The Aliens

I am pleased to be apart of an amazing cast on an amazing project once again.

 "The Aliens," one of the few radio drama series to hit the United States airwaves since the Golden Age of Radio ended in 1962.

The show explores the idea that we are all aliens living in our own world based on the inumerable lines and boundaries we draw between us. The series looks at the intertwining lives of six twenty to thirty-somethings in today’s global society.  The Aliens is centered around a couple, Lily and Tariq. Lily, a 28-year-old marketing executive, whose mother is African-American and whose father is Caucasian of German descent, has a problem identifying with her mother's heritage. Tariq, an early thirty-something artist, whose family is from Afghanistan, wishes Lily would embrace her African-American heritage and is unnerved by Lily's pressure to get married. The couple is connected to the rest of the "aliens" characters including the "Humanitarian" Noach, a Dutch aid worker in Afghanistan; Alejandro, an illegal the immigrant from Mexico living in New York City; Thayne, the British drifter and socialite living in Costa Rica;  and Dingane, the  South African government worker.





Listen to the new radio series The Aliens on WBAI-NYC 99.5FM and online on wbai.org

Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 12:00pm and every Saturday until May 1st

Pope Directing in Harlem

BLACK HISTORY IS HISTORY. PERIOD.

HOTEP BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

I HOPE THIS FINDS U ALL BLESSED. THIS IS MY FIRST BLOG ON POPE'S SITE. BROTHER THANKS FOR THE PLATFORM.

The story of Black people in the United States is one of both immeasurable suffering and soaring hope. Nearly two and a half centuries of slavery and segregation prevented black men and women from exercising the rights of citizenship taken for granted by their white counterparts.

Blacks who fought for freedom from tyranny abroad, helping to liberate Europe from Nazi Germany in World War II, for example, returned to the United States and were denied the right to register to vote—and some were beaten or killed while attempting to do so. In much of the country, blacks were forbidden to share the same spaces—including schools, public transportation, and recreational facilities—as whites. And measures were taken to prohibit Blacks from living near whites. Nevertheless, Blacks have and continue to persevere, building universities and achieving heights in all spheres of activity, from arts and entertainment to aviation and science.

February is not the only time to "remember" Black history. Every day history is made. For it is just not Black history, but it is HISTORY. So much of the contributions by Blacks to civilization aren't taught in regular public schools.

You must know where you come from in order to know where you're going.

It's only the beginning, but the link below is an excellent source of information on American BLACK HER/HISTORY:

http://www.ls.cc.al.us/blackhistory/blackhistory.html


PEACE & BLESSINGS.

- Queen RAI Jas-Min

BLACK POWER

(Ref: Encyclopædia Britannica's Guide to Black History)

My 1st Blog is Poppin!

So here it is. Welcome to my Blog! I have yet to decide the purpose of my blog or what I will put up so I decided to just share some random info that brings me joy on a regular basis.

I love popcorn, actually I love popping popcorn. Some of the best news I received was that you can pop popcorn in the microwave. Big news right, but wait there's more. You use a regular brown paper bag. Fill the bottom with seeds, push out the air and staple the bag closed with one staple. Pop for about 2 and a half mins (more or less depending on your microwave) and you are done.

That's it, it is that easy. So go out and pop some popcorn today. Thank you for reading my first blog. I promise will get better with practice.