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Written by Brittany Shawnté
Today on The Spotlight, we have brillianty talented and breathtaking poet Jonte "Luki" Barrett! Hailing from Washington, D.C. ("It's DC or nothing!" sje confidently said), Jonte started creating poetry back in 2007, and has recently started performing as Luki (pronounced "lucky"). In fact, she recently performed at the Moonz Conference 2016, an annual conference for fans of Wale to connect, support and build with each other!
When I asked her about her inspirations, Luki gave honor to the people in her life. "My grandmother [and] the dope people I do poetry with that are more than a squad but a family, have all inspired me to be a better poet and more importantly a better woman," the poet admitted.
Written by @PresidentElla
When you're fighting a winning battle, you rarely feel the scratches through the blows. While I was with Timothy, and while I waited for our day in court, I tried the hardest I've ever tried to be strong. The same way I tried to ignore the bruising around my neck, I tried to ignore the anti-social emotional train wreck I had become.
Written by PresidentELLA
Canada's Haida people are almost extinct. "Fewer than 20 fluent speakers of Haida are left in the world, according to local counts. For the Haida themselves, the destruction of their language is profoundly tied to a loss of identity," wrote the NY Times. I agree. Language, for me, is the first initiation into a culture (in a strong competition with food and dance). I can't begin to imagine who I would be if I didn't speak my mother's tounge, more so if I wasn't allowed to. For that reason, there is a team making a move called "Edge of the Knife" meant to honor the almost lost tribe.
