The Conversation: Audra McDonald

[Smiley and West]

Five-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald talks about her title role in the re-imagining of the controversial opera Porgy & Bess.

[LibyaWest]

When a young, up and coming, opera singer was in the throes of his last illness, Audra McDonald stopped by the hospital to see him.  She probably won't even remember but just the same, his family would like to thank her for her kindness.   LW

[Alison P. Minto]

Nice, Bro. LibyaWest. Good looking out and acknowledgement of the kind of compassion, that makes life worth living. God Bless. Peace to you.

[Candace McCarty]

So thankful for the gift you give. . .

Conversations are my favorite, particularly when they are with artists.

Audra McDonald is magnificent and I cannot wait to see Porgy and Bess in NYC!

[Ricardo Jones]

Ricardo Jones will speak about the injustice at the EEOC tonight (Saturday July 28 at 10:00 pm)
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ocg/2012/07/29/our-common-ground-with-...
If you would like to call in to speak with the host [phone]

 

 

[Ricardo Jones]

The real concerns of who we are as a ethnic group (Black people) revolves around the exploitation and manipulation of the Black poor and/or the Black working class. The Black middle class have become what they believe to be the Black Elite by titles. The Black Intellectuals have been around from and before reconstruction. We all evolved from the Black poor as a result of some form of Slavery. During Slavery there was the House Negro's and the Field Negro's.

 

Today we still have the same groups the Black Elitist and Black Intellectuals are the House Negro's and Black poor and Black working class are the Field Negro's. The House Negro's have forgotten where they come from originally the Black poor. 

 

Many of the House Negro's pretend to be concern about the Field Negro's but this is just smoke and mirrors. The question is where and/or whom are the Field Negro's and are they moving up to become House Negro's? Are the Field Negro's just being eliminated and replaced with others?

 

The issues that affect us as Black Americans are accountability for all to include the Black Elite and/or Black Intellectuals and the president. If were going to make exceptions for the Black Elite and/or Black Intellectuals then we have only copied and accepted the white racist system. Then we must find someone to oppress to be true little racist bigots. Whom will that be?  Corruption, Racism and Bigotry all go with the system we're inheriting from our oppressors.  Is this what we inherited from our grand parents and pass on to our grand children?

 

Ricardo