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About Me

I live my life in images. Every visual impression is an attempt to understand who I am, who I am becoming, and the legacy that has been erased from my memory. Every face is a reaction, a validation of the presence of struggle, a celebration of hope, a conveyer of truth, a mirror to my own humanity. Through understanding the human condition I become acquainted with my own condition, become aware of my own intuitive self. My own private anguish resides in the anguish of my people.
I exist in a world of moments used to build pieces of me, pieces of the world I move through each day. To become oblivious to these moments is to throw away the chance to understand life, and the ability to transform it.
Hit me up on AIM: LaTigera81 Check out my blog @ TIGERA CONSCIENTE

My Interests

Photography (See Website: http://rosadominicana.googlepages.com/home). Biking. Reading. Blogging. Drumming. Singing. Spoken Word Poetry. Dancing. Playin bones (dominoes). Good vegetarian food. Invested in the movement to build a revolutionary army through inciting critical minds.."[Critical pedagogy] is no small matter since once the affirmative nature of such a pedagogy is established, it becomes possible for students who have been traditionally voiceless in schools to learn the skills, knowledge, and modes of inquiry that will allow them to critically examine the role society has played in their own self-formation. More specifically, they will have the tools to examine how this society has functioned to shape and thwart their aspirations and goals, or prevented them from even imagining a life outside of the one they presently lead." -Giroux

I'd like to meet:

People who would join me in the struggle to change the way we look at education and turn it into a liberating experience infused with social justice, truth, and the hope for change... .. By way of http://www.myspace.com/boricuaman27

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Music:

Bachata. Merengue. Palo. Reggeton. Old skool and new skool R&B. Hip Hop. Jazz. Afro-Cuban beats. Afro-Peruvian. Afro-Latino beats. Latino-Ballads from various countries. Perico Ripiao. Man there's just too much to name... ..

Movies:

City of God. Black and Gold. Rosewood. Raising Victor Vargas. Documentaries.

Television:

I don't watch T.V. but I'll watch David Chappell's DVD's and the Boondocks Episodes anyday! .. ..

Books:

One Hundred Years of Solitude. The Autobiography of Malcolm X. The Alchemist. Zami. Autobiography of Assata Shakur. Midsummernight's Dream. Sister Outsider. We Took the Streets. There Eyes Were Watching God. Anything by Jamaica Kincaid, Edwidge Dunticat, Gloria Anzaldua... Trust me, this list will grow when I have time to add to it...

Heroes:

My mother. Wayne and Ree, family at heart, and sources of sustainable inspiration. Jeff, a mentor and role model. Malcolm X.
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My Blog

Obamas White Male Voters: Do They Hear Something Blacks Dont?

Obama's White Male Voters: Do They Hear Something Blacks Don't?> Presidential Politics 2008 - Obama> Wednesday, 20 February 2008> http://www.blackagendareport.com/index.php?option=com_conten t&task=vie...
Posted by Tigera Consciente on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:34:00 PST

More info on Jena 6

These are CNN links which includes a time line of what occurred in the area.http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/09/21/jena.hearing/index .html?iref=mpstoryviewcnnSTCTextIf anybody has suggestions on how hig...
Posted by Tigera Consciente on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 06:12:00 PST

Venezuela leader’s school warning

Venezuela leader's school warningBy James InghamBBC News, CaracasVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez addresses pupils in the city of AnzoateguiMr Chavez said education based on capitalist ideology destro...
Posted by Tigera Consciente on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:23:00 PST

Two Cases- Black Woman Tortured in West Virginia and The Jena 6

Deputies: Woman Was Tortured, 6 Charged6 in W.Va. Charged in Weeklong Attack on Woman; FBI Investigating PossibleHate CrimeBy TOM BREENThe Associated PressCHARLESTON, W.Va.Authorities said Tuesday the...
Posted by Tigera Consciente on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:09:00 PST

Words of Wisdom by Reid Gómez

Naabeeho Nakaii: Why Can't We Be Friends We are at war. Maybe this is part of the problem. Not everyone understands that fact and some do not respect it. We are at war for access to our lives, o...
Posted by Tigera Consciente on Sun, 26 Aug 2007 11:05:00 PST

What I’ve been addicted to durin my 3-week summer break...

Episode 2 Part 1 Episode 2 Part 2 Thanks youtubbers for the boondocks.. I don't have cable... or a T.V.... yet.... (maybe)...
Posted by Tigera Consciente on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 09:00:00 PST

Been Bloggin...

Been puttin a lot of energy and postin on my other blog at blogspot... In case you're wonderin why I aven't posted in a min... BTW in case you don't know, you can leave comments there without having t...
Posted by Tigera Consciente on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 04:13:00 PST

Rochester Reflections

Check em out at http://tigeraconsciente.blogspot.comBay Area, Da Town- Always in ma heart!
Posted by Tigera Consciente on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 01:14:00 PST

What's Rochester Like??

A city I'm still tryna figure out..Anybody who's Latino is Puerto RicanBlack folks don't head straight to the back of the bus like they do in NYC and in the Bay AreaThe bus lines run about two hours a...
Posted by Tigera Consciente on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:26:00 PST

Fidel Castro Says: "You will Never Have Cuba!"

Fidel Castro: They Will Never Have CubaHavana, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) With the title "They Will Never Have Cuba," "Granma" newspaper publishes a reflection and manifesto for the people of Cuba, signed...
Posted by Tigera Consciente on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:08:00 PST