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The Charlotte Post Life! THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2020 SECTION B NC houses of worship adjust to pandemic By Sergio Osnaya-Prieto MEDIA HUB RALEIGH – The ritual had remained the same for centuries. The parishioner approached the priest, who lifted the pale wafer before the parishioner’s face. “The Body of Christ,” the priest said. “Amen,” the parishioner replied, his or her hands lifted, ready to receive the Eucharist followed by the wine—the blood of ASHLEY MAHONEY | THE CHARLOTTE POST Christ. Denise Hairston is taking her fight for healthy food alternatives to her new venture, Dee’s Vegan To-Go in City West Commons, But even millennia-old rituals, like Catholics’ communion, have had to adapt to the ongoing COVID-19 which opens later this month. pandemic. At St. Raphael Catholic Church in Raleigh, Father Phil Hurley walks around the sanctuary with a pro- cession of volunteers who have a new, unexpected— No meat, better health and unofficial—title in the Catholic Church: the Ministers of Hand Sanitizer. Now, parishioners lift their hands to receive and apply hand sanitizer from a minister. Then, Hurley, donning a facemask and a face shield, approaches is advocate’s top desire each parishioner and places the wafer in his or her hands. The parishioner replies with the customary “Amen,” but waits patiently for Hurley to move at Denise Hairston launches Dee’s Vegan To-Go in City West least 6 feet away to consume the wafer. “The Eucharist is like the center of our faith, so it’s By Ashley Mahoney that are things that could be pre- aunt died from cancer and another important to receive it as often as we can, you [email protected] ventable,” said Hairston, whose aunt died from kidney failure at know—within reason, of course,” Andrew Kaveler, a vegan cuisine has been a staple at 44 years old. volunteer during communion, said. “People have Food is Denise Hairston’s the Charlotte Regional Farmer’s Black people are impacted by probably various woes and worries and depression weapon of choice in the fight Market for years. “I had four kidney failure three onset by the pandemic, so it’s especially important against diseases disproportion- women die in a five-year time times more than to receive the graces that we believe we receive ately impacting Black women. period from chronic diseases. I white people, per On The Net through the Eucharist.” The former restaurateur will started studying. I said there’s the Centers for This adaptation is the result of careful months of open a to-go and delivery store- something to [what Black women Disease Control https://www.d eesvegan- planning by the church’s leadership to reopen for in- front, Dee’s Vegan To-Go, in City are eating].” and Prevention. togo.com/ person services, said Jeff Rice, pastoral associate for West Commons (1540 West Blvd. Hairston’s mother died from “A lot of it could liturgy and music at St. Raphael—joining a growing Suite 100) by the end of No- heart disease, which the American have been pre- number of houses of worship across the state that vember. Heart Association reports that car- vented, or you could are opening their doors to worshippers once again. “When I used to work with the diovascular diseases, which kill have given yourself a longer lifes- women’s health network, I found nearly 50,000 Black women an- pan if you had just done a little bit Please see HOUSES |2B that there were a lot of illnesses in nually, are often linked to the of exercise and eaten right, be- the Black community, especially amount of sodium in a person’s cause they all are very, very bad— Links between with African American women diet. Hairston’s grandmother and Please see NO MEAT |2B cancer and diabetes BRANDPOINT Truist grant to JCSU for remote learning There are more connections between diabetes and cancer than you'd expect. Research suggests the two By Ashley Mahoney computers for students to can be intimately related - with some cancer treat- [email protected] learning despite ments putting patients at risk for insulin depend- the disruption of on-cam- ence, and type 2 diabetes greatly increasing a Johnson C. Smith Univer- pus instruction. person's susceptibility to cancer. sity received $100,000 “We are grateful for the Because cancer and both types 1 and 2 diabetes from Truist to support re- significant support Truist can weaken the immune system, people with these mote learning. has provided the Univer- disorders are also at increased risk of severe illness The historically Black sity,” Tami Simmons, from COVID-19, according to the U.S. Centers for Dis- university transitioned to JCSU’s vice president of in- ease Control and Prevention. online instruction in March stitutional advancement Cancer and diabetes are connected due to the COVID-19 pan- said in a statement. In type 1 diabetes, the body no longer sufficiently demic. School leaders “Through our partnership produces insulin. In type 2 diabetes, the body may opted to continue remote with Truist we were able to still be producing insulin, but other metabolic cells learning for supply our students with of the body become resistant to its effects (insulin the fall se- vital equipment necessary resistance). Insulin, a hormone the pancreas makes mester to access learning online JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY On The Net rather while working remotely. to allow cells to use glucose, remains the standard https://www.jc Truist's $100,000 gift to Johnson C. Smith University will be used to treatment option for millions of people living with than re- Truist and Johnson C. buy notebook computers to help students overcome technologi- su.edu/ turn for Smith University have a diabetes. cal barriers to remote learning while the campus is off-limits to in- in-person shared vision to enhance In 1978 at City of Hope, a biomedical research person instruction. complex and National Cancer Institute-designated instruction the learning experience for comprehensive cancer center in Southern California, and JCSU’s infor- our students through tech- the exceptional students of and inclusion for all we Arthur Riggs, Ph.D., and Keiichi Itakura, Ph.D., con- mation technology depart- nology.” JCSU to help them over- serve. We hope this dona- ducted research that led to the invention of synthetic ment assessed that 135 Said Thomas Ransom, come any financial ob- tion helps alleviate any human insulin, which transformed modern diabetes students did not have the head of sales and client ex- stacles they may face as a technology or financial management. In 2017, City of Hope founded the technology necessary to perience strategy and his- result of the pandemic. At gaps students may experi- Wanek Family Project for Type 1 Diabetes, an ambi- continue remote learning. torically Black colleges and Truist, we’re committed to ence so they can remain The grant will fund the universities lead at Truist: partnering with HBCUs and Please see WHAT TO KNOW | 3B confident and focused on purchase of new laptop “We’re proud to support advancing diversity, equity their education.” «RIDES Toyota’s Highland revamped to impressive crossover results By Winfred Cross this should. Well, there is Platinum trim and comes lets. SPECIAL TO THE POST the Supra-like character with a 12.3-inch touch The first two rows are a line that takes up most of screen mounted to the different story. Both have Toyota hopes its newly the side profile. I like it, but dash. It’s bright and has a Captain’s chairs that are revamped Highlander will a number of journalists quick touch response. It comfortable and roomy. be one of the pleasant don’t. The grille is far less can be susceptible to glare The second row is config- things you remember polarizing. It avoids being and surface reflections, ho- ured to give easy access to about 2020. It should be. overly large and is more wever. Apple CarPlay and the third row. That feature The company has given its truck than crossover. Android Auto debut in the may to be used much. trusted crossover a com- The interior gets a lot of revamp and they are wel- Storage is a little more plete reworking that keeps pluses. You could com- come, thank you. A pre- than 16 cubic feet behind the vehicle competitive. plain that some of the ma- mium JBL stereo is also the third row. That’s three The Highlander’s new ex- terial chosen isn’t as nice present. cubic feet more than last terior is handsome. It’s not as what you might find in The seating would be year’s model but still flashy, but certainly brings the new Kias and you stellar were it not for the skimpy. Space ultimately the vehicle out of the would be right. However, cramped third row that expand to 45 cubic feet frumpy category without the Highlander’s interior is would make kids uncom- with the seats lowered. being trendy. Toyota likes TOYOTA clean with modern lines. fortable. There is very little designs that age well and My test car was the top padding and no USB out- Please see TOYOTA’S| 2B The 2021 Toyota Highland crossover. 2B LIFE | The Charlotte Post Thursday, November 12, 2020 Toyota’s Highland revamped to No meat, better health impressive crossover results Continued from page 1B gas, and it moves immedi- tional. The Highlander’s biggest ately with a bit of swagger. The base price for the is advocate’s top desire selling point is its power- It’s not afraid of twisty Platinum Highlander starts train. A 3.5-liter V6 is stan- roads or hustling down a around $48,000. The as- dard and its jewel-like in its straightaway. It’s sporty tested price was in the love with every serving execution. It makes 295 but not a sport car. to mid $50,000 range. horses and is mated to an Toyota has done a great Tellurides and Palisades job in balancing the new are bigger and less expen- ness development, public safety and eight-speed transmission. Continued from page 1B Highlander’s utilitarian na- sive, but neither has the urban design. The remaining corri- My vehicle also had op- high fat, high sodium, all of that,” ture with something a little Highlander’s longevity nor dors include Central Avenue/Albe- tional AWD. The engine Hairston said. “Those are things that I more desirable. A better bullet-proof reputation – at marle Road, Freedom Drive/Wilkinson makes its power smoothly found, and said, ‘no, we have to stop third row would make the least not yet. Boulevard, Graham Street/North and quickly. The High- this some kind of way.’” vehicle a grand slam, so Pros: Tryon Street, as well as Sugar Creek lander can reach 60 miles Hairston has not eaten meat in 32 the company has to settle • All-new design Road/Interstate 85. Key to addressing per hour in 7.5 seconds. years and became completely vegan for a triple. • Great engine and trans- the West Boulevard corridor is the lack The transmission works 11 years ago. She began preparing There are five trim lines mission of access to healthy foods, as the area wonderfully by not being meals at family gatherings without available including my • Excellent ride is considered a food desert. The city noticed. meat, and while everyone was sur- Platinum. As expected, it • Excellent handling is working with members of the The Highlander’s high- prised by the ingredients, they em- comes with lots of stan- • Good fuel economy neighborhood to establish the city’s way manners are also quite braced the taste. dard stuff including pano- Cons: first grocery co-op, Three Sisters Mar- good. It delivers a comfort- “They’re like, ‘you made collard ramic sunroof, driver’s • Cramped third row ket, in addition to bringing in restau- able ride, soaking up small greens without meat? You made green head up display, 12.3-inch • Materials could be rants that provide healthy options like and large bumps without beans without meat?’” said Hairston, display, digital rearview better Dee’s Vegan To-Go. bringing the drama into who studied culinary arts at Johnson mirror and a surround • Pricey “It is so important that we continue the cabin. The Highlander and Wales University and Central view camera. All wheel Email Winfred Cross at to provide healthy food options and achieves this without sac- Piedmont Community College. “They drive, JBL sound system, [email protected]. access to residents along the corridor, rificing driving dynamics. loved it. From there, I wrote a couple wireless charging and a because right now we don’t have The vehicle feels surpris- of cookbooks.” ingly agile. Give it a little few other things were op- Hairston had a full-service restau- that,” said District 3 council member rant in her hometown of St. Louis but Victoria Watlington, which is where decided that path was not for her. West Boulevard is located. “We want “It was overwhelming work and I to invest in people’s education and never, ever want to do that again,” she their economic mobility, but we also want to invest in their health. Part of The Charlotte Post Foundation said. That is why she opted for a small doing that is partnering with healthy storefront. It allows her to do what food options with business owners.” she loves without the hassle of a full- The corridor was also added to the service restaurant, especially during a city’s #StreetEats program at City pandemic. West Commons (1520 West Blvd.), “I love this, because I can still get my transforming parking spaces and foods that people love out the door sidewalks into outdoor eating spaces Natural Springs Farm and to them, but I don’t have to have to promote physical distancing. The th all that headache and expense of a space also features a mural showcas- 4 Generation African American Farmer full-service restaurant,” she said. ing the neighborhood’s history by Da- The West Boulevard corridor is one vidson College graduate Makayla of six areas included in the city of Binter, a Hearst Teaching Fellow at Charlotte’s Corridors of Opportunity Charlotte Country Day School. The Buy a Bag, Give a Bag program, which was launched last program runs through Nov. 22, which month with the Beatties Ford Road allows Dee’s Vegan To-Go to serve the $5 - 5lb. Bag corridor. The $24.5 million program neighborhood before the storefront is designed to address gaps in infras- opens. $30 - 40lb. 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Houses of worship across North Carolina continue to adapt to the reality of COVID-19 pandemic Continued from page 1B mon and leads wor- safely, when numbers are Religious leaders are shippers in prayer. In the continuing to rise—even choosing to reopen after main prayer room, masked with that smaller number, the state’s Department of men of all ages sit, stand and as large a space as we Health and Human serv- and kneel six feet apart on have,” Petty said. “It’s hard. ices issued new guidelines their own prayer rugs, I have found that it’s very recommending houses of which rest on top of long difficult for people who worship limit any indoor green rugs with beige ara- have not seen each other in gatherings to 100 people besque patterns that dec- a long time, particularly or 30 percent capacity. orate the room. Due to the church people, it is very However, in-person reli- social distancing rules, hard for them not to go gious services have been latecomers pray in the hug, and greet and get too under scrutiny recently, gymnasium directly be- close to one another when after Mecklenburg County hind the prayer room. they finally see each Health linked more than Sermons are shorter, as other.” 150 COVID-19 cases and are the moments to gather Religious leaders said six deaths to a convocation with others after the serv- that despite the public Saturday, Nov. 14 @ 11am-2pm event at a United House of ice: “So sit down, listen to health concerns, the deci- Prayer church in Charlotte. sermons, and kind of leave sion to reopen is important Wednesday, Nov. 18 @ 2p-4p Houses of worship reo- without a bunch of fan- to fulfil worshippers’ reli- pening for in-person serv- fare,” Pathan said. gious duties and fulfil a ices have also adapted Rabbi Lev Cotlar from the need for community after their religious services to Chabad Center of Raleigh months of isolation. meet health officials’ rec- described similar proce- Pathan said prayer is a ommendations—altering dures at his synagogue, pillar of Islam and attend- rituals and reducing which now receives about ing Friday prayer services people’s interactions. 15 people for in-person is an obligation for Mus- Call: 980-283-2483 Dr. Ayaz Pathan has at- services compared to the lims, so the decision to tended the Islamic Associ- regular pre-pandemic at- close the mosque earlier in ation of Raleigh for nearly tendance of 50 people. the pandemic was met 35 years and was a Cotlar said he’s also cut with pushback. member of the mosque’s down his usual 10-minute “So it was a tough deci- reopening committee. He sermons to about three mi- sion, I think,” he said. “So said the mosque usually nutes to limit the amount it really became very im- Thanksgiving and Christmas. received 3,000 visitors for of time worshippers spend portant that when we felt Friday prayers before the inside the synagogue. we could safely be open, pandemic. Now a maxi- “I try to keep them uplift- that we very aggressively mum of 1,200 people are ing and optimistic,” Cotlar looked at those options.” allowed to visit the said. “And I think people Pathan said the mosque !"#$%&'()* mosque’s four prayer serv- really need that right now. also serves to create a sup- ices. It’s, of course, a time of port system for its congre- Visiting the mosque now great anxiety and stress. gation, offering people a +,-&.#,/&0#,12,- comes with a few ad- And so I think an uplifting, place to pray, eat, partici- ditional precautionary optimistic message is just pate in sport activities to- steps, Pathan said. Those something that people find gether, and more. steps include registering really, really important That sense of community online and performing right now.” is one that Cotlar said wudu—the Muslim cleans- Cotlar’s is one of few people need “now more ing ritual performed before synagogues in the Triangle than ever,” which has mo- prayer—at home, as the open for in-person serv- tivated the synagogue to washrooms are closed. ices. For many houses of connect with all wor- “Obviously, I used to just worship, the decision to re- shippers through online kind of show it to the open has been difficult— portals, ensuring that all mosque prior without hav- leaving many to remain members feel connected. ing to worry about any of closed, offering livestream For Rice, the safety meas- those things with plenty of services or other program- ures taken during services bathroom facilities and ming online. at St. Raphael have also places to wash before The Rev. Nancy Petty of highlighted the respect prayer,” he said. “Now ob- Pullen Memorial Baptist community members have viously, I walked in with a Church in downtown Ra- for each other and the de- mask on and a prayer rug leigh had even sent out a sire for connection—even over my shoulder, which newsletter message to her behind face masks, shields !"#$%&$'(&)'**+,-& obviously was not the case congregation informing and hand sanitizer. prior.” them about the church’s “But actually our experi- ./%&01/2&*"#$%&31,%",/+(&%1&($",+4 Whereas visitors could intention to reopen for a ence is that people slow use a shoe rack prior to the small number of parishio- down, they act more rever- pandemic, now wor- ners after months of only ently,” Rice said. “They act shippers receive a plastic online services. However, more reverently for receiv- bag to keep their shoes be- after the number of COVID- ing communion because fore entering the prayer 19 cases began to spike they’re slowing down, 524 6$"2*+0 7'22'2 =',+(('&>2++,+ room. Those who forgot again in early October, they’re being more inten- 8'2+,&91,+(&:+';1<( 524&91?,,&6@2",#( their prayer rug receive a Petty retracted the decision tional. And they’re ob- plastic sheet to pray on. before the reopening oc- viously showing much >+2'*;",+&6/A@%+2 For about 30 minutes, curred. more reverence towards the imam delivers a ser- “You just can’t do that one another.” 3B LIFE | The Charlotte Post Thursday, November 12, 2020

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GETTY IMAGES Benefits to living with plants Cancer and diabetes can be intimately related in terms of risks between the disorders as BRANDPOINT Lily can remove pollutants the ideal. A Journal of Al- well as increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19. Flowers and plants are and absorb harmful sub- ternative Complementary staples in many American stances like ammonia and Medicine article found pa- homes, adding to the style xylene that may be present tients recovering from sur- What to know about and aesthetic of virtually in your home, plus has a gery with plants and any space. pleasant scent in bloom. flowers in their room ex- While the visual benefits Healing and health perienced: connection between of plants are widely em- Plants are believed to • Lower blood pressure braced, many people are calm and promote healing and heart rate unaware of the ways plants in people of all ages. In • Lower ratings of pain, can support mental and fact, just looking at pic- anxiety and fatigue cancer and diabetes physical well-being, too. tures of plants can have a • Fewer intakes of pain "Plants offer countless positive impact. The rea- medication COVID-19 than others, and have Continued from page 1B benefits beyond beauty," son? Scientists believe that Whether you're recover- poorer outcomes if they do. City of tious program designed to rapidly explains Alfred Palomares, the calming effects of na- ing from an illness or want Hope's Ping H. Wang, M.D., noted, "Pa- translate laboratory discoveries into vice president of merchan- ture images can reduce to promote the overall tients with diabetes have higher risks new treatments - and eventually a dising at 1-800- cortisol levels and improve wellness, consider placing of serious complications and ketoaci- cure - for type 1 diabetes. Flowers.com. "From mood, effectively speeding plants throughout the dosis from COVID-19," and explained Cancer and diabetes are "two sides improving air quality to up the healing process. most-used spaces to reap that warning signs of severe infection of the same coin" because at a funda- having calming and heal- Of course live plants are the benefits. mental level both are disruptions of are heightened shortness of breath, ing benefits, plants are the body's normal metabolism. For ex- persistent chest pain and an intense such an important compo- ample, people with type 2 diabetes feeling of fatigue. Even mild symp- nent to keep in your are twice as likely to develop liver or toms should not be ignored, he said. home." pancreatic cancer and run a higher- If you are experiencing any flu-like Palomares lends insight than-normal risk of developing colon, symptoms, Wang said you should call into the top benefits of bladder and breast cancer. City of your physician and continue to mon- plants and which species Hope's Debbie C. Thurmond, Ph.D., itor your blood glucose. you should consider plac- explained that obesity is a major risk Managing your diabetes as the first ing in your favorite spaces: factor for both cancer and type 2 dia- line of defense against the novel coronavirus Stress reduction betes. "Excess fat may provoke the Have you ever noticed disruption of the body's normal me- It's critical that those battling cancer and/or type 1 or 2 diabetes stay in- that when you visit a gar- tabolism and increase inflammation, den or park, you instantly which is a known trigger for both dia- formed and take necessary precau- tions, which may include: feel at ease? Greenery has betes and cancer," she said. the innate ability to calm Diabetes and COVID-19 also appear • Controlling underlying medical conditions better and reduce stress. The to be connected sights and smells promote While there's still much to learn • Maintaining blood glucose in the target range calm and a feeling of es- about COVID-19, recent data from the cape, which is particularly CDC reported more than three- • Engaging in physical activities rec- ommended by your doctor important during times of quarters of people who died from stress. COVID-19 had at least one preexisting • Controlling eating behavior • Making sure you're taking all of Work is a top source of condition. Specifically, diabetes was stress for many people, so noted as an underlying condition in your medications correctly • Social distancing, wearing a face it makes sense that plants approximately four out of 10 patients. are a smart addition to Among people younger than 65 who mask and maintaining hand hygiene For more information on City of workspaces. The study died from the infection, about half "The positive effects of of- had diabetes. 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UNC CHARLOTTE Dylan Ireland is Caesar in “The Corona Caesar Podcast.” Render unto

Caesar a BLUMENTHAL PERFORMING ARTS Charlotte native Martin Damien Wilkins is making the transition from directing stage productions to a credit working new podcast with mentor Charles Randolph-Wright on the Oprah Winfrey Network drama “Delilah.” By Ashley Mahoney [email protected] COVID-19 restrictions forced UNC Charlotte-based TV Charlotte’s theater department to get creative with their fall production. “The Corona Caesar Podcast” is Wil- liam Shakespeare meets 2020, and it turns out Elizabethan England and an- cient Rome have more in common with show has local ties 2020 than one would think, from disease to On The Net political unrest and Martin Damien Wilkins joins the crew of OWN’s drama ‘Delilah’ https://coaa.u conspiracy. The five- By Ashley Mahoney Marie Jones as Delilah’s best friend cause I really do love the live the- ncc.edu/event episode podcast will ater,” Wilkins said. “It’s a passion. s/corona-cae- [email protected] Tamara Grayson, Demetria Barnes as be released in 20- to When I was trying to think about how sar-podcast Delilah’s associate and Ozioama 25-minute episodes be- Martin Damien Wilkins is diving Akagha as Delilah’s secretary Harper to have an artistic career, it is what I ginning Nov. 14 with Epi- into television. Conant. Winfrey, series creator Craig responded to the most, but of course sode 1 “Unrest.” For the Charlotte native and long- Wright and York, South Carolina as you start to grow in your career “For Shakespeare, history is always time stage director and producer, native Charles Randolph-Wright are and you start to realize you want to contemporary,” said Andrew Hartley, 2020 offers a chance to continue executive producers. expand your wings a little bit.” Robinson Distinguished Professor of working in the theater world, while Wright also created “Greenleaf,” The Charlotte Latin School alumnus Shakespeare and director of the produc- also trying his hand at a different art which aired its final episode after a now gets to work on a story that is tion. form. The Oprah Winfrey five-season run earlier this year, and not only set in his hometown but The department’s commitment to Network announced Randolph-Wright, who directed epi- filming there as well. Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” happened On The Net that it would begin sodes of “Greenleaf,” is a longtime “I never thought [the transition into 18 months ago as its 2020 mainstage https://www.m filming a new series mentor of Wilkins. television] would be on a television fall production coincided with an elec- artindwilkins.c “Delilah” late this “Charles and I have been working show that is not only filming in Char- tion. om/main/ year, with the pro- together about 16 years, mostly in lotte, but is also set in Charlotte,” Wil-

“It seemed a good time to talk about duction shot and set theater,” Wilkins said. “When he was kins said. opportunist fascists and the way that in Charlotte. brought on board to executive pro- “That is the other really exciting the play, rather than presenting a par- The series is scheduled duce, he asked me to come in and as- thing when the show is able to pre- ticular political agenda, sort of focuses for release in 2021. sist him as executive producer, mier next year. It is a story that ac- in on the way people use political power “Delilah” follows Maahra Hill’s por- which is really exciting, because for tually takes place in Charlotte and and in some ways that got heightened trayal of Delilah Connolly, who bal- me to be able to transition to televi- when we see the show, it is actually when the pandemic started, because ances life as an attorney and a single sion at this point is exciting.” shot in North Carolina. It’s not“ like we then it is even more interesting to see mother, all while seeking justice for Wilkins spent nearly the last two are supposed to believe it is another how people use a natural disaster or those who would not otherwise have decades in theater. place.” whatever you want to call it, to build it. “I never started out thinking I was their own power base,” Hartley said. “Delilah’s” cast also includes Jill going into television and film, be- Then the pandemic hit, with the ex- pectation that despite a remote spring I never started out thinking I was going into television semester, things would return to something resembling normal by the fall. Life and film, because I really do love the live theater. remains far from normal, so they considered options ranging from video for- Stage producer and director and ‘Delilah’ crew member MARTIN DAMIAN WILKINS mats online or making a movie before ultimately landing on the idea of a pod- “ cast. While a Zoom option was certainly a possibility, video meeting fatigue over several months has begun to set in. It’s all a dream: Whitney, B.I.G. into Rock Hall Hartley saw a Zoom presentation as something better suited for classes or By Mesfin Fekadu The Notorious B.I.G. was shot to songwriter Michael McDonald — who meetings. If it was going to be the form THE ASSOCIATED PRESS death in 1997 at 24 and in a few years sang with the band starting in 1975 be- of a production the program would be became one of the top voices in rap and fore beginning his own solo career — best suited to short, monologue-driven NEW YORK — In a normal year, the pop. He was inducted by close friend but it was postponed because of the and abstract work. newly inducted Rock and Roll Hall of and collaborator Diddy. pandemic. “Shakespeare is none of those things,” Fame class would have hit the stage “Nobody has come close to the way “It seems unreal, but it’s been quite a Hartley said. “Obviously it is not realist and perform the well-known songs that Biggie sounds, to the way he raps, to trip and we aren’t done yet,” Tom drama, but it still requires a sense of made them famous and helped them the frequency that he hits. Tonight, we Johnston said. character relationships and people enter the prestigious organization. are inducting the greatest rapper of all- It’s also been a good year for Nine being in the same space.” Not in 2020. time,” Diddy said. Inch Nails — their induction comes two By mid-summer, the department de- Because of the coronavirus pan- Nas said B.I.G. “represents Bed-Stuy, months after Trent Reznor and Atticus cided to switch to audio, dedicating the demic, this year’s all-star group was in- Brooklyn, New York City, America, the Ross won their first Emmy for their mu- entire set and costume budget to sound ducted Saturday in a taped HBO special world and he represents the Black ex- sical contributions to the hit HBO series to standardize microphones and head- that told the stories of Whitney Hous- perience.” Jay-Z recalled when B.I.G. “Watchmen.” Reznor and Ross are also sets for the cast and mail them every- ton, Notorious B.I.G. and the Doobie sent him a demo of “Life After Death,” Oscar and Grammy winners, only need- one. For Hartley, a native of England Brothers’ rise to fame and how acts like his second and final album that was re- ing a Tony to enter the esteemed EGOT where radio drama is common, the con- Nine Inch Nails, T. Rex and Depeche leased 16 days after his death, explain- club. cept fit. Conveying the vision to stu- Mode heavily impacted the music in- ing: “I was a little worried for myself as Rick Rubin, Miley Cyrus, Jimmy Io- dents unfamiliar with radio theater was dustry and generations after them. an artist.” vine, David Fincher, Mark Ronson and the challenge. For senior theater major As she inducted Houston into the “It’s just really unfortunate what hap- others spoke passionately about Nine Dylan Ireland, who plays Julius Caesar Rock Hall, Grammy-winning singer Ali- pened after that,” continued Jay-Z. Inch Nails’ influence on them and and Cinna the poet, the experience was cia Keys gave a beautiful, heartfelt “The human side of him came through others. brand new. speech about one of the best singers in in his music and I think it moved the “What a disoriented, strange year we “Before this process I didn’t even pop history. molecules in the world. I know for a find ourselves in. As I’ve been wrap- know something like this, radio drama, “We all know what a miraculous fact it pointed me in the (right) direc- ping my head around Nine Inch Nails was even a thing,” he said. “In the be- singer Whitney was, perhaps the great- tion and I’m sure that’s happened to being welcomed in the Rock and Roll ginning I was kind of confused about est voice of our all-time. We all know millions and millions of people world- Hall of Fame, I think I was most looking how this was going to work out, but as how her unprecedented success wide.” forward to the ceremony itself, where soon as [Hartley] sat us down and ex- brought Black women into the absolute The Notorious B.I.G.’s son and daugh- hopefully the whole camp, past and plained it, I was like, ‘oh wow.’” highest reaches of the music industry’s ter, C.J. and T’yanna Wallace, accepted present, was going to get together and Ireland’s experience allowed him to pantheon,” said Keys, who wrote a the honor. The son of T. Rex’s Marc have a moment, and we’re all stuck in expand his portfolio in a way a tradi- song for Houston’s last album. “We all Bolan, who died in 1977 at 29, was also our little boxes here in our screens,” tional mainstage fall production would know that her music will live forever — on hand to pay tribute to his father Reznor said. “But even now music’s al- not have allowed. He can add a radio that music, that everlasting voice is her with a touching speech. ways been the thing that keeps me drama to his resume. final generous gift to us. And she will “As I reflect on this incredible honor going.” “Another thing that appeals to the stu- now be one of the brightest lights ever of my dad and his band being inducted Oscar winner Charlize Theron in- dents is that when you do a regular the- to shine in the Rock and Roll Hall of into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I ducted Depeche Mode, whose biggest ater production, it runs for a week or Fame.” think about how I really didn’t have a influence came in the 1980s when their maybe two weeks and then it is gone,” Houston, one of the best-selling acts chance to know him very well. He was post-punk, synthesizer-dominated Hartley said. “There may be archive in music history who died in 2012 at taken away from all of us so early in his music made the Brits a favorite of the video shot in rehearsal, but it is not a age 48, released her debut album in life,” Rolan Bolan said. “I discovered his goth subculture. Theron thanked the show. The sound is going to be rubbish. 1985 and recently became the first music pretty much the same way you band “for being the soundtrack of my It is mostly going to be one camera that Black artist to have three diamond-cer- have — through my eyes and ears.” life.” is going to be looking in the wrong tified albums. The British band T. Rex was known Dave Grohl, Bruce Springsteen, Lin- place. But with this, this will last Her mother and aunt, Cissy and Pat primarily for its 1970s hit “Bang a Gong Manuel Miranda, Jennifer Hudson, forever, and the students will be able to Houston, accepted the award on her (Get It On)” and, to a lesser extent, Adam Levine, Gwen Stefani and Brad use it for audition purposes and say, behalf. “Jeepster.” They were inducted by Paisley also made appearances during ‘this is our work.’” “This is something that Whitney al- Ringo Starr. the TV special. Top-notch music man- Ireland is set to graduate in the spring, ways wanted,” Pat Houston said. “I re- T. Rex, Houston, B.I.G. and the Doobie ager Irving Azoff and Jon Landau, who at a time where live theater has been member in 2009 we were in London Brothers were inducted after being on manages Springsteen, both earned the forced to press pause. His goal is to at- and Whitney looked at me and said, the ballot for the first time. The Doobie Ahmet Ertegun Award. tend graduate school to study acting ‘This is really special but there’s only Brothers’ inclusion makes 2020 historic The Rock Hall’s annual induction cer- and performance, and in January he’ll one thing missing — I got to get into for the band — it’s also their 50th an- emony was originally supposed to take audition for the University Resident the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.’” niversary. The group known for hits place in May at the Public Auditorium Theatre Association, where he hopes to “She did it,” Cissy Houston added. like “Listen to the Music” and “Black in Cleveland, the city where the rock earn a scholarship to the University of Other acts were posthumously in- Water” were supposed to celebrate this museum is located. Florida or Florida State University. ducted Saturday night. year with a tour featuring singer- 6B A&E | The Charlotte Post Thursday, November 12, 2020

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