Arts

ZORA! A Hometown Celebration (2012)

For the second year, I’ve had the opportunity to cover the annual Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts & Humanities for the Florida Courier. It is emphatically known by a two-syllable, exclamatory moniker: Zora! Not only is it one of my favorite festivals (and I am a professed festival junkie), it has a certain […]

Baje Fletcher “A Gold Diggers Guide”

Link to full interview   http://flcourier.com/2012/05/10/new-book-is-a-goldiggers-guide-to-success/

Conrad D’Andrea Lewis: A Celebration of Life (1964 – 2009)

Conrad’s You Tube Tribute http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2jR4wAP_w8 Three years ago to the date: July 16, 2009 You pulled an abrupt 5-6-7-8 and exited stage left. Gosh we miss you. Indeed life has gone on, but it’s not the same without you. Your smile, your robust laugh, your “Color Purple” impersonations, your generous spirit and sweet soul. Your […]

Alvin Ailey Dance School Accepts Three Local Teens

http://.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/060901/ner_6380487.shtml   One of the three teens selected, Savery Morgan, completed the Ailey Program and has danced with Atlanta Ballet and Ballethnic. In addition, he now has his own company with Dewitt Cooper who is currently on tour with Broadway’s “In The Heights.” The link below will give you more insights into their 2011 Summer […]

Zora Neal Hurston Festival – heart of Haiti (2011)