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5.13.2015
EVENT ALERT - Something for Everybody - Get Involved - SHOW UP AND BE COUNTED
By Gloria Dulan-Wilson Hello All: There is so much going on this month, that I was having a running conversation with myself and forgot to share it with you. So I had to go back and edit this post - as you can see, this week is already a mixed bag - plays and performances on one hand, demonstrations and briefings on the other. To top it all off, there are pivotal elections all over the place, and people are walking on eggs. I would love to say that I'm not one of them; that I'm cool as a cucumber - but quite frankly, I'm a bit nervous as well. So here's my recommendation for this week and the coming week and the election - everybody in Phildelphia should do at least 1 thing (if not 10) to make sure people get out and vote - no matter who you're supporting - apathy and laziness are not pretty and are indicative of self hatred. So make those phone calls, carry those flyers, knock on some doors. After that, go party or do something different - you've made your contribution. VOTING IS A RESPONSIBILITY, NOT JUST A RIGHT - AND FOR FAR TOO LONG PEOPLE HAVE NEGLECTED IT -GOTTA GET IT BACK ON TRACK.
I've been clear about my choice of Anthony Hardy Williams for the next Mayor of Philadelphia. I've heard detractors and supporters alike - and read good and bad things about him - but nothing mitigates the fact that Philadelphians are being manipulated by a crew of elected officials who seek to derail the election and take the entire city backwards by 30+ years because of petty issues - and that if you the voters, individually and collectively don't do something about it, the meanstream media will help them do it. I truly hope you are focused and are cognizant of what is at stake now and in the future. I guess I'm like some of the white women when they've fallen for Black men: ONCE YOU GO BLACK, YOU NEVER GO BACK (look what happened to Detroit as a prime example of how serious the consequences are). May 19 is a drop dead serious date for Philadelphians everywhere - please make no mistake and let them fake you out.
Get out and check out what's happening in other parts of our communities - I've become aware that we're so insular we're missing out on some pretty amazing things. Definitely go check out Dance Africa - I love them - Baba Chuck and Abdel Salaam and I have been friends for eons - what you are going to witness is the passing of the baton so to speak - the elder handing down to a QUALIFIED youth - to carry the tradition forward. Notice I emphasized "Qualified"?? We have to stop making the mistake of thinking we've got to things over to the youth - they have to earn their worthiness just as we did; they have to listen and learn from their elders, just the way we did. And when we proved that we had gotten the basics, we could step into those considerably large shoes and continue their directions, and add in some innovations of our own. These two great men have had years of experience - and I look forward to seeing the Abdel Salaam touch. Congratulations to him. Thanks to Baba Chuck for bringing the love of Africa to us. The activist - NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK - are also on the move - and will be in Baltimore on Thursday - you might want to go there for moral support. May has been one big roller coaster of action - and it promises to end the same way. Amiri Baraka's play, THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN AMERICA - written during the time that W.E.B. DuBois was being persecuted by McCarthy and the red-bating congress (if you think they're ridiculous now, wait til you check out how they were back in the 50's and 60's!!! - off the chain!!) You have to check this for yourself - DuBois was not the one who suffered from the heinous, heavy handed character assassination of Joe McCarthy and the US Senate - many a movie star lost his or her contract at just the hint they may have been affiliated with communists - and most of the finds were not tree.
But if you want to enjoy some wonderful, Old School R&B & Jazz - make your way over to BB Kings. Guaranteed you will totally enjoy -
That should keep you busy for a minute STAY BLESSED & ECLECTICALLY BLACK Gloria
"Medley (Stormy Monday Medley, Stormy Monday, She's Putting
Something In My Food)" - Bobby 'Blue' Bland, Bobby Rush, Johnnie Taylor
available at www.malaco.com or by calling 1-800-272-7936.
Family,
Send the below email flyer to all of your family and friends. Make this
"free" experience count as your kick off for warm weather to really
break in our Neighborhoods!
Peace,
Zach
Subject: Free Event Tomorrow (Thursday)
RHYTHM REVUE
at Brooklyn Bridge Park (Free) ...
Thurs., May 14
BRIC & Celebrate Brooklyn! Present: SONNY KNIGHT & THE LAKERS, plus
The
nation's largest festival dedicated to African dance returns for its
38th year, bringing together performance, art, film, and an array of
community events for an exhilarating celebration of culture from Africa
and its diaspora. This year's edition celebrates Brazil, tracing the transatlantic
roots of the country's vibrant music and dance traditions. Headlined by
Afro-Brazilian dance troupe Balé Folclórico da Bahia, 2015 marks the
last year that Baba Chuck Davis will lead the festival as Artistic
Director.
BABA CHUCK DAVIS OF DANCE AFRICA
BABA CHUCK DAVIS w BROTHER ABDEL SALAAM (Forces of Nature) WHO WILL BE NEW DIRECTOR OF DANCE AFRICA
Catch Balé Folclórico da Bahia and select New York dance troupes in
the annual Memorial Day weekend performances. And don't miss the
one-and-only outdoor bazaar, FilmAfrica, and many other events. Ago!
Amee!
Also be on hand when Brooklyn Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta host their annual fundraiser at Bed Stuy Restoration the Saturday Prior to Dance Africa's performance (May 16) - See you there - enjoy - Stay Blessed
FROM THIS DAY FORWARD UNTIL THE EVENING ON MAY 19, THE PUSH IS ON TO GET OUT THE VOTE - SO MAKE SURE THAT ON THURSDAY, MAY 14, FRIDAY MAY 15, SATURDAY MAY 16, SUNDAY MAY 17, MONDAY MAY 18, ON TUESDAY MAY 19 YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING TO HELP ANTHONY HARDY WILLIAMS BECOME THE NEXT MAYOR - MAKE PHONE CALLS, KNOCK ON DOORS, HAND OUT FLYERS, GIVE AN IMPROMPTU SPEECH, HELP IN THE OFFICE - WE ALL HAVE A PART TO PLAY IN MAKING SURE THAT HE IS ELECTED.
OR SUCKED INTO A PERSONAL VENDETTA ON WHICH WE WILL ALL END UP BEING THE LOSERS
ELECT ANTHONY HARDY "TONY" WILLIAMS" - MAYOR OF PHILADELPHIA
MONDAY MAY 18 ATAC - AVENGING THE ANCESTORS COALITION MEETING
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM ZION BAPTIST CHURCH - CORNER BROAD AND VENANGO - This is their regular monthly meeting - the third Monday of the month - Come and be a part of the progress - look us up on Facebook!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR MAY 28 - THE PREMIERE OF AMIRI BARAKA'S LAST PLAY
"THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN AMERICA"
ART McFARLAND will portray W.E.B. duBois
W.E.B. DuBOIS early in life
The Great Woodie King, Jr.
AMIRI BARAKA
- Directed by the Great Woodie King Jr., at the Castillo Theatre - starring fromer News Anchor ART McFARLAND as W.E.B. DuBois - about whom this play is focused. It's going to be riveting, enlightening, and mind-blowing. For those of you who have never studied or read DuBois, this is going to be a real treat and an eye opener. For those of you who have, this going to be a confirmation of all the cumulatively great things you know about him and some real surprises. Never underestimate Amiri's capacity to confound and illuminate simultaneously. Make it your business to catch this epoch making performance.
Now that you know, what are you going to do about it? Stay Blessed Gloria www.gloriadulanwilson.blogspot.com/ECLECTICALLY BLACK NEWS
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