NUBIAN KNIGHTS NETWORK: Through The Ages: Our Journey Through Music A Concert Chronicling The African American Experience From 1930

QUOTATIONS OF "BLACK"

"Whenever I use BLACK it relates to some history of Africans in that particular place. It’s the idea of the color BLACK as a metaphor, or as a representation of African-Americans. It’s the notion of BLACK- BLACKNESS - and all its other meanings in relation to the history of race..."

- Fred Wilson

"Most of my fortitude to continue doing the work comes from the moral outrage I feel about the injustices that Black people endure disproportionately daily."

- N. Abdul-Wakil

"In the end, what matters is not skin shade but pan-African consciousness. Loving your complexion, your nose, lips, hair length and texture, no matter what the politics or trends decide, and simply be. That's the problem with us (African folks). We're still learning how to love ourselves. So used to glorifying others and putting others first..."

- Dredlocks Tree

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Through The Ages: Our Journey Through Music
A Concert Chronicling The African American Experience From 1930 - 2010 Through Song

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The Fire This Time Festival and Horse Trade Theater Group

present

THROUGH THE AGES
Our Journey Through Music

A Concert Event

The Kraine Theater
85 East 4th Street
(Between Bowery and 2nd Avenue)
New York City
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Sunday, September 12th, 2010
4:00 PM

Tickets $25
Buy Tickets Here
Donations Welcome

Proceeds to benefit the artists in year two of the
Fire This Time Festival of Short Plays.

e-mail:
FireThisTimeFestival[at]gmail.com

About the Festival
www.horsetrade.info/index.htm

THROUGH THE AGES
Our Journey Through Music

Steve Strickland
Host

Featuring the musical talents of

Travis Allen, Kristopher Jean, Chris Marcus,
Royale Mosley, P. Murray, LeeAnet Noble
Femi Shiri, J. Stone, Robert Urban, and Christine Yarde

Musical Director/Arranger
Germono Toussaint

About The Fire This Time Festival...
The Fire This Time Festival showcases new short plays
from talented writers of African descent.
The Festival explores the diverse possibilities of
contemporary American drama and challenging new directions
for 21st century black theatre.

Year One Playwrights:
Asiimwe, Radha Blank, Kelley Girod, Katori Hall,
Derek Lee McPhatter, Germono Toussaint, and Pia Wilson

Year Two Playwrights:
Jesse Cameron Alick, Christine Chambers, Camille Darby,
Marcus Gardley, Yusef Miller, and Dominique Morisseau

Production Partners
A Mile in My Shoes, Inc.
Under the Spell Productions, Inc.