See the Little Brown Girls....

On January 20th, Martin Luther King Day, The Sister Scribes returned to La Mama, etc. on Poetry Electric Night!! An evening of poetry, music, songs and stories that reflect the "Dream of MLK" and the reality of today's USA.

Verna Hampton, Antoinette Nwandu, Melissa Murray and Eve Crusto

Our Special Guest was Opera singer Goldee Greene. ( WE need a photo of her!!)
 She did a special tribute to singer Marion Anderson.

Women of the Struggle and their music

We celebrated with the music of our  favorite "Brown Girl" Nina Simone.

As a part of our tribute to the "Women of the Struggle"
  Verna Hampton wrote a poem about Fanny Lou Hamer called "Fanny Lou, Look at You!"

Melissa Murray wrote a poem called  "Tupelo", a story of woman traveling from Tupelo, MS to the March of Washington in 1963 just to see Mahalia Jackson

The Scribes Scribing around town last Spring

Sister Scribes at Eve Crusto's Graduate Play Reading.

Antoinette talks, "Sallie Mae"

Verna talkin' about "Michelle's Arms"

Eve slammin' some poetry at Mike Geffner's Open Mike Night

Melissa letting you know who she is

They did what??

On May 4th, 4 Sister Scribers journeyed to New Rochelle for their first official performance outside of NYC. Thanks to Incoming Tide Productions these fierce sisters made a splash, tackling identity, social issues, family matters and love of course. And special thanks to Producer Eric Woodlin for making this possible.

Sister Scribes rock the PAC House Theater in New Rochelle

I am... You are...We are...writings, musings and maybe a song or two by all of us. Are you ready?

Sister Scribes is a group of talented female artists based in New York City, began performing at La Mama E.T.C. with Poetry Electric, curated by William Electric Black. The Sister Scribes are now touring the metro area with poetry, creating an exciting entertainment experience. Don't miss the powerful work of these women word smiths!

The SISTER SCRIBES are Melissa Murray-Mutch, Verna Hampton, Antoinette Nwandu, Eve Crusto, Kimberly Young, Allison Davis, Athena Colon, and Jordan Carey.

Come see our next show! 
Incoming Tide presents, "Sister Scribes" at the PAC House on 311 Huguenot Street, in New Rochelle, NY Saturday, May 4th at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15. Go to Smartix.com