Kelundra

Oh to be clear, I assume all 100+ millionaires have a shady past.

I have finished watching the Netflix docuseries #SeanCombsTheReckoning and my key takeaways are 1) culturally we have tricked people into believing that money is all they need and 2) somebody need to get his sons. Also, you can be a ho and a victim and that was the case for a lot of folks.

It can't be overstated how ubiquitous pop stars were b4 socials and mainstream radio aided the foolishness that unfolded in the pop music industrial complex. This docuseries, Sean Combs: The Reckoning, is further proof that society looks the other way at sex crimes. #Puffy #Netflix #Diddy #Reckoning

There are so many things to be written about this Sean Combs docuseries, but I need to know how much Netflix and 50 Cent paid to get that footage. Like buying the footage from your own documentary to make a doc against you is water sign energy. We play the long game. #Diddy #50cent #SeanCombs #Puffy

Episode #115: Kelundra Smith (is a force of nature in The American Theatre as a playwright, journalist, and thought leader)

Listen to Olivia Lilley and I chat on her podcast, The Future of Art in America. We discuss unconventional career paths, finding your voice, breaking the rules, balancing multiple jobs and all the things no one tells you in college.

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America stares down erasure of Black history and progress In the last year, federal, state and institutional decisions have gutted pillars of America's civil rights protections.

Today is closing day of my play THE WASH in Chicago, inspired by the Atlanta Washerwomen's Strike of 1881. The next play in the trilogy is THE VOTE, about 33 Black men elected to Georgia legislature in 1868. This is an important read, just wish it wasn't teaching AI.

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Chicago A&E Pulse: Perceptions Theatre's "The Wash" - A Personal Theater Journey Discover the compelling story behind Perceptions Theatre's "The Wash," a personal journey through friendship, theater, and critical connections by an arts journalist with insider insights.

THANK YOU Amanda Haggerty! "This play, in many ways, feels like a love letter.... I rarely get to see a play like this, a true gift to the actors who play the roles, that pushes forward both theater as an art form and our collective human experience." showcago.beehiiv.com/p/casting-ne...

Tracy Morgan's new series CRUTCH on Parsmount+ is definitely similar to Family Reunion and and The Upshaws on Netflix.

Professions no longer eligible for graduate student loans starting in 2026:
- Nursing
- Physician assistants
- Physical therapists
- Audiologists
- Architects
- Accountants
- Educators
- Social workers

The intention may be to remove barriers to entry but this definitely creates one.

#AllsFair on #hulu is a show that truly starts at episode 4. It's like how the first three episodes of #Scandal were boring and then by episode 4 it hooks you. They need to get a more diverse writers room; I can tell who wrote it. The fashion is fantastic though. The views make you fall for LA.

My mom is a faithful Atlanta Falcons fan and she is so into this game versus the Saints right now. I am the only non football person in my family.

I don't know why I like the tv show THE DIPLOMAT on Netflix, but this angsty nonsense is enthralling for me.

In the last three weeks, I have been to Denver, Atlanta, Chicago, Minneapolis, New York City, and back to Atlanta. The energy in the airports is frenetic, but the people working are amazing. They deserve all the raises and applause. We are all essential workers. #airports #travel #worktravel #flight

Concern yourself with your family.

God bless all the airport, airline, and FAA workers. Minneapolis airport is a mess. It's looking like Atlanta and they aren't used to that.

All on the line - Chicago Reader Timely and inspiring, The Wash at Perceptions Theatre imagines the lives of five women behind the 1881 Atlanta washerwomen's strike.

The Chicago reviews of THE WASH are in. The Reader says THE WASH "brings the too-little-known story of the 1881 Atlanta washerwomen’s strike to life with wit, warmth, and a refreshing absence of didactic grandstanding." THANK YOU CHICAGO!!!

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God bless the Federal employees who are showing up to work to keep their health insurance, but not making actual cash. It's so cruel. I hate that people are experiencing this. Every member of congress should have an opponent for reelection. EVERY MEMBER. EVERY.

Food is necessary and it's also not the only thing people buy with SNAP/EBT. Period poverty is real. If you're in Georgia here's a place: www.otmdiaperbank.org/period-poverty

I love seeing folks all celebratory and dressed up for Halloween.

Miracles are still happening.

Corporations beefing up security b/c they assume poor people are criminals and will rob them when SNAP benefits expire this weekend is truly crazy. Don't pay for security. Buy food. The fact that more than 10% of folks in this country can't afford to eat is horrible. Breaking food supply is criminal

Because I know there is a God in the heavens, I believe that I will see you all stop using the word "reveal" in headlines in my lifetime.

The Wash - Rebel, rinse, repeat | Bonfire Help underwrite the costs of publishing the play THE WASH by Kelundra Smith.. "The Wash" by Kelundra Smith is a new play inspired by the true story of the Atlanta Washerwomen's...

They're here for 21 days only!!! www.bonfire.com/thewash/

People think they want contraction when what they really want is scale.

It is astounding to see the resistance-to-capital-B Black to embrace of terms like "illegal aliens" pipeline emerge in traditional journalism outlets right now. On tv and in newspapers, reporters are acting like our industry didn't already address this. The terms are asylum seekers or undocumented.

Talent, work ethic, and luck-- you need all three at all times.

Playing with this play synopsis: Seven days, 5 nurses, $3 million, 1 crazy scandal. Inspired by headlines and interviews with nurses, "Other Paths to God" by Kelundra Smith is a juicy new play that challenges us to laugh when it isn't funny and reevaluate our relationship with work.

I am on Act Two Scene 5 of a new play. When I started this edit, I was trying to keep the momentum from the first act into the second act. Now, I did it too well and and I can't figure out how to end this play lol. Either way, this draft is due Wednesday. #writingprocess #writingishuman

Mark my words, these dealings with Argentina and Venezuela have to do with the Panama Canal. Someone is trying to get control of Latin American countries since Japan, Italy, and China, which basically run that canal, are not an option. Panama gets like $2 million for every ship that passes through.

The Wash | Perceptions Theatre In 1881, Black laundresses in Atlanta led a strike weeks before the International Cotton Exposition came to town. Demanding $1/dozen pounds of laundry, the Atlanta Washerwomen’s Strike of 1881 was one...

Labor is at the heart of my plays. In my play MONARCHS, one of the characters says, "labor is power." I believe this to be true. My play THE WASH, inspired by the Atlanta Washerwomen's Strike of 1881, is onstage in #Chicago all Nov. Let art refuel movement. www.perceptionstheatre.org/event-detail...