2009 ESSENCE Festival

I know it's been a long time since my last post so I'm back for an update. Me singing at the 2009 ESSENCE Festival for the "Youth Empowerment" Session. I love New Orleans and my locks were noticed by many people. The freedom of traveling and not having to do my hair is so much fun!








After singing the National Anthem, I was invited to the Russ Parr Morning Show live at ESSENCE. Mr. Parr interviewed me then I sang a song from my CD.




This was such a fun trip!!!

My family and brother (far right) at ESSENCE Festival. Why are guys always trying to be cool when taking pictures, smile guys!

Me & the New York Crew

This was at the 2008 America's Got Talent in Las Vegas. I made it to Vegas from Dallas placing in the top 25 of 11,000 auditions singing gospel song "I Know I've Been Changed"

Locks in a Play!

I was invited to sing in a short story play by Ms. Dona Gassaway Mitchell, who is a Artistic Playwright, Poet, Actress, Artist & Songwriter and Ms. Irma P. Hall was in the play too.

This is the second play Ms. Gassaway has invited me too and I loved working with her family. They are very nice people.

The play was called "AIDS in the Hood" and it was to make people aware of AIDS in our community. We did it at the African American Arts Museum in Dallas.

My closing song was Yolanda Adams, The Battle is Not Yours It's the Lords and Ms. Hall shared a story with me and my Mom about how that song helped her through the death of a family member.

Ms. Hall was so nice and gave me lots of hugs she has beautiful braids too!

Bye Bye Bermuda

We took this picture after taking off to go back home to boring Texas....oh well at least my school gave me time off to go this and i had fun!

I will miss Bermuda and all the nice people I met.

After the Concert

Everyone made me feel like a star, they actually wanted my autograph! What?

A Local Ride

One of the students gave me a ride, everybody had their own scooter. I wish I could get one they were fun to ride!

My friend is standing in the back laughing at me.

Concert Backstage

This is me and my new friends, they are not shy and I am not either so we became good friends.

In between performances we would hang out and talk until it was time to go on.

I had so much fun

Bermuda Fun

I got to have just a little free time and when I did climbed these rocks on the beach

Me before the concert on stage.

Locks in the Atlantic

After singing at one of the local churchs on Sabbath we went to lunch at one of the sponsors house. I was standing on their lower balcony and it felt like I was right in the middle of the Atlantic ocean.

Bermuda Arrival

These are my friends from Bermuda and they said that I had an accent, and it really seemed like they did. They were very nice people, and they loved to talk, they are kind of like me (I'm the one in red)!!

They welcomed me with open arms.

Shout out to my girls from Bermuda!!!

New York

I was invited to sing in Bermuda the first weekend in December and on the way there my Mom took me to NY for one day. We took Manhattan by storm and I was amazed with how big everything is there. I'm here in one of my favorite stores...the MM store!

Santa at Macy's

I just had to take a picture with Mr. Santa at Macy's!

New York City

Macys on 34th Street, Manhattan, Times Square, Rockafella Plaza..it was all of that and more. When I grow up wit will be NY or Cali..I think I am this this of City girl.

Locked Cousins!

Me and my cousin Twinky had a great time over Thanksgiving.

She got locked and now we are not only cousins but locked cousins!!!

Locks in the Studio

This was one of the greatest experiences I've had in my life. I'm working on a cd project with some very cool people and once we have the songs and music protected I will share.