“Is This America?” The Fannie Lou Hamer Opera Premieres

“Is This America?” The Fannie Lou Hamer Opera Premieres

by | Sep 21, 2024

In Boston, a remarkable new opera is being premiered this weekend.  “Is This America? The Fannie Lou Hamer Story,” composed by Mary D. Watkins, with a libretto by Watkins and Cerise Jacobs. In this interview that aired on Boston’s WBUR, Mary Watkins describes how she...
Monday Link Round Up: August 31, 2020

Monday Link Round Up: August 31, 2020

by | Aug 31, 2020

News and music to start the week! Sorry we didn’t post about this sooner!  The Dream Unfinished Activist Orchestra presents a live community reading of Fannie Lou Hamer’s 1964 speech, “Sick and Tired,” today, Monday, Aug. 31 at 11:30 AM EST! ...