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Music has the power to uplift, inspire and change people.  Like air, music crosses all borders and like water, music can be deep.  During the height of the “Red Scare” (fear of communism taking over USA), the American State Department sent Lionel Hampton, Maya Angelou and the “Porgy and Bess” opera cast, to communist countries…

On this International Women’s Day, March 8, 2016 I’m honoring brave women who stood and stand at the front of the struggle for the right to clean water. “Rethink; we’re on the brink; no water to drink…” Free Mama Earth! Mothers in Flint, Michigan were the first to speak out against the poisoned water which…

On this leap year bonus day of Black History Month, I want to honor a man who played the music of many of the artists we’ve paid tribute to as “Artists of the Day.” He formed the National Association of Radio Announcers for Black DJs (NARA) and in 1977 launched Jack the Rapper Family Affair,…

My fans hear the passion I have for music, but few know about my first love – cooking. Whether it’s preparing freshly caught lobster and fish bought from Jamaican fisherman; fruits, veggies and herbs from a Paris Farmers market, or picking dinner from my home garden, I’m the designated chef. Cooking is a lot like…

Boycotting the Oscars would be like Dr. King and his followers boycotting the annual Montgomery, Alabama City Hall Christmas party.  Dr. King, Rosa Parks and thousands of unsung heroes sacrificed. They stopped riding Montgomery buses, walked miles and braved the kkk; thereby causing the city of Montgomery to lose so much money that they forced…

I’ve been following the diseased water crisis in Flint, Michigan caused by Governor Rick Snyder when his unelected emergency manager, Darnell Earley, stopped using safe water from Detroit to save money. Instead, Earley ordered use of polluted water from Flint river resulting in e-coli, a carcinogenic by-product  called trihalomethanes and lead poisoning. Flint is a…

Yesterday as I walked towards Starbucks, my peripheral vision caught a cart parked by the door, loaded with the belongings of a homeless person. A man missing one foot, wearing left boot on his right foot and a fatigue jacket slept so silently I could barely hear breathing. His head rested on a table next…

“Free Mama Earth” video will be released New Year’s Day and I am asking everyone to share it, retweet and post a resolution to do something specific to help save our environment for our children and future generations.  For example, recycle, reusable instead of plastic grocery bags, solar electricity, etc. I want my daughter, your…

In a past life when I was a ninja warrior, I used to run on the beach bare feet, eyes closed, thinking about the many ways I could defeat my enemies.  This Christmas morning I walked on the beach in my new sneakers, eyes open, thinking about how I could spread love to family, friends…

After I left the Climate Justice March yesterday afternoon, I attended the opening reception for the Environmental Impact artists at museum. As an artist, I am impelled to contribute to the ever increasing body of work dedicated to exposing and stopping man-made climate change. We shot “Free Mama Earth” video in the rain forest to…