In a few hours I will fly back to California. My first stop will be in Los Angeles to reconnect with one of my best friends from college, Sam Smith and to also perform excerpts of my solo theater production, Universal Self, at Da Poetry Lounge. I was blessed with this opportunity because of my friendship with Da Poetry Lounge co-founder Dante Basco. I met Dante Basco at the UniPro Summit, a conference for young Filipino professionals in New York City back in June 2011. I …

Brother Nonito Donaire is continuing to put in work as a professional boxer. This time around he has his own TV series to give the world a deeper insight into the life of the Filipino Flash. I hope the Urban Crazes community enjoys these episodes just as much as I do and feel free to leave a comment so that Nonito Donaire knows that you all got his back! Together we rise!

Urban Healing Tour –Toy Soldierz 2012 – Trailer

“TOY SOLDIERZ” TRAILER 2012 from Javier Reyes on Vimeo.

TOY SOLDIERZ, a multimedia production that combines hip hop, theatre, spoken word, music, dance and film has been scheduled for it’s east coast premiere May 4-6/11-13, 2012 at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. TOY SOLDIERZ tells the true story of Devon Johnson, a 4.0 high school student, gunned down on his graduation day. While in a coma state, Devon struggles with the potential loss of his dreams while coming to grips with the person who shot …

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Through personal experiences we can find the most honest and vulnerable wounds that are waiting to be treated in the racial emergency room of the American consciousness. Take a moment to slow down and feel the pulse known as UNIVERSAL SELF, an emerging solo theater production whose time has come. When we are able to gain deeper insight into the complex processes of how American youth make sense of the world and how childhood experiences shape our racial identity, we inevitably come closer to achieving racial unity and …