Slammin' It

It’s great to get students out of the class room every once in a while, especially to be recognized for their efforts. On Friday January 18, a hand full of Teen Program students from the Honickman Learning Center attended the Philadelphia Youth Media Collaborative Media Slam. (A media slam comes from the term poetry slam, which is an event where people get together and share their work amongst other artists and peers.)  

The Media Slam took place at WHYY studios in center city. The event was comprised of a variety of  video shorts and poems, including topics such as bullying, adulthood, loss of love ones,  the quality of public schools, comedic skits, and several other music related videos. Inner Power Record students submitted their video, Forgive and Forget, which was one of the last videos to be showcased that evening. Peers and artists voted for winners in three categories, which were Most Memorable, Most Moving, and Most Philly. Inner Power Recording artist Terrell Williams was there to proudly receive the award for Most Philly! Terrell did a fantastic job representing the Teen Program. He answered a few questions about his creative process, what the song/video was about and spoke about the collaborative process between Digital Music and Digital Film classes that was necessary in order to make Forgive and Forget a success. 

If you haven’t seen the video yet, please feel free to visit http://www.phillyyouthmedia.org/2013/02/02/slam-program-now-online/.  This link has all of the videos that were showcased that evening.