“I hope that the people in this project realize that they are celebrities in my eye, far more inspiring than any Britney Spears or Kanyé West. I really hope that this creates a domino effect, and that other people document the folks in their neighborhood - whether it’s 10 people or 50 people.”

There were bins stacked floor to ceiling with your heart’s content of fabric, yarn, sewing machines, paints, scissors, markers, water colors and hot glue guns. After confirming a few more times that everything was in fact F-R-E-E, my sister and I dug in.

On September 9, 2008, Brooklyn New York held it’s primary election. Kevin Powell ran to unseat encumbent Ed Towns who has held the seat for 26 years in New York’s 10th congressional district. On the day of the primary, the ladies of Square Rootz showed their support for Powell.

I don’t have that many memories of Coney Island. I never went to the Coney Island boardwalk or Astroland as a child.

For those of us that are hoping to avoid any major accidents until you score a job with health benefits, or at least until you can purchase health insurance on your own, here are a few resources in New York City that will help you stay healthy.

This line of organic cosmetics is bright and beautiful and the fair trade, vegan ingredients- lavender, arrowroot powder, calendula, hemp, neutral henna, jojoba, shea butter, green tea, ylang ylang; sound good enough to eat.

“Everybody isn’t going to the first one at the mic talking about “Charge!”. Everyone has their role to play and you have to recognize people for what gift they can bring.”

WHAT DOES YOUR SHIRT SAY ABOUT YOU?: I think it affirms my high expectations.

“I haven’t really been writing that much poetry lately,” Samantha Thornhill says matter-of-factly. Her statement is particularly jarring to someone expecting to interview a poet. Wasn’t that E.E. Cummings quoted passionately on her cell phone voicemail greeting?

The sort of bags that will make others melt with envy
Show me your handbag and I’ll tell you who you are. If an Alia Michele original happens to be hanging from your arms this winter, then you must be unique, vibrantly bold, and determined to fight off the gloomy cold with a splash of colorful style.