ghetto uprising: Real Preppy, Fake Gangsta (and other stuff, too)

my man harold clemens has been consistently bloggin about some ill shT for a while now. we were on the phone as he was putting the finishing touches on this post in particular. it is definitely a gem. but beware, he's a bit more loose with his street talk than I so you may wanna read this one at home because he gives quite the tounge-lashing. here' sto wishing some media outlet picks him up for a steady writring gig. speaking of which, the new issue of the Bay State Banner has an article on the Boston Digital Bridge Foundation and last week's Evenigng n the Bridge event [link will only work for a week though].

tonight, a former employer of mine, the freedom house opens its doors to the community.

Freedom House Inc. is holding its annual Open House. It will take place TONIGHT, 5-8 p.m. If you would like to learn more about our programs or simply would like to re-engage with us, Come Out! There will be sign-up for our FREE After-School Experience: Just Us Youth (JUY) for ages 11-14. In addition, there will be a sign-up for our Financial Literacy for Youth (Fly) Class for ages 16-21. We are located at 14 Crawford St., Grove Hall. For more information, please contact 617-445-3700 or visit our website at www.freedomhouse.com.

On Saturday, my man Horace Small is at it again. This time he and his partner-in-good-deeds, my homegirl Mary, will be hosting the CORI Conference. If you live in Mass and don't know what a CORI is, you need to recognize. It's just as important to your livlihood as your credit report and FICO score.

9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., the Massachusetts Alliance to Reform CORI and the Criminal Justice Institute at Harvard Law School will co-sponsor “Balancing Public Safety and Second Chances for Former Offenders: Retooling CORI Laws” conference at Harvard Law School Pound Hall.

This is a one-day conference to engender a plan of action for reintegrating individuals with criminal records into the mainstream by promoting dialogue about their employment needs while addressing public safety concerns. Keynote Speaker will be Theodore M. Shaw, Esq., president of NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Free legal advice for individuals with CORI related issues. Conference is FREE but Space is limited. Please contact the Union of Minority Neighborhoods to pre-register: 617-541-4111 or www.unionofminority-neighborhoods.org.

And Sunday is the 30th Anniversary of the Roslindale Day Parade. The parade will stepoff at 1 p.m. from Washington Street at Adams Park in Roslindale Village. Parade proceeds up South Street, to Belgrade Avenue, to West Roxbury Parkway, to Centre Street, to South Street, and ending at Walter Street. Performances in Fallon Field after the Parade. For more information, call (617) 327-4886.