With only 15 minutes left, it’s time to sum up.  (But how?!) Esther Broner remarks, “I feel like I’m with my daughter up here (reaches out to hold Ai-jen Poo’s hand).  I was interested in the “house” of academe, and you’re interested in helping those who are breaking down the house….” Ai-jen Poo’s closing comment is this: “Let’s build a movement, one that’s strong, and powerful, and has the ability to seize the moment…!”

Toni Blackman (pictured left) — the first ever hiphop artist to work in an official capacity with the Department of State — takes the stage, performing a song as she comes on.  “A lot of young artists don’t realize that you can have a message and not be corny,” Toni says, and then goes on to prove her point through reciting a poignant poem, “Invisible Woman,” in which she ends:

I may not be SEEN, but I’ll be damned if I’m not heard: The feminine voice in hiphop.

Video rolls (MUST SEE! MUST SEE!):

Invisible Woman/Je Suis Une Femme Invisible