DIARY OF A BLACKMAN ~ DON’T FEED THE ARTIST’S!

  DONT FEED THE ARTIST’S!

FACT #1: Local artists are often underpaid, undervalued jewels in our communities.  It’s ironic (or sad) how often the people at the heart of the celebration; are the least celebrated.  More times than you might have known, you have been the “oblivious Joe” at the fundraiser or charitable function where the artist was probably more worthy of donating to than the actual organization.  (That last line is going to earn me virtual fist bumps from like 20 poets across Boston who had Ramen Noodles for breakfast like every day this week.)  Just so your favorite poet doesn’t have to eat the Ramen diet anymore; LightSpeed plans to change the game one event at a time and wage war against the reality of the starving artist.  For our 2015 Black All Year event we are seeking your support to help our artists get paid.  Our goal is to someday grow large enough to compensate the artists that perform on our stage for all that they are worth.  Until then we need your help. Please find it in your heart and account to donate $10 and help us provide the young leaders that perform at Black All Year 2015 with a $75 stipend for all the positivity they will inspire in our event and community.

FACT #2: even with your support we would never be able to pay these artists their worth for their hour’s invested and overall contribution to our events, initiatives and communities.  But if we can provide them a reasonable reward to show them how much we appreciate them then we have taken a step in the right direction.  Yeah this message might seem as cheezy as a “Latter Day Saints” commercial.  Yeah we even had the audacity to use the picture of a cute kid to tease a donation out of you but 1.)….(drumroll)…..AT LEAST, we can honestly say that every penny you donate will actually go to the artists in our event and 2.)….(drumroll)…..AT LEAST, the cute kid in the picture is not naked and starving and will actually be a recipient of some of said “bread”.  and 3.)….(drumroll)…..AT LEAST this is an event that is in your city, that you can purchase tickets for (*hint *hint) and track for yourself where your money went. As opposed to money sent halfway across the world for which all you have to speak for your donation is a random picture and a letter stating how much you helped poor little Kumar.  (Okay that’s actually not funny.) 

FACT #3, 4 & 5: There will be no more bad jokes, we really want to do good by our artists and, we need your help.  So here follows the cheezy fundraising “shpeel”. Our goal is to raise $2K in 2 Months, that’s only $10 dollars from 200 people.  With your help we can easily reach that goal.  Please donate $10 dollars or whatever you can to the BAY artist appreciation fund, you will not only help put some change in these artists pockets, you will help change the way we honor the contributions of the artists in our communities.  CLICK HERE TO DONATE! and please read below for a serious message from LightSpeed Entertainment.

***APPRECIATING LOCAL ARTISTS***  LightSpeed is ever grateful to local artists for sharing their gifts with us and the community. Artists do not often receive this kind of acknowledgement but they are one of the most sacred assets to our communities.  Through their work they inspire us to reflect, re-evaluate and grow in more ways than can be measured. We thank them for allowing us these opportunities to experience the world through their lenses.

LightSpeed strives to be a voice and institution to the people we serve.  In our eyes we are more than an entertainment company we are a resource to our community. Part of being a resource to means that while we seek opportunities for this company, we seek mutual benefits for the people involved in our work. This is why we are striving to ensure that all artists that step foot on our stages are reasonably compensated for all they give. Look at the artists below and see who you recognize of friends, family or artists you favor.  Support them and donate $10 or whatever you can afford, all gifts are greatly appreciated, may God return your good works.

 *** BLACK ALL YEAR ARTISTS***
***OUR STEPS***
Jala Settles-Akbar,
Carolyn Brancato,
Seekers of Knowledge Girls,
Taqwa The Edutainer

***OUR STORIES***

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***OUR IMAGES***
Laila Pearson,
A. Intisar Turner
The House of Nahdra

***OUR VOICES***
Amiyr Ahmad

Rogerst Charles

Jeffrey Numero
I-Rose
April Stanford
Mr. Ice
Sade White
Chei Afrique
Unique Sounds

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