{"id":65928,"date":"2021-06-07T09:38:51","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T12:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=65928"},"modified":"2021-06-11T11:02:08","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T14:02:08","slug":"mc-martinas-slam-poem-the-virus-that-stopped-the-nation-video-uprootingracism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=65928","title":{"rendered":"MC Martina&#8217;s Slam Poem: &#8216;The Virus that Stopped the Nation&#8217; [VIDEO] #UprootingRacism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0GHJ6JsSfL0\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/MCMartina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Clique aqui para Portugu\u00eas<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-23766\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/PT-e1439583827971.png\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \/><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/MCMartinaYT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video report<\/a> is part of our series about <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/CoronavirusNasFavelas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Covid-19 and its impacts on the favelas<\/a> and is also the latest contribution to our year-long reporting project, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/AntiracistFavelaIntro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas<\/a>: Deconstructing Social Narratives About Racism in Rio de Janeiro.\u201d Follow our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/AntiracistRio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas series here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In her antiracist video-poem, MC Martina narrates the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/cKCH0z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">impacts of the pandemic on favelas<\/a>, and how the pandemic exposes <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1ttMnJX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">racism<\/a> and the lack of <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1ROa9vE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">access<\/a> to basic rights that have plagued Rio de Janeiro&#8217;s favelas and peripheries for decades. Speaking from the experiences of a black woman witnessing this <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/12EvidenceNecropolitics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social tragedy<\/a>, Sabrina Martina tells us, poetically &#8220;what it&#8217;s like to be a black body in this decade.&#8221; The poet, slammer and MC was born and raised in <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2ImAzVp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Complexo do Alem\u00e3o<\/a>, in Rio de Janeiro&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2IgR5qe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Zone<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Transcription of &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/MCMartinaYT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Virus that Stopped the Nation<\/a>&#8216;:<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<h4>The Virus that Stopped the Nation<\/h4>\n<p>The virus that stopped the nation: from China to Germany, Europe to Complexo do Alem\u00e3o.<\/p>\n<p>I took on this challenge, popped in to tell you what\u2019s up.<\/p>\n<p>They told me to stay home, but how if we\u2019re always short on electricity and water?<\/p>\n<p>That I\u2019m supposed to wash my hands constantly, but have you seen the quality of the water?<\/p>\n<p>We are the product of inequality, every day misery steals our humanity, hand sanitizer is indispensable but having food at home is what\u2019s important! Pay attention to this information: (favela media outlets) Straight Talk Collective, Voz, CDD Front and A Mar\u00e9 V\u00ea have reigned in managing this crisis, but what breaks my heart is seeing domestic violence breaking records in the midst of all this.<\/p>\n<p>I hear screams, I see femicides growing at alarming rates, more people looking for food in the trash, and even so, so many people act like nothing is happening.<\/p>\n<p>I guess people will only understand when numbers turn into friends or loved ones. Watch out for the dangers!<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re all in the same ocean, except they\u2019re in a yacht and our boat\u2019s full of gunshot holes.<\/p>\n<p>Stay home, kid, light a candle, tomorrow have a beer, turn up the music and maybe that\u2019ll drown out the shooting outside.<\/p>\n<p>Take a deep breath. Think that there\u2019s a higher purpose behind all this. And one thing is fact: no show on Netflix or soap opera could describe what it\u2019s like to be a black body in this decade.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Understand<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Imagine if racism was fought the same way we fight coronavirus?<\/p>\n<p>Understand: what I write is consequence of the cause that would only pique your interest if it was on the sidewalk.<\/p>\n<p>In other words: entertainment with a cause;<\/p>\n<p>and (left-wing) activists tell me: \u201cMartina, don\u2019t believe the uniforms.<\/p>\n<p>Take the streets, or better, stay home and turn your grief, hate and heartbreak into something positive, and then come give us a free lecture.<\/p>\n<p>Ah, hold on, here\u2019s some food assistance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The left profits from our hate, grief and good discourse.<\/p>\n<p>The right tramples all over us,<\/p>\n<p>no space for mourning, deaths become merchandise.<\/p>\n<p>In times when hospitals are just fa\u00e7ades, don\u2019t be surprised if tomorrow most deaths are from the black or favela population.<\/p>\n<p>And I, between the virus and the bullet, can&#8217;t let anything go missing at home. Tell me, if I put this mask on, will hunger not find me?<\/p>\n<p>In months of isolation, we had no water, no energy, days went by without Internet. Then, my cell stopped working.<\/p>\n<p>If I went around this favela, I\u2019d never stop rhyming.<\/p>\n<p>If, since (abolition in) 1888, only white people suffered the side effects of racism, there wouldn\u2019t be so many mothers crying.<\/p>\n<p>And me, between the virus and the bullet, I\u2019m gonna say this one more time: I can&#8217;t let anything go missing at home. \u2014 MC Martina<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Rapper, poet and producer <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3eD3FQP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MC Martina<\/a>, as Sabrina Martina is also known, comes straight from Complexo do Alem\u00e3o. MC Martina has been leaving her mark in the country&#8217;s cultural scene. She is the creator of <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2Lkm6cF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Slam Laje<\/a>, Complexo do Alem\u00e3o&#8217;s first spoken word poetry battle, and one of the groundbreaking slams to take place inside a favela in the state of Rio de Janeiro.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Director of the video: A resident of Complexo do Alem\u00e3o, Luiz Neto studies Art History at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2G9KCND\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UFRJ<\/a>) and participates in various initiatives that work inside the favela, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3gXdV93\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Descolando Ideias<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2RoKCl1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centro Cultural Oca dos Curumins<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2zoFmnV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EDUCAP<\/a>. Luiz helps develop projects and activities that engage residents.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>This article is the latest contribution to our year-long reporting project, \u201c<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/AntiracistFavelaIntro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas<\/i><\/a><i>: Deconstructing Social Narratives About Racism in Rio de Janeiro.\u201d Follow our\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/AntiracistRio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas series here<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\">Support\u00a0<\/b><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">RioOnWatch<\/i><\/b><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\">\u2019s tireless, critical and cutting-edge hyperlocal journalism, online community organizing meetings, and direct support to favelas\u00a0<\/b><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/DonateToRioOnWatch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/DonateToRioOnWatch\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">by clicking here.<\/a><\/b><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>\ufeff Clique aqui para Portugu\u00eas This video report is part of our series about Covid-19 and its impacts on the favelas and is also the latest contribution to our year-long reporting project, \u201cRooting Anti-Racism in <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=65928\" title=\"MC Martina&#8217;s Slam Poem: &#8216;The Virus that Stopped the Nation&#8217; [VIDEO] #UprootingRacism\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":245,"featured_media":66097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3071,1288,1328,1268,1739],"tags":[396,371,1606,280,32,3068,2160,37,362,293,1189,2634,3069,3245,3367,1801,1843],"writer":[3370,3369],"translator":[3279,3338],"illustrator":[],"photographer":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-65928","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-coronaviruswatch","8":"category-highlight","9":"category-by-community-contributors","10":"category-favelaculture","11":"category-video","12":"tag-art","13":"tag-cedae","14":"tag-coletivo-papo-reto","15":"tag-complexo-da-mare","16":"tag-complexo-do-alemao","17":"tag-coronavirus","18":"tag-mare-vive","19":"tag-north-zone","20":"tag-parque-uniao","21":"tag-poetry","22":"tag-racism","23":"tag-series","24":"tag-series-coronavirus-in-the-favelas","25":"tag-series-anti-racism","26":"tag-slam","27":"tag-video","28":"tag-voz-das-comunidades","29":"writer-luiz-neto","30":"writer-mc-martina","31":"translator-malena-galuccio","32":"translator-zaira-apolinario-chaplin"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/245"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=65928"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65928\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/66097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=65928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=65928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=65928"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fwriter&post=65928"},{"taxonomy":"translator","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftranslator&post=65928"},{"taxonomy":"illustrator","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fillustrator&post=65928"},{"taxonomy":"photographer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fphotographer&post=65928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}