forced us to face the reality that building a cultural institution such as the 5e Gallery, that is here to serve the Detroit and global arts community, takes muuuuch more then the humble freelance [spotty] income of it’s two founders ….it’s gonna take our entire global arts community.
Below is a list of all of the gallery needs that we are currently raising funds for.
The top of the list is the building needs, the equipment is a wish list to get us up to professional standards so we can make money with our skills.
We have applied for grants and organized fundraisers. And have received funding to be used towards our current Maker Space programming.
Our Initial Fundraising effort is the Indiegogo campaign we will be launching this week.
We Appreciate all your support!
Our Needs:
Licenses - Facilities and Operations
Building Compliance $208.00
Building Inspections $600.00
Cafe / Concert / Performance License $2500 (Includes City of Detroit Hearing and Licenses)
Taxes $25,000
Completion of Purchase $50,000
Building Repair
Front Facade Repair - $10,000
Building Foundation Repair - $30,000
Roof Repair - $30,000
Equipment
Projector - $3000
Electric Theater Projector Screen - $700
Professional Sound System - $15,000
Industry Standard Microphones - $800
Industry Standard Instrument Microphones - $800
Microphone Stands - $300
Cannon 7D Camera w Lens For Filming and Documentation - $4000
Zoom Microphone for Filming - $400
Drum Kit $1500
DJ Equipment $3500
All Donations accepted, & what can help us even more are donations of $500 & $1000.
We really need your help. Accepting All Donations… Free Detroit Hip Hop T-shirts with any Donation over $40 dollars.
All Donators over $250 become Partners + get Free Admission to all events… for one Year!
http://5egallery.org](http://24.media.tumblr.com/12dd51baf186d02df9cb8cf1846d55ce/tumblr_mjj4re91oS1r0t5ceo1_1280.png)
DONATE TODAY! ONE MORE DAY LEFT TO HELP 5EGALLERY SAVE THEIR BUILDING
What are we doing?We are proudly and purposefully taking the 5e Gallery to the next level. By next level, we mean- taking the steps now necessary to ensure that this institution of 21st Century contemporary Hip Hop culture, that is loved and celebrated internationally, remains in our hands and it’s current location.What We’ve been up to…Since the 5e Gallery was established in our humble first location in 2008, we’ve been leading a new cultural movement in Detroit. A 21st century cultural movement that uses Hip Hop for civic engagement, youth empowerment, life-skills development, building community, and most importantly nurturing people.In just three short years, we’ve experienced such phenomenal growth in our creative community (in art, population size, and in community values) that in 2011, we made the big decision to ‘step our game up’ and grow our capacity. For us, ‘grow our capacity’ meant three main things:- providing more physical space for our culture-redefining art exhibitions, events and programming.- providing access to state-of-the-art tools for creative professional skills-development.- providing more workshops and programs for youth empowerment and community building.In 2010, with our BIG self-determined spirit, a few donations from our family and friends, and every bit of savings we had :) we set out and “purchased” our current location at 2661 Michigan Ave.(right on the border of the historic cultural districts Corktown and ‘Southwest Detroit’). Why the “” around purchased you ask? …because by “purchased” we mean a ‘land contract’ with a balloon payment of $50,000 due in March 2013 …which brings us to why we’re here today.Moving Forward…One full year since we made the big move- the 5e Gallery has garnered local, state-side and international recognition for our powerful and transformative work. We have developed ongoing collaborations with the University of Michigan, Allied Media Conference/ AMP, Eastern Michigan Environmental Action Council, Charles H. Wright Museum, and Detroit Digital Justice Coalition. We helped co-author a federal grant that brought $2.1M to Detroit for broadband adoption. Yes, we did receive a small amount of funding …just not quite enough to prevent the 5e Gallery from having to close our doors for almost 11 months due to rising bills, $$$ for permits/ local ordinances, and basic renovations to make the building safe and comfortable for community use.Though we have re-opened this past summer to do our great youth work it has been in a limited capacity and with great financial challenges. These challenges have forced us to face the reality that building a cultural institution such as the 5e Gallery, that is here to serve the Detroit and global arts community, takes muuuuch more then the humble freelance [spotty] income of it’s two founders ….it’s gonna take our entire global arts community.Below is a list of all of the gallery needs that we are currently raising funds for.The top of the list is the building needs, the equipment is a wish list to get us up to professional standards so we can make money with our skills.We have applied for grants and organized fundraisers. And have received funding to be used towards our current Maker Space programming.Our Initial Fundraising effort is the Indiegogo campaign we will be launching this week.We Appreciate all your support!Our Needs:Licenses - Facilities and OperationsBuilding Compliance $208.00Building Inspections $600.00Cafe / Concert / Performance License $2500 (Includes City of Detroit Hearing and Licenses)Taxes $25,000Completion of Purchase $50,000Building RepairFront Facade Repair - $10,000Building Foundation Repair - $30,000Roof Repair - $30,000EquipmentProjector - $3000Electric Theater Projector Screen - $700Professional Sound System - $15,000Industry Standard Microphones - $800Industry Standard Instrument Microphones - $800Microphone Stands - $300Cannon 7D Camera w Lens For Filming and Documentation - $4000Zoom Microphone for Filming - $400Drum Kit $1500DJ Equipment $3500All Donations accepted, & what can help us even more are donations of $500 & $1000.We really need your help. Accepting All Donations… Free Detroit Hip Hop T-shirts with any Donation over $40 dollars.All Donators over $250 become Partners + get Free Admission to all events… for one Year!
Black History Month fact #27
Haiti was the first free Black nation of the western hemisphere.
The Haitian revolution actually began in the village of Bwa Kayiman* (Creole) on August 14, 1791, where ambitious Haitians thirsty for freedom sacrificed a black pig during a voudun ceremony. This ritual spiritually catapulted Haitians to fight to the death until they earned their liberation as the first successful slave revolt in all of history.
We all know who Toussaint L’Ouverture was, but what do we know of Jean-Jacques Dessalines (above)? L’Ouverture was the organizational genius of Haiti’s fight for freedom, but it was Dessalines who declared independence on January 1st, 1804 after L’Ouverture was captured by France. Dessalines after became the first ruler of Haiti before being assassinated in 1806.
for more on the history of Haiti, see the film Haiti and the Dominican Republic: An Island Divided.
Black History month fact #28: Rome had an African emperor
fact #27: Haiti was the first free Black nation of the “New World”
fact #26: The Pan African flag and its colors.
fact #25: Judaism originates in Africa.
fact #24: Buddhism originates in Africa.
fact #23: Africa is bigger than you think.
fact #22: Sara Baartman: The origin of black female sexual exploitation.
fact #21: Catholic Virgin Mary was Black.
fact #20: Africans founded Chinese dynasties.
Fact #19: Africans invented the calendar.
Fact #18: Africans came before the Mayans.
Fact #17 Africans discovered America
Fact #16: Africans saw planets with the naked eye.
Fact #13: Chess originates in Ethiopia
Fact #12: The Great Pyramid of Giza and Pi (3.14)
Fact #9: Ancient Egyptians wore locs.
Fact #8: Africans had walled cities.
Fact #7: Africans had the first sewers, toilets, and perfumes.
Fact #6: The first modern humans were born in Africa
Fact #5: Ancient Egyptians were Ethiopian-descendent.
Fact #4: Origin of Greek language
Fact #3: West African empires were wealthy
Black History Month Fact #26
This design was first adopted in 1920 as the official banner of the African Race at a meeting of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA) held in New York City.
This flag uses what is known as the pan-African colors (red, black and green). The red represents the blood shed in the struggle for liberation. The black color represents the Black race, the green color represents the natural resources of Africa from where the Black race comes from.
Black History month fact #28: Rome had an African emperor
fact #27: Haiti was the first free Black nation of the “New World”
fact #26: The Pan African flag and its colors.
fact #25: Judaism originates in Africa.
fact #24: Buddhism originates in Africa.
fact #23: Africa is bigger than you think.
fact #22: Sara Baartman: The origin of black female sexual exploitation.
fact #21: Catholic Virgin Mary was Black.
fact #20: Africans founded Chinese dynasties.
Fact #19: Africans invented the calendar.
Fact #18: Africans came before the Mayans.
Fact #17 Africans discovered America
Fact #16: Africans saw planets with the naked eye.
Fact #13: Chess originates in Ethiopia
Fact #12: The Great Pyramid of Giza and Pi (3.14)
Fact #9: Ancient Egyptians wore locs.
Fact #8: Africans had walled cities.
Fact #7: Africans had the first sewers, toilets, and perfumes.
Fact #6: The first modern humans were born in Africa
Fact #5: Ancient Egyptians were Ethiopian-descendent.
Fact #4: Origin of Greek language
Fact #3: West African empires were wealthy
The Foundation of 5egallery Celebrating Women in Hip Hop
Open Mic Starts @ 10:00pm (Get there Early cause sign up slots go quick!)
$5 Hosted By: Nikki Nak & Mahogany Jones
DJ Mel Wonder, DJ La Jedi DJ Stacye J & DJ Auset
Female Emcees, Producers, DJs, Filmmakers, & Artists of all kinds
3 Years Strong!
TheFoundation of 5e Gallery CELEBRATING WOMEN IN HIP HOP is Sponsored by: TheFembassy.com & Fusicology.com We Stream Live Weekly on http://liquidflowradio.com/
Detroit Stand Up!
AGENDA:
8pm: DOORS
8-10PM:DJ’S
10PM: OPEN MIC
12:AM ARTIST FEATURE
Every Tuesday
8:00 pm - 2:00 am
Cover: $5.00
Music: Funk, Hip Hop, Reggae, Breaks, Live Art, Spoken Word, LIVE BAND
Open Mic @ 10pm
Contact Email: 5egallery@gmail.com
![Black History Month fact #25
Judaism originates in Africa.
According to Cheikh Anta Diop:
[In Ancient Egypt, if Jews were to believe the Bible, they were employed on construction work, serving as laborers in building the city of Ramses. The Egyptians took steps to limit the number of births and eliminate male babies, lest the ethnic minority develop into a national danger which, in time of war, might increase enemy ranks.
…this race of shepherds, without industry or social organization, armed with nothing but sticks, could envisage no positive reaction to the technical superiority of the Egyptian people.
It was to meet this crisis that Moses appeared, the first of the Jewish prophets…He lived at the time of Tell el Amarna, when Akhnaton, aka Amenophis IV, was trying to revive the early monotheism...Akhnaton [realized his] empire needed a universal religion.
Moses was probably influenced by this reform. From that time on, he championed monotheism among the Jews. Monotheism, with all its abstraction, already existed in Egypt, which had borrowed it from the Meroitic Sudan, the Ethiopia of the Ancients.
Aided by faith, Moses led the Hebrew people out of Egypt. However, the Israeilites quickly tired of this religion and only gradually returned to monotheism.
~The African Origin of Civilization: Myth or Reality, p. 5-7.
Black History month fact #28: Rome had an African emperor
fact #27: Haiti was the first free Black nation of the “New World”
fact #26: The Pan African flag and its colors.
fact #25: Judaism originates in Africa.
fact #24: Buddhism originates in Africa.
fact #23: Africa is bigger than you think.
fact #22: Sara Baartman: The origin of black female sexual exploitation.
fact #21: Catholic Virgin Mary was Black.
fact #20: Africans founded Chinese dynasties.
Fact #19: Africans invented the calendar.
Fact #18: Africans came before the Mayans.
Fact #17 Africans discovered America
Fact #16: Africans saw planets with the naked eye.
Fact #15: Africans in Europe
Fact #14: vase Heart symbol
Fact #13: Chess originates in Ethiopia
Fact #12: The Great Pyramid of Giza and Pi (3.14)
Fact #11: The Rosetta Stone
Fact #10: The Shabaka Stone
Fact #9: Ancient Egyptians wore locs.
Fact #8: Africans had walled cities.
Fact #7: Africans had the first sewers, toilets, and perfumes.
Fact #6: The first modern humans were born in Africa
Fact #5: Ancient Egyptians were Ethiopian-descendent.
Fact #4: Origin of Greek language
Fact #3: West African empires were wealthy
Fact #2: Etymology of the word Egypt
Fact #1: Pyramid builders were Black.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m09x9rU1sI1qfvy6ho1_400.jpg)
Black History Month fact #25
Judaism originates in Africa.
According to Cheikh Anta Diop:
[In Ancient Egypt, if Jews were to believe the Bible, they were employed on construction work, serving as laborers in building the city of Ramses. The Egyptians took steps to limit the number of births and eliminate male babies, lest the ethnic minority develop into a national danger which, in time of war, might increase enemy ranks.
…this race of shepherds, without industry or social organization, armed with nothing but sticks, could envisage no positive reaction to the technical superiority of the Egyptian people.
It was to meet this crisis that Moses appeared, the first of the Jewish prophets…He lived at the time of Tell el Amarna, when Akhnaton, aka Amenophis IV, was trying to revive the early monotheism...Akhnaton [realized his] empire needed a universal religion.
Moses was probably influenced by this reform. From that time on, he championed monotheism among the Jews. Monotheism, with all its abstraction, already existed in Egypt, which had borrowed it from the Meroitic Sudan, the Ethiopia of the Ancients.
Aided by faith, Moses led the Hebrew people out of Egypt. However, the Israeilites quickly tired of this religion and only gradually returned to monotheism.
~The African Origin of Civilization: Myth or Reality, p. 5-7.
Black History month fact #28: Rome had an African emperor
fact #27: Haiti was the first free Black nation of the “New World”
fact #26: The Pan African flag and its colors.
fact #25: Judaism originates in Africa.
fact #24: Buddhism originates in Africa.
fact #23: Africa is bigger than you think.
fact #22: Sara Baartman: The origin of black female sexual exploitation.
fact #21: Catholic Virgin Mary was Black.
fact #20: Africans founded Chinese dynasties.
Fact #19: Africans invented the calendar.
Fact #18: Africans came before the Mayans.
Fact #17 Africans discovered America
Fact #16: Africans saw planets with the naked eye.
Fact #13: Chess originates in Ethiopia
Fact #12: The Great Pyramid of Giza and Pi (3.14)
Fact #9: Ancient Egyptians wore locs.
Fact #8: Africans had walled cities.
Fact #7: Africans had the first sewers, toilets, and perfumes.
Fact #6: The first modern humans were born in Africa
Fact #5: Ancient Egyptians were Ethiopian-descendent.
Fact #4: Origin of Greek language
Fact #3: West African empires were wealthy
