Story To Tell (Chapter One), the first of three installments in the album series. Comprised of six tracks (including two interludes and an outro), the project features narrator Dave Chappelle, The Roots’ Black Thought, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Joell Ortiz, legendary New York City radio host Bobbito Garcia, famed b-boy Crazy Legs and Masego, among others.
“This album has taken nearly five years to complete, so it’s definitely not like I scripted it for this moment, but it has certainly been an aligning of the stars over the last six months to make it feel like now is the right time,” J. PERIOD tells
Arts Across America Returns With Infinity Song And Emily Johnson
Free digital series hosted by Maimouna Youssef, Jason Reynolds, and Sejahari Saulter-Villegas.by BWW News Desk
The Kennedy Center s free digital series, Arts Across America, continues this spring with a focus on Cultural Leadership and public healing, exploring topics including racial sensitivity, economic equity, mental and physical health, land and water protection, and more. Hosted by sage artistic minds including singer and emcee Maimouna Youssef, best-selling author Jason Reynolds, and playwright, actor, and model Sejahari Saulter-Villegas, each installment features performances and dialogue aiming to heal our country, communities, and selves.
Like many other holiday events, the Richmond areaâs largest Kwanzaa festival is going virtual and also will provide evening shows online during the full seven days of the holiday that begins Saturday, Dec. 26, it has been announced.
Instead of a one-day gathering, the Capital City Kwanzaa Festival will offer activities and programming each day that seek to âcapture the spirit and significanceâ of the yearly celebration and its guiding principles, according to Janine Y. Bell, founder and artistic director of the Elegba Folklore Society, which has staged the event annually since 1990.
âWeâll offer music, dance and messages and activities to strengthen families and galvanize the community,â Ms. Bell stated in announcing that the festivalâs broadcasts would be available through Elegbaâs website, www.efsinc.org, at 7 p.m. each day through the holidayâs end on Friday, Jan. 1.