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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:46:07 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>Shanelle's Starting Something</title><subtitle>Shanelle's Starting Something</subtitle><id>http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/atom.xml"/><updated>2010-02-26T23:37:28Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>Klu Klux Klan Rally Day...Last Week! (I Guess Racism Exists?)</title><category term="Blogging"/><category term="KKK"/><category term="blacks"/><category term="civil rights"/><category term="equality"/><category term="racism"/><id>http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2010/2/26/klu-klux-klan-rally-daylast-week-i-guess-racism-exists.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2010/2/26/klu-klux-klan-rally-daylast-week-i-guess-racism-exists.html"/><author><name>Shanelle Gabriel</name></author><published>2010-02-26T23:09:34Z</published><updated>2010-02-26T23:09:34Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Photos from KKK Rally Meeting in Georgia on Feb 20th, 2010. Discussion on racism.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>I AM SEAN BELL: Black Boys Speak. A video by Stacey Muhammad</title><category term="Blogging"/><category term="new orleans film festival"/><category term="police brutality"/><category term="sean bell"/><category term="stacey muhammad"/><category term="video"/><category term="violence"/><category term="wildseed"/><id>http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2010/2/16/i-am-sean-bell-black-boys-speak-a-video-by-stacey-muhammad.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2010/2/16/i-am-sean-bell-black-boys-speak-a-video-by-stacey-muhammad.html"/><author><name>Shanelle Gabriel</name></author><published>2010-02-17T00:03:33Z</published><updated>2010-02-17T00:03:33Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[This is a moving clip from Stacey Muhammad's acclaimed documentary "I AM SEAN BELL, Black Boys Speak", which made it’s film festival premier at the New Orleans International Human Rights Film Festival.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>The 2010 NYC Regional Sprite Step-Show</title><category term="Blogging"/><category term="aka"/><category term="alpha kappa alpha"/><category term="fraternity"/><category term="greek"/><category term="nyc"/><category term="phi beta sigma"/><category term="roseland ballroom"/><category term="sorority"/><category term="sprite"/><category term="step"/><category term="step show"/><id>http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2010/2/7/the-2010-nyc-regional-sprite-step-show.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2010/2/7/the-2010-nyc-regional-sprite-step-show.html"/><author><name>Shanelle Gabriel</name></author><published>2010-02-07T17:56:07Z</published><updated>2010-02-07T17:56:07Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Blogging from the 2010 Sprite Step Show at the Roseland Ballroom! Loving it!]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Jeff &amp; Erin's EPIC Wedding Trailer (You have to see this Save-the-Date)</title><category term="Randomness"/><category term="cool"/><category term="funny"/><category term="save the date"/><category term="theatrical"/><category term="trailer"/><category term="valentines day"/><category term="wedding"/><id>http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2010/2/2/jeff-erins-epic-wedding-trailer-you-have-to-see-this-save-th.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2010/2/2/jeff-erins-epic-wedding-trailer-you-have-to-see-this-save-th.html"/><author><name>Shanelle Gabriel</name></author><published>2010-02-02T15:01:03Z</published><updated>2010-02-02T15:01:03Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[I've never seen a wedding Save the Date like this. I doubt you have either...]]></summary></entry><entry><title>MadTV Ad for the Apple "iPad"</title><category term="Randomness"/><category term="apple"/><category term="comedy"/><category term="iSlate"/><category term="imac"/><category term="ipad"/><category term="iphone"/><category term="madtv"/><category term="technology"/><id>http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2010/2/1/madtv-ad-for-the-apple-ipad.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2010/2/1/madtv-ad-for-the-apple-ipad.html"/><author><name>Shanelle Gabriel</name></author><published>2010-02-01T14:38:53Z</published><updated>2010-02-01T14:38:53Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[If only Apple released this cool gadget. I think it would have been better than the iSlate. Would you agree?]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Shanelle's New Music and Shows in NYC &amp; Boston!</title><category term="Updates"/><category term="boston"/><category term="bowery poetry club"/><category term="free download"/><category term="gabriel"/><category term="le poisson rouge"/><category term="live music"/><category term="lizard lounge"/><category term="open mic"/><category term="poetry"/><category term="shanelle"/><category term="shanelle gabriel"/><category term="tour"/><id>http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2010/1/27/shanelles-new-music-and-shows-in-nyc-boston.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2010/1/27/shanelles-new-music-and-shows-in-nyc-boston.html"/><author><name>Shanelle Gabriel</name></author><published>2010-01-27T19:27:16Z</published><updated>2010-01-27T19:27:16Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Here's what Shanelle Gabriel is doing for the rest of January: Free music downloads at www.shanellegabriel.com/music as well as shows at Bowery Poetry Club, Le Poisson Rouge, and Boston's Lizard Lounge.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>"Haiti is not our long-term responsibility. Detroit is." Article by David Gewirtz</title><category term="Blogging"/><category term="america"/><category term="current affairs"/><category term="disaster"/><category term="haiti"/><category term="politics"/><category term="poverty"/><category term="war"/><category term="world"/><category term="world issues"/><id>http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2010/1/26/haiti-is-not-our-long-term-responsibility-detroit-is-article.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2010/1/26/haiti-is-not-our-long-term-responsibility-detroit-is-article.html"/><author><name>Shanelle Gabriel</name></author><published>2010-01-26T22:25:34Z</published><updated>2010-01-26T22:25:34Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[This article by David Gewirtz raised some excellent points... I do believe we need to help Haiti, but we also cannot neglect our own soil which throughout the last few years as we have been "spreading democracy" has been growing worn. I always wonder when disaster strikes, when the war on terror breaks out, how money seems to pop out of nowhere. Hmm...anyways, read on.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Nicki Minaj- Part 3: "The Difference Between Nicki and...uh.. Everyone Else"</title><category term="Blogging"/><category term="advice"/><category term="female artists"/><category term="female rappers"/><category term="music business"/><category term="music marketing"/><category term="nicki minaj"/><category term="rihanna"/><category term="tips"/><id>http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2010/1/11/nicki-minaj-part-3-the-difference-between-nicki-anduh-everyo.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2010/1/11/nicki-minaj-part-3-the-difference-between-nicki-anduh-everyo.html"/><author><name>Shanelle Gabriel</name></author><published>2010-01-11T15:08:55Z</published><updated>2010-01-11T15:08:55Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[How artists like Nicki Minaj and Rihanna use branding and marketing to help them stay relevant and be successful. How can other artists without label backing (or those desiring label backing) learn from them?]]></summary></entry><entry><title>An 11 year old's speech on the use of the 'N' word...(Video)</title><category term="Blogging"/><category term="Randomness"/><category term="civil rights"/><category term="johnathan mccoy"/><category term="n word"/><category term="politics"/><category term="race"/><category term="racism"/><category term="speech"/><id>http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2010/1/9/an-11-year-olds-speech-on-the-use-of-the-n-wordvideo.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2010/1/9/an-11-year-olds-speech-on-the-use-of-the-n-wordvideo.html"/><author><name>Shanelle Gabriel</name></author><published>2010-01-09T18:54:17Z</published><updated>2010-01-09T18:54:17Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[I know I'm usually hella late with stuff, but I figured if I haven't seen it, maybe you haven't either. Here's an amazing speech from an 11 yr old boy named Johnathan McCoy on the use of the 'N' word. Simply amazing!]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Nicki Minaj- Part 2: "The Bird Brand"</title><category term="Blogging"/><category term="Music"/><category term="bird"/><category term="branding"/><category term="female"/><category term="hip hop"/><category term="lyricists"/><category term="marketing"/><category term="music industry"/><category term="nicki minaj"/><id>http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2010/1/7/nicki-minaj-part-2-the-bird-brand.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.shanellegabriel.com/blog/2010/1/7/nicki-minaj-part-2-the-bird-brand.html"/><author><name>Shanelle Gabriel</name></author><published>2010-01-07T17:39:45Z</published><updated>2010-01-07T17:39:45Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[The second installment of my evaluation of Nicki Minaj and artists like her. An explanation of her branding plan...Why and how she exists in the music world today. How does her "bird brand" relate to today's market?]]></summary></entry></feed>