Tag Archives: Rhiannon Giddens

Inspiring the Souls of the Incarcerated

Posted on December 27, 2017 by msw blog

Ms. Giddens’s visit — which included leading an afternoon workshop with inmates and performing an evening concert for them — was organized through Carnegie Hall’s Musical Connections program, which sponsors educational outreach at Sing Sing, helping participating inmates learn to … Continue reading →

Posted in Charity, Reading | Tagged activism, Carnegie Hall’s, faith, gratitude, Incarcerated, instruments, mindfulness, music industry, Musical Connections program, Rhiannon Giddens, workshop | 2 Comments

A Lesson Before Dying

Posted on November 8, 2016 by msw blog

Real life confession, this book A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines ,has been on my book shelf FOREVER. The story is set in a small Cajun community in the late 1940s. Jefferson, a young black man, is an … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading | Tagged A Lesson Before Dying, activist, black authors, black lives matter, book review, capitol punishment, curriculum, Ernest Gaines, Harper Lee, journal, Jussie Smollett, music, my take, oppression, racisim, Ralph Ellison, Rhiannon Giddens, Richard Wright | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Rhiannon Giddens

Inspiring the Souls of the Incarcerated

A Lesson Before Dying

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