OAKLAND GREENLEAF SCHOLARS (FALL 2015) - 'CHILDREN OF THE EARTH' (J.Cole - She Knows remix)

Описание: shot + edited by Michelle Blue

'Hip Hop, Spoken Word, Songwriting, and Abstract Art' is a middle school apprenticeship class at Greenleaf TK-8 School ( via Citizen Schools) in Oakland, CA.
http://www.ousd.org/greenleaf
http://www.citizenschools.org/

Citizen Teacher and Teaching Fellow:
Godffrey Davidbrown ([email protected]) + Peter Lynch


Lyrics + students (starring in order of appearance):

chorus/hook (2X)
Let's change the world
and heal the world
we're children of the earth

My name is America, I love to dance
an awesome student who's gonna take her chance
there's way too much violence in Oakland
time to follow our dreams that are broken
-America Gamino-Sanchez, 6th grade

My name is Lydia, doy envidia
soy Latina, so bien fina
quiero ser un cambio al mundo
pero necesito a todo el mundo
Lydia Perez, 7th grade

My name is Oshayla and y'all know wassup
and you know your girl's trying to get her grades up
tryin' to make it to the top, yea I won't stop
at least not until I let this mic drop
Oshayla Brown (triplets), 7th grade

I'm Yadira, and I love knowledge
I really wanna go to college
our city of Oakland needs change
time to heal the world of all pain
Yadira Martinez, 6th grade

My name is Jessica and I'm proud to be me
my community in the Oakland city
it's all about heaven not hell
and I'll brighten the world by myself
Jessica Godinez-Ruelas, 6th grade

My name is Hot Rod and you know I'm at the top
and you know man I will always stay hot
gotta stop the gun shots killing won't stop
I'm going to change the world w/ peace and not the cops
Rodney Robinson, 8th grade

My name is Erika 'Cheerleader' Ortiz
fashion is my thing, watching v-i-n-e's
no more violence equals opportunity
saving the earth, starts at Greenleaf
Erika Ortiz, 7th grade

Hey, my name is Cristian
saving people is my mission
let's stop the police brutality
let's make a better reality
Cristian Canseco-Ruiz

Guadalupe, innocent w/ a crown
proud of myself and you know I got style
city of Oakland at times can be wild
for the whole world, hope and a smile
Guadalupe Maciel Navarro, 6th grade

My name is Samantha, I love basketball
Oakland Scholars, I'm proud of y'all
more money needs to come to the city
it's not a fairy tale, it's a reality
Samantha, 6th grade

My name is Marelyn, I like Hip Hop
art, music, culture, and the law
protecting my community and the world
making it safe for every boy and girl
Marelyn Beltran, 6th grade

My name is Evelyn, gotta strong heart
growing technology, young rap star
save my community is what we need
get an education, my people are free
Evelyn Cordova, 6th grade

other students in class :
Ismael Garcia, 6th grade
Brian Castaneda-Rodriguez, 6th grade
Manuel Ortega, 6th grade
Uriel Blanco-Tapia, 6th grade
Safwan Dobashi, 6th grade
Jimena Lainez, 7th grade