Yesterday was inauguration day. It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining. Birds were singing. But it was not in any way an ordinary day. It was a new day in America and a new day in the world. But the questions yesterday (and today) remain the same: what will we do with this moment? Will we gloat? Will we check out? Will we retreat to our silos and our enclaves?
Read MoreI have often wondered what it must have taken for my forebears in the civil rights movement to place their children in the eye of the storm. Even knowing the power of symbols to shape our historical narratives. Even after committing oneself to the struggle, how could a mother or a father look at their child and say, "She will be the one. We will go."
Read MoreHello from Music City. I have never lived in Nashville, but a piece of my heart rests here.
This Wednesday, February 13th, I will be performing my civil-rights inspired piece “Step by Step:The Ruby Bridges Suite” at City Winery with an amazing group of musicians—Brian Blade, Rahsaan Barber, Cremaine Booker, Lindsay Miller, Vicente Archer, Connye Florance, The TSO Choir, and the choral ensemble Portara led by Jason Shelton. The event is called "Darrell Grant & Friends.”
I can’t help but think, however, about one dear friend who will not be there.
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