2 00:00:28,561 --> 00:00:32,599 <b>Hello, everyone.</b> <b>I'm Rameca Vincent Leary, and welcome to</b> <b>this edition of Connecting the Community.</b> <b>What do you get when you combine a student</b> <b>gospel workshop led by Sing</b> <b>Harlem Choir, a gospel competition,</b> <b>and a delectable gospel themed brunch?</b> <b>I'll tell you a three day</b> <b>joyful noise gospel celebration</b> <b>presented by WSRE</b> <b>and the Foo Foo Festival.</b> <b>Now, folks, during this broadcast,</b> <b>we'll take you on a journey.</b> <b>It's going to mass three days,</b> <b>and we'll start with the student</b> <b>Gospel workshop that was held</b> <b>at Dixon School of Arts and Sciences.</b> <b>It's an honor to welcome</b> <b>Jennifer Knisbell,</b> <b>Director of Development</b> <b>and community engagement at WSRE.</b> <b>She's joined by FooFoo Festival chair</b> <b>Therese McKenzie.</b> <b>Next we have Doctor LuSharon Wiley.</b> <b>Joyful noise</b> <b>gospel celebration event chair</b> <b>and Doctor Kevin Kovacs, principal</b> <b>of Dixon School of Arts and Sciences.</b> <b>Welcome to all of you.</b> <b>Thank you.</b> <b>I see the smiles on your faces.</b> <b>You are ready to go.</b> <b>Jennifer, the idea behind</b> <b>Joyful Noise gospel Celebration</b> <b>give us the back story.</b> <b>Well, that is a long story,</b> <b>but I'll give you the short version.</b> <b>I've always been a fan of gospel music.</b> <b>I absolutely love it.</b> <b>I listened to it growing up, </b> <b>and we went to the PBS annual meeting,</b> <b>two summers ago,</b> <b>and they showed us a clip of Henry</b> <b>Louis Gates</b> <b>Jr's upcoming docu series called Gospel</b> <b>and there's a conference room</b> <b>full of a thousand plus people.</b> <b>As we are watching this docu series clip,</b> <b>and the entire audience</b> <b>was standing on their feet.</b> <b>They were cheering, they were clapping,</b> <b>they were dancing.</b> <b>And it was just this most like,</b> <b>I'm already getting chills, bumps,</b> <b>thinking about that motion on your face.</b> <b>Now you had to apply for a grant,</b> <b>is that correct?</b> <b>Yes we do.</b> <b>So we saw that, docu series, clip.</b> <b>We are so inspired by that.</b> <b>And we said</b> <b>we have to do something with this.</b> <b>And we came back home to Pensacola</b> <b>and thought, what are we going to do?</b> <b>And then I was lucky enough to happen</b> <b>upon seeing Harlem, and I thought,</b> <b>how are we going to get them to Pensacola</b> <b>and put it all together?</b> <b>And the only way we could do</b> <b>it is by having the funding.</b> <b>Because that was kind of expensive.</b> <b>So I said Foo Foo festival.</b> <b>This seems to fit in perfectly with</b> <b>the festival and what they're looking for.</b> <b>And so we applied for the grant</b> <b>and for the first time</b> <b>was honored</b> <b>to get a grant and participate.</b> <b>And that love that.</b> <b>Now Tyrese take over here</b> <b>because educate our audience.</b> <b>What is the FooFoo Festival?</b> <b>So the Foo Foo festival is a 12 day</b> <b>celebration, showcasing all of the local</b> <b>arts and entertainment that, Pensacola</b> <b>and Escambia has to offer.</b> <b>This year was our 11th festival,</b> <b>and it's put on every year</b> <b>by a local organization called Ace.</b> <b>It stands for Arts,</b> <b>Culture and Entertainment.</b> <b>And, we are a, volunteer board</b> <b>that receives, funding from the state,</b> <b>the county and the city of Pensacola</b> <b>that we then</b> <b>give out through various</b> <b>grant programs that we have.</b> <b>And then we also, conduct, </b> <b>cultural marketing campaigns.</b> <b>And the Foo Foo festival is, one of our</b> <b>two, marketing campaigns that we do.</b> <b>And it's a little unique because it has</b> <b>this grant component to it as well.</b> <b>So every year</b> <b>we put out a call to the local community</b> <b>to, nonprofit organizations</b> <b>to apply for a grant,</b> <b>and it has to fall within the area</b> <b>of arts, culture and entertainment.</b> <b>So it could be performing</b> <b>arts, visual arts, you name it.</b> <b>You know it.</b> <b>You know it has to fall within the arts</b> <b>scheme during the festival.</b> <b>And, </b> <b>we had over 30 grant applicants this year</b> <b>and they go through a pretty,</b> <b>pretty rigorous, granting process.</b> <b>And we do a public scoring.</b> <b>And we've been very excited</b> <b>this year to have.</b> <b>WSRE PBS For the Gulf Coast, wonderful</b> <b>collaboration between the two of you</b> <b>great friends.</b> <b>I know, Doctor Wiley, as the event chair,</b> <b>you were addressed,</b> <b>someone came to you and said,</b> <b>Will you chair this amazing event?</b> <b>What was your first reaction?</b> <b>Yes, yes, of course it was.</b> <b>What a wonderful thing</b> <b>to bring to, America's first settlement.</b> <b>And this would be the first time,</b> <b>as Jennifer said, that</b> <b>we would have something of this nature</b> <b>to come to Pensacola, Florida.</b> <b>I love the way you say Pensacola, Florida,</b> <b>doctor Kovacs</b> <b>Dixon School of Arts and Sciences.</b> <b>They have seen Harlem</b> <b>come all the way from New York</b> <b>to our area for the student</b> <b>gospel workshop.</b> <b>they just brought the house down.</b> <b>But with approximately 80 students</b> <b>getting to participate in this workshop,</b> <b>it was amazing.</b> <b>We had song upon song of students</b> <b>participating and brought up on stage.</b> <b>Given the microphone, it was out</b> <b>of your seat fun out of your seat fun.</b> <b>I hear you right now,</b> <b>but for our viewing audience,</b> <b>we want to give you a taste of</b> <b>Sing Harlem.</b> <b>Oh, happy day.</b> <b>Music</b> <b>Music</b> <b>My heart is full</b> <b>to all of you, specifically, Jennifer.

Oh.</b> <b>Happy day.</b> <b>This was just the beginning, right?</b> <b>They walked in and the rest was magic.</b> <b>The rest was magic.</b> <b>I can tell you we spent so much time</b> <b>and put so much heart into planning</b> <b>all of this, and I just knew the impact</b> <b>that it was going to make</b> <b>that the second day started singing</b> <b>and those kids started screaming.</b> <b>I broke down in tears and I cried</b> <b>five times during that workshop.</b> <b>Tyrese, just hearing that, the emotion</b> <b>your involvement with FooFoo festival,</b> <b>I just know it makes you feel all warm</b> <b>and fuzzy inside.</b> <b>I know it does.</b> <b>For the rest of us right after a while.</b> <b>Yes, yes, we're talking about</b> <b>these little children and Doctor Kovacs.</b> <b>Give us an age range, for example,</b> <b>of anyone who could be a participant.</b> <b>Our students are kindergarten</b> <b>through eighth grade.</b> <b>And our students, all of our students at</b> <b>our school are income based scholarship.</b> <b>So this is not an experience</b> <b>that we can go out and buy.</b> <b>We need to have, sorry,</b> <b>we need to have the FooFoo Festival</b> <b>that provides this type of experience</b> <b>for us because it's all</b> <b>if it inspires the students to change.</b> <b>Perhaps the trajectory of their lives</b> <b>moving forward through high school,</b> <b>into college, into the arts.</b> <b>That's why we do it.</b> <b>All right, Doctor Kovacs,</b> <b>I saw you in the audience there.</b> <b>Do you remember this childhood song?</b> <b>A Tisket a tasket?</b> <b>I know all of you do.

Say yes.</b> <b>Yes, yes.</b> <b>All right,</b> <b>let's get started with the student.</b> <b>Gasps.</b> <b>Small workshop</b> <b>led by a Ahmaya Knoelle Higginson.</b> <b>You're going to love it.</b> <b>Everybody say excuse</b> <b>as I skipped</b> <b>over the front desk,</b> <b>I said.</b> <b>I'm on the way.

I.</b> <b>I talked to the back.</b> <b>Yes.

Oh that's okay.

Yeah.</b> <b>Up a little.</b> <b>Pick it up.</b> <b>I'm pretty.</b> <b>now.

Let's see.</b> <b>Together we have the whole song.</b> <b>So as long as we can all together.</b> <b>Okay, Oh, how sweet it is.</b> <b>Going to task it and put it in her pocket.</b> <b>Going to task it and put it in her pocket.</b> <b>Jennifer,</b> <b>you were melting out there, weren't you?</b> <b>Absolutely.

It was incredible.</b> <b>It just the kids just lit up</b> <b>the second they started singing.</b> <b>And then when they started</b> <b>going through this tisket</b> <b>and tasket it and teaching them</b> <b>how to sing, it was absolutely incredible.</b> <b>Now to Reese, with your involvement,</b> <b>FooFoo Festival.</b> <b>I know you see a lot of events</b> <b>where the children are active</b> <b>and it warms your heart.</b> <b>How does it.

Absolutely.</b> <b>And you know, what's so just beautiful</b> <b>is actually, you know, we</b> <b>look at these</b> <b>ideas, their ideas on a piece of paper,</b> <b>and they present these ideas of the events</b> <b>that they want to do.</b> <b>And actually being there in person</b> <b>and seeing all of these events come</b> <b>together,</b> <b>you know, children, you know, all sorts</b> <b>of, backgrounds and ages.</b> <b>And it's just so beautiful.</b> <b>And it just feels, you know, really,</b> <b>really special to be part of something</b> <b>that's just that much bigger than you are.</b> <b>I love that Doctor Wiley.</b> <b>This little light of mine, one of the most</b> <b>famous gospel songs out there.</b> <b>And I see you smiling.</b> <b>We have a little treat coming up at Doctor</b> <b>Kovacs.</b> <b>There is a little man.</b> <b>Tell us what his name is.</b> <b>What is his name?</b> <b>Connor Cornish.

Connor Coyle.</b> <b>He is six years old, the first grader</b> <b>at Dickson School of Arts and Sciences.</b> <b>And while just one of many talented kids,</b> <b>he is going places in the world.</b> <b>Gets to hear him tonight.</b> <b>And you know what, Doctor Kovacs,</b> <b>you are 100% correct.</b> <b>We are going to listen to this little man</b> <b>and a few other surprises</b> <b>within the confines</b> <b>of this sensational clip.</b> <b>Take a listen.</b> <b>The lyrics.</b> <b>Okay, I'm</b> <b>gonna have to get along I just want to.</b> <b>Okay, okay,</b> <b>okay I know that I</b> <b>la la la la la la la la la la la</b> <b>la la la</b> <b>la la la la la la.</b> <b>Was.

Oh.</b> <b>I oh wait I,</b> <b>I, I I. I.</b> <b>You.

Oh.</b> <b>I I. I love.</b> <b>Going</b> <b>music</b> <b>And let that light shine brightly.

Right.</b> <b>Guest.

Yeah.</b> <b>Okay.</b> <b>So, doctor Kovacs, Connor Cornish, wasn't</b> <b>he sensational?</b> <b>Absolutely.</b> <b>One thing about him that I noticed.</b> <b>He had no fear.

No.</b> <b>And that is the amazing thing.</b> <b>The arts, music, creativity.</b> <b>It's not just our school,</b> <b>but wherever we can.</b> <b>If we can shine that light on the arts,</b> <b>we're building students</b> <b>to just to be fearless, as you say.</b> <b>Okay, Jennifer, back into your world.</b> <b>We saw at the end</b> <b>you have some serious chops.</b> <b>I would say mad skills,</b> <b>but I'm going to call that serious up</b> <b>singing that was unexpected.</b> <b>That was impromptu, wasn't it?</b> <b>It was completely unexpected.</b> <b>In fact, I had just heard Connor sing</b> <b>and I was so choked up and,</b> <b>mama VI came and grabbed my hand</b> <b>and pulled me to the front.</b> <b>And then Knoelle put the microphone</b> <b>and I was like, I was literally choked</b> <b>up, and I whatever came out, came out.</b> <b>But it was really cool to be included</b> <b>and get to join the kids.</b> <b>And that moment was fantastic.</b> <b>And so for our viewing audience</b> <b>Vy Higginson and Amiya Knoelle Higginson,</b> <b>mother daughter, anything extra</b> <b>about by that you would like to share</b> <b>with our viewing audience?</b> <b>Yes.

Well, we call her mama Vy </b> <b>But she is a legend.</b> <b>They have lived in them, in their family</b> <b>in Harlem for over 150 years.</b> <b>She's a, former radio DJ, and she started</b> <b>this Mama Foundation for the performing</b> <b>Arts and sing Harlem to, elevate gospel</b> <b>music and inspire children through it.</b> <b>And I am inspired.</b> <b>I know that all of you are as well.</b> <b>Thank you so much for joining us, folks.</b> <b>That was only day one, and we have much</b> <b>more to unpack as we head to break.</b> <b>Enjoy this musical treat from the Dixon</b> <b>After hours performing arts program.</b> <b>You'll also see Soulful movement</b> <b>Spirit of Excellence</b> <b>under the direction of Fallon Burlington.</b> <b>We'll be back right after this.

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Hello, everyone.</b> <b>During this segment, it's all about day</b> <b>two of the Joyful Noise</b> <b>Gospel celebration.</b> <b>As we focus on the much anticipated</b> <b>gospel competition.</b> <b>All I can say is wow!</b> <b>Not only will we share highlights</b> <b>from the seven participating groups,</b> <b>but we have the pleasure of welcoming</b> <b>representatives from the vision.</b> <b>Theirs are second place winners.</b> <b>Now, this appearance</b> <b>on connecting the community</b> <b>as part of their prize package</b> <b>representing the group,</b> <b>we have Timothy Thurman and Michael</b> <b>Jackson, plus Jennifer Knisbell, director</b> <b>of Community Engagement and Development</b> <b>at WSRE, is back for yet another segment.</b> <b>Good to have you on set again.</b> <b>Okay, Timothy,</b> <b>the vision there's I love the name.</b> <b>What was the spark behind it?</b> <b>It was more of, just riding one day and,</b> <b>I'm, the the founder.</b> <b>His name was there McGraw.</b> <b>And he's he he found a rock,</b> <b>seen a rock on the ground,</b> <b>and he picked the rock up.</b> <b>He said it actually had vision on it.</b> <b>Really?

The rock?</b> <b>The rock.</b> <b>Hey, you know,</b> <b>we came up with the name, The Reason Air.</b> <b>So we've been running with it</b> <b>ever, ever since.</b> <b>Yeah.</b> <b>Michael Jackson,</b> <b>not to confuse you with the King of Pop.</b> <b>I love the hat, though.</b> <b>So how long have you two been together?</b> <b>This warm commitment.</b> <b>The group coming together as one.</b> <b>Well, we've been singing together</b> <b>on and off for many years, and,</b> <b>at the, I came from the sensation.</b> <b>Echols another group as another group.</b> <b>And these were young guys, and,</b> <b>they needed help.</b> <b>So myself, along with Willoughby, decided</b> <b>to bring our body</b> <b>in to keep the young guys busy.</b> <b>I like the way we step right up.</b> <b>Step right.</b> <b>That's.

That's what you do.</b> <b>Michael, you can see that.</b> <b>Well, okay, Jennifer,</b> <b>we have a lot to unpack.</b> <b>We had seven performing groups</b> <b>and give us a recap of the prizes.</b> <b>Yeah.</b> <b>So this was a five hour day of nothing</b> <b>but nonstop gospel music.</b> <b>Like you said, seven groups</b> <b>competing for the top three prizes.</b> <b>So what we wanted to do</b> <b>is give the groups some media packages</b> <b>so that they can further their mission</b> <b>or their group or their purpose with that.</b> <b>And so the first place, winner</b> <b>was able to do a</b> <b>in concert or a concert in studio</b> <b>that was filmed for broadcast.</b> <b>It was a 30 minute concert, here at</b> <b>and then of course, second place prize</b> <b>was to be our featured guest right here</b> <b>on Connecting the Community.

Yes.</b> <b>And then the third place prize, </b> <b>they will receive a TV spot</b> <b>that will run on broadcast, </b> <b>as well as all of these things will be on,</b> <b>PBS app, digital,</b> <b>Facebook, you name it,</b> <b>it's going to be posted everywhere.</b> <b>We are so thrilled.</b> <b>Listen, folks, without any further ado,</b> <b>we are going</b> <b>to show you snippets</b> <b>from six of the groups,</b> <b>and then we'll hear from the visionaries</b> <b>when we come back.</b> <b>Take a listen.</b> <b>Holy spirit.</b> <b>Sweet.</b> <b>Go for to my soul.</b> <b>You.

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They didn't say.</b> <b>They Which you say,</b> <b>listen</b> <b>each and every group was phenomenal.</b> <b>I mean, you just had to be there</b> <b>to witness what we just saw, you know?</b> <b>And it speechless, right?

Yeah, yeah.</b> <b>Sometimes you</b> <b>just don't have words to say, Michael,</b> <b>but you always have something to say,</b> <b>so I want your reaction.</b> <b>Well, you know,</b> <b>I'm just happy to be a part of it.</b> <b>And know when Tim brought it to the group</b> <b>and, we decided to be a part</b> <b>and I tell you, to get those other groups,</b> <b>I said, man, we going to have to</b> <b>we have to go your a game and and some</b> <b>and then some more.</b> <b>Little song that we got.</b> <b>We wrote a few years ago.</b> <b>Something like this.</b> <b>What a great</b> <b>we have to.</b> <b>I see you very.</b> <b>Please.

You better</b> <b>remain in this every.</b> <b>What a friend</b> <b>I know my to have been with you</b> <b>now for you.</b> <b>Even for you,</b> <b>for me, to me.</b> <b>But don't you worry.</b> <b>You know.</b> <b>May not be,</b> <b>will be.</b> <b>For me.</b> <b>Oh, yeah.</b> <b>The trees.</b> <b>So nice to see you.</b> <b>She might</b> <b>see.

Oh, my love, can I see?</b> <b>Let me tell you one more time.</b> <b>Listen.</b> <b>Free I'm free.</b> <b>We can be.</b> <b>Oh, yeah.</b> <b>All of us.</b> <b>All our sins</b> <b>What a privilege it is.</b> <b>Every.</b> <b>Every bit</b> <b>is fresh.

This here</b> <b>I know is my.</b> <b>I know you know.</b> <b>When you come in.</b> <b>This moment you.</b> <b>I don't worry.</b> <b>You know.</b> <b>I see you will.</b> <b>Hes a friend of Mine</b> <b>My see</b> <b>you in my.</b> <b>You see</b> <b>me.

Oh, free.</b> <b>Now wait a minute.</b> <b>Let me, let me see.</b> <b>Oh, I got,</b> <b>I got some of y'all going back to the roof</b> <b>place.</b> <b>You got some.</b> <b>I want you to come up to me.</b> <b>You got to.</b> <b>Show me.</b> <b>Do you want to see me?</b> <b>We got past the way you want to</b> <b>tonight.

Your friend</b> <b>here now</b> <b>who doesn't live it for you tonight?</b> <b>Oh, yeah.</b> <b>Let me see.</b> <b>To keep your night night.</b> <b>Let's.</b> <b>I'm right.</b> <b>You see?</b> <b>You see tonight you are my night.</b> <b>Let you go.</b> <b>And you, you say.</b> <b>Oh, we me, oh my, oh my.</b> <b>So you know we, oh you know my, you</b> <b>I know your</b> <b>place.

Night.</b> <b>Come on, tell me the day</b> <b>you come in here with me.</b> <b>You should show me your hand.</b> <b>You know me.</b> <b>Oh, we show me, show me everything.</b> <b>Put your hands together</b> <b>Put your hands together.</b> <b>Put your hands together.</b> <b>We show up.</b> <b>Put your hands together.</b> <b>We show me you</b> <b>show me your me, oh</b> <b>me.

Leave me</b> <b>please let me now.</b> <b>Let me see you.</b> <b>Oh I can't see your.</b> <b>Show me or you love me.</b> <b>Really?</b> <b>Show.

You.</b> <b>Me.

You.</b> <b>We love you.

Pensacola</b> <b>God Bless You</b> <b>all attest, he is a friend of ours.</b> <b>Exactly.</b> <b>So just a recap.

very.</b> <b>I know my to have had been sitting,</b> <b>as you said on this song for 12 years.</b> <b>We've been sitting on that song</b> <b>for 12 years.</b> <b>It was written by,</b> <b>our keyboard know is my.</b> <b>I know you know.

When you come very.</b> <b>I know my to have other group members.</b> <b>Shout out the other group members.</b> <b>The keyboard player was Hakeem Davis.</b> <b>know is my.

I know you know.</b> <b>When you come in.</b> <b>This moment you.

I</b> <b>don't worry.

You know.</b> <b>I see you will.</b> <b>Really?</b> <b>All right, now, folks,</b> <b>we want to pause and thank everyone</b> <b>who made the Joyful Noise</b> <b>gospel celebration possible.</b> <b>And as an added bonus,</b> <b>we have snippets from</b> <b>some of the special performers</b> <b>who appeared during the events.</b> <b>So enjoy!</b> <b>We'll be back right after this.</b> <b>makes me want to jump.</b> <b>And there's never be time for</b> <b>get the change.</b> <b>You're like, oh,</b> <b>you saved the kingdom from your own pages</b> <b>to the great and the great.

I</b> <b>know day to day.</b> <b>Yeah.</b> <b>Come on and get your hands in the air.</b> <b>Tell the people that you begin to see</b> <b>all the break and break my heart.</b> <b>To break the.</b> <b>Let me just.</b> <b>That's the first time you came to my mind.</b> <b>But all the time my body's always</b> <b>just like my mama used to say.</b> <b>God Almighty, can't you see?</b> <b>And there's.</b> <b>This ain't come from me.</b> <b>Got you from heaven above knows</b> <b>he gave his love.</b> <b>Oh, you have the kingdoms</b> <b>I am the way to the grave</b> <b>I am the glory to the grave.</b> <b>One day</b> <b>I lift your hand</b> <b>and tell the king the time you know</b> <b>the great way</b> <b>I took the day by day.</b> <b>friends.</b> <b>We all.</b> <b>I'm gonna pray in my home.</b> <b>Don't let me go.</b> <b>Let me sleep.</b> <b>My priorities follow me.</b> <b>Be done to me is who you</b> <b>I will, I will be here for you.

Pray</b> <b>my, my, my, my, friends.</b> <b>Be done to me is who you</b> <b>I will, I will be here for you.

Pray</b> <b>my, my, my, my, my, my.</b> <b>All in the.</b> <b>Shelter in my heart is gone.</b> <b>I yes.</b> <b>I and</b> <b>Jesus is my life I got my, my time.</b> <b>My your.</b> <b>Hello everyone.</b> <b>How do you wrap up a three day</b> <b>Joyful Noise gospel celebration.</b> <b>You host a savory gospel themed brunch.</b> <b>Now during this segment will showcasing</b> <b>Harlem's performances from the gospel</b> <b>competition and brunch, while also</b> <b>reminiscing about some Stan out moments.</b> <b>And to do that,</b> <b>we have Doctor Sharon Wiley event share.</b> <b>She's back for another segment</b> <b>and sitting alongside her,</b> <b>Mamie Webb Hixon a committee member.</b> <b>Plus Jennifer Knisbell is back</b> <b>with another segment.</b> <b>This is round three for you.

Round three.</b> <b>Here we go.</b> <b>All right, let's get to talking.</b> <b>Doctor Wiley.</b> <b>Yes, I must say, you are the busy bee.</b> <b>As the event chair.</b> <b>Really?</b> <b>Starting off with a gospel brunch.</b> <b>We were educated.</b> <b>I love to learn something new every day.</b> <b>We all do.</b> <b>You talked about the history</b> <b>of gospel music.</b> <b>Why don't you elaborate</b> <b>a little bit on that?</b> <b>I'll just say a little bit,</b> <b>because I could wax eloquent on this.</b> <b>But one of the things</b> <b>we just want to be aware of is that gospel</b> <b>grew out of Negro spirituals,</b> <b>and that had so much to do</b> <b>with our history in, America.</b> <b>And then the way that we learned to</b> <b>communicate</b> <b>was through music and sound and beats.</b> <b>And that really hasn't</b> <b>changed a lot today.</b> <b>We still celebrate in those ways.</b> <b>And when we think about our celebrations,</b> <b>when we're in church,</b> <b>think about the sounds the beats</b> <b>and what the messages are.</b> <b>And I was looking at some footage,</b> <b>plenty of people tapping their toes,</b> <b>clapping their hands.</b> <b>And I saw you made me stand up.</b> <b>One of the event members here</b> <b>in beautiful pink and green</b> <b>with the hat to match.</b> <b>You have done quite a bit,</b> <b>not only being a committee member,</b> <b>but also at the University</b> <b>of West Florida.</b> <b>Tell us briefly about your position there.</b> <b>I am,</b> <b>I guess, a person</b> <b>that does a little bit of everything.</b> <b>I'm the director</b> <b>of the Writing lab at UWF,</b> <b>as well as an assistant</b> <b>professor of English.</b> <b>I teach literature class</b> <b>and a couple of grammar classes</b> <b>professional grammar</b> <b>and Modern Linguistics.</b> <b>Awesome.</b> <b>A woman who wears many hats</b> <b>and I enjoyed wearing that hat and.</b> <b>And then for the lady in the bright</b> <b>yellow.</b> <b>Such a ray of sunshine.</b> <b>So why don't you give us a recap?</b> <b>Listen, we heard historical elements.</b> <b>I remember Gino Rosaria,</b> <b>one of the special performers,</b> <b>before we heard from seeing Harlem.</b> <b>But talk about the brunch,</b> <b>the menu, the chef.</b> <b>I just thought it was amazing.</b> <b>So, we hosted the brunch at, Lily Hall,</b> <b>which is the site of the,</b> <b>one of the first black churches</b> <b>of Pensacola, Mount Olive Baptist Church.</b> <b>And it's a beautiful location.</b> <b>They have a beautiful green garden</b> <b>that we actually tented off,</b> <b>and we all sat beneath the tent,</b> <b>put a stage up for Sing Harlem chef Darian</b> <b>Hernandez, created the menu for us.</b> <b>We had some biscuits and gravy</b> <b>and all your wonderful southern favorites</b> <b>for brunch, and we had an hour</b> <b>long performance by Sing Harlem.</b> <b>Now, speaking of Sing Harlem</b> <b>for our viewing audience,</b> <b>we're going to give you a taste</b> <b>of their performances from day</b> <b>two of the gospel competition, culminating</b> <b>with their performance</b> <b>at the Gospel Brunch.</b> <b>You're going to love this.</b> <b>Hum, hum, hum, hum, hum, hum,</b> <b>hum hum hum hum hum hum hum</b> <b>right.</b> <b>Hum hum.</b> <b>Oh, I love</b> <b>hum hum hum hum oh</b> <b>oh, I love, I.</b> <b>Have a song writing, so I hope it's built</b> <b>on nothing that</b> <b>less than Jesus, Lord Jesus and</b> <b>and righteous righteousness.</b> <b>Nothing less than right.</b> <b>But,</b> <b>like righteousness.</b> <b>And I'm sure that you</b> <b>got the she right</b> <b>now, but I will.</b> <b>Holy, holy,</b> <b>holy, holy, holy Lord</b> <b>Jesus, holy me Jesus.</b> <b>They.</b> <b>Oh, come on chior.</b> <b>I'm.

And I just have a great,</b> <b>oh event.</b> <b>Is there any,</b> <b>la la la la la la.

Oh.</b> <b>Well, yes.</b> <b>Thank.</b> <b>Great.</b> <b>All grown up.</b> <b>It's a.</b> <b>Oh, great uprising.</b> <b>go to the rock.</b> <b>I love you, I love you, I</b> <b>love rock.</b> <b>You but I don't.</b> <b>But I love the ground.</b> <b>They say they love.</b> <b>There's one more thing I want to do.</b> <b>I want you to say I'm in love</b> <b>I have to say I'm in love</b> <b>like a baby I'm like a baby, baby.</b> <b>I like to really feel that.</b> <b>Oh la la la la la la.</b> <b>Love that, that, that,</b> <b>that that la</b> <b>la la la la la la la la la la.</b> <b>La la la la la la la la la</b> <b>la land.

Oh.</b> <b>No.

Oh.

Wow.</b> <b>I mean,</b> <b>if the intention is to bring some joy,</b> <b>to bring some hope,</b> <b>to bring some happiness,</b> <b>and to understand</b> <b>the power of gospel music,</b> <b>and to understand</b> <b>the power of the human voice,</b> <b>to understand that this genre of music</b> <b>is an authentic American art form,</b> <b>Getting to see so many people be so</b> <b>generous with their time and their energy,</b> <b>but also getting to be able</b> <b>to not just receive,</b> <b>but also give back to the community,</b> <b>which I've never been into before.</b> <b>what's better than having,</b> <b>you know, friends and family around</b> <b>to sing about joy, to sing about pain,</b> <b>to sing about memories,</b> <b>to sing about heritage.</b> <b>we have gospel.</b> <b>We have, memories through song.</b> <b>And that's exactly what our mission is</b> <b>at the Sing Harlem Choir.</b> <b>And the foundation is to use music</b> <b>as a tool for</b> <b>for spirit and community</b> <b>and love and unity.</b> <b>The joyful noise is</b> <b>and was a musical frequency of hope.</b> <b>And I saw it permeate throughout</b> <b>all of the community here in Pensacola.</b> <b>So thank you, Pensacola.</b> <b>Thank you, joyful noise.</b> <b>You are spectacular.

that</b> <b>la la la I wonder.</b> <b>Let it shine!

!</b> <b>Let it shine!

!</b> <b>Oh, you you.</b> <b>Oh oh my goodness.</b> <b>Oh oh, let me show you.</b> <b>Shine, let it shine, let it shine.</b> <b>oh boy I that</b> <b>la la la mind blowing.</b> <b>Sing Harlem was phenomenal</b> <b>Jennifer for two days.</b> <b>Right.</b> <b>Nice straight that we just saw there.</b> <b>Yes.

There absolutely mind blowing.</b> <b>And everyone just was speechless</b> <b>after that performance.</b> <b>And you have some more highlights,</b> <b>some thoughts that you'd like to share</b> <b>from the gospel brunch.

Yes.</b> <b>I mean everyone is on their feet.</b> <b>They were dancing, they were praising.</b> <b>But there was this overwhelming emotion</b> <b>that people left with.</b> <b>And literally after the brunch was over,</b> <b>multiple</b> <b>people came up to me with just tears</b> <b>streaming down their face.</b> <b>They felt the spirit.</b> <b>They felt the unity</b> <b>and everything about joyful noise.</b> <b>You know, our goal was to unify</b> <b>the community through gospel music.</b> <b>And segment</b> <b>three chills again.

Yes, chills.</b> <b>And then,</b> <b>speaking of children and accomplishments,</b> <b>Doctor Ed Meadows, president of Pensacola</b> <b>State College, also graced the microphone</b> <b>and sang a little bit.

Yes.</b> <b>All right.

He was phenomenal.</b> <b>Doctor Wiley, your thoughts?</b> <b>Well, I know</b> <b>I have to echo what you were saying,</b> <b>Jennifer, because I was surprised and,</b> <b>transported by the amount of</b> <b>emotion that was there,</b> <b>but also who was being emotional.</b> <b>That to me, lets me</b> <b>know that gospel is a universal language.</b> <b>It absolutely is.</b> <b>And may me talk about the unity.</b> <b>You know, what I took away from</b> <b>that is we had church.</b> <b>It was a Sunday afternoon.</b> <b>And that colloquial expression,</b> <b>vernacular expression</b> <b>church up in here,</b> <b>we had a lot of how we did everything.</b> <b>We did everything from total praise</b> <b>to total Prince.</b> <b>Yeah.

And it was echo.</b> <b>Whatever.</b> <b>Everything they said it was emotional.</b> <b>It was cathartic.</b> <b>It was everything</b> <b>you would expect from a church service.</b> <b>And I might have gone there</b> <b>looking for choir robes.</b> <b>There weren't any, but there were choirs</b> <b>and they were singing.</b> <b>They were just phenomenal singers</b> <b>and performers and entertainers.</b> <b>All right.

Ending on that high note.</b> <b>Joyful noise.

Gospel celebration.</b> <b>Now, folks, I'd like to thank</b> <b>all of our guests for joining us.</b> <b>I'm Rameca Vincent Leary,</b> <b>remember to keep it locked in right here</b> <b>on WSRE PBS for the Gulf Coast.</b> <b>Music</b>