As we celebrate Dr. King during some uncertain times, let’s consider that each if us is light, and, collectively, we can drive out darkness.
#mlk #poetry #poet
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Another round of applause to the creator, cast and crew of Seeking.
Thank you to the community who came out in droves to support this production. Your unending support keeps up buoyant and inspired.
And a huge thank you to The Broward Center for the Performing Arts for providing us with this platform to tell our stories!
#theater #playwithmusic #Blackplaywright #artprevailsproject
This was simultaneously the most difficult poem I’ve ever written and the most meaningful. It’s an ode to my mama. I’d written other poems about her and in her honor, but she never got to hear this one. Never got to see me perform this.
It is the centerpiece of my one-man show, Reverie in Black. And I was a walking, talking ball of grief. I don’t remember this actual performance. it was right around Mother’s Day.. I just know that my mama, Triccilla Brown, was with me. She gave me the strength to even stand, to open my mouth. So, I guess she has heard this poem. Today is her birthday.
Happy Birthday, Mama. You the baddest. Always will be. I love you. Always will.
#poetry #mama #mamasboy
In everything we do, we think of you. You, our community. We see the way you show up, you spread the word about our organization, you donate, you volunteer, you dance and cheer. That love keeps us buoyant.
We are certain that through the tremendous support of our partners and sponsors, community members, performers, vendors, and our tireless commitment to literary and performing arts access, that our growth will continue in exponential capacities.
Our Voices: Festival of Words is a huge undertaking and we thank you, THANK YOU.
Our partners and sponsors include @cfbroward@browardarts@knightfdn@clearchanneloutdoor@cscbroward@friendsofaarlcc@nsuartmuseum@hylonews@booksandbooks@penamerica@pompanobeachartsofficial@visitlauderdale@browardblackchamber@wpbt2
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Last night’s VIP reception was filled with encouragement, attentive, and warmth. We are so full, and not just from the incredible spread by @livelovepartytreats and the delicious cocktails sponsored by @vgvodka , but also from your presence at the African-American Research Library and Cultural to witness original work and engage excitedly with the cast.
We’re doing again tonight at AARLCC and next weekend at The Historic Lyric Theater! Free with RSVP and $20 for VIP.
This free experience is brought to you through generous donations, which you can make via our website artprevailsproject.org, and through our amazing partners and sponsors such as Funding Arts Broward and Broward Cultural Division, AARLCC, Victor Jorge, Jorge M. Perez Foundation, Miami Foundation, and The Historic Lyric Theater.
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A little BTS for YOU. The cast, musicians, and crew members prepare for Broward County Students this morning at The African American Research Library and Cultural Center to present The Bard In Bars! They will get some rest and be refreshed for you tonight at 7 PM.
These kids are gonna have a blast!
#TheBardInBars #theater #livetheater #artprevailsproject
This July 17-18, Yesterday and Tomorrow premiers at The Broward Center for the Performing Arts in the Amaturo Theater for THREE performances!
Yesterday and Tomorrow, written by Darius V. Daughtry,
invites audiences into a powerful journey as a family and their community confront tragedy and search for meaning in life’s hardest moments. Blending vibrant music and dynamic movement, this poignant yet uplifting new play celebrates resilience, the pursuit of dreams, and the truths that matter most.
Brought to you by the Broward Center’s Amplify Arts Initiative!
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🎟️ Tickets are already on sale!
#browardcenter #regionaltheater #newworks #artprevailsproject
Post-festival glow is real. And so is exhaustion.
Much love to everyone who helped make @artprevailsproject ’s 4th Our Voices: Festival of Words an absolute banger of a weekend.
President Barack Obama’s Inaugural Poet, Richard Blanco, blew us away with his words and performance at Our Voices Festival of Words in Pompano Beach Saturday.
I was fortunate to interview him for the festival crowd. Thanks to @dariusdaughtry and his @artprevailsproject for bringing a love a literature and language to the community.
@poetrichardblanco ’s latest work is “Homeland of My Body,” a follow up to his seminal work, “How to Love a Country.”
One poem he read from that book that speaks to me now, that speaks to our moment, “Como Tu/Like You/Like Me,” reads in part:
“Como tú, I woke up to this dream of a country I didn’t choose, that didn’t choose me—trapped in the nightmare of its hateful glares.
“Como tú, I’m also from the lakes and farms, waterfalls and prairies of another country I can’t fully claim either.
“Como tú, I am either a mirage living among these faces and streets that raised me here, or I’m nothing, a memory forgotten by all I was taken from and can’t return to again.”
