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"Giving of one's word, is like the giving of one's heart."

"Dando tu palabra, es como dando tu corazòn"

2. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag

8/10/2017

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​I just returned from the Sons and Brothers camp, which is a week-long camp for over 100 youth from across California. I was one of the elders as part of the Healing Generations Team, which attempts to provide a positive, interactive, rites-of-passage experience for youth of color.
It was at this camp, last year, that we were drumming to provide some dance music, in an attempt to get the youth up, moving, and interacting together. They seemed reluctant to get involved. So in hopes of encouraging them to get up and move, I decided to get up myself. 
Growing up in Compton and South Central Los Angeles, music, singing and dancing were significant parts of our lives; and I still love them.
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But as I was grooving and feeling the music, maybe a little bit too much, I decided to make some James Brown type moves when all of a sudden, I hear a “snap” and feel like someone kicked me from behind. And just like that… 

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