Off-Broadway Stage Play
"Black Angels Over Tuskegee" To Touch Down in Shaker
A “tough to resist”[1]
off-Broadway production of Black Angels
Over Tuskegee comes to Cleveland next month as a fundraising vehicle to
support the plans of local supporters to re-open the former Aviation High
School as a charter school, rechristened as the Davis Aerospace and Maritime
Academy. The school is to be named after acclaimed General Benjamin O. Davis
Jr., who had a short and tumultuous turn as Cleveland Safety Director during
the Carl Stokes administration.
The play will be
presented Friday, March 8 on the University School’s Shaker campus, located on
Brantley Road. It is part of a celebration that will feature a salute to the
area’s dwindling ranks of Tuskegee Airmen. There will also be a silent auction
featuring an aviation-themed cocktail hour.
Supporters
of the planned charter school envision the Davis Academy providing Greater
Cleveland youth with a real world education that focuses science, technology,
engineering and mathematics in a way that resurrects and honors the
legendary character and spirit of the Tuskegee Airmen. “Our
vision for this Academy is to empower and enlightening the student by
resurrecting and honoring the character and spirit of the Tuskegee Airmen. We
want to instill that same passion and perseverance in our area youth and
provide a platform for their STEM success”, says supporter David
Ferguson.
The stage production of Black Angels is currently enjoying
three-year run in New York City; the Cleveland presentation is one of several
national stops planned for 2013. The production
comprises an array of talented performers called The Black Gents, an all-male ensemble that aims to resurrect, redefine,
and restore positive images of African American men. The
cast includes Playwright/Director Layon Gray and Cleveland’s own Ananias
Dixon.
The production’s laurels include the 2009 NAACP Award for Best
Ensemble and the 2009 Hollywood Artistic Director Achievement Award for Best
Play. The Cleveland show features the original Broadway cast under the
direction of playwright Gray.
To purchase tickets or to get further information about Davis
Aerospace Academy, visit www.clevelandaerospaceacademy.org
or call 216.579-9487.
Historic
civil rights figure to share memories in Oakwood Feb. 27
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| Clarence Bozeman |
Clarence Bozeman was a
21-year old college student when a professor’s recommendation led him to become
Martin King’s driver a few months after the Montgomery Bus Boycott ended in
December 1957. His role enabled him to have a special vantage for many civil
rights conversations, strategy sessions, and momentous events.
King himself had just
turned 29 the month after the Supreme Court ruled that public transit must be
integrated.
Mr. Bozeman, now 75
and a retired educator living in Maple Heights, will share memories and
memorabilia on Wednesday, Feb. 27 at a 7:30PM program at Mt. Zion Church of Oakwood Village.
The Mt. Zion and Twinsburg HS choirs will also participate as a part of this
Black History Month event.
For more event
information, call 440.232.2645.
For a profile of Mr.
Bozeman with videos, visit here.
Soul
Food and Jazz on tap for Case BLSA
All are welcome as the Case Western Reserve Black Law Students
Association hosts Black
Ties (formerly known as Soul Food and Jazz) on Friday, March 1 from 7-10PM at Tavo Martini Loft
& Restaurant, 815 Superior Ave, at Rockwell Ave.
Black Ties/Soul Food and Jazz is BLSA's annual legal
networking event. This year several Case Law alumni will be recognized for
their contributions to the legal community. The event will feature the Case
Jazz Ensemble with legendary jazz saxophonist Phil Woods, as well as an African Dance Troupe. Contact Davreen
Dixon at dad100@case.edu
for more information.
Ideals
and Adventure beckon in one year service program
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| ESP Volunteers 2007 |
Episcopal Service Corps is a network
of over 20 service programs across the country, from Hawaii to New York.
ESC provides opportunities for young adults of various backgrounds to
spend a year in service working for social justice, deepening spiritual
awareness, developing leadership skills, and learning to live simply in
community.
Cleveland, along with other national
sites, is seeking applications for the one year program from recent college
graduates between the ages of 21 and 30 who are interested in community
service.
For an application or to learn more
about the program and each site, visit www.episcopalservicecorps.org/ or write info@episcopalservicecorps.org.
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