Community Vibes with BrownEyes
Brown Eyes is a long-time female Hip Hop activist and community organizer who began performing and leading in the late 1980s. Brown Eyes has created and performed inspirational raps that have touched the hearts of all who encounter her. She has organized, produced, and led community events and activities for over 30 years. As a long-time performer and Emcee on stage, she uses her music talent as well as her voice to promote and inspire. Engaging young people of the inner city with youth programs and outlets to encourage their success in life gained her the "2001 Daily Points of Light Award" by Former President Bush and the NYC "2002 Silver Apple Award" by Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. She began her journey organizing and performing street outreach, directing hundreds of youth and community members to learn new life performance skills on and off the stage. BrownEyes led an International performance for lift workshop at the Dali Lama Peace Conference in Newark, NJ. In this workshop she brought people from all around the world together with music, and dialogues about performing in life, ending in a collaborative hip hop song created by all who attended. Brown Eyes is now the Founding Director of Activities for Young Leaders For Change which consists of long-time community organizers and leaders that create performance workshops and activities for growth and life success. She produces, hosts events, and directs performance activities at Colleges, Public Schools, Group Homes, Businesses, and Community Affairs. Her experience and work in the community through these various avenues led to the inspiration of Community Vibes with Brown Eyes Podcast. Brown Eyes originates from Brooklyn and Far Rockaway, Queens, NY. She has also produced activities in Atlanta, GA from 2001 to 2011. She is now a resident of NJ where she continues to engage audiences in showmanship, community leadership, and inspirational workshops.
Community Vibes with BrownEyes
The Brutal and Untimely Death of Deborah Yakubu Samuel
Deborah Samuel was a 25 year old female college student attending Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto State, North West Nigeria. Deborah was a Christian who got into a back and forth with fellow Muslim students who were all in a What's App Group designated for academic studies. On Thursday, May 12, 2022, there was a brief conversation about religion being talked about in the group created for test studies. Deborah made a remark to the Muslim students about it and they were offended. They accused Deborah of Blasphemy against their Prophet Muhammad. Those offended student went out and informed outsiders of the exchange between them and returned with a mob of men who came to drag her out of her hostel and commenced to beating her and hitting her with bricks until she died. Afterwards, the men threw heavy truck tires on top of her body and set her ablaze. It was told by a classmate, the last words Deborah spoke was, "What are you going to achieve in doing this? Nothing was achieved from this horrible inhumane act done in the name of religion. This podcast is dedicated to her life that was cut so short and untimely.
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