Youth
The Wind Games 2017: Footage From The Freestyle Finals (Video)
February 14, 2017
Yeah, yeah, yeah… something about music and dancing is grounds for good competitions. We get it. But focus! This is skydiving, inside, without the plane, or parachute, and better ‘noise’… so when can we get a turn??
Oh, they have a wind tunnel place in Marietta now, too. Indoor skydiving near Cumberland Mall where the new Atlanta Braves stadium will be? Um… excuse please. Y’all can watch this clip above. Someone around here has to get ready to get ready for some indoor skydiving of his own!!
Posted in Performance, Sports, Videos, Youth | 
Tags: freestyle final, indoor skydiving, Maja Kuczyńska, sky dancing, Wind Games, Wind Games 2017, Wind tunnel, windoor empuriabrava tunnel | 
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Classic Clips: Stevie Wonder – “Superstition” (Live On ‘Sesame Street’) [Video]
January 1, 2017
Stevie being the genius that gave us “Superstition” is enough. But seeing him do it live… Okay, that’s incredible; and enough, to be certain. But what will make your Sunday and New Year wonderful is that Stevie Wonder rocked ‘Sesame Street’ live with that joint!
It was like a funk & soul clinic for the kids: Talk about a Children’s Television Workshop!
Teens React To Tupac Shakur (Video)
December 31, 2016
Think the kids have lost their way in Hip-Hop when they can say ‘Tupac? Who is that?’ while we have debates about Pac’s place in your all-time Top 5 list. Watch, as the kids get familiar with some work from the late, great rapper/actor.
Before you click play, how do you think the millennials in the video will react? Might surprise you.
History Of Social Dance (Video)
December 10, 2016
You know, we really ought to be smiling (at least on the inside) when the babies are going hard with the dances they do. May not be WHAT we used to do, but you KNOW we used to go just as HARD with the moves.
Turns out that there is a reasoning and history behind it all. And it’s all good. Now, excuse me while I get my Whip-Nae-Dab on!
– @ojones1
Posted in Dance, History, Human Interest, Investigation, Lifestyle, Recreation, Videos, Youth | Tags: A visual history of social dance, Camille A. Brown, history of social dance, social dance, TED, Ted Talk | No Comments »
College Football Field Transforms Into Tuition-Paying Farm (Video)
October 10, 2016
Now, I’ll holler at any TV screen showing a college football field being put to good use. Before now, I thought that that was filling the field with high-powered, pounding offense and aggressive defense, with all the scores and collisions that come along with those. Gotta admit though. This…pretty good idea. Greens will grow, just like grass did. If you’re not pushing a sled down that field, dig it up and push a plow up it. Sow and harvest. Address the nearby food dessert (where residents have very limited access to fresh produce) AND fund higher education to boot.
Awesome. Simply awesome.
– @ojones1
Posted in Activism, Business, Education, Food, Human Interest, Nature, Sports, Videos, Youth | Tags: College Football, College Football Field, Dallas, farm, farming, food desert, Historically Black Colleges, organic vegetables, Paul Quinn College, raising organic vegetables, Texas, Tuition, tuition-funding, Tuition-Paying Farm, work tuition | No Comments »
Cuba’s Skate Culture (Trailer)
August 11, 2016
When you look at the parallels between cultures, you learn more about yours as well as theirs. Cuba’s burgeoning skate culture came about as the poor people there becoming practioners, doing their thing in the park, with other people there loving and nurturing something of their own right where it is happening, and the outside world recognizing its beauty and coming to partake. Sounds like Hip-Hop’s beginnings, right? Cuba skate culture is evolving in a way we recognize. Salute! They did not ‘invent’ skating per se, but this is their own flavor. Get a taste of Cuba’s skate scene with the trailer above from VICE SPORTS.
Cuba’s skate scene has no funding, very few resources and not much to speak of in terms of a skate park. But despite those obstacles scene is growing, thanks in part to organizations like Cuba Skate and the kids that want to see it furthered. We travelled with Ishod Wair, Lucien Clarke, Andrew Reynolds and special guest photographer Arto Saari to see the best skate spots that the country has to offer and take note of a vibrant underground skate scene on the verge of change.
Posted in Film, Human Interest, Lifestyle, Recreation, Series, Sports, Trailer, Videos, Youth | Tags: Andrew Reynolds, Arto Saari, Cuba Skate, Ishod Wair, Lucien Clarke, skate culture, VICE, VICE Sports | No Comments »
NFL Superstar Rob Gronkowski Hosts New Nickelodeon Show ‘Crashletes’ (Trailer)
July 27, 2016
Gronk…SMASH!
Well, actually, it’s CRASH. Gronk is hosting a show that curates and shares epic fail vids on Nickelodeon called “Crashletes.”
Epic fails, epic people and epic adventures in a brand new Nickelodeon series.
The show kicked off July 5, 2016. Week 1 highlights embedded after the jump. Tune in!
Posted in Celebrity, Series, Sports, Television, Trailer, Videos, Youth | Tags: Crashletes, epic fails, Fail, Fail clips, Fails, Gronk, National Football League, NFL, Nickelodeon, Rob Gronkowski | No Comments »
The School To Prison, Explained (Video)
June 28, 2016
Damn. Vox breaks it down… how schools are breaking us down. Surely, you’ve heard of the ‘school-to-prison pipeline.’ Officers in classrooms, abundant and extreme zero-tolerance policies, Black students way more likely to be disciplined. In effect, our children are being set up, prepared even, to go to prison at some point. And it all starts in preschool. Watch the clip explaining it above. To get deeper in depth, check out Vox’s full write-up (linked below).
Posted in Education, Investigation, Videos, Youth | Tags: criminal justice, criminalization, discipline, expulsion, justice system, Juvenile, juvenile court, juvenile offender, police officers in classrooms, police officers in school, prejudice, Race, school officers, SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE, suspension, zero-tolerance | No Comments »
Kicks (Trailer)
June 11, 2016
“Kicks” earned honors at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, and this trailer more than lets us know why. Justin Tipping directs this story of a 15-year-old teen that felt ostracized until he got some cool kicks – Jordans. Then, just as he was finally feeling cool, he gets thrown a beating and the shoes get taken.
Damn.
Then the teen and his friends (one of whom is Biggie’s son) spend the rest of the time trying to get the sneaks back. Director Tipping lifted the themes for this incredible coming-of-age film from his own teen years.
Candid Camera Classic: Ali Meets the Kids (Video)
June 7, 2016
If it is possible to run across an ‘Ali hater’ in this time of remembrance of The Greatest, SHOW THIS VIDEO!
Muhammad Ali made several appearances on Candid Camera. In 1974 he visited a school and allowed kids to “discover” him. Allen Funt narrates.
The Louisville Lip had no chill…larger than life, but accessible and obviously not shy about cutting up for the kids. Incredible classic TV clip that you may have seen. Worth watching [again].
Smile!
Posted in Celebrity, Comedy, Series, Sports, Television, Videos, Vintage, Youth | Tags: Ali, Ali Meets the Kids, Allen Funt, Candid Camera Classic, Candid Camera Classics, Kids, Muhammad Ali, Youth | No Comments »
The Rich Kids Of Instagram (Cutting The Edge) [Documentary]
May 25, 2016
Pictures speak like a thousand words…
Hear what this moving picture is saying. Richie Rich kids putting it all into the lens. A trip to Fiji – just because you’re bored – is rich! And these kids are that bodacious, audacious, in-your-face rich. And they want to share… on Instagram… suckers! Watch and ache with hate, or ‘aw wow’ with amazement (or a little of both, most likely).
Interesting documentary.
Posted in Fashion, Film, Interview, Lifestyle, Travel, Videos, Youth | Tags: Cutting The Edge, The Rich Kids Of Instagram | No Comments »
All In (Series Trailer)
May 24, 2016
The days of the Carolina QB’s celebratory dancing and dabbing have not stopped, and they never will. Plus, now that Super Cam is celebrating the kids and their potential, bet money that no one would even think about hating on dude for doing it anymore. Check out the trailer for his new Nickelodeon series, “All In.”
NFL superstar Cam Newton is helping amazing kids up their game! Do they have what it takes? Get ready to go All In with this extended look at the brand new show (featuring Jason Derulo’s song Undefeated) and don’t miss the premiere, Friday, June 3rd at 8pm!
Posted in Celebrity, Series, Sports, Television, Trailer, Videos, Youth | Tags: All In, Cam Newton, Nickelodeon | No Comments »
Education: Ronald Nelson Chose To Attend The University Of Alabama… Over EVERY Ivy League School (Video)
May 23, 2016
This hits, and hits ME, hard!
I was once a high school senior with eyes on an Ivy League acceptance prize. I was this close…THIIIISSS (like three out of seven admission board votes) close to getting in, too. However, I fell way below Merit-Based financial aid thresholds; and with out-of-state fees, had I been accepted to Cornell University, I might have been even further in college debt than I am now.
(Spoiler Alert: I’m DEEP in that debt sh!t, yo. So deep that my poor Tuskegee, Alabama accent just went BK NY. Even though I’m 4-6 ’til the deep-six… son! And before you ask, homie, hometown Tuskegee University’s fees got higher than folks on the best Cali Bud just when I was ready to apply there. I definitely would’ve got gaffled with that debt, homie… Oh no, my accent just went ’90s West Coast Hip-Hop… poorly. Haaaaaa!)
But I did not get accepted to the one Ivy League college I pursued, unlike Ronald Nelson – an incoming Freshman to The Capstone (aka The University Of Alabama). Ronald, wise beyond his years, has made a bold decision to turn down offers (and aid) from EVERY Ivy League school that accepted him (ALL of them), and several other colleges, to attend UA.
Ronald did the math, and he kept the faith about his post-graduate future which will be rife with so many options.
“With people being in debt for years and years, it wasn’t a burden that Ronald wanted to take on and it wasn’t a burden that we wanted to deal with for a number of years after undergraduate,” Ronald Sr. said. “We can put that money away and spend it on his medical school, or any other graduate school.”
Plus, though I do not know Ronald’s overall ‘tude at his current age, I would have been SUCH an Ivy League azz-jack. I believe I am a better person for going Crimson Tide (UA) instead of Big Red (Cornell). An Ivy League a-hole in the hole financially. And noooo, going Ivy League does not make folks ‘holes (ex: our hella cool U.S. President went to Harvard)… I am just talking about me.
And to Ronald, who I praise for exhibiting such wisdom at such an early age: Bravo, sir… and ROLL TIDE!
READ MORE: RONALD NELSON TURNED DOWN EVERY IVY LEAGUE SCHOOL
– @ojones1
The Kids Ask Royce Da 5’9, “What’s A Sidechick?†On Arts & Raps (Video)
May 17, 2016
You got a favorite pair of shoes? Well, a sidechick is like the other pair of shoes…that you leave by the door.
– Royce Da 5’9
HA ha! Never heard it put that way, but excellent! This whole video is Royce on some real talk at the level the kids can understand; not watered down, just broken down. Interesting how a talk with the kids (DJ and Zay Zay) can cover such adult-oriented material. Clever. Worth the watch.
Posted in Animation, Art, Celebrity, Fashion, Hip-Hop, Interview, Series, Videos, Youth | Tags: A.D.D., ADD, All Def Digital, Arts & Raps, Arts and Raps, Big Questions, DJ, Royce Da 5'9, Zay Zay | No Comments »
Kids React To 2016 Presidential Candidate Donald Trump (Video)
March 10, 2016
“Wait… a small loan of a million dollars?”
Wowwww. Even kids know what a majority of the Republican voting base (so far) doesn’t seem to get: Donald Trump is a rude, mean man with a terrible sense of humor, who is not in his right mind, who would NOT make America great (he’d make it worse)!
Watch. Just watch.
(Oh, there is a kid in there that kind of stands up for Trump. So, um, there’s that.)
Posted in Opinion, Panel, Politics, Series, Videos, Youth | Tags: Campaign 2016, Donald Trump, Kids React, Kids React To Politics, Presidential candidate, U.S Presidential candidate | No Comments »
The Kids Ask B-Real, “What’s a Bong?” On Arts & Raps (Video)
February 24, 2016
You know, about 20 seconds into this, you’ll probably have formulated how you think this is gonna go. Hang in there. It’s sorta cute, sure. But actually… well… just watch. It’s good.
Legendary Hip-Hop artist, B-Real, joins the kids to answer “What’s a Bong?” See the kids decorate some shoes while Dr. GreenThumb spits some knowledge. See it all in this week’s episode of All Def Digital’s Arts and Raps.
Posted in Animation, Art, Celebrity, Fashion, Hip-Hop, Interview, Videos, Youth | Tags: A.D.D., ADD, All Def Digital, Arts & Raps, Arts and Raps, B-Real, Cypress Hill, What's a Bong | No Comments »
Barbie Doll Evolves To Match The Reality Of A Diverse World (Video)
February 2, 2016
Remember when Nicki Minaj used to holler ‘Barbie’ this and that? Were you mumbling (aloud or in your head) to yourself, “Cute, but not for real. Barbie ain’t shaped nothing like you, Nicki!” Well, I did. And arguments about cultural representation in our kids toys aside, I wasn’t mad about it. It just was what it was… like having a Black U.S. President. President Bill Clinton was pretty cool, and President Nelson Mandela had South Africa for us. I figured that was as close as we would get.
Then we got a Black President, but Mattel (maker of Barbie dolls) wasn’t budging. Y’all better chill with this sharp-nosed White girl with a tan and keep telling your daughters they’re beautiful. Yeah, it WAS like that. Then SOMEBODY at Mattel must have bumped their head and had a thought… Folks are REALLY not wanting to deal with ‘generic’ anything anymore, including toys. Music, Film and TV (the stuff with the characters that dolls mimic) has changed – lotta more shapes, sizes and colors in there. Parents (read: people that might stop buying Mattel’s stuff) are likely looking for that diversity in their babies’ toys, too. Looks like Mattel is back ready to do business…. and so #TheDollEvoles
(Smart business move. Miss me with any other explanation though. They changed for M-O-N–E-Y! That all. But at least our babies can play with something that looks closer to what they look like.)
Good thing, too. My Mom still collects Barbie dolls. I will be making her Christmas merry with some righteous Mattel newness!
– @ojones1
Posted in Business, Human Interest, Product, Recreation, Videos, Youth | Tags: All Lives Matter, Barbie Doll, Barbie Doll Evolves, Black Girls Rock, Mattel | No Comments »
Angelo Casimiro Shows How To Build A BB8 Droid Like The One In “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” (Video)
February 1, 2016
Prepare for full on nerdgasmic fascination! This kid just built a full-size, smartphone-controlled BB8 – just like in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” But that’s not all. He’s telling YOU how to build your own in the above video.
(Angelo’s a DIY genius! Hope he got some sponsor bucks from Ace or some of those product makers though. C’mon…Kick it in billion-dollar businesses. This is pure dopeness.)
Posted in Education, Fantasy, Lifestyle, Mobile App, Science Fiction (Sci-Fi), Technology, Travel, Vintage, Youth | Tags: Angelo Casimiro, Arduino, Arduino Bluetooth RC Car, BB8, Bluetooth, DIY, Do It Yourself, Droid, Philippines, STAR WARS, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Force Awakens | No Comments »
Comedy: ‘Ellen’ Invites U.S. Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders To Dance To “Hotline Bling” (Video)
November 4, 2015
Ellen got her hands on the Presidential candidate’s new campaign ad.
HAAAHAHAHAAAA! Campaign More like most awesome dance video ever! How does Ellen keep a straight face setting up these clips for the audience, knowing in advance the hilarity that is about to ensue? Feel The Bern, as Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders shakes his toucas to Drake’s “Hotline Bling!”
Posted in Celebrity, Comedy, Dance, Series, Television, Youth | Tags: Bernie Sanders, Drake, Ellen, Ellen Degeneres, Ellen Show, Hotline Bling | No Comments »
Brother Ali and A Class Of Denver 5th Graders ‘Hang Out’ To Learn From Each Other (Video)
September 8, 2015
This is so dope!!! Part of what we love to do here is bring you coolness that just does not get to see the light of day elsewhere…but should.
5th Grade Students from Denver, CO interview Brother Ali to discuss names and their importance to the individual.
– Paul Clifton
This Google Hangout interview features Mr. Clifton’s students asking questions to guide informative discussion that enriched the speaker and the audience. Ali thanked the kids for teaching him as he was signing off. In the beginning Ali was asked, “What kind of person are you?”
Ali answered, “Well, I try to be a good person… [v]ery connected to The Creator, to myself, and to my heart and other people, and to my community.”
(Note that he did NOT reply ‘the dopest emcee’ – or anything me-me-ME centered – Brother Ali showed up and showed respect and love to those children and they showed it right back. Hip-Hop is the culture. Ali is an example of how we’d love those in the Nation to live – reaching, teaching, uplifting youth… partnering with others (i.e. Mr. Clifton)… giving of self and offering to do it again and again when called up… with a spirit of thankfulness.)
In a word: DOPE!
Posted in Celebrity, Education, Hip-Hop, Human Interest, Interview, Videos, Youth | Tags: Brother Ali, Paul Clifton | No Comments »
