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Betty Parks of Manna’s Restaurant here in Harlem continued the tradition of providing Thanksgiving meals on Thanksgiving Day at Bethel.

With so many families suffering from the Pandemic, a traditional Thanksgiving meal with turkey and all the trimmings was welcomed by many. Of course there was no indoor dinning as the meals were served in the past. Instead, they were packed in grab and go containers to keep everyone safe.

“Stay Home for the Holidays” – those are the words being echoed from the President-elect, the Governor, the mayor and the CDC. Resist traveling to be with your loved ones and yes be fearful you may take COVID to them or they may transfer COVID to you. Let us all be as safe as possible and look forward to all the hugging and kissing we can do hopefully next year after we all get vaccinated.

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The Hon. Charles B. Rangel and the late Mayor Dinkins: a long-term friendship turned into brotherhood and constructive political engagement.

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By Maria Grazia CAVENAGHI

Harlem Community Newspapers | December 10. 2020

fter the recent passing, at age of 93, of the Hon. David Norman Dinkins, the first and only African American Mayor of NYC - just a few weeks after the passing of his beloved bride Joyce - I reached out to his ‘brother’ the Hon. Charles B. Rangel, the last standing of the “Gang of Four” for a Zoom interview.

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The 20 minutes interview turned into an hour of unexpected revelations into key historical events and into heartfelt, emotional reminiscences of a long-time friendship cemented on trust, reciprocal respect and a profound love Rangel and Dinkins shared for this ‘City and its mosaic of people’.

I became very emotional during this interview, particularly when the Hon. Rangel talked about Mayor David Dinkins, his compassionate character and his many achievements and said “We love this country mainly because it is the only country we know. The slave masters understood that the human brain allows it to fight for survival but it needs the pride of identification for purposes of unity. And when you take away someone’s name, their culture, their ability to be husband and wife and substitute that by saying that your color is evil and wrong, and the whiter you are the more you

are in the grace of God, my hope, and I know that David Dinkins believed that one of his greatest accomplishments was convincing Nelson Mandela to visit Harlem, to stay at

better understand who were ‘the Gang of Four’ and the significance of their contribution, during that difficult and intense period, in the political and economic development of

the New York State Assembly, after the incumbent Percy Sutton had been elected Manhat-

the Dean of New York’s congressional delegation .

One of the Hon. Rangel

Gracey Mansion [overcoming protocols…] telling him: Mr. Mandela I am the first African American who ever became Mayor of this city, and there are so many people in Harlem, in NYC and in this Country who look just like you, and have no idea where they are from or where you are from.

They admire and respect you because even the white newspapers could not deny your courage in 27 years fighting for justice and peace, but they don’t have a second home like most Americans, they don’t have a song to pass on that their ancestors may have song, they don’t have this sense of pride [..]but when you come you will be opening up a book of history because people will see you and be able to say ‘Hey Mom doesn’t he look just like me? […]”

But let’s start from the career of the Hon. Rangel to

Harlem in the 80s.

After leaving the US Army - where he earned a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star during the Korean War, for leading to safety a group of soldiers encircled by the Chinese army during the Battle of Kunu-ri in 1950 - Rangel started his career as a lawyer, providing legal assistance to black civil rights activists.

In 1961 he was appointed Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District Court of New York by U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. In 1964, with Assemblyman Percy Sutton - who would become his political mentor.

They founded the John F. Kennedy Democratic Club in Harlem - which later became part of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Democratic Club In 1967 Harlem Democrats chose him to run to represent the 72nd District in

tan Borough President . Hon. Rangel served two terms in Albany before being elected, in 1971, to the US House of Representatives, where he succeeded to the great longtime incumbent Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr. He rose rapidly in the Democratic ranks, thanks to his capacity of reaching political and legislative compromises through his liberal views combined with a pragmatic approach.

He became the First African-American Chair of the influential House Ways and Means Committee, a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus and eventually

priorities was fighting to prevent the planting of illegal drugs in Harlem, with all the devastating effects they provoked. With that in mind he became chair of the House Select Committee on Narcotics, where he helped define national policies on these issues during the 1980s.

“By now you were known as one of the ‘Gang of Four’.

With your mentor Percy Sutton, city and state figure Basil Paterson, and future mayor David Dinkins, you were the most prominent politicians in Harlem. Together you broke racial barriers, attained offices considered not achievable by African Americans,

and paved the way for many others around the nation. Tell me about that, please.

“Yes, you are right," said the Hon Rangel, "we were able to gain in reputation and solidarity, which in itself in the great Borough of Manhattan meant a great deal, especially to black and brown people. When we joined together […] none of us had a personal political agenda […] and in the Village of Harlem we were having tremendous success in being able to show the other boroughs that we were organized in the City Council, in the Assembly, later in the Congress and by working together we were able, legislatively, to get more done as a team. And not only that, it was the Gang of Hundreds because they knew we were together and many young people followed in our footsteps and advanced in the city, the state and indeed the country because we were able to project that image of not wanting personal political advancement but taking advantage of every opportunity we had to register people, to get them jobs and Yes bring resources back to the community’’ When he retired, in 2017 the Hon. Rangel was the second-longest serving incumbent member of the House of Representatives, having served continuously since 1971.

The entire interview will air on Saturday December 12th on Spectrum channel 1993 or live streaming on MNN.org If you miss it you can watch it on YouTube, My Harlem Portraits: https:// w w w. y o u t u b e . c o m / watch?v=vHWFkQCUs2c&t=614s

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BRONX UPCOMING EVENTS Now Until Dec 17 4:00-7:00pm Virtual Digital Photography Classes A collaborative program with the International Center of Photography, ICP at THE POINT teaches youth students the fundamentals of black-and-white photography. Students have access to THE POINT’s onsite black-and-white darkroom and Vantage Point Gallery. Mondays & Tuesdays for pre-teens, Wednesdays & Thursdays for Teens. Visit thepoint. org to join for FREE. Mondays Until December 21 7:30-9:30pm Acting Class Please call or email for a virtual meeting/interview. Seeking creative souls who are wanting or interested in pursuing a professional career as an actor. Call 646 259 2323 or email info@openhydrant. org to register for FREE.

December 11 7:30pm Bronx Dance: Pivot to Thrive Pepatián, in collaboration with Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture, presents a showing of four new works with ancestral and contemporary influences by Bronx-based dance artists Joan Bradford, Alexander Díaz, Beverly López, and Cynthia Paniagua. Poignant and far-reaching, this showing is followed by a conversation about the creative process with moderator Alicia Díaz, an Associate Professor of Dance at the University of Richmond.

Co-hosted by Jane Gabriels, PhD. and Pepatián South Bronx. Join online at hostos.cuny.edu for FREE. December 11 5:00-10:00pm NYBG Glow This holiday season, let it GLOW at The New York Botanical Garden in an all-new outdoor experience illuminating NYBG’s landmark landscape and Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. NYBG. 2900 Southern Boulevard. $10-$20.

December 12 10:00-11:00am FAP: Weathering A Storm Learn the art and science of forecasting a storm while creating your own weather snow

Cultivating a Creative Life (Dec 15)

globes, and swirl up scenes of what it would take to weather a storm.

Give those old sauce jars a new life with found objects, cut-up papers and old photographs. Register online at wavehill.org FREE. December 12 11:00-1:00pm The History of Latin Music Latin Jazz Part XIII This free seminar series, presented by Continuing Education & Workforce Development, highlights the music pioneers and their impact on the history of Latin music and jazz. Learn about musicians and artists such as Graciela, Celia Cruz, Olga Guillot, Machito, Tito Rodríguez, Tito Puente and the many more who helped create and influence the music from the 1930s through today. Film, video, and music clips will add to the learning experience, and special musical guests will periodically attend throughout. Hosted by Joe Conzo Sr., the noted music historian, producer, and author of Mambo Diablo: My Journey with Tito Puente. Join for FREE online at hostos.cuny.edu.

December 12 10:00-11:00am Shape Up NYC: Walking Group at Allerton Skatepark This free walking program will help you move your body and connect with others in your community! The program will start with a group warmup led by a Shape Up

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Weathering A Storm (Dec 12) NYC instructor, followed by a walking workout appropriate for all levels and paces, and ending with a cool down and stretch. Join the fun! The group will meet at Allerton Playground for a walk through Bronx Park. FREE. December 12 1:00-2:00pm Holiday Hike and Craft The winter season is unpredictable, but animals and plants adapt to the changes. Let’s find some of these adaptations on a scavenger

hunt through the trails in the park. East 176 Street and Arthur Avenue. Walter Gladwin Park. FREE. December 12 2:00-3:00pm Family Affair: Winter Wonderland at Home Join the Bronx Museum for an afternoon of art making you can do from your home! FREE recommended art materials will be available for pickup during the museum’s open hours Saturday 12/5, Sunday 12/6, Wednesday 12/9, Thurs-

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day 12/10, and Friday 12/11. Register online at the bronxmuseum.org to attend.

December 13 1:00-2:00pm Outdoor Skills: Fire Building Learn tips and tricks that will enhance your knowledge of the natural world, and might just save your life. All programs are family-friendly but are recommended for ages 8 years and older. Van Cortlandt Nature Center. FREE. December 15 1:00pm Cultivating a Creative Life: Frances Palmer Drawing on insights from her debut book, Life in the Studio: Inspiration and Lessons on Creativity, Palmer focuses on what matters most: determination, routine, prioritization, perseverance, and perspective. Register online for FREE at nybg.org

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December 10 7:30pm A Conversation with Vicki Solá and José Calderón Hostos Community College’s third Conversaciones Música series features Vicki Solá, who, for nearly 40 years, has provided the New York metropolitan community with authentic Salsa and Latin jazz with her weekly radio show Que Viva La Música on WFDU 89.1 FM and online at wdfu.fm. Using a combination of video clips and cameo guests, radio host José Calderón (The Mambo Machine, WKCR 89.9 FM), will speak

with Vicki Solá about her dedication to the music and to the artists - both the famous and the lesser known. Join online at hostos.cuny.edu for FREE.

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OP-ED: All Eyes on Georgia Senate Control Crucial for the Nation

By Ray Curry, Secretary-Treasurer, UAW

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Harlem Community Newspapers | December 10. 2020

hese days, like the old Ray Charles song says, "I’ve got Georgia on My Mind." We should all be thinking of Georgia because come January 5th, the state is positioned to make a tremendous change for the better — a change that will give President-Elect Joe Biden the opportunity for real legislation and real reform; for lasting and potent legislative buy-in to make laws once again (and it has been a while now!) in service to the people. Laws that address issues important to the working men and women of this nation: healthcare, the economy, health and safety, equal justice for all, the environment, and the right to organize. A real plan to take COVID-19 head on with a coordinated nationwide policy to address the ill effects, including relief for both businesses and the millions of sidelined workers who are just trying to hang on.

Come January 20, 2021, we will have a new President of the United States in Joseph Biden and the first female African American Vice President Kamala Harris. This election was a hard-fought, intense race full of division and emotion.

But in the end, as a record number of voters turned out (in person and via mail), it was a fair and legal vote that now gives us a leader who has been a long-time friend of labor, and an individual who represents much needed progress for this country. I want to thank all my brothers and sisters from coast to coast for making sure our voices were heard in this election.

Now however, we must collectively stand and fight with him.

Simply put, there is still much to do to ensure that the President-Elect

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has the ability to accomplish his restorative plan. Biden’s plan includes working together during this pandemic to find solutions, battling the current devastating economic and health care challenges, and continuing our fight for workplace rights and safety.

Accomplishing this critical work must include control of the Senate — which has been held

by Republicans since 2015, and in that time, often served as a barrier to progress rather than a forward-thinking channel for progress.

It is down in Blue Georgia (never thought I would be saying that, but Sister Stacey Abrams knew) that we have the opportunity to remove that roadblock.

What’s a runoff?

On election day, neither of Georgia’s Republican senators drew a majority vote. This moves both of their races to special rematches taking place in January. The outcome will determine control of the Senate.

If we have a legislature that works together for working people — and with our President. It will determine that the political stalemate we have now continues; that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will keep things in the same go nowhere circle we have had for years.

A runoff election is required, under Georgia law, if candidates do not receive a majority (50% or more) of the vote. The Georgia runoff will occur on January 5, 2021. The results — depending on who wins — will swing the Senate majority to Democrats or leave McConnell and the Republicans in charge.

It’s the difference between do something or do nothing.

What’s at stake?

Georgia Senate Democratic candidates, Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, will go head-to-head with Republican incumbents Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue in two separate runoffs. Warnock and Ossoff have been endorsed by the UAW because they are the best choice for UAW members, retirees, and their families. They are the best choice for America, and the best choice for labor.

Both candidates understand that two essential things that must happen, and must happen quickly to address the economic and health care crisis in this country: From the very beginning, Ossoff and Warnock have taken the pandemic very seriously. Together — working with the new president and fellow Congressional members — they will work to get the COVID-19 pandemic under control to save lives and get people fully back to work.

Warnock and Ossoff also understand that the economy isn’t working for working people. They will work to repeal tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. They will encourage bringing back our jobs from overseas. Additionally, they will protect the Social Security and Medicare benefits we earned, defend our pensions and 401ks, and make it easier for workers to organize and form a union.

On the flipside, their opponents — Loeffler and Perdue — both support more than $24 billion cuts to Social Security and $500 billion cuts to Medicare. More importantly, they have both used the dire circumstances of a global pandemic to their benefit as both were caught red-handed making insider stock deals based on information about the severity of the pandemic that they kept from the public. Not exactly a move that gives you faith in their ability to serve on the behalf of

the citizens they represent.

So, the good trouble that we must make this time around is going back home to the place where good fighting got its name. This is a historic moment in our history and Georgia holds the key. If Democrats gain both Georgia seats, the 5050 tie in the Senate will mean that Vice President-Elect Harris will cast tie-breaking votes, carrying out a pro-labor agenda.

Given the rise in COVID-19 cases, President-Elect Biden must be able to make immediate decisions and pass legislation that addresses the challenges we all face and make tough decisions to protect all working Americans.

Georgians, please vote!

So please, if you live in Georgia, participate in this election. If you do not live in Georgia, consider finding a way to make your own good trouble: assist through phone banking or offer assistance to organizations supporting the Warnock and Ossoff campaigns.

On January 5, the entire country is looking to Georgia to make an essential difference in the future of our nation. We are looking to voters to elect candidates that will protect retirement security, rebuild our economy and implement a national plan to respond to the pandemic. The outcome of this election will affect every single person in this nation for decades to come.

Let us send our hearts and minds south this January. Let us get back to work for working men and women.

Let us take an old sweet song and make it America’s. Georgia On My Mind.

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Zillow Finds Remote Work Could Help Black Renters Become Homeowners

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they don’t paint the entire picture by

make first-time homeowner-

was at the dawn of the 20th century.

a position to take advantage of remote

considering how effects will impact

ship most broadly accessible to black

Nearly 75 percent of white households

work. Unfortunately, this shift will

each community differently based on

renters compared to other renters,

own their homes, compared with just

not be a major factor in closing the

variations in home prices, incomes,

based on factors including income, the

44 percent of Black households.

homeownership gap nationally. The

and industries geographically.

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makeup of local industries, geography

While remote work can open up

larger-scale solution must be to create

A starter home in the U.S. is

and more, a November Zillow analysis

opportunities to buy a home in more

options for affordable homeownership

around $132,000, which at recent low

suggests.

affordable locations, it doesn’t address

locally. Moving away may be a newer

rates and a 20 percent down payment

the root of the various affordability is-

option for some, but it shouldn’t be the

translates to estimated monthly payments of about $725, about 30 percent of income for a household earning

Zillow research found that, of the nearly 2 million U.S. renters who

tries, like educational services and

“With everything that has hap-

sues for people of color. This means,

only option available to achieve home-

are able to take advantage of height-

public administration, combined with

pened this year, it makes you stop and

for some people, achieving homeown-

ownership.”

ened telework options and could af-

having relatively low-income levels,

realize what is really important. And

ership in this way will be a tradeoff

Although white and Asian rent-

ford monthly payments on homes in

pricing them out of where they cur-

for us, that’s family. Without the abili-

against living some place they would

ers are much more likely to work in

Black and LatinX Americans are

less-expensive areas outside of their

rently live, but high enough to poten-

ty to telework, we might not have been

prefer.

more “remotable” industries, such as

at the bottom of the ladder when it

current metros, Black renters benefit

tially afford a home in a less-expensive

able to make this transition.”

far more than other renters.

metro.

$29,500 per year.

For others, though, it could mean

finance, insurance and tech, their in-

comes to wages, but for homeowner-

That opportunity is highly depen-

the sudden ability to move to an area

comes more often allow them to buy

ship, the benefits of telework are larger

dent on each specific market. In Bal-

they would have preferred in the first

homes in their current metro areas.

at lower income levels.

At the national level, teleworking

Job concentration has driven

In large metro areas where typical

“Teleworking has opened up more

starter home values are higher than

options for my family. We’ve made

timore, for example, it is more likely

place. This analysis shows that Black

they are nationally, Black renters are

a life here in Maryland, but with two

for Black households making $30,000

renters are most likely to face this

could open homeownership to 4.5 per-

home values especially high in the

29% more likely than other renters to

small children being able to purchase a

to $40,000 to have primary earners in

tradeoff decision.

cent of all renter households, including

largest metros and many households

be able to buy their first home in a less

home back in Louisiana and be closer

health care administration and office

“Although it’s well-known that

9 percent of Asian renters, 3.7 percent

have been priced out.

expensive area because of the opportu-

to my parents and our extended fam-

work, which is highly “remotable”,

the pandemic has been disproportion-

of Black renters, 5 percent of Latinx

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nity to work from home permanently.

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HARLEM CALENDAR OF COMMUNITY EVENTS December 10-31 Gimme 50 On the fiftieth anniversary of the release of GIMME SHELTER, Maysles Documentary Center presents a series of films from the late 60’s and early 70’s that underscore the political, social, and cultural currents of the music and events depicted in the film.

You can stream each film for $5 or watch all for $50 at maysles.org December 10-18 All Day Francophone Shorts in Harlem Francophone Shorts in Harlem presents three programs of short films streaming for $5 at maysles.org

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December 10 1:30pm Curators from the Couch: Stettheimer Dollhouse Up Close Join Sarah Henry, Robert A. and Elizabeth Rohn Jeffe Chief Curator and Deputy Director, as she sits down with Simon Doonan, writer, bon vivant, media personality, and famous window dresser, for a talk connected to the exhibition Stettheimer Dollhouse Up Close. The conversation will be streamed live on MCNY’s Facebook and YouTube. FREE.

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December 10 6:00-7:00pm Curators in Conversation To round out this year’s Curators in Conversation series, María Elena Ortiz, curator at the Pérez Art Museum Miami will be in conversation with O’Neil Lawrence, chief curator of The National Gallery of Jamaica and co-curator of the Jamaica Biennial 2017.

Ortiz and Lawrence will discuss intersecting ideas in their respective curatorial practices, their commitment to elevating the curatorial research and scholarship on Caribbean artists, and their efforts to promote artistic exchange between Black communities in the US and the Caribbean. Visit cccadi.org to join for FREE. December 10 :00-8:00pm Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah’s Stretch Music Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah’s Stretch Music residency at Harlem Stage gave audiences a series of breathtaking musical performances. In the spring

of 2014 Christian and an amazing band performed as part of the Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival. Enjoy this performance From The Archives. Watch online at harlemstage.org or on their Youtube channel. FREE. December 11-24 Through the Night THROUGH THE NIGHT is an intimate cinema verité portrait of three working mothers whose lives all intersect at a 24-hour daycare center: a mother working the overnight shift as an essential worker at a hospital; another holding down three jobs just to support her family; and a woman who for over two decades has cared for the children of parents with nowhere else to turn. At maysles.org $10 December 12 1:30-2:30pm Shape Up NYC: Walking Group at Thomas Jefferson Park This FREE walking program will help you move your body and connect with others in your community! The program will start with a group warm-up led by a Shape Up NYC instructor, followed by a walking workout appropriate for all levels and paces, and ending with a cool down and stretch. Thomas Jefferson Park.

December 12 Shoshana Bean: Sing Your Hallelujah Shoshana reimagines the Christmas television special of long ago.

A masterful storyteller through song, she gets to the heart of what is essential: connection, tradition, joy and the power of love through music to heal and transform. Watch online at apollotheater.org $30 December 12 11:00-12:00pm Sábado Familiar! Crown Making and Self-Honoring Workshop Get your crowns ready for Three Kings Day! In preparation for the Virtual Three Kings Day Celebration on January 6, join Isabel Figueroa, a teaching artist and educator from the Bronx, to learn more about the significance of the crown as a symbol throughout history.

Figueroa will guide participants to create their own crowns using a variety of materials found at home!

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Through the Night (Dec 11-24)

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Afro Atlantic Memories (Dec 14) whole family: kids, parents, siblings, primas y abuelos!

Elmuseo.org FREE. December 12 7:00pm Mutual Mentorship for Musicians (M³) World Premieres: Duo Concerts & Conversations Pt. 2 Join the National Jazz Museum in Harlem in experiencing six world premieres born from the new initiative Mutual Mentorship for Musicians (M³), a revolutionary model of mentorship created in March and launched in June 2020 at the height of the pandemic. Register online at jazzmuseuminharlem.org for FREE. December 14 6:00-7:00pm Ponte Ready! With Chef Santana Benitez Get ready for the holidays with Chef Santana Benitez, who will share some of her favorite culinary traditions and lead a cooking lesson live from Puerto Rico! She is a Food Network ‘Chopped‘ Champion who received her Culinary + Culinary Management diplomas from The Institute of Culinary Education in New York City and is currently a freelance chef and culinary instructor under I’ll Cook Like Your Mother. Elmuseo.org FREE.

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December 14 7:00-8:00pm Zumbi Series: Afro-Atlantic Memories CCCADI will be showing Afro-Atlantic Memories. This documentary tells the story of how and why Lorenzo Turner – Professor at Fisk University came to Bahia in 1940. The film’s objective is to give back to the Afro-Brazilian religious communities that welcomed Turner to record their history through photographs and to record their sacred songs. Visit cccadi. org to join for FREE. December 14 9:00-10:00am Arts Education: Lacresha Berry Lacresha Berry will lead an interactive narrative poem/monologue writing workshop incorporating Hip hop pedagogy combined with poetic elements used in popular hip hop songs. Participants will create original narrative poems that reflect their inner lives and incorporate the elements of hip hop and poetry into one powerful piece. Grades 8 - 12 Watch online at harlemstage.org or on their Youtube channel. FREE. December 14

Between the Lines Make Me Rain (Dec 16) 7:00-8:00pm “Mothers of Invention”Afrofuturism and Speculative Fiction (Part II) Nona Hendryx curates the second event of a twopart program, culminating her leadership as Artistic Director of our yearlong celebration of Afrofuturism.

Nona Hendryx and Alondra Nelson discuss their influences, hidden figures in science, literature, speculative fiction, comics and beyond. Watch online at harlemstage.org or on their Youtube channel. FREE. December 15 6:30-7:30pm Apollo Live Wire: Aretha Live Wire takes a deep dive into the artistry of Aretha Franklin with a conversation led by writer and cultural critic Emily J. Lordi and three scholars and culture workers -- Fredara

Hadley, DJ Lynnée Denise, and Portia Maultsby. The discussion will provide an opportunity to learn more about the still understudied subject of Franklin’s musicianship. Watch online at apollotheater.org FREE. December 16 7:00-8:00pm Between the Lines: Make Me Rain Join the Schomburg Center for an evening of poetry and conversation with legendary poet, Nikki Giovanni. In her new book, Make Me Rain, Giovanni celebrates her loved ones and unapologetically declares her pride in her Black heritage, while exploring the enduring impact of the twin sins of racism and white nationalism. Register online at eventbrite.com Donation based.

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MARCIA PENDELTON OF WALK TALL GIRL PRODUCTIONS WILL PRODUCE AND HOST “BACKSTAGE STORIES,” A NEW RADIO BROADCAST FOR WBAI FM

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ecember 7, 2020 (New York, NY) Beginning Thursday, December 10, 2020, Marcia Pendelton, president and founder of Walk Tall Girl Productions, will produce and host the new radio program, “Backstage Stories.” The hour-long broadcast will air on WBAI FM (99.5 FM) in the Metropolitan New York City region and stream internationally on WBAI.org on Thursdays from 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm. WBAI is part of the Pacifica chain of radio stations.

“Backstage Stories” will offer a behind-thescenes look at the arts,

culture, and entertainment through in-depth conversations with diverse voices from the global community.

That being said, most programs will take the entire hour to explore a specific topic.

Upcoming “Back-

stage Stories” will include a deep-dive into “DANCE WE DO – A Poet Explores Black Dance,” the posthumously published book

by Ntozake Shange (for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is

enuf) with those who knew the artist best; the Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Netflix Post Premiere “Jam Session” presented by the August Wilson Society and Howard University; The Public Theater’s Under The Radar

Festival, and the new voices and fresh perspectives being offered

by The Negro Ensemble Company.

“I am looking forward to bringing renowned and emerging artists to the WBAI audience,” Pendelton said. “The mission of “Backstage Stories” is to celebrate the creative process and our common humanity.”

For more information about “Backstage Stories,” including inquiries about booking talent, contact Marcia Pendelton at marcia@wbai.org or 917.334.6492.

Marcia Pendelton is the founder and presi-

dent of Walk Tall Girl Productions (WTGP), a boutique marketing, audience development and group sales agency for the performing arts with a special emphasis placed on the theater. Founded in 2000, the mission of the New York-based company is to make the arts accessible to the widest possible audience.

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Voza Rivers Receives Lifetime Achievement Award And So Much More at 48th Annual AUDELCO Awards

By Linda Armstrong

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n Monday, November 30, the 48th Annual AUDELCO Awards, which recognizes excellence in Black Theatre, happened virtually for the first time on Zoom, YouTube, and Facebook. The evening was hosted by Tony Award winner LaChanze and playwright/actor Roger Guenveur Smith. Harlem-based New Heritage Theater founder Voza Rivers received the Lifetime Achievement Award and was saluted by poet Sonja Sanchez with a powerful, stirring reading from “Sweet Honey In The Rock.”

Rivers standing in front of a stunning blue backdrop of the Universe shared, “It was 1973 when I went to my first AUDELCOs. This has been an extraordinary journey for me. This is our 56th year and the Harlem community has put its arms around us and said ‘theater well done.’ I want to thank my mentor Roger Furman. This evening is an affirmation.”

The theme of the AUDELCOs this year,

“Black Theater Matters” was truly demonstrated as our best of the best were acknowledged. The evening not only included awards in the 21 categories, vintage video performances, and live performances, but special honors for our treasures in this business. Robert Hooks and Vinie Burrows received Legacy Awards, Tony Award winner, Andre De Shields also received a Lifetime Achievement Award, Oz Scott and Vivian Reed were recipients of the Pioneer Award, Blair Underwood and Tina Fabrique received Outstanding Achievement Awards and a Special Achievement Award went to Kara Young. This year for the first time, the Rising Star Award went to four young girls from the Action Pest Control Denzel Washington Performing Arts School-- Kendall McDowell, Kimberly Robinson, Aaliyah Harrigan and Brielle Henderson.

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The production to receive the most VIVs was “Reparations” from the Billie Holiday Theatre in Brooklyn. “Reparations” won six AUDELCO awards for best play; director of a play—Michele Shay; lead actor in a play—Kamal Bolden; featured actress in a play—Lisa Arrindell; sound design—David D. Wright; and set design— Isabel Curley-Clay and Moriah Curley-Clay.

The musical “The Dark Star from Harlem: The Spectacular Rise of Josephine Baker” from Glynn Borders productions/LaMama ETC received five VIVs for best musical, director of a musical—Tai Thompson; outstanding musical director—Mario E. Sprouse; lead actress in a musical—Iris Beaumier; and featured actor in a musical—James A. Pierce.

“For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When The Rainbow Is Enuf” presented by The Public Theater won three VIV Awards for best revival of a play; musical composer—Martha Redbone

and costume design— Toni-Leslie James.

“One in Two” from the New Group, which played at the Signature Theatre won two VIV Awards for playwright—Donja R. Love and outstanding ensemble-Jamyl Dobson, Leland Fowler and Edward Mawere.

“Leaving The Blues” presented by TOSOS (The Other Side of Silence) received two VIV Awards for lead actress in a play—Rosalind Brown and featured actor in a play—Benjamin Mapp.

“The New Englanders” presented by Manhattan Theatre Club

received two VIVs for tying in the category of lead actor in a play— Teagle F. Bougere and lighting design for Alan C. Edwards.

Several plays received a single VIV Award, but it came in wonderful categories.

“The Wrong Man” presented by MCC Theater received the VIV for lead actor in a musical— Joshua Henry. “Halfway Bitches Go Straight To Heaven” received one VIV when it tied for lead actress in a play for Liz Colon-Zayas.

“Sassy Mama’s” from Black Spectrum Theatre won the VIV in a for outstanding ensemble—Jo

Ann Cleghorne, Marlon Carter, Niambi Steele, Fulton Hodges, Gha’il Rhodes Benjamin and Travis Whitaker. “Thurgood,” also from Black Spectrum Theatre, won the VIV for solo performance—Douglas Wade. “a photograph/lovers in motion” from the Negro Ensemble Company received the VIV for choreography for Leslie Dockery.

Go to the website AUDELCO.com and find out how to join this incredible organization!

Again, you can still see the AUDELCOs on YouTube. What an evening!

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Manna's and Bethel Provided Free Meals Thanksgiving Day

By William A. Rogers

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or the past three years Manna’s Restaurant and the Bethel Gospel Assembly have come together to offer free Thanksgiving dinners to residents of the Harlem Community.

According to Ruth-Ann Wynter Director of Ministry Relations “In 2009 Bishop Cartlton Brown, Senior Pastor of Bethel Gospel Assembly felt compelled to provide Thanksgiving Dinner to families in need.

The 2009 free Thanksgiving dinner program was successful and over 250 were served thanks to help from local merchants. In additions to feeding guest free clothing was provided to those who were in need.

Members not only donated warm clothing but sweaters and more formal attire for job interviews.

Betty Park, owner of Manna’s Soul Food Restaurant has been a co-sponsor of this annual program for the past 3 years providing full dinners. Manna’s was back again this year. Betty Park has been in the Harlem restaurant business for over 35 years starting in 1985 first with the Victoria fish market on 125th Street between St. Nicholas Ave and Frederick Douglass Blvd. Then with a number of Manna’s in different locations.

Over the years Betty Park has hired numerous Harlem residents, in her many restaurants, currently there is only one open located at 2353 Frederick Douglass Blvd (126th street). She has been a member of several

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civic community organizations and has been a supporter of many Harlem community improvement projects.

Mrs. Park told me that she developed a strong relationship with Bishop Brown when he helped her to spiritually overcome a difficult time in her life. She has co-sponsored the Thanksgiving event ever since. The Bethel Gospel Assembly has a rich history of providing spiritual support to Harlem residents for 103 years.

Betty Park has been providing free Thanksgiving meals and has donated hundreds of turkeys to those in need for over 30 years. She told me that this is one of her favorite times of the year where she can give back to the community that has supported her businesses over the years.

Bishop Brown and his wife Pastor Lorna Brown do much more than host this annual Thanksgiving dinner which had to be take-out

due to COVID-19. Meals are taken to seniors and follow-up phone call are made to make sure that they have all that they need. Many organizations also come to pick-up meals for those in need.

Many talented actors have been among the volunteers who serve dinners during the churches annual Thanksgiving event. James McDaniel from NYPD Blue, actress Maame Yaa Boafo of Iron Fist have volunteered in the past. Actor Peter J. Fernandez of the Luke Cage Netflix TV serious was volunteering to pack meals during my interview.

I interviewed Bishop Brown on my Tuesday December 8th Urbanology radio show on WHCR 90.3 FM/

www.whcr.org and learned that Bishop Brown has taken his ministry to many countries throughout the world including Russia, India, Kenya, Nigeria, Jamaica, Cuba, Trinidad, South Africa, Venezuela, and Barbados just to name a few.

Bishop Brown also founded six Bethel Assembly churches in Transkei, South Africa. He also over-

sees a Christian School and church in Jamaica, West Indies.

This year the annual Thanksgiving dinner was not a formal sit down as in the past, dinner bags of food and gifts were distributed to over 500 people but Betty Park and Bishop Brown both agreed that they would be back together again in 2021.

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Recipients are

vulnerable communities in the South Bronx including undocumented families, formerly incarcerated individuals

and seniors, the majority of the populations served are of Black and Latinx descent. The recipient locations are

the NYCHA Mitchel Houses Senior Center, Abraham House, a residential building for formerly incarcerated

individuals, and an after-school community program at the NYCHA Millbrook Community Center.

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The Challenges Black America Face with Distant and Virtual Learning During COVID-19

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia

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tudents, teachers, parents, and administrators face ever-rising challenges as the coronavirus pandemic continues to force changes in how young people receive their education.

The challenges are particularly pronounced in the African American community, where access to the internet, working parents, and a haphazard learning model have undermined pre-pandemic gains.

Education experts have agreed that when students of color in underserved schools must go to blended or fully remote learning models, the digital divide gets broader, more profoundly affecting them.

Their school attendance plummets, along with their understanding of the curricula, their motivation to learn, and subsequently their grades.

“The digital divide again doubly impacts these students, as it completely stops our tutoring with almost all of our school partners,” said Richard Kaplan, the executive director of IvyTutorsNetwork. com, a New York City Department of Education-approved vendor that teaches students in multiple underserved public and charter schools in the Bronx, Harlem, and Bedford Stuyvesant.

the most basic teaching during the pandemic and, further, administrators now lack the budget for outside tutors, we have been unable to help.

“We are no longer allowed in the classrooms for health reasons, and the students – many of them homeless – lack reliable Internet connections or suitable devices for effective remote sessions,” Kaplan remarked.

“For some, fully remote actually means they might as well be in Tahiti or Timbuktu, inaccessible to effective teaching and all but forgotten.”

The distance learning scheme or the online classes method of teaching are good strategies in reducing physical contact and helps limit the spread of the virus, asserted Lewis Keegan, owner and operator of SkillScouter.com, which aims to help potential students find their learning paths via online learning platforms.

“However, the solution might not be as inclusive, especially for people of color in other parts of the world,” Keegan observed.

“This is because not everyone is privileged for such amenities. Some areas across the globe are still not introduced to the concept of the in-

“Given that the schools are struggling to pay for and provide

ternet,” he said.

Keegan continued:

“Aside from this, having devices such as laptops and phones for learning are not cheap and easily accessible. Because of this, more practical options are chosen by parents like spending their money in food and sustenance, rather than education.”

As the pandemic shuts most people in for what promises to be a long, cold, and socially distant winter, families are suffering, offered Dr. Karen Aronian of Aronian Education Design LLC. “Without a doubt, people of color are our most vulnerable populations. Special-needs education students in isolated rural communities, those who are homeless, and food insecure, are in dire education straits,” Aronian stated.

S h e noted that some reports have revealed that the pandemic has forced students to lose as much as

50 percent of their academic growth in math, at least 30 percent of ELA, and perhaps a full school year of academic growth in some cases.

“Strain, struggle, and hardship abound in communities of color, which carries over into family life and lack of hope,” Aronian continued.

“Children’s education becomes secondary to the basic needs of a home and family. The traditional in-person school has been, for many children, a respite from home life, family problems, and dysfunction.

Without school, education has fallen off the radar in homes where survival is first, and education is a much lower rung during COVID times.”

The pandemic has especially been tough on marginalized communities, including those with special needs, added Lisa Lightner, of A Day in Our Shoes, an organization that advocates on behalf of special education.

“I have been chatting with all

kinds of families, including Black and Brown families. Here is some of what I’m seeing. The challenges that these families are facing aren’t necessarily due to their skin color – but because their skin color makes them much more likely to be in another category of marginalization,” Lightner proclaimed.

“For example, lower socioeconomic status or non-Native English speakers. If assignments and instructions are not being provided in the parents’ native language, then there is much less parent participation and follow up for school and assignments,” she stated.

“If a child is in a lower socioeconomic category, then they are less likely to have high-speed internet or a device to use even to access the lessons. I know the Philadelphia School District had to get a grant to purchase tens of thousands of Chromebooks and the like.”

According to a recent Duke University panel at the school’s Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity, many Black and Brown individuals face challenges that affect their and educators’ ability to resume in-person education safely.

The panel concluded that the issue is a double-edged sword because wealth inequity also makes it harder for these communities to learn remotely.

The average Black household in North Carolina, where the panel convened, is about $800,000 less in net worth than the average white home.

According to the Public School Forum of North Carolina, 72 percent of Black and Brown students in the state’s public schools have parents who lack secure employment, compared with 21 percent of white students.

That equates to lower-wealth households having had less access to opportunities for higher-quality education and access to post-secondary studies, education officials said.

Further, Education Week reported that in-person learning yields superior educational outcomes for primary and secondary students — and that the pitfalls of virtual instruction are especially pronounced in minority communities and those living in poverty.

School districts around the country that are strapped for cash have found it increasingly challenging to tackle the learning barriers minority students disproportionately have experienced during the pandemic.

“The reality is in many economically distressed counties, over 60 percent of families don’t have reliable internet access, and that disproportionately affects students of color. In one of my counties, over 70 percent do not,” said Alex Beene, an adult and high school teacher in Tennessee.

“And while I try to supplement those households with additional packets and materials, it’s just not the same. It’s impossible to attend daily classes and submit assignments digitally if you can’t even

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picturesque table with platters of mama’s succulent specialties: collards, candied yams, grandma’s rolls, potato salad, sweet potato pie and auntie’s peach cobbler were expected at the annual family gathering for holiday dinner. Not this time around!

Under this present-day pandemic dilemma, thinking about how times used to be opens heart wrenching memories compounded with present day separation.

Acute feelings of loneliness in the minds of the disenfranchised, the displaced, those in fractured relationships and those mourning the loss of loved ones has manifested into deep depression. Angst and anxiety have become commonly shared emotions for all

ages.

Joy has taken an ugly turn for many because their dollars are scarce, and change is mere pennies. No family, no friends can come to capture a moment of celebration in jeopardy of their own safety and yours. No party time can be worth the sacrifice of life. Medical professionals agree the holiday season is the most difficult time in the best of years.

We must continue to follow the factually proven instructions from med-

ical and scientific professionals to mask up, wash hands constantly, and conscientious social distance by avoiding crowds which are known to be super spreaders. The spreading of the virus and the safety of everyone is in our individual hands. Do not get numb to the ongoing warnings. Positive COVID test results are on the rise, hospitalizations and overflowing deaths are horrific, and doctors are devastated.

Throughout history there have been numerous pandemics, others worse than COVID-19, that claimed the lives of thousands even millions of people. One life lost is one life too many.

Vaccines are evolving swiftly and are being investigated before validation by the FDA for distribution to

U.S. populations, the most vulnerable and those who attend daily to their desperate health needs.

Through the heartache, through the loss of businesses, through the highest listings of unemployment, through the daily influx of breaking news of climate change disasters and crime, we must remember to rejoice. If we will look at the small ways we have been helped and made it thus far,

then we will know there is always a time for thanksgiving and thanks living.

Do not forget the importance of being in an attitude of gratitude.

In the mix of all things that may indeed seem out of control, we must take hold of the good fight with all of our might to make it through this holiday season and onward into a brighter new year.

We shall wave the vic-

tory flag in the face of adversity as the people vote in Georgia to gain two Democratic seats for rational minded political senators.

By mid-January, we shall welcome a new President to the White House, which shall become the RIGHT HOUSE in pursuit of justice for all.

Stay steady, stay on purpose with a precautionary plan that will keep you and yours carefully safe until we meet again and shout AMEN. [Hazel Rosetta Smith is a journalist, playwright, and director for Help Somebody Theatrical Ministries; retired former Woman’s Editor and Managing Editor of The New York Beacon News and current columnist for Harlem Community News, Inc. Contact: misshazel@twc.com]

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n these days of “We’re in the midst of COVID-19 holiday surge,” I thought it was a little strange when I received a request to come outside to get a big box that contained something on dry ice because the contents needed to be refrigerated immediately. Upon opening it I discovered two lightweight boxes of appetizers produced by a Brooklyn based company named Savorly.

Savorly Cocktail Bites contained four different vegetable forward appetizer bites: twenty in total.

All four bites were made from puff pastries and were stuffed with Emmental Cheese, Spinach & Ricotta, Tomato & Vegetables or

Olive Tapenade. The use of puff pastry dough explains why the box was so light in weight. The ingredients they chose are a delightful combination of Mediterranean inspired taste thrills.

Savorly Mini Pies contained three different pies made with short crust pastry dough shaped like mini pies: twenty in total. These delightful pies were also light in weight and packed with Mediterranean flavors like mushroom or goat cheese, honey & rosemary, or red pepper & mozzarella.

The instructions provided were easy to follow; I pre-heated my oven, placed the frozen appetizers on two parchment paper lined cookie sheets and baked for the specified time. From

start to finish you can have 40 appetizers ready in forty minutes. My 22-year old great nephew James and I decided we would sample them on a recent Sunday afternoon; his first time joining me in a tasting event.

I am happy to report we liked and ate every bite and pie. The flavor combinations made you go “hmm” as you ate each piece. Bot-

tom line, we savored each Savorly piece; I love cooking and prefer to cook from scratch. I could see this as the perfect combination of ingredients and flavors that is meatless, yet tasty, filling and satisfying without breaking the budget. I was surprised more than my nephew James was and he said he liked doing a tasting with me - anytime.

Savorly thoughtfully positioned their new product line by launching in Whole Foods Markets nationally this holiday season. The cost of these gourmet tasting treats are $6.49 a box; say what? I started this article saying amidst a holiday surge in COVID-19 cases authorities advise us to stay home and only dine with the folks you live with.

Our no chance of a holiday party in person can be turned into one virtually, can we call it “Savor 2020 Holiday Season with Savorly.” I plan on telling my AKA sorority sisters I Zoom conference with every two weeks to purchase these for our last Zoom of 2020; we’ll dine on the same appetizers in New York, Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina, Texas, California, Florida and New Jersey and you can do the same too.

Buy your appetizers, get dressed up, or down with ugly sweaters, holiday pajamas, whatever. Sip on your favored alcoholic drink or eggnog and Zoom conference about what you are grateful for as we head into 2021. Just make it uniquely

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The focus of the 32nd president’s statement was how fear can be a deterrent to creativity

and growth. Do not allow fear to overcome your ability to progress.

Fear has been used as a weapon to control and manipulate the masses for centuries, and it appears that this tactic is being used during the current COVID-19 crisis. The media is a major contributor to fear around COVID-19 and is possibly controlling the emotions of those who rely only on the news. We have seen overwhelming amounts of death tolls of thousands due to this deadly and dangerous virus reported in the news media every day.

However, the media does not focus much on the millions of people

testing positive from COVID-19. Currently, over 7 million people in New York City do not have COVID-19 based on daily news reports of the number of documented COVID 19 cases. As of 2019, there were approximately 8, 336, 817 people living in New York City.

We do not hear much about the fact that over 90% of COVID-19 deaths were due to pre-existing conditions or very weak immune systems. America has a health problem not a virus problem. However, fear has steered us far from that reality. COVID-19 is dangerous, but it is also selective; I would be interested in a study looking for any common threads between

URBANOLOGY people who are not getting sick from any virus.

COVID-19 is a unique strain of coronavirus but similar to other viruses like the flu and pneumonia (which takes several thousands of lives each year) COVID-19 is selective.

It preys on weak immune systems in acidic bodies.

Fear is an emotion that can weaken the immune system and overtime, become a major contributor to acidity in the body. Anger, hatred, and negative thinking about yourself and others also weakens the immune system which makes many people vulnerable to COVID-19. Many believe COVID-19 is a wake up call to change

the way you think and live.

We are in the New Age of Aquarius; an age of change and it is just beginning. COVID-19 is a tool of that change.

A change in the way we think and do things. Nature is selective whereas those who cannot adjust to this new age will experience consequences.

It is important not to allow the sensationalism of COVID-19 make you sick. You can strengthen your immune system naturally.

You might not believe in the astrological predictions of the ways in which the world will experience change, but if you consider the possibility that we have entered a new age you might better understand

this current global chaos.

We should no longer allow ourselves to be controlled by the desire to have things return to the way they were It will never happen.

However, if we learn to accept and adapt to change and overcome the fear and mistakes of the past, we will have the ability to develop a higher level of growth and consciousness.

There is a reason for everything. COVID-19 has forced the world to change, and challenge old ways of thinking. It would be wise to work towards replacing fear with awareness and self-empowerment.

Welcome to the new age of Aquarius; it makes no difference if you believe it or not.

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“My Life in the Purple Kingdom” by BrownMark with Cynthia M. Uhrich, foreword by Questlove REVIEW by Terri Schlichenmeyer, Harlem News contributor

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ou had every intention to stand still that night.

Nice try. Your shoulders were shimmying ten seconds after you stepped to a beat, left foot, right foot, through a wall of thump that came from speakers taller than you. You stopped, and it was as if your behind had its own mind. In those days, you couldn’t stop dancing, and in “My Life In the Purple Kingdom” by BrownMark with Cynthia M. Uhrich, one man couldn’t stop guitaring.

Before he was even old enough for school, Mark Brown decided that he wanted to be a guitar player some day. Growing up in Minne-

apolis, he remembers listening to the radio because the family didn’t have a TV, but he was thrilled to hear music by “people who looked like me...” When television finally came to the Brown household, seeing musicians on the small screen solidified his dream.

By then, Brown was eight years old, and because his mother didn’t have money to buy him a guitar, he figured he’d have to earn the money himself. Ultimately, that led to a well-earned instrument and work-for-lessons from a proprietor of a local music store but Brown struggled with school and patience. Once transferred to a new area school for his own good, he found a way

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It was at one such rehearsal that someone said there was a phone call for him. That was unusual so, intrigued, he took the call and answered curtly.

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Reading “My Life in the Purple Kingdom” feels somewhat like attending your high school class reunion: there’s always that one guy there who made it big but rather than quietly accepting kudos, he feels the need to humble-brag instead. His story is interesting and you can’t resist it, but you really could do without the faux bashfulness.

Indeed, according to his own book, author BrownMark (who changed his name while with Prince), worked himself ragged to be a professional musician, and that perseverance should be lauded. Despite storytelling irritations and cutesy-purposeful misspellings, this memoir could be a real inspiration to someone with dreams.

While the story (with Cynthia Uhrich) is mostly about BrownMark’s life, there’s enough Prince here to attract Prince fans. Just beware that although there’s a happy-ish ending to this book, its author isn’t generally complimentary to his former boss and for that, and because Prince isn’t alive to offer contradictions, “My Life in the Purple Kingdom”could be somewhat controversial. Still, if you’re a concert-goer, nostalgic, clubber, or you need motivation, you should have every intention to read it.

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