PS 6X – The West Farms School | The Bronx Yesterday at PS 6X – The West Farms School, under the leadership of Principal Jamal Holmes, something shifted. This wasn’t just a Black History Month show. It was intentional. Before a single note was sung, I paused the room. I read from A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson: “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure…” I didn’t read it to be poetic. I read it to remind the room who they...

You already know, when you see me, I’m always reppin’ Ask Blondie TV. As I stepped into Coffee Uplifts People (CUP) on the corner of Gates Avenue, the room was buzzing. Not noisy, just filled with great energy. Conversations were flowing, greetings moving across the space, and the music sat right underneath everything so you could feel it without it taking over. Among the familiar faces in the building were Syntyche and Bobby Clarke of Irie Jam Radio and Peter Tulloch, owner of Crown Hill...

There are evenings that feel curated, and then there are evenings that feel felt. This was the latter. The event, presented by the GRAMMY Museum, was slated to begin at 7:30 p.m., and when I arrived at National Sawdust, the room was still settling. People were just beginning to arrive, unhurried, greeting one another, finding their seats. It felt welcoming and intentional, as if the night itself was giving everyone permission to arrive fully. As you walked into the theater, Nina Simone played...