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Saturday, February 6, 2010

A Walk Through Fort Greene


I've seen this the last couple days but for some reason, tonight I clicked on it and found it to be interesting and befitting, being that it's Black History Month. Director/Artist Nelson George takes us on a walk through his hometown of Fort Greene, Brooklyn, where he grew up and got to experience the immense talent of the young latino and black artists/tastemakers of the 80's and 90's. He seems to have some pretty cool friends, talking in depth to folks like Spike Lee, Chris Rock, and Rosie Perez among others.

*I was also interested because right there on the side of Fort Greene park, is where I work every Saturday morning at my friends table for Wearable Collections. It's a good cause, check them out here. Recycling and reusing the city's unwanted clothing and textile makes the world a better place bitches. Read up !

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