Whitney Houston once said to me that Roberta Flack’s voice was one of the purest voices she’d ever heard. I grew up scouring the records my Parents collected. Mrs. Flack was one of their favorites and quite instantly became one of mine as soon as I was exposed to her. She looked cool and intelligent, gentle and yet militant. The songs she recorded from ‘Compared To What’ to ‘The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’ to her version of ‘Ballad Of The Sad Young Men’ fascinated me with their beauty and sophistication. Mrs. Flack was an artist, a singer-songwriter, a pianist and composer who moved me and showed me through her own creative choices and standards what else was possible within the idiom of Soul. Killing Me Softly, a song Mrs. Flack didn’t write, but made hugely popular became the song that catapulted myself and the Fugees into household phenomena. We wanted to honor the beauty and brilliance of this song and her performance of it to our generation. I will forever be grateful for the sensitivity and delicate power of her Love and Artistry. Rest in Grace Beloved One. 🌹
could she act? yes. but was her character good? also yes. were her plotlines compelling? yes. but did she look good? also yes. but did I enjoy her time in the show? again, yes. but would I watch more of her character? YES
This is a call to all men especially Black men, ask your GP for a PSA blood test which is so quick and easy to do and it saves lives. That’s why I’m supporting @ProstateUK#NHS campaign #MensHealth. Sending virtual hugs if you are suffering ❤️❤️
A BBC series adaptation of Caleb Azumah Nelson’s ‘OPEN WATER’ is in the works.
Synopsis: “A shared project, photographing and documenting Black creatives in London, draws two artists into each other’s orbit, but can their burgeoning friendship resist the pull of desire?”