An Interview w/ Houston Activist & Spoken Word Artist Dee-Colonize
Submitted by Southern Shift on Fri, 2010-02-05 10:39
Authored by Davey D
Southern Shift TV sat down with Houston activist and spoken word artist, Deniz Lopez aka Dee-Colonize and talked to her about a variety of topics. We started out talking to her about the meaning behind her stage name 'Dee-Colonize' and the importance of one freeing their mind and breaking away from trappings of materialism. She also spit a nice piece for us that captured that essence.
In pt2 of our interview w/ Houston activist and spoken word artist Deniz Lopez aka Dee-Colonize we touch upon the history of indigenous and Brown folks in Houston. She says its still a border town to her. She also discusses the challenge of having Black & Brown unity in the sprawling city. We conclude by addressing the issue of police brutality. In 2009 60 people were shot by police in Houston and Harris county. Dee-Colonize does a a spoken word piece on this topic.
