By Derrick Brown (follow on Twitter @dbrowndbrown)
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Dear Hannah,
If you are wondering ... "What do you DO with all these songs ...?"
Thanks for asking.
I have a catalog of 45 of these #Autoethnographies (self-reflective "studies") that anchor a yearlong (two-semester) course I developed called #TheSeeSayShow.
Sharing them lets me see which ones "slap" (resonate with unprompted, diverse audiences).
#TheSeeSayShow is my holistic response to what I see in my high school classroom every day.
It paves a pathway to power and purpose through #Autoethnography (self-study), self-reflection, and small-group fellowship (AKA "discipleship").
I lead the way by sharing my journey with transparency (and discretion) ... as the leading student in my class (AKA "the teacher").
Each unit begins with one of these songs - which are effective at grabbing the attention of even "today's" distracted students.
After sharing the song, I ask students "what do you remember" ... and "what do you wonder".
That begins a unique conversation with each student ... that has no end.
Each student's charge is to produce a multimedia "mixtape" (which is - like its musical counterpart - a talent display and historical archive) ... that includes self-selected artistic elements of self-expression (like "beatitudes" photoessays, songs, poems, stories) ... powered by an autoethnographic journal of self-reflective "thought partnership" with ChatGPT (like the one I have produced during Summer 2025 by taking my own class) ... developed according to the AI Reflective Pedagogy Protocol ... of how they "Holler" ... then keep adding to it ... then share it with their children's children.
I will not see these "endings" ... but am honored to bear witness to the beginning.
I am a "born witness" ... and have *borne witness* ... for a minute.
#HappyFather'sDay ... and thanks for reading.
Thanks for asking.
I have a catalog of 45 of these #Autoethnographies (self-reflective "studies") that anchor a yearlong (two-semester) course I developed called #TheSeeSayShow.
Sharing them lets me see which ones "slap" (resonate with unprompted, diverse audiences).
#TheSeeSayShow is my holistic response to what I see in my high school classroom every day.
It paves a pathway to power and purpose through #Autoethnography (self-study), self-reflection, and small-group fellowship (AKA "discipleship").
I lead the way by sharing my journey with transparency (and discretion) ... as the leading student in my class (AKA "the teacher").
Each unit begins with one of these songs - which are effective at grabbing the attention of even "today's" distracted students.
After sharing the song, I ask students "what do you remember" ... and "what do you wonder".
That begins a unique conversation with each student ... that has no end.
Each student's charge is to produce a multimedia "mixtape" (which is - like its musical counterpart - a talent display and historical archive) ... that includes self-selected artistic elements of self-expression (like "beatitudes" photoessays, songs, poems, stories) ... powered by an autoethnographic journal of self-reflective "thought partnership" with ChatGPT (like the one I have produced during Summer 2025 by taking my own class) ... developed according to the AI Reflective Pedagogy Protocol ... of how they "Holler" ... then keep adding to it ... then share it with their children's children.
I will not see these "endings" ... but am honored to bear witness to the beginning.
I am a "born witness" ... and have *borne witness* ... for a minute.
#HappyFather'sDay ... and thanks for reading.
Selah.
Love,
Daddy
Daddy
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By Derrick Brown
6-14-2025
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[BEGIN CHORUS (TAKE 2)]
I am a "born witness"
and have *borne witness*
mine eyes have seen the glory ...
of telling your own story ...
and letting that story
tell the "counterstory"
to those who "sense"
but do not SEE
to those who "think"
but do not SAY
to those who "know"
but do not SHOW
"holler"
[END CHORUS (TAKE 2)]
[BEGIN VERSE 1]
1-8
'self-controlled
stayin'_in_my_own_lane
'can't control
so they try to contain
'battle scarred_
_ain't scared of no boogie_mane
'dream_and_scheme
'so_that_they_can_maintain
'status_quo
'I_see_a_different_picture_though
'it is well
'been_thru_it_all_a_time_or_4
'stand_ya_ground
'when_they_try_to_shut_the_do(or)
'promote_ya_trust
'hide_ya_truth_so_it_don't_sho(w)
9-16
'made a choice
'no_comfort_I_want_clarity
'respect_my_name
'no_thank_you_to_ya_charity (condescension, derision)
'speak_my_piece
'then_speak_my_peace_in_brevity
'guard_my_heart
'protectin_my_longevity
'real_eyes
'[slow down!] realize_real_lies_and_real_disguise
'[catch up!] your_response
'preceded_all_of_yo_replies
'discernment
'and_vision_are_my_REAL_allies
'streetwise
'know_hate_in_different_shapes_and_size
[END VERSE 1]
[BEGIN CHORUS (TAKE 2)]
I am a "born witness"
and have *borne witness*
mine eyes have seen the glory ...
of telling your own story ...
and letting that story
tell the "counterstory"
to those who "sense"
but do not SEE
to those who "think"
but do not SAY
to those who "know"
but do not SHOW
"verse 2"
[END CHORUS (TAKE 2)]
[BEGIN VERSE 2]
1-8
'smokescreen
'don't_let_you_see_what_data_say
'that's OK
'saw_the_data_anyway
'+ 1
'I_know_just_what_the_data_say
'+ 2
'I_know_just_how_you_"data play"
'brainwork
'u_say_"nah_bruh_that's_not_ya_role"
'painwork
'u_say_"now_bruh_that's_how_ya_roll"
'optics
'my_calm_demeanor_soothes_the_soul
'bigotry
'"do_ya_best"-my_only_goal
9-16
'vision
'I_know_just_why_the_caged_bird_sings
'cry_freedom
'fly_away_with_broken_wings
'speak_truth
'bear_them_arrows_and_them_slings
'speak_peace
'make_the_peace_that_tension_brings
'GRASPP
'tell_em_that_you_smell_em_tho
"Re'sume' Say"
spit_it_so_they_want_some_mo
"Holler"
embrace_em_neva_let_em_go
"#SeeSayShow"
I_bloom_where_I_am_planted_bo
[END VERSE 2]
[BEGIN CHORUS (TAKE 2)]
I am a "born witness"
and have *borne witness*
mine eyes have seen the glory ...
of telling your own story ...
and letting that story
tell the "counterstory"
to those who "sense"
but do not SEE
to those who "think"
but do not SAY
to those who "know"
but do not SHOW
"selah"
[END CHORUS (TAKE 2)]
About Derrick Brown (Standup Storyteller)
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I am Keisha's husband, and Hannah's father.
I am a “standup storyteller.”
I fuse rap, spoken word (poetry), oration (traditional public speaking), singing, and teaching into messages of hope, healing, and change that I write, direct, and produce to help people who help people.
Everything must change - and stay changED.
Tradition begins and ends with change.
Change begins with me and the renewing of my mind ... then continues through efforts to effect small-group discipleship (equipping others to equip others) with audiences that respect and embrace mentoring, mediation, and problem solving as tools of change.
I am the product of my mentoring relationships, peacemaking (and peacekeeping), and problem-solving ability.
My education began when I finished school.
After school, I enrolled in a lifelong curriculum that includes classes in ministry, entrepreneurship, stewardship, literacy, numeracy, language, self-identity, self-expression, and analysis / synthesis.
My projects execute a ministry that has evolved from wisdom earned through lessons learned.
I want to share this wisdom to build teams of "triple threat" fellows - mentors, mediators, and problem solvers.
We will collaborate in simple, powerful ways that allow us to help people who help people.
I now know that power is work done efficiently (with wise and skillful use of resources, interests, communication, and expertise).
I am a “standup storyteller.”
I fuse rap, spoken word (poetry), oration (traditional public speaking), singing, and teaching into messages of hope, healing, and change that I write, direct, and produce to help people who help people.
Everything must change - and stay changED.
Tradition begins and ends with change.
Change begins with me and the renewing of my mind ... then continues through efforts to effect small-group discipleship (equipping others to equip others) with audiences that respect and embrace mentoring, mediation, and problem solving as tools of change.
I am the product of my mentoring relationships, peacemaking (and peacekeeping), and problem-solving ability.
My education began when I finished school.
After school, I enrolled in a lifelong curriculum that includes classes in ministry, entrepreneurship, stewardship, literacy, numeracy, language, self-identity, self-expression, and analysis / synthesis.
My projects execute a ministry that has evolved from wisdom earned through lessons learned.
I want to share this wisdom to build teams of "triple threat" fellows - mentors, mediators, and problem solvers.
We will collaborate in simple, powerful ways that allow us to help people who help people.
I now know that power is work done efficiently (with wise and skillful use of resources, interests, communication, and expertise).
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