residentBlack History Month Harriet Tubman’s Dream


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n celebration of Black History Month, the play, Harriet Tubman’s


Dream will be performed on February 5, 7:00pm, at The Writer’s Block, Ink, New London. Harriet Tubman was an African American, abolitionist, anti-slavery activist, suffragist and one of the greatest American humanitarians that ever lived.


After escaping slavery, into which Harriet was born, she made 13 missions to personally rescue over seventy slaves with the help of the Underground Railroad and helped another 60 slaves plan and carryout their own escapes.


Throughout her life, she


worked tirelessly and selfl essly to end injustice and to obtain freedom, equality and dignity for all people. To help support herself and the fugitive slave community and to fi nance her rescue missions, Harriet Tubman worked as a cook, domestic servant and gave dra- matic storytelling performances of her life. At parlor socials or at church meetings, she performed to great acclaim for many prominent abolitionists, suffragists and the literary elite in New England. In Harriet Tubman’s Dream, Camilla Ross portrays Harriet giving one of her storytelling performances in Boston. Camilla is the current president and founder


Camilla Ross portrays Harriet Tubman in Lisa Giordano’s play “Harriet Tubman’s Dream” at the Writer’s Block Ink, New London, on February 5th at 7:00pm. Tickets are $25 for adults and $23 for students or seniors.


of the Emerson Theater Collaborative, and a graduate of Emerson College, Boston. Harriet Tubman’s Dream is


written by Lisa Giordano who is on the advisory board of the Emerson Theater Collaborative. Her plays have been work- shopped at UConn’s Avery Point Theater and have re- ceived staged readings through the Planning Stage and by the students of the Writer’s Block, Ink, where she is a member of the faculty and board. Lisa is a member of the Dramatist Guild and belongs to the Writers’ Roundtable of Southeastern Connecticut. Harriet Tubman’s Dream is directed by Aaron Arbiter. Aaron is currently on the faculty of the National Theater Institute at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Waterford. He is a graduate of the National Theater


Institute and of


Brandeis University where he was Artistic Director of Brandeis University’s award-


winning Free Play Theatre Cooperative. His directing credits at Brandeis include City of Angels and John Patrick Shanley’s Savage in Limbo. Tickets are $25 ($23 for students and seniors) and can be obtained by calling 860.705.9711. A portion of the profi ts will be donated to benefi t The Writer’s Block, Ink. To post your comments, visit: www.theresident.com


The Dad I Wish I Had T


he dream doesn’t have to end with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We all can be heroes in our circle of infl uence. Yet, there is an increasing problem in


the African-American community today with too many fathers being “out of the picture” when it comes to being a part of their children’s lives.


This problem may be blurring the vision of Dr. King and of so many others who paved the way. Former NFL Player Freddie Scott, II, author of the


book, The Dad I Wish I Had, is focused on encouraging fathers in the African-American community. He wants fathers to know that they have great infl uence and that they can pass down a legacy of hope to their children just as Dr. King passed on hope to the world.


Scott speaks from his personal experience of growing up without having his father in his life as he would have liked.


Scott has a history as a player in the National Football League. He is a minister at Word of Faith Christian Center, Nashville, youth counselor, public speaker and author. He is founder and president of Unlock The Champion, LLC., an organization dedicated to people raised in broken homes, especially athletes. His most recent research has made him aware of the tremendous need, now more than ever, for strong fathers in America’s ever-changing culture and across the world. Today, Scott travels throughout America speaking on such issues as family, character development, and personal goals. To date, Freddie has spoken to thousands helping to empower people to not be imprisoned to the pain of their past. He is an NFL Spokesman for All Pro Dad,


Former NFL Player Freddie Scott, II, author of the book, “The Dad I Wish I Had,” is focused on encouraging fathers in the African-American community


an Ambassador for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle TN and the Dean of Word of Faith church’s Spiritual Growth Institute.


Scott is most proud of being a loving husband to his wife of 10 years, Tondalanea, and great father to their fi ve children. To post your comments, visit: www.theresident.com


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