Doing My "It" Scared—Or Something Like That
For the last two months I have been a part of a local cast rehearsing (July and August) and finally performing (this month) the popular play Crowns: the Gospel Musical adapted for stage by Regina Taylor from the pictorial book Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats by Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry.
The Harlem Renaissance: My Favorite Time in Black History
My favorite time in black history (besides now, ’cause there’s no time like the present) is the Harlem Renaissance. There was such a richness and fertility of life, art, music, politics, and education that existed then. Black people were determined to promote pride, hope, optimism, and unity such that has hardly been seen on that level since. For me, the Harlem Renaissance carries a sort of regal and lavish air to it that is just so attractive.