by Ellie Pritchett Ease on down, ease on down the road Ease on down, ease on down the road Don’t you carry nothing that might be a load Come on, ease on down, ease on down the road I love The Wiz. I just adore it. After two all white live musical productions (The Sound…
by Ashia Ajani I saw NBC’s The Wiz Live! as soon as I got word that it was available on the website (it is available until the 21st of December, go and get your life. As someone who grew up on the motion picture version of The Wiz (1979), can sing all the original songs,…
by Hawa Adula “Camp means everything to me. I can be with my friends and not have to worry and I love being with the counselors. It is an escape from pain. I can be myself for a while and just feel free. I get so scared for my mom, but at Camp Kesem I…
by Treston Codrington A bright smile, an open door, and a hot oven on Lilac Street breathe life back into Newhallville, New Haven. Minister Cynthia Johnson is cultivating “the next Julia Child” when she opens her home for baking sessions with neighborhood kids. The goal over these five years has been to restore the “creative…
by Karléh Wilson When Hurricane Katrina ravaged my town in Louisiana, I remember being hungry and sad and intensely self-aware. I remember going to the store and seeing empty shelves where food should have been. I remember going to a gas station at 9pm and standing in line as I waited to receive just one piece…