Moon Mami Writes

So, this past weekend, I walked for Lupus with my partner. There hasn't been a new medication designed for Lupus in over forty years and the disease impacts women of color on far greater scale than white women, so, supporting the cause is a no-brainer since it hits close to home, but, my partner's mom is also a survivor. We went to Baltimore for the walk and I wrote about it in my examiner.com column. Read it HERE. After the walk on Saturday, there was a deluge of rain that fell. Thankfully we avoided it during the walk, but I still had rehearsal that evening. I had to rehearse for the upcoming show on Oct. 4, a benefit for the documentary Seen But Not Heard by Cyrille Phipps. Then we have the gig on Oct. 10 @ the Green Festival. Driving in the rain was no fun. I had a ball at rehearsal though, after getting lost to Gary's house. Gary is accompanying me on guitar for both upcoming gigs and my buddy Angela Shaw is helping with backing vocals. I had the best time with them o...

Today was a wonderfully busy day as I ran around handling things to make today a memorable birthday for my baby girl who turned six today. In between handling "Mommy business" I threw in a rehearsal with musician Gary Young for the upcoming shows we have in October. First and foremost, Gary is no joke when it comes to talented artist. He has been a staple in the book tour we have for the book Liberated Muse Volume I: How I Freed My Soul, performing with my former bandmate, vocalist Quineice Clarkson during acoustic sets and performing with as bandleader of his own band when we take the show to our favorite spot the Potter's House. Gary plays multiple instruments and is basically self-taught with strong songwriting and charting skills. His ear is superb. Check out his work HERE . We worked on a set list today but spent a lot of time catching up and just chatting like we used to do when we were in college together at UMBC. Even back then while he studied engineering, I re...

I will be performing at the Green Festival on Oct. 10 @ 11am as the opening act for the event. I will be performing original and cover tunes with the wonderful musician Gary Young who will perform vocally with me as well as accompany on guitar. Looking forward to this performance and will definitely have on hand copies of Liberated Muse Volume I:How I Freed My Soul on hand to sell. Hope you can make it out! I came out to the Green Festival last year and enjoyed myself with my family. I got the wonderful henna tattoo below done and may get something similar done as part of my costuming for the Oct. 10th show.

Check out the article on events happening in Northeast DC for the July issue of East of the River Newspaper: Click HERE Check out the article on how to live GREEN when your pockets are lean: Click HERE