The visually stunning video for “River” by Ibeyi, a twin sister duo is enough to send me through changes but the haunting music & message really rock my world. If you’re feeling “River” then you have to check out “Mama Says,” which has an equally stimulating video & lyrical presentation. Get you some & vibe […]
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Last week, I was contacted to photograph one of my favorite artists… ALICE WALKER. Needless to say, I was very excited & totally looking forward to the opportunity. Fast forward to the day of the event… I woke up feeling very bad, horrible, like death was upon me. It was strange because it just hit […]
Sometimes you can just simply feel the love and passion coming from people. People with a colossal love that seems so beautiful, soulful, and groovy.
“I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it.” ~ Alice Walker, The Color Purple
This morning, I found out that Hugh Masekela, one of my art heroes is coming to Detroit next week for a performance. I actually screamed in my head a little. His music, sociopolitical voice, & background are so inspiring. “We Are One” by South African DJ, Black Coffee featuring Hugh Masekela is one of my […]
I’m no Christian but even when I was, I never really liked gospel music but I do have a few songs that I like for sentimental reasons. While I I’m not into gospel, I do happen to love gospel-house music & have tons of it in my music library. I guess if you put anything […]
“The number of [Black American] slaves increased from 700,000 in 1787 to over 4 million on the eve of the American Civil War; approximately 70 percent were involved in some way with cotton production.” Gene Dattel – “Cotton and Race in the Making of America.”
A little soft. A lot of beautiful. Straight from Africa…..
It’s been 19 years in the making and the day finally arrived. The day that I thought would never come. After each statistic class. After every accounting class, After every crazy business math class, I grew stronger, yet wondered if this path would ever end. Yesterday meant the world to me and all I could […]
This is one reason why I love NYC… I mean, where else in the world can you assemble a mass amount of people for the purpose of song, dance & soul??? And to be fair, Everbody knows….. that I came up with the idea for a Flash Mob last Wednesday: “I’m calling for all of […]