Before We Let Go..thank you Frankie Beverly

Wow Frankie Beverly, ..there are so many aspects of black culture that has been asbsorbed into mainstream culture that many forget it's origin story...one of the few that are exquistely ours is ... Frankie Beverly. This past summer in New Hampshire, while directing Skeleton Crew there was a cook-out and one of the most poignant moments is when all the blk ppl in the room, regardless of age, sang along to "Before I Let Go'. Maze is a part of ever black family reunion, every Homecoming, every BBQ, every Saturday nite while growing up sitting on the stoop. There is a reason that Bey included him on the HomeComing show, he is as historically black as drumlines & stepping. He is our macaroni & cheese, our black-eyes peas, our Martin reruns, our "Da*mn, D*amn, D*am, our ratchet country cousins...he is our joy. Even when he lost his voice, we just sang along. Sometimes you just get so comfortable, you can forget thier importance. Brotha the black community. salutes you! #frankiebeverly #maze #beforeIletgo #blackbrillance #blackexcellence #performance #blacksingers