Every Saturday (11am ET), our founder hosts #ASCENDING on the YouTube + Twitter channels of @marclamonthill.bsky.social. Episode 29 (on 8/9/2025) will feature @nkechitaifa.bsky.social and it's going to be PURE FIYAH 🔥 Do watch! If you miss it, NP! All episodes are here: akila.ws/ascendingapr...

Recently via #PutOnBLAST (the #AKILAWORKSONGS newsletter), we shared that the one-and-only #RaphaelSaadiq is coming to the #NewJerseryPerformingArtsCenter in #Newark #NJ 😍 Tickets are on sale now for the October 2 #NJPAC show. We're trying to get y'all some comps 😉 so stay tuned!

If you didn't know about the beloved outdoor #jazzmusic festival known as #JazzInTheValley in #NewYork? Didn't know about the world-class caliber of artists who've graced the #JITV stage, including #HughMasekela and #RoyAyers? NP! Go to www.jazzinthevalleyny.org. This year's dates are August 16-17!

We're thrilled to announce that #JazzInTheValleyNY is returning to #Poughkeepsie to celebrate its 25th anniversary! What a milestone! The lineup is stellar (((and))) we have a promo code! Enjoy "the hang" August 16 - 17! Get tickets, use code JAZZ25 at checkout, and save! www.jazzinthevalleyny.org

Happy July 1, indeed! For the love of our family in Haiti! 🇭🇹

Tonight's virtual event for @rasjbaraka.bsky.social will start ON TIME! Please Share This Info with Your Network: ✅ Registration link: akila.ws/virtualforras ✅ Donation link: akila.ws/supportforras (you can donate from $5 to $5,800 max) ✅ Official campaign website: www.RasForGovernor.com

We invite ALL to support @rasjbaraka.bsky.social for Governor of NJ! Your support is a stand for the principled, courageous leadership that Baraka embodies! The virtual event is TONIGHT, 7PM ET on Zoom! Hear directly from Mayor Baraka (Newark native & HU grad). •Register: akila.ws/virtualforras

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April 1, 2025! HAPPY 32nd ANNIVERSARY TO US! #Communications #ForTheCulture #CommunicationsForTheCulture #ArtsAndActivism #TraditionsOverTrends #PeoplePowerAgency #TeamAKILA #aprilRsilver THE BEST IS YET TO COME! We will forever honor our #BenevolentAncestors who sacrificed... hoping.

💪🏾 Happy February 1, 2025! Despite the political fuckery being unleashed, we started the year positively, thx to @marclamonthill.bsky.social. Our founder, @aprilrsilver.bsky.social, has a weekly show on www.youtube.com/@marclamonth.... ASCENDING streams live on Saturdays at 11a ET. Subscribe today!