Shefik presents Invocation

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Tym Moss

Actor and Live Event Host

Tym Moss is one of today's most dynamic New York City entertainers. As a singer, actor, and songwriter for television, film, and theater, he performs live, and his music is available on all online outlets.

Tags: New York City

Biography Events Profiles

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Perri Gaffney

Actress and Co-Author, "The Business of Broadway"

Theatre

Perri Gaffney adapted her debut novel, "The Resurrection of Alice", into a one-woman play that won the 2014 African-American Arts Alliance of Chicago Outstanding Actress Award, and the 2014 Black Theater Alliance's Best Lead Actress Award (Chicago).

Tags: Black Theater Alliance · Author · New York City · Audelco Awards · National Black Theatre Festival · Girl Friends · Short Stories · African-American Arts Alliance of Chicago · One-Woman Play · Monodrama

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Neal Bennington

Founder and Creative Director, Broadway Sings for Pride

Theatre

Neal Bennington founded Broadway Sings for Pride, in response to tragic suicides within the LGBTQ+ community. The live concert series has received support from Carol Channing, Neil Patrick Harris, Bernadette Peters, Channing Tatum, and many others.

Tags: Broadway · Carol Channing · Neil Patrick Harris · Bernadette Peters · Channing Tatum · Suicides · Nathan Lane · Wendy Williams · Joy Behar · New York City

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The Journey Continues

Sonny Turner: That Lady Almost Just Dropped to the Floor

Former Lead Singer, The Platters

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August 15, 2016 Love

Sonny Turner is best known for replacing Tony Williams as lead singer of The Platters. The group had 40 charting singles on the Billboard Hot 100, including four no. 1 hits, and were, for a period of time, the most successful vocal group in the world.

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M.C. El Bee: The Knowledge of Hip-Hop Needs to Be Restored

Recording Artist and Author, "A Gangsta'z Tale Hip-Hop in Da '70s: Invisible Legends of Hip-Hop"

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December 27, 2017 Knowledge

Author Larry Boatright, also known as M.C. El Bee in the hip-hop community, talks about the birth and propagation of hip-hop in the 1970s and 1980s in his biography "A Gangsta'z Tale Hip-Hop in Da '70s: Invisible Legends of Hip-Hop".

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CR Capers: A Revolution of the Mind

Founder, Hip Hop Film Festival and Founder, Harlem Film House

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July 2, 2018 Revolution

CR Capers is the Founder and CEO of the award-winning Hip Hop Film Festival, named "Best of the Fests" for 2016. Her radio show and podcast, "Why You Mad Son?", has over three million listeners worldwide and boasts a legion of loyal fans.

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Michael Alig: Nobody Should Overdose

Artist and Party Promoter

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November 2, 2017 Death

Michael Alig is an artist and party promoter, who served almost 17 years in prison for manslaughter. He was a co-founder and ringleader of the Club Kids, a group of New York City clubgoers that became a cultural phenomenon during the 1980s and 1990s.

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Neal Bennington: Everyone Is Here for a Reason

Founder and Creative Director, Broadway Sings for Pride