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Do You Hear Me Now Black Male Vulnerability Don Cornelius Soul Train

February 7, 2012 – 8:51 am | 5 Comments |

I cowered at the revelation that our soul brother number one, musical architect Don Cornelius, whose funky good time was always buoyed by a distinguished gentleman aesthetic, had taken his own life. Not by a pill popping escapade gone woefully astray, but rather a volatile projectile to the dome. This was personal. A profound proclamation of sadness with a mountainous burden: Do you hear me now?

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Wish You Were Here Starring Jon Goode Theresa Davis

Submitted by From Afros To Shelltoes on June 20, 2010 – 10:06 pmNo Comment |

Wish You Were Here, the spoken word performance show featuring Theresa Davis & Jon Goode, returns to 7stages June 25th and 26th! The 25th will be an encore performance of the original show and the 26th will be the staging of a new performance. Special guests include Slam Poet April AP Smith, Slam Poet Gus Wood, Slam Poet Darnell Fine, BET Lyric Cafe’s Cola Rum, BET Lyric Cafe’s Spinxx and HBO Def Poetry/BET Lyric Cafe’s Malik Salaam to name a few. It promises to be two incredible nights of art and artistry. Come see what the fuss is all about; 7 Stages Theater, 1105 Euclid Ave tickets $10 in advance and $15 at the door. www.7stages.org or call 404-523-7647