so we’d like to start this evening with a little bit of music the first piece
a little bit of music the first piece
a little bit of music the first piece you are going to hear comes from a
you are going to hear comes from a
you are going to hear comes from a project of mine titled the Ford music
project of mine titled the Ford music
project of mine titled the Ford music project which is centered in social
project which is centered in social
project which is centered in social justice and women’s issues and the first
justice and women’s issues and the first
justice and women’s issues and the first piece I’m going to play is titled dumb
piece I’m going to play is titled dumb
piece I’m going to play is titled dumb when yo by Natalie’s wash em and first
when yo by Natalie’s wash em and first
when yo by Natalie’s wash em and first we’ll hear a little bit from her in her
we’ll hear a little bit from her in her
we’ll hear a little bit from her in her words about the music and then I’ll play
Dom Wayne yo and Haitian Creole simply
Dom Wayne yo and Haitian Creole simply translates to these are my ladies in
translates to these are my ladies in
translates to these are my ladies in Haiti the cultural image of women is one
Haiti the cultural image of women is one
Haiti the cultural image of women is one of strength their pillars are their
of strength their pillars are their
of strength their pillars are their homes and communities and are both
homes and communities and are both
homes and communities and are both fearless and loving all while carrying
fearless and loving all while carrying
fearless and loving all while carrying the weight of their families and
the weight of their families and
the weight of their families and children on their backs as the first
children on their backs as the first
children on their backs as the first generation Haitian American these women
generation Haitian American these women
generation Haitian American these women my mother grandmothers sisters aunts
my mother grandmothers sisters aunts
my mother grandmothers sisters aunts cousins were central to my upbringing
cousins were central to my upbringing
cousins were central to my upbringing and my understanding of what it means to
and my understanding of what it means to
and my understanding of what it means to be a woman in Dante ET Sood where my
be a woman in Dante ET Sood where my
be a woman in Dante ET Sood where my family is from it is rare to walk down
family is from it is rare to walk down
family is from it is rare to walk down the countryside roads without hearing
the countryside roads without hearing
the countryside roads without hearing the voices of women in the fields
the voices of women in the fields
the voices of women in the fields cooking for their loved ones gathering
cooking for their loved ones gathering
cooking for their loved ones gathering water at the wells with their babies
water at the wells with their babies
water at the wells with their babies this piece and the voices within it are
this piece and the voices within it are
this piece and the voices within it are representative of these ladies my ladies
representative of these ladies my ladies
representative of these ladies my ladies and the cello sings their song one of
and the cello sings their song one of
and the cello sings their song one of strength beauty pain and simplicity in a
strength beauty pain and simplicity in a
strength beauty pain and simplicity in a familiar landscape
[Music]
[Music] the
the
the [Music]
[Music]
[Music] young
young
young [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] yeah
yeah
yeah [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
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