It was a beautiful day in early March 2003 and spring was in the air. We lived in Stroudsburg, PA and I was chatting with my mother who was relaxing at her new home in Carry le Rouet, France. She loved her home and extended another invitation for me to visit. I demurred, reminding her […]
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When I was active duty in the USAF, stationed at Rhein-Main Air Base in Frankfurt, Germany in the early 90’s. Joan Faulker, an American singer gigging in Germany, asked me and my dear friend Roslyn who I call Black Barbie, and who was also in uniform, to be her background singers. Here we three are,
In 2009, the SING THE TRUTH Tour a tribute to Nina Simone, opened in Atlanta, Georgia in the National Black Arts Festival. I performed with Dianne Reeves, Liz Wright and Joi Gilliam. During my performance Dianne asked someone to take this shot of my daughter, RéAnna watching from the wings. In a 2017 special issue
