I‘ve received so many warm wishes for the coming year, I’ve been tirelessly trying to come up with my way of responding. Shirley Horn’s rendition of Here’s to Life seems to summarize my response to all of my well wishers. I hope you'll enjoy my response, and, if you like Shirley Horn’s sensual delivery, you’ll love her album Here’s to Life.... Read More
Year: 2017
Opera and Classical music singers hardly receive coverage or recognition in our contemporary environment. As I exercised today at the gym while listening to my iTunes playlist, suddenly "The Holy City", sung by living legend Jessye Norman began to play— I was mesmerized by the rendition from the beginning until it ended. Hopefully you'll enjoy this beautiful voice as much as I do.... Read More
Valerie Simpson-songwriter-producer-singer-musician-performer. And, with her husband, lifetime partner, and soulmate—the late Nickolas Ashford--she is also one half of the dynamic duo known as Ashford & Simpson—perhaps the music world’s most applauded husband-and-wife team ever. With an unrivaled track record, this iconic couple has earned the respect of their peers in the music industry, as well as immeasurable adoration from generation after generation of loyal fans.... Read More
I have seen many wonderful plays in the past several weeks, but none have been staged as imaginatively as FREIGHT! Kudos to Woodie King, Jr.'s New Federal Theatre in association with Castillo Theatre!... Read More
The Old Settler at The Billie Holiday Theatre 11 min read
When Shauneille Perry’s screen adaptation of John Henry Redwood’s The Old Settler appeared on television in 2001, real life sisters Phylicia Rashad and Debbie... Read More
Soundview Summer 1 min read
Nice Salary, good hours, Billy and Jack thought they landed the ideal summer. . . at the Soundview Nuclear Power Plant. Now, years later, they’re... Read More
Dred-Scott Keyes must be congratulated for his photo documentation of Slavery and post Slavery conditions of African-Americans and their mass migration out of the southern United States. Dred-Scott Keyes produces a radio program "The Cutting Edge" where Journalism, Politics, Culture and Activism Converge".... Read More
Introduction I have had the pleasure of attending many performances either created by, including and/ or otherwise related to people of the African Diaspora. These creative cultural expressions all point to the diversity of the “Black Experience” in America and beyond. It is essential that this diversity be acknowledged.... Read More