Nona Hendryx and poet/educator Mahogany L. Browne have been added to AFROPUNK’s Black HERSTORY Live. The celebration lauds  Black women in the arts with a multi-disciplinary show.  India.Arie, artist Mereba, actress and playwright Sarah Jones, choreographer Ebony Williams, and singer-songwriters Celisse, UMI and Danielle Ponder will perform at the event. Black HERSTORY Live will happen at Lincoln Center February 24-25. Tickets are available now. 

Sarah Dash’s memorial service took place in New Jersey today. Dash, who was a member of LaBelle, died September 20th at the age of 76. LaBelle went worldwide in 1974 with their hit “Lady Marmalade.” They were the first Black women rock stars and set the blueprint for those after them. The group broke-up in 1976 and reunited in 2008 for the album Back To Now. Dash had success in 1978 with the disco tune “Sinner Man.” The service had wonderful performances from multiple performers including the tribute from Dash’s bandmates Patti LaBelle and Nona Hendryx. 

 

Singer-songwriter, activist and one-third of the legendary LaBelle, Nona Hendryx in conjunction with Nubian Q.U.E.E.N.X.(Quantum, Unique, Evolving, Essence of Nubian Sistas) have partnered with feminist group JASS (Just Associates) to present Musical Meditation and Celebration of Radical Healing on Friday, August 14th. The online event is designed to celebrate human connectedness in the time of social unrest and political crisis with poetry, music and dance. Woman performers from around the world will participate with guest appearances from the author, professor and activist Angela Davis, singer and activist Cyndi Lauper, director, stage and screen actress Phylicia Rashad, tennis pioneer and activist Billie Jean King and poet, musician, playwright and author Joy Harjo. The event will stream exclusively on the StreamYard platform at 4 PM ET/1 PM PT/2 PM MT/7 PM UT. 

Hendryx will perform with New York collective Nubian Q.U.E.E.N.X. and they will perform a meditation on healing past traumas and answer questions about how to move forward. The artist explained the importance of the event, 

“By radical healing, we’re acknowledging the power of music to lift our spirits and connect us across all our differences. We recognize that we can’t build and sustain strong movements for the long haul with broken people who bear the brunt of crises and violence. We need moments of shared joy and connections as much as information and strategy. Some of the most amazing music ever created has been birthed from struggle.”

For more information about the event go to https://nona-hendryx.squarespace.com/nubianqueenx and https://www.justassociates.org/.

Nona Hendryx will host a one of kind event in conjunction with Nubian Q.U.E.E.N.X. and international feminist organization JASS (Just Associates) to present Musical Meditation and Celebration of Radical Healing. The global event is designed to affirm the connections between people and one’s personal power during a time of uprising and crisis. Women artists from around the world will be featured and noted activist, author and academic Angela Davis will make an appearance. The virtual event will live stream on the StreamYard platform on August 14, 2020, at 4:00 PM EST. Hendryx, who is a former member of the legendary LaBelle, said this about the event: 

“By radical healing, we’re acknowledging the power of music to lift our spirits and connect us across all our differences. We recognize that we can’t build and sustain strong movements for the long haul with broken people who bear the brunt of crises and violence. We need moments of shared joy and connections as much as information and strategy  some of the most amazing music ever created has been birthed from struggle.”

Hendryx will perform with the New York-based collective Nubian Q.U.E.E.N.X. (Quantum, Unique, Evolving, Essence of Nubian Sistas), a musical meditation on the affirmation of healing traumas of the past and present while answering questions and exploring ways to move forward. First presented at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., in September 2019 with special guests Divinity Roxx, Be Steadwell, Liza Jessie Peterson, the group will be joined by Sophia Ramos for the August 14^th performance. Q.U.E.E.N.X. is a multi-generational, multi-disciplinary blending of music, spoken word, hip-hop, funk, rock, and avant-garde.