Author: peacepoet

We are a collective of artists that celebrate, examine and advocate for life through music and poetry. Our art can take you on a journey from the Boogie Down to Berlin, from the border to the bodega. Our style emphasizes lyricism, rhythm and authenticity. We hail from the Bronx and have been rocking the mic…

We are a collective of artists that celebrate, examine and advocate for life through music and poetry. Our art can take you on a journey from the Boogie Down to Berlin, from the border to the bodega. Our style emphasizes lyricism, rhythm and authenticity. We hail from the Bronx and have been rocking the mic…

Frantz Jerome graduated from The New School earning a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Writing and Democracy. He creates and implement curricula guiding youth in exploring and analyzing media literacy at The Brotherhood/ Sister Sol and Harlem Children’s Zone. Frantz is an author for the pop, nerd, and geek cultural editorial, Black Nerd Problems. As…

My name is Enmanuel (The Last Emcee) and I am a co-founder of The Peace Poets. In this poem, I explore and express the anger in being impacted and oppressed by colonialism, slavery and the contemporary power structures that uphold white supremacy. This piece connects our modern day struggle against anti Black racism to the…

December 18, 2017 1834 Views Lyric video for the chant “Mi Única” written and performed by the Peace Poets We are a collective of artists that celebrate, examine and advocate for life through music and poetry. Our art can take you on a journey from the Boogie Down to Berlin, from the border to the…

Lu Aya graduated from Fordham University with a B.A. in Public Health and Healing and with a Minor in Latin American and Latino Studies. Post graduation, he designed programs that incorporate art, human rights, and public health to facilitate community building workshops focused on peace and justice in 15 countries (Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia, Haiti, Mexico,…

December 18, 2017 1 Like 1418 Views Lyric video for the chant “I See” written and performed by the Peace Poets We are a collective of artists that celebrate, examine and advocate for life through music and poetry. Our art can take you on a journey from the Boogie Down to Berlin, from the border…

Abraham Velazquez, Jr., is a youth worker at The Brotherhood/ Sister Sol. While completing their Master of Arts degree in Educational Theatre at NYU, Abraham studied Theatre of the Oppressed with Julian Boal in New York City, Barbara Santos in Berlin, Germany, and Sanjoy Ganguly in Badu and Kolkata, India. Abraham has facilitated his Rapademics…

I still hear my brother crying — “I can’t breathe” Now I’m in the struggle singing — “I can’t leave” We calling out the violence of these racist police And WE ain’t gonna stop — til our people are free!

My name is Luke Nephew. I am a co-founder of The Peace Poets and an artist educator with Voices UnBroken, an organization that makes poetry workshops accessible to vulnerable youth, with a focus on working with young people in the juvenile and adult justice system. I wrote this poem for our young people who sometimes…