"Every Book" by Brandon BMike Odom

Many of my facebook friends have posted the story of Tom Joyner's recent criticism of New Orleans' own Brandon Odom of 2-Cent Entertainment for his parody of Lil Wayne's "Every Girl". Following is the link of the story, video and the radio personality's comments:

http://www.intheknowla.com/voiceology/headline-news/1839-radio-personality-tom-joyner-criticizes-young-new-orleans-entrepreneur.html

Please join me in emailing Tom Joyner at tom@blackamericaweb.com and letting him know we support "Every Book", Brandon Odom, 2-cent Entertainment and the educational system in New Orleans!!

Dear Mr. Joyner,

I am writing to tell you how displeased I am with your recent criticism of Brandon BMike's song "Every Book". First of all, as a journalist, it is your job and responsibility to your audience to research and gather all facts before reporting on a subject. Obviously you failed to do just that and jumped to assumptions about this young man's music and made foolish and ignorant comments based on the original song by Lil Wayne.

The children of today's society are much different from those of your era, as well as mine. Yes, Fresh Prince infused parody with positivity, but how is that different from what Brandon Odom has done? This young man is dedicating his life to saving his city by any means necessary and he doesn't need an out-of-touch, irresponsible radio DJ to try and knock him down. I would hope that you take the time to really follow Brandon and see first hand what he is doing for the children in New Orleans and our community. You should be commending him for this and invite him on your show to promote his efforts. We can't use traditional methods any longer to save our youth, we must appeal to them on their level. What the devil meant for bad, God will use for good.

You owe this man an apology, a platform to encourage other communities to come together to teach our kids and thank him for his efforts. We need more people like Brandon Odom in our country, fighting for the future of our tomorrow. Get with the times, Mr. Joyner, and support him before the bandwagon doesn't have any room for you.

Thank you,
Becky Gracianette
New Orleans, LA