On 66 street and Columbus Ave, Jolene and I passed by a branch of the American Folk Museum. When we walked in the first thing we saw was a massive quilt. Instead of reading the explanation of the piece, my eyes aimed straight for the details of the quilt. I saw patches with names on them. Some were decorated with flowers or curvy lines. Others were more simple: a name against a colored background.

Snapshot Day was a chance to reflect on our future aspirations. We had to find a place, a neighborhood, that could best describe who we are now and who we hope to become. I had a difficult time while brainstorming locations for my future vicinity. The only thing that I knew I wanted, without a doubt, was for the area to be urban.

This past week I attended a seminar at John Jay college that was titled "A Hip Hop Theory of Justice". The discussion was lead by a former african american federal prosecutor and scholar. During his tenure as a prosecutor he witnessed, and took part in, a variety of practices which he found to disproportionately target minorities, and subsequently ensnare them in a viscious cycle of inequality. His response was to delve into the world of hip hop music and culture to find the answer from within.