Theater Play: THE MEETING A Secret Meeting Between Malcolm X & Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Kumble Theater (Bklyn)Thur, Jan. 13th, 2011

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THE MEETING

A Shades of Truth Theatre and Kumble Theatre Presentation

Thursday, January 13th, 2011
@ 7:30 PM

SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR YOU AS A CIRCLE OF BROTHERS GUEST

ONLY $20.00 WITH PROMOTION CODE – “COB11”

Written by Jeff Stetson
Directed by Eric Coleman
with
Lawrence Winslow as Malcolm X,
Michael Green as Martin Luther King, Jr.
and
Ron Wilks as Rashad

Synopsis:

THE MEETING is an engaging and intelligent play that depicts a fictional account of a secret meeting between Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Following the bombing of Malcolm X’s home and shortly before he was assassinated, Malcolm and Martin meet in a room inside the historic Theresa Hotel. This riveting play deals with issues that are still relevant today, such as war, poverty, racism and the need for Black self-empowerment. They were two men with different ideologies, but a common understanding of the plight of Black America.

THE MEETING by Jeff Stetson
Directed by Eric Coleman
Starring
Michael Green as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
Lawrence Winslow as Malcolm X
and Ron Wilks as Rashad

Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts
Long Island University @ One University Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11201
(Flatbush Ave between DeKalb Ave & Willoughby St)

Box office (718) 488-1624
Open 1pm – 6pm Monday through Friday & Weekends of shows.
Purchase tickets online @ www.kumbletheater.org
Use Promotion Code - "COB11"

For more info contact Michael Green @ 212-690-0797/646-488-9576

Email: shadesoftruththeatre[at]gmail.com
Website: www.shadesoftruththeatre.com

Ujamaa (oo-JAH-mah-AH): Cooperative Economics Has Always Resonated With Me...

Today, the 4th day of KWANZAA which is celebrated with the principle of Ujamaa (oo-JAH-mah-AH): Cooperative Economics has always resonated with me.

I hardly ever post STATUS updates on Facebook, but today I will. It's disappointing how our money from the African FAMILY gets enormously spent outside our community, but doesn't funnel back in to us to support our ROOTS, like a tree.

I believe we need to challenge ourselves around this principle. Let's support (and/or continue to support) Black music/spoken word artists such as Yolo Akili, Baron, William Scott (all on Facebook, by the way) and the other great artists out there - let's support Black owned businesses such as Nubian Heritage (aka know Nicholas Variety) in downtown Brooklyn, NY on Fulton Street; Hue-Man Bookstore on 125th in Harlem and the great Sister's Uptown Bookstore & Cultural Center on 156th St. & Amsterdam Ave. and all the others around the country - support organizations such as BMX (Black Men's Xchange), Malcolm X Grassroots Movement (MXGM), etc. and support Black painters, photographers, filmmakers, and other PROGRESSIVE people and entities out there.

The Jews do this for themselves quite successfully ... less cynicism on our part and let's just support and nurture the ones who are willing to do the work with each other in the African FAMILY. PEACE!

A Nubian Knight ... Out In The Snowy Streets of Coney Island Today

ROD, A Nubian Knight Out In Da Snow...

Fine Fare Supermarket Was Open!
You Gotta Eat, Right?

Qool!

Still Looks Like a Oversized Big Ol' Toy Truck I Had As A Kid!
Ulltra-Qool

Snowbound!

Kids On The Snowy Playground

Self-Portrait Of An African Warrior!

44th Anniversary KWANZAA Celebration With KWANZAA Creator Dr. MAULANA KARENGA Monday, December 27th, 2010 5:30PM - 9:30PM

The New York Chapter of the National Association of Kawaida Organizations (NAKO) presents a 44th Anniversary Kwanzaa Celebration with Dr. MAULANA KARENGA this year's message Kwanzaa and the Nguzo Saba: An Ethics of Sharing Good in the World At Boys & Girls High School, on Monday, Kujichagalia (Self-Determination), December 27, 2010, the creator of Kwanzaa, Dr. Maulana Karenga will address this year's theme. TIME: 5:30PM - 9:30PM BOYS & GIRLS H.S. located at 1700 Fulton St., in Brooklyn (between) Utica and Schnectady Aves.) 11226. $10.00 Admission $7.00 Seniors & Children Trave: "A" or "C" train to Utica Avenue GOOGLE MAP "...Kwanzaa brings a cultural message which speaks to the best of what it means to be African and human in the fullest sense." Dr. Maulana Karenga (quote from the Founder's 2010 Welcome statement) Cultural entertainment will be provided by the Universal African Dance and Drum Ensemble as well as vocalist Camille Yarbrough and Zahmu/Threee

The New York Chapter of the National Association of Kawaida Organizations (NAKO) presents a 44th Anniversary Kwanzaa Celebration with Dr. MAULANA KARENGA this year's message Kwanzaa and the Nguzo Saba: An Ethics of Sharing Good in the World At Boys & Girls High School, on Monday, Kujichagalia (Self-Determination), December 27, 2010, the creator of Kwanzaa, Dr. Maulana Karenga will address this year's theme. TIME: 5:30PM - 9:30PM BOYS & GIRLS H.S. located at 1700 Fulton St., in Brooklyn (between) Utica and Schnectady Aves.) 11226. $10.00 Admission $7.00 Seniors & Children "...Kwanzaa brings a cultural message which speaks to the best of what it means to be African and human in the fullest sense." Dr. Maulana Karenga (quote from the Founder's 2010 Welcome statement) Cultural entertainment will be provided by the Universal African Dance and Drum Ensemble as well as vocalist Camille Yarbrough and Zahmu/Three KWANZAA A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture Dr. Karenga is Professor of Africana Studies at California State University, at Long Beach. He is also chair of the Organization Us and the National Association of Kawaida Organizations. He has been an activist scholar since the 60s especially in such educational and social movements as Black Studies, Black Power, Black Arts, independent schools, Afrocentricity, ancient Egyptian Studies, Ifa ethical studies, the Million Person Marches and Reparations. He is the author of numerous books, some including Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture; Kawaida and Questions of Life and Struggle,and; Introduction to Black Studies as well as numerous articles. He has earned two Ph.D.s, one in social ethics (University of Southern California, and the other in political science (U.S.International University).

Black Heritage Postage Stamp Series Retrospective Beyond The Perf - USA Philatelic

1978 Issued Stamp Of Harriet Tubman

www.surfbtp.com/heritage

I LOVE MY BOO.GMHC Ad Campaign In New York City (On The "N" Train)

I LOVE MY BOO
GMHC Ad Campaign In New York City (On The "N" Train)

BIG ROD @ Prudential Center (Stadium) In Newark, New Jersey On Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

Prudential Center (Stadium) In Newark, New Jersey

My friend Ernest treated me to an NBA game to see the New Jersey Nets in Newark, New Jersey at the Prudential Center (Stadium) on Wednesday December 1st, 2010.

I haven't been to a live sports game in about 15 years and it was so qool to be there and humbled to have such GREAT friends in my life.

Quickly I will say that prices are outrageous and I couldn't imagine bringing a family to see any type of games on a regular basis. The prices for food and drinks could put me on a "fast".

Overall, I had a GREAT, GREAT TIME!! Can you believe that this game ended in TRIPLE OVERTIME!!!! This game was meant for me!!

Foreground (Left to Right): My Friend Ernest and ME (ROD)

Chocolate Babies (1997) Film Screening Billy Wilder Theater In Los Angeles, California Friday, December 10th, 2010 @ 7:30PM

“Chocolate Babies” (1997)
Directed by Stephen Winter
Running Time: 83 minutes (35mm film print)

When a band of HIV-positive African American drag queens have had enough of patronizing activists and politicians, they launch an underground terror campaign to fight for justice. Writer-director Stephen Winter's scathingly funny and tender feature debut hits like a hand grenade, demolishing independent film conventions as thoroughly as the political marginalization and complacency that are its main targets.

Part of the UCLA Film & Television Archive's Legacy Project series, in partnership with OutFest. Chocolate Babies is distributed by Frameline Distribution.


Producer: Jason Kliot, Joana Vicente.
Screenwriter: Stephen Winter.
Editor: Francisco Macias.
Cast: Suzanne Gregg Ferguson, Dudley Findlay, Jr., Jon Kit Lee, Michael Lynch, Claude E. Sloan.

In person: Ernest Hardy, Tisa Bryant, editors, War Diaries; Kevin Simmonds, contributor, War Diaries; Pato Hebert, AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA); Keith M. Harris, associate professor, UC Riverside.

Tickets: $10.00
Purchase Tickets...

Archive events FREE to UCLA students with ID.

Purple Galaxy Presents Yolo Akili's New Black Same Gender Loving Spoken Word Music Video Concretely

Brutha Yolo,

I LOVE YOU SOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH MY BRUTHA!!

What an INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL and SENSUAL PIECE OF MOTION ART about the Black Same Gender Loving (SGL) experience Concretely is.

MAN! The video is so beautiful. For some reason it reminds me of something the late Black SGL filmmaker Marlon Riggs would have done.

Spoken Word And SGL Artist Yolo Akili

And check out Yolo's website, too. I went to Amazon.com and downloaded Yolo's new CD Purple Galaxy back in September 2010. CDBaby.com and iTunes also has his music as well.