Meditating on the words from Langston Hughes, I think about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream.

Was King's dream deferred?    Did it dry up like a raisin in the sun?    Did it fester like a sore and run or sagged from a heavy load and then exploded?

Looking at the conditions and quality of life for African-Americans today, King’s dream is deferred. The voices of some African-American leaders stutter, mumble, or simply muted and paralyzed.   Their voices are meshed with other voices that hav...

On Sunday, I saw the musical production The Jungle Book.  This was an outstanding stage production from the actors, orchestra to the music (sounds of Dixieland and India) and set, lighting, and costume design.  This show had elements of The Lion King and The Wiz. The director Mary Zimmerman knows how to captivate the audience with her ingenious imagination.    Look out Broadway, this show is on fire and headed your way!

Today is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. official birthday.  I reflect on the Civil Rights Movement and the role I played as a young girl.   African-Americans fought so hard for fairness, freedom and human rights, yet I feel that we are still down-trodden and losing ground.  It is time for us to take up the baton.

To my African-American brothers and sisters, I give you a message from Dr. King:  “Our hope for creative living in this world house that we have inherited lies in our ability to re-e...

To start the New Year, I went to see Les Miserables at the theater.  This film had multiple conflicts and subplots yet a tearjerker as well as thought-provoking.  Some of the scenes were cathartic and I cried.   At the end these words rung out “To love another person is to see the face of God.”  Happy New Year!