Personal Statement

I have lived the majority of my life completely absorbed in the Classical Music World, Negro Spirituals and Drama, until I traveled to Northeast Africa and to West Africa.  Experiencing first hand, the beauty and magnificence of the African Continent, and its enterprising and awesome people, changed my whole perspective on life and made me begin to study my own Ancestral background and incorporate it into my professional life. I have endeavored to spread my personal mantra – Knowing Your History, Telling The Story, wherever I go.  I weave historical facts and other Family stories into my performances and whenever possible, I try to wear authentic dress to fit the story of the people.  One of my most cherished accomplishments was when I proposed having a Middle Passage Marker in Galveston, Texas.  It stands today to remind all who walk by, that there were captured Africans who trod upon the soil of this continent and persevered to make great accomplishments that helped to build a marvelous nation

I had the fortunate opportunity to meet Ann Chinn and Bill Hamilton who introduced me to an outstanding organization filled with brilliant people who spend their lives documenting the very thing that is so intriguing to me – MPCPMP.  I am at last involved in that most fascinating world of History and the study of our Ancestors. I hope that my own Ancestors will be proud of my strides to shed light and truth on an almost forgotten time in the history of the world.