Sawyer

Joined January 2021

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Black Violin
The magnetic essence of Black Violin is only the surface. There's something much more profound. The beauty and uniqueness draw you in. The undeniable talent and creativity, and magic of this orchestra hip hop blend are captivating. The style and energy of musicians Kevin Sylvester and Wilner Baptiste are unlike anything classical music fans are used to, but that's the point. Black Violin turned the classical music stereotype on its head, sewing musical styles together into a patchwork quilt. The dynamic pair of black men disrupted the cultural norm of orchestra music, goers, and performers. Blowing the lid off the box of hip hop music, Black Violin flung wide the doors for what could be.
By Sawyer5 years ago in Beat
The death of the media woman
This year I'm going rogue. If 2020 taught me anything, it was the unpredictable nature of what a day can bring. The world stopped, and time stood still, and all of a sudden, I didn't need all the things I thought I did. New clothes hung in my closet with tags on them as the seasons changed. There was nowhere to go. My makeup bag, with two hundred dollars worth of products, stayed zipped up in the closet. New spring shoes sit, to this day, with flawless soles. I didn't even like those shoes all that much when I bought them. It was just what I saw other women wearing.
By Sawyer5 years ago in Motivation
Mari, who won't quit
The last memory I have of my mother is unpleasant. By the time I was 15, she'd lost herself to heroin and cocaine and stopped trying. It was late, and she was pacing the floors with a cigarette. "I didn't mean for things to be this way, Marija," she said, scratching at her arm. "I don't have a choice anymore. If I could just get a little money, maybe $50,000 it could change our whole life. Hell, $20,000 would do it." A few minutes later she left with a man I'd never seen before and that was it. I never saw her again.
By Sawyer5 years ago in Criminal