‘AfroPoP’ opens with ‘Black Panther Woman’

The 10th anniversary season of the documentary series AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange opens with Rachel Perkins’ Black Panther Woman, a look back at the Black Panther Party in Australia, and a legacy tarnished by #MeToo charges from one of the women involved in that movement. Queen Sugar star […]

Introducing Gurney’s Newport Marina & Spa Resort

In December 2017 I was invited by General Motors to experience a weekend drive from New York City on Friday, December 8 through Sunday, December 10 to Newport Rhode Island in their all-new 2018 Buick Enclave Avenir.  The all expense, 3-day trip to the magnificent […]

“50 Years After Dr. MLK: A Dream Deferred”

Theater in the Village of Harlem and WNYC are partnering for the 5th  year to present WNYC’s 12th  annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration, “50 Years After MLK: A Dream Deferred,” as part of the Apollo’s Uptown Hall series. WNYC’s Peabody Award-winning host […]

IN THE COMMUNITY – “I was raised in Lumberton, North Carolina”

  I was raised in apartheid Lumberton, North Carolina, Robeson County. I was naive of Confederate statues and flags that championed the defenders of the Confederate States of America. They were present and still are, but I was busy being an adolescent, unconcerned about such adult matters. I suffered […]