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Alberto O. Cappas
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Co-Founder, The Educational Pledge
Alberto O. Cappas: Past Vice- President for Latino Projects/Public Pictures; Published poet, author of several books of poems, including a self-help book, Never too late to make a U-turn: An Educational Pledge and 15 Questions to Self-Development.…
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A Rose in Spanish Harlem -- Three Characters in one -- East Harlem, Spanish Harlem, El Barrio
There is a Rose in Spanish Harlem
Hiding in exile until it becomes all clear
A community
Divided unto itself by itself with itself
While other cultures make themselves at home
We stay inside
Like Lobsters in a barrow
Managed by a social service over-dosed mindset
Cultural Centers keeping Boricua in the past
Preaching a strategy of outdated liberated emotions
Perpetuated by poets with words that erase
Possibilities of moving a new generation… Continue
Hiding in exile until it becomes all clear
A community
Divided unto itself by itself with itself
While other cultures make themselves at home
We stay inside
Like Lobsters in a barrow
Managed by a social service over-dosed mindset
Cultural Centers keeping Boricua in the past
Preaching a strategy of outdated liberated emotions
Perpetuated by poets with words that erase
Possibilities of moving a new generation… Continue
Posted on November 9, 2010 at 11:50pm
The Educational Pledge
THE EDUCATIONAL PLEDGE
In Dedication to our Young People
May I pledge to maintain a
Healthy Mind and Body
Staying away from the Evil of drugs
May I pledge always to try my best to understand
The importance of Knowledge and Education
May I pledge to paint a positive picture of where
I plan to be tomorrow
Not allowing obstacles to stop the growth of my Plans
May I pledge to seek Answers to Questions,
With the Harmony and… Continue
In Dedication to our Young People
May I pledge to maintain a
Healthy Mind and Body
Staying away from the Evil of drugs
May I pledge always to try my best to understand
The importance of Knowledge and Education
May I pledge to paint a positive picture of where
I plan to be tomorrow
Not allowing obstacles to stop the growth of my Plans
May I pledge to seek Answers to Questions,
With the Harmony and… Continue
Posted on November 9, 2010 at 11:43pm
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