NUBIAN KNIGHTS NETWORK: Aviation

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

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Layon Gray's Black Angels Over Tuskegee
Post-Show Mix & Mingle Gathering
Saturday Night, February 13th, 2010

Two Different Versions Of The Poster!

I WANT BOTH OF THEM!!!

Black Angels Over Tuskegee (Pictured Left To Right)
Sitting: Demetrius Grosse, David Wendell Boykins, Derek Shaun,
Standing: Thom Scott II, Lamman Rucker and Layon Gray
(Photo By Alexandria Marlin)

The play incredibly interweaves some Black history (not just the Airmen) into the story. One of the next steps we discussed is buying out the whole theater on one given night. The idea will be to have an adult bring at least one youth that is 21 or younger to see the play. If we get the logistics worked out, I will post another follow-up blog entry.

Actor Demetrius Grosse
Having A Conversation After The Play Ended

Demetrius

Black Angels Over Tuskegee T-Shirts Galore!
I Bought One For Myself

Actor, Writer & Director Layon Gray
Of Black Angels Over Tuskegee
In A Group Convo

Pictured Left To Right:
My Friends Haynes and Bryan
With Actor Antonio D. Charity
(Whose Role As The Narrator Was Beyond Brilliant)

Bryan , Antonio And A Sistah

Haynes Standing In Front Of One Version Of The Poster For
Black Angels Over Tuskegee

My Friend Bryan Chatting With Actor Demetrius Grosse

Brutharly Embrace

ME (ROD) And Actor Derek Shaun.
Brutha Shaun Was Brilliant And Very Intense In The Play.
BELIEVE ME!!

Actor Thom Scott II Givin' ME
A Light Hearted Pose

ME (ROD) With My Friends Delmar, Bryan and Haynes
(Who Coordinated The Ticket Arrangements)
THANKS HAYNES!

My Souvenir T-Shirt With
My Autographed Flyer (Pictured In The Middle)
-
I'm Going To Take The Bunch Of Palm Cards
To BMX To Hand Out To Help Promote This Really Good Play

Friday, February 5, 2010

Layon Gray's Black Angels Over Tuskegee
Off-Broadway Premiere At St. Luke's Theatre
Opening Night Monday, Feb. 15th, 2010
New York City

This Poster Is So Beautiful!!

Layon Gray's historical drama Black Angels Over Tuskegee will make its Off-Broadway premiere at St. Luke's Theatre, 308 West 46th Street (between 8th & 9th Avenues), beginning performances Friday, January 29th, with Opening Night set for February 15th. Based on true events, six men explore their collective struggle with Jim Crow, their intelligence, patriotism, dreams of an inclusive fair society, and brotherhood as they become the first African American fighter pilots in the U.S. Army Air Forces. Black Angels Over Tuskegee goes beyond the headlines of the popular stories of the Tuskegee Airmen and exposes the men who exhibited the courage to excel in spite of all the overwhelming odds against them.

Tickets On Sale NOW

Previews: January 29th - February 14th
Show Open: February 15th at
St. Luke’s Theater
308 West 46th Street (between 8th & 9th Avenues),
New York City

(Monday, Friday, & Saturday-8pm / Sunday-5pm)
Tickets are $31.50 and $56.50
Available at www.telecharge.com or by calling (212) 239-6200.