Month: May 2019

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Silent voices

Looking the other way by service providers be they VA or community based, for them the “war is over” and there is nothing to remember. Yet, the war is not over and many of those that seek oblivion by the use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs slip away as their families helpless as they watch, a daughter, a son, a husband die be it physically or spiritually.

Veterans and the services that they require cannot be achieved if there is no understanding by the so-called “healed” that except for the GRACE of GOD there you go. While advocacy is an important step on the matter of service providing for African American Veterans, there needs to be an understanding of cultural sensitivity when trying to provide care and service. These men and women wore the uniform of the US Military only because their Ancestors during the earlier wars and conflicts were denied the uniform and sometimes denied weapons in the wars for freedom that they fought ALL over the Globe back then with little documentation.

Among the too many suicides or attempt suicides and lives being wasted is the “silent” voices of other Veterans that talk among themselves and leave it at that. Until there be respect for those that still suffer and by other Veterans getting involved to organize with a solution driven series of strategies,  we will continue to have “Stand Down Projects” instead of “Stand Ups.” Thank you for sharing this comment.

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Our History is no Mystery

Throughout the processes of denial and not being paid, they stayed. Some were run out of town after performing and didn’t get paid. Yet, through perseverance and a deep belief, shape to this Black Cultural explosion was heard all over the United States  and across the Atlantic Ocean in London and Paris just to name a few cities with Josephine Baker, becoming the “Belle of Paree.” as Langston Hughes read some of his poems that are still being read today and Paul Robeson traveling the World and speaking out for Justice for everyone. The Harlem Renaissance was born out of strife and pursuit for a better life using the talents that were loaned by GOD.
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2019 Season

History as if our contributions did not nor do not matter.. The mission of the Oscar Micheaux Family Theater Program Company is more than being about showing and telling are good we are as a cast, but to teach and reach regarding  the Harlem Renaissance Era, the most pivotal turn in the Cultural History of the United States that has reverberated during the span of the last 100 years.
Just as the Ancestor that began this journey were not afraid, we must not run from the truth, but embrace it and take it forward for the purpose of educating and empowering our community and beyond. We have an assignment that began when we were founded in 1997. We must use the stage to refine and define our greatness. Our History must be told, for if we don’t, who will. Welcome to the 2019 season of the Oscar Micheaux Family Theater Program Company.

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Sleeping on the job

Reading about how an African American Investor by the name of Robert Smith should be a kick in the you know where because we have been “sleeping on the job” as to what having an education sometimes backed with so-called advanced degrees such as PH Ds., etc. means.

What I am about to say many of you maybe have already thought about when it comes to graduating from college and feeling hopeful that you will get a profession, be promoted from time to time and be in the top echelon of the corporation that you work and receive ALL the benefits to maybe becoming the “only, but lonely” one. Being the “only, but lonely” one is unlike the “Spook That Set By The Door,” written by Sam Greenlee wherein the central character went in and learned all that he could and stepped off on his campaign to change things.

You do not learn everything in school and graduating from an institution of higher learning is good, but not taking that education to make some others very wealthy and you work on retiring after 30 years with a gold watch as a reward if that. To me that is akin to being a “slave” you just don’t sleep in the slave quarters.

I think Robert Smith was saying a couple of things to those Morehouse graduates and to others. In order to own something you have to do something and do not be afraid to step out on faith. There should be waves after waves of our college graduates learning computer sciences, chemistry, finance, international studies, and medicine as well as biological research and reach out to our youth instead of not giving them some of what you have learned to inspire them. We must get away from racist thoughts and labels and believe in our Greatness as a People. Remember, Mr. Robert Smith talked about his family and the eight generations they have been building. Start now to build the spirit for wealth building so that we can have our own economy.