Obama Victory Fund 2012 Soul Music Concert with Al Green, India Arie + Lin-Manuel Miranda on January 19 at the Apollo Theater


We were honored to receive an invitation to this incredible event, which will feature performances by singer/songwriter, India Arie, classic soul legend Al Green, and Puerto Rican-American composer, rapper, lyricist, and actor, Lin-Manuel Miranda.  Harlem’s Apollo Theater, will serve as the the venue for this sure to be star-studded event, the benefits of which will go to help fund President Obama’s 2012 Re-Election campaign.    Tickets range from a donation of $100 – $5,000 and some of the higher packages include VIP amenities and a special guest.  Could it be that those willing to donate $500 will get to meet President Obama?  That would be a great way to start the New Year indeed!

 

 

 

 

Here are a few our favorites from the special guests:

Al Green – Full of Fire

India Arie – I Am Not My Hair

Lin-Manuel Miranda Performs at the White House Poetry Jam

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Friend to the site and fellow soulhead, Shawn Peters, is involved with a very special movie project that has been invited to the Sundance Movie Festival.   He and his team need your help.  Please add on to our recent donation with your own here.

Here is more information on the film:

Film Synopsis: An Oversimplification of Her Beauty

You’ve just arrived home after a bad day…Scratch that…You’ve just arrived home after a bad month You’re broke, despite being too busy to shower most mornings. You’re lonely, even though you live in the biggest city in America. Generally speaking, you’re in a funk (and not just from lack of bathing). You do, however, have one cause for mild optimism. You seem to have captured the attention of an intriguing young lady. You’ve rushed home this particular evening to clean your apartment before she comes over. In your haste, you see that you have missed a call. There is a voicemail. She tells you that, she won’t be seeing you tonight… An Oversimplification of Her Beauty is a film that puts you in the shoes of an quixotic young man, as fantasies, emotions, and memories, race through his mind during this singular moment in time.

“With arresting insight, vulnerability, and a delightful sense of humor, Terence Nance’s explosively creative debut feature, An Oversimplification of Her Beauty, documents the relationship between Nance and a lovely young woman as it teeters on the divide between platonic and romantic. Nance creates an exquisite tapestry of live action and various styles of animation to delve deeply into his own young male psyche as he sweats and stretches toward maturity. The result is an exciting and original film that announces the arrival of a bright new cinematic talent.” – Sundance Film Festival

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