The Definitve Soap Blog

Here is where you will find all things TDSB. We are an open mic in Long Beach, CA. We believe in cool things like expression, poetry, cardigans, Jesus and YOU!

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The Definitive Soap Blog has moved!!!

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tumblr.com was super cool to us, but it is time to move on. All things new in 2013.

Check us out at our new home:

www.thedefinitvesoapbox.wordpress.com

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Introducing our Team... Antonio Cortez Appling, also known as PAZ1 is a poet, hip hop artist and educator.

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Merry Christmas from TDSB

Soapbox Revolutionaries,

We hope this time finds you in great spirits with family and friends galore. We hope that you are writing and sharing your art with the community. Most importantly we pray that you take time this season to reflect on its meaning. In the gifts and the hub-bub we can sometimes lose the namesake of this time of year. We celebrate Jesus and all his has done in the past year in our community to spread, hope relationship and family. We will continue to try to provide a platform that services the community through art and outreach.we believe if the namesake of this season ran an open mic He would do the same.

God Bless,

TeamDSB

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A little early Christmas present from TDSB. Presenting the Year 3 flyer designed by Seth Haak.

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The Jordan 5 Grapes are one of the illest pairs of J's ever. In grade school I was shocked that guys could even rock purple and teal. It was the nineties though. So in order to keep the tradition of making our yearly fliers inspired by the freshest kicks, past and present I'm posting the visual aid for the 2012 TDSB flyer.

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TDSB presents: !Duende!:: The Holiday Edition

The holiday season is upon us. Did you know that this is the month with the most suicides? Why? People are depressed about what this time of year has become. We've strayed into an abyss of consumerism. We at TDSB are trying to bring the hope back to the season by recognizing what it is truly about. Helping us do that is "Duende."

Duende is a fresh group of young ladies that have decided to do their thing in Long Beach for the youth. When Kasi said she was going to be apart of this I was thinking

Here we go, Kasi is going to spread her self to thin.

But then she let me know the other ladies that she is clicking up with:

Jumakae Yodraj: The multi-talented First Lady of "One Imagination" and the "Break the Silence" Open Mic.

Mae Ramirez: Young, Latina, Mae Westside a fresh poet and all around cool chick.

Michelle Denise Jackson: Fresh out of NYU, one of the stars of "TDSB Presents: Freedom Is A Voice."

With these ladies leading the charge for the youth in Long Beach the flag has been raised. They are all successful in their own rite and trying to give back to the community. Their goal is to create a youth poetry slam team from the LB to send to the "Brave New Voices International Teen Poetry Slam" in 2012.

They have already put on a couple of fresh events at the Manazar Gamboa Theater to raise awareness for their cause. Lets do all we can as a community to get those youth to BNV this year. It will be only the second time the city has sent a team to the event.

If you know youth that might be interested, or you want to contribute financially please let us know.

Otherwise just come out and watch these ladies and their youth do their thing on Friday.

Merry Christmas! I'm glad Jesus was born. If he wasn't we as an organization wouldn't have hope, peace and excitement about this holiday that has been drastically misconstrued.

Paz,

TDSB

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We are pleased to announce The Definitive Soap Blog on tumblr.com. You can still access old blog posts on blogspot by clicking the picture above. Over the next year we are going to work hard to make this a comprhensive site to find all things TDSB. We will have videos. events, writing topics and poems from the community and staff. You can still check out the old blog by clicking the logo above.

If you have ideas please let us know.

We rock...cuz He rocks...so we SOAPBOX!

- Paz1