This Sunday from 7 to 9pm, My9 will present Gospelfest 2008, the 25th anniversary celebration! It is what all the press releases and tv promotions have revealed and so much more!
Before I forget, the scholarships: There are more than a dozen, five-thousand dollars each. The first graduates with four years of paid education come out this year! The program has a 100 percent graduation rate! And winners this year get scholarships and dreams that can come true with support and lots of blessings from the folk who make this McDonald’s Gospelfest possible- McDonald’s!
I feel so blessed to have seen it, to have been apart of it, that I had to take another opportunity to encourage you or remind you to watch. It doesn’t matter about your faith or religion. It’s not about that. The music will move you. Seeing the talent will transform you. The kids are awesome! And the messages are personal, those sent and how they are received. Being a part of it is an experience that lifts you up, especially during a time in the world, when there’s enough that tries to take us down.
Excuse me while I get downright giggly and fan-like. First, I got to go on FOX5’s Good Day New York and give viewers a sample of some of the performances: Newark’s own, Cissy Houston, from Brooklyn, Hezekiah Walker, the ageless energizing quartet, The Mighty Clouds of Joy, the hip hop minister, Kirk Franklin, praisedancers, poets, steppers and choirs!
Richard Huff of the Daily News was so kind in his comments about me and of course, the event.
My guest on Real Talk was the fabulous Emmy award winning producer, without which the show would surely not be possible—A. Curtis Farrow.
And I got to be on radio ( a fallback to my early tv/radio days and memories in Georgia). Pastor Hezekiah Walker’s Show Saturday afternoon on WLIB had me running out of the nail shop from under the pedicure dryer to talk to the listeners and get a personal thrill speaking to such a gospel star! And Sunday morning, (Official excuse, written signature possible-sorry I can’t be at church, I have to work.) I get to talk with Toya Beasley on the radio at KISS during her Inspirations and Morning Glory Show at 9:30.
Did YOU ever stand on the stage of the new Prudential Center in Newark? I did! It is a magnificent facility! Such a spendid performance arena! I got to be on stage and introduce the artists (major star-struck moment for the churchlady!) . Who knows maybe next time one might ask me to join in…probably not…but in the meantime, you can see REAL musical talent and some very special performances, showcased on McDonald’s Gospelfest 2008.
I can hardly wait to see the final product. Let me know what you think!
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