When I stopped by Garfield Terrace, I had a chance to hang with 9 year old twins Octavia and  Latavia and 11 year old Nyeesha, and of course, they had all sorts of things to say to me – and about me.

First,  I asked them what they were looking at on-line, and I got a lesson about who is “hot”.  Apparently, there’s a woman named ‘Lola’  or Angel, who is “famous” (just as famous as Nicki Minaj),  and on her way to the top, she taped a music video at Garfield Terrace (Octavia was one of the kids in the video).  They definitely look up to her, and think she is beautiful.  We talked about what makes someone beautiful, and why they liked her (and why dressing in scanty clothing doesn’t have to be the only way to make someone think you’re pretty).

I also got a lesson on “booty swag”, as they showed me videos of women doing a booty shake.  They couldn’t stop laughing at me.   As they watched me watching this video with my mouth open, I had to convince them that there was better entertainment to watch on-line.

Finally, they were convinced when I showed them the video “Around the Neighborhood” that I made through PMC.  They all screamed when they saw Myana, Nyeesha and Catreia.  They thought it was pretty cool to be able to see themselves on the same outlet as the famous Lola.