This week was a test of our love and determination to be in Harlemlive. There was drama at HarlemLive for students getting pulled from HarlemLive. I was included in this drama and was affected most dearly. Clearly people do not know that this is my home. A proctor once said "A man can find happiness in his home but cannot find happiness elsewhere." HarlemLive is my home and no one can take that away from me. Today was a day of infamy for HarlemLive a day we will never forget. It was tense in the morning, no one knew what would happen next. But then, as I turned my face, I saw the Administrators of DYCD walking through the door. I was astonished they actually came to HarlemLive. I would have thought they had had such a busy life than to worry about a bunch of minority children accomplishing (to their point of view) nothing.

We are the youth, the strongest arsenal HarlemLive has. It was the youth who brought HarlemLive to where it is. It is like when Brad left, we thought we weren't going to make it. I thought when a problem affected Harlemlive who was here to fix it? But we came through. We did our thing and we are more closer to each other than ever. I can now say that HarlemLive will never fail to solve any problem someone throws at them.
We are stronger than ever and we will continue to become more powerful each year.

This media challenge is going to the Alliance hands down. We are more focussed than ever. We have lost powerful people on the way to greatness but have gained people too. The challenge is far from over but me writing this blog is keeping me from posting stories, editing on the site... back to work

Johnny of Shuffle Alliance

Ahhhh, my team. How is the deck doin over there. I haven't been able to call any one yet because I haven't figured out what I'm going to do completely. If whether or not I'll stay or leave. Believe me, I want to stay, but there's a higher voice than mine, and if she says otherwise, I have no choice but to abide by her decision. This whole hole in the wall epidemic is like a cartoon. I don't understand how someone can take responsibility for something that they don't really know about. Rich, I hope you kiss and make up with these people real fast because I don't have the morale and strength to tell myself I'm going to another site. I can't tell myself I'm going to enjoy my time there as much as I have up there. And that's including the A-Train exploits. By taking us out, DYCD and other organizations for Summer Youth could be destroying a lot of the potential talent that HarlemLIVE possesses. They don't understand that this place gives teens the freedom to do what they want with their work that school doesn't. Maybe they aren't cool with that, but it is what it is. We videotape what we want, edit what we want, and our pens and keys can write and type whatever our minds can fathom.
As for Shuffle, keep ya heads up babyy. It aint over till it's over. Holla at me babyy...
IT'S THE ROC!!!