Black Organizations to Support during Black History Month… and every day of the year!
I've been pretty busy lately, working on various projects that all have one thing in common... learn more
Author: garliacornelia
#BMPFest Submissions are Open: Black Playwrights with Families!
This is my first post in quite some time. I'm trying to do better about posting to my blog. It used to be a thing I did pretty often and then LIFE HAPPENED... more like... divorce, new job, pandemic and moving... lots of blog posts in there and my Patrons have been receiving the behind...
RSVP: Sunday, July 29, 2018 – 7pm: Popps Packing Residency Reading
Join me on Sunday, July 29th at 7pm in Detroit / Hamtramck, MI for reading of a new play that I've been writing during my residency at Popps Packing! RSVP Today!
April 1: Weekly Inspiration: “Is anybody listening ?”
The shuttle from Grand Central to Times Square is almost always featuring at least one singer songwriter asking for a few dollars and sharing their gifts. ...a thin-framed man with Michael Jackson-esque sequined pants hopped on with a piece of paper folded in quarters, printing on one-side and scribbled notes on the other. His wardrobe was black and white and...
Remembering St. Nick’s Pub
I receive a text from a friend, “St Nick’s pub burnt down”. I respond as only one does… wtf!!!
Tickets for “48Hours in…™EL BRONX” are on sale: April 8 and 9, 2018
"48Hours in...™EL BRONX" is BACK and Tickets are on sale now!!! Do you have yours?
C-MORE @ the cell 2018 : THREE Readings left! Ends March 28th
I'm one of the producers for the 3rd Annual C-MORE @ the cell! March 18 - 28, 2018. Five readings of Five new plays by Black Playwrights!
Does ‘DETROIT’ tell the story you want to see?
"DETROIT" opens yesterday — By all means make your own decision on whether or not to see it, or where or not to like it... Kathryn Bigelow wanted to get the conversation started, but which one?
Latest article: Salon.com Re: DETROIT
Two years ago, my parents sold our childhood home. I mentioned little about it publicly, but started writing something that I eventually had to put down because I didn't have the rest of the story. I was in New York and hadn't been back to Detroit for a while. I knew to finish telling the story, I needed to be...
Weekly Inspiration #1: Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama
I want to bask in Michelle Obama because she is Black —and it took me years to love and embrace my Blackness because I did not see anyone like a Michelle Obama the way we saw her in the world.