……..As a parent myself and the mother of two daughters, these allegations are heartbreaking and horrific. I cannot imagine the pain their loved ones are going through, having awareness of what’s going on and desperate to get their daughters away from the self-proclaimed ‘Pied Piper of R&B.’ But I also must ask, as a woman… Continue reading Seems Like He’s Raping……
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Stokley’s “Introducing….,” CD Preview/Review Link
…..Layering contemporary narratives over time-honored musicality, Introducing…..sifts through facets of the human experience, elucidating the personal, the political and every other type in-between. The smattering of a few recognizable faves (for example, production duo Carvin Haggins and Ivan Barrias, along with jazz pianist Robert Glasper) enhance the project without compromising Stokley’s uniqueness or overtaking Williams’… Continue reading Stokley’s “Introducing….,” CD Preview/Review Link
“She Went to Use The Restroom and She Never Came Back.”
Thanks to the numerous strides made in politics, medicine, sports and entertainment, wider opportunities have presented themselves for girls and women. In 2016, for example, The Dallas Wings became the first team in North Texas to join the WNBA franchise. Minnesota’s Ilhan Omar became the first Somali American Muslim legislator elected to office, and performer… Continue reading “She Went to Use The Restroom and She Never Came Back.”
“Prince Gave Every Moment To Creating His Brand.”
Back in 1981, when 19-year-old Mark Brown was chosen as a bassist for Prince’s then-unnamed band, he didn’t know that he was stepping into musical history. But that’s what the Revolution was launched into as they collaborated with, and played alongside, the future superstar. “I had heard, before he hired me, that Prince had auditioned… Continue reading “Prince Gave Every Moment To Creating His Brand.”
Edgar, “John Mars” and “Tarzan” Too: ECOF 2017’s Dallas Debut
In the year 1912, pulp fiction fan and one-time pencil-sharpener wholesaler, Edgar Rice Burroughs, became a writer in his spare time and created two of the world’s most iconic characters, space explorer “John Carter” and “John Clayton,” better known as the jungle-dwelling adventurer called Tarzan. Before his death in 1950, the Chicago native published over 80… Continue reading Edgar, “John Mars” and “Tarzan” Too: ECOF 2017’s Dallas Debut