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Dessa will lead Jeremy Messersmith, Taj Raj, Robbie Robinson, Maria Isa, DJ Mamadu On Stage in “Sing Out for Kids”
Can you believe it? All on one stage! All in the same imaginative and stimulating milieux of Hell”'s Kitchen Underground Inner Sanctum. On Monday evening August 26th at 7:30 (doors open at 7:00). Dessa will for the Second year host this multi-talented benefit performance for the early childhood and family support services that Southside Family Nurturing Center has provided to at-risk families for almost 40 years in the Phillips Community and at the remarkable 1893 2448 18th Ave. So. Building. These artists and Hell”'s Kitchen are donating their time, talent, and energy to support SouthsideFNC. Will you give your support, too, buying tickets at $30 per person general admission or to enjoy a pre-show introduction to artists at 6:30 the gift is $75.00 per person. This show is to support families while advised for 18+ audience. Tickets can be purchased at http://singoutforkids.brownpapertickets.com. As one of the first private nonprofits to use whole [...]
A Human President
By Peter Molenaar There are many among us whose spiritual outlook has been staked to the possibility of a successful Obama presidency. As for me, even in moments of disappointment, I have attempted to “walk in his shoes”. In truth, this column has several times made the point: It is the mean spirited politics of the dying capitalist system which fails us ”“ it is not the president who has failed. But what? The “left-sectarians” among us began their attacks the day after the first election. How nicely their words dove-tailed with the right-wing racists whose mission of sabotage commenced that day as well. Nevertheless, those who had not completely lost heart felt free to weep as the president spoke of Trayvon Martin. Yes, a moral complexity was alluded to, but more importantly, the response of African Americans and their supporters was understood within the historic context. The president saw his own face in the face of Trayvon. [...]
