Greetings! My longtime friend, brother and creative collaborator Stevie Wonder spoke at the U.N. in New York City regarding disabilities and development on Monday, urging that lobbyists in the U.S. ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Wonder also weighed in on the controversy over “Blurred Lines,” the summer hit from Robin Thicke. Some, including the family of Marvin Gaye, believe the song “blurs the lines” between originality and the Marvin Gaye classic “Got To Give It Up.” In a video clip from TMZ, Wonder is quoted as saying, “I don’t think it’s a steal from Marvin Gaye.” Wonder also said he believed Gaye’s family was heeding bad legal advice. “If the family should hear this, don’t let your lawyer or whomever get you into losing money on something that’s not worth it.”

Theater

“Raisin in the Sun” will open on Broadway with Denzel Washington and Diahann Carroll. Previews will begin March 8, 2014, at the Barrymore Theatre, where the original production of “Raisin in the Sun” opened 55 years ago. For more information, visit www.broadway.com/shows/raisin-sun.

Attention August Wilson fans! As mentioned, the playwright’s “American Century Cycle” is being recorded for broadcast at the Jerome L. Greene Space. The staged reading series kicked off with “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” on Aug. 26, directed by Tony-winning Wilson expert Ruben Santiago-Hudson. Catch all 10 indelible works through Sept. 28, featuring Leslie Uggams, Jesse L. Martin, Anthony Chisholm and more. For more information, visit wnyc.org.

“Stop. Reset,” written and directed by Emmy Award-winning actress Regina Taylor, explores the multiple effects of the e-book shift and virtual reality on a traditional, Chicago-based African-American publishing company and what these changes mean to us. The show features Carl Lumbly, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Ismael Cruz Cordova and more. The wardrobe is by Karen Perry. It is now playing at Signature Theatre, 480 W. 42nd St. It closes this Saturday, Sept. 29. For more information and tickets, visit www.signaturetheatre.org.

In “A Time to Kill,” Rupert Holmes revisits John Grisham’s 1989 legal story on race and justice. In the story, an African-American defendant (John Douglas Thompson) is threatened with capital punishment for the murder of white rapists. He is defended by a white lawyer (Sebastian Arcelus). The show runs Sept. 28 through Dec. 31 at John Golden Theatre, 252 W. 45th St., between Seventh and Eighth avenues. For tickets and information, call 212-239-6200 or visit atimetokillonbroadway.com.

“Motown: The Musical,” with book by Berry Gordy Jr. and featuring 2013 Tony nominee Valisia LeKae as Diana Ross, Tony nominee Charl Brown as Smokey Robinson and Brandon Dixon as Berry Gordy, is now playing at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 205 W. 46th St. (between Eighth Avenue and Broadway). For tickets, visit www.ticketmaster.com or www.motownthemusical.com.

“The Trip to Bountiful,” featuring Leon Addison Brown in the role of Ludie, Tony nominee Vanessa Williams and three-time Emmy Award winner and 2013 Tony Award winner Cicely Tyson, has been extended to Oct. 9. It is now playing at the Sondheim Theatre, 124 W. 43rd St. For more information or tickets, call 800-901-4092 or visit www.newyorkcitytheatre.com.

“Kinky Boots,” featuring 2013 Tony Award winner Billy Porter, is now playing at the Al Hirschfield Theatre, 302 W. 45th St. For more information, call 866-276-4887 or visit www.broadway.com/shows/kinky-boots.

Music

B.B. King Blues Club in Times Square presents Ben E. King & Friends on Thursday, Sept. 27 at 8 p.m. For tickets and information, visit www.bbkingsblues.com.

“The 2013 Global Citizen Festival,” intended to raise awareness of global poverty and education, returns to Central Park on Saturday, Sept. 28, with Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder, John Mayer and Kings of Leon performing. Attendees will be eligible to obtain free tickets by getting involved in various social causes through www.globalcitizen.org.

Harlem Opera Theater presents an exciting presentation of the winners of their 2013 Vocal Competition for the Classical Voice. The awards concert will be at the historic Church of the Intercession, 550 W. 155th St., on Sunday, Sept. 29 at 4 p.m. To reserve tickets, call 212-592-0780 or visit www.harlemoperatheater.com.

Terence Blanchard comes to the Blue Note on Sept. 29-30. The Blue Note is located at 121 W. Third St. For more information, call 212-475-8592 or visit bluenote.net.

T.V.

The new “Arsenio Hall Show” is now on nightly on 11 p.m. on PIX 11.

Film

T.D. Jakes presents “Winnie Mandela,” featuring Academy Award nominee Terrence Howard and Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson. Check theaters for listings.

Community

There will be a talk with Vanessa Valdes, assistant professor of Spanish and Portugese in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature at City College of New York and editor of “The Future is Now: A New Look at African Diaspora Studies” will conduct a talk on Thursday, Sept. 26 from 3-5 p.m. at NAC Lippman Room, 6/308, on Convent Avenue at 138th St. The event will also feature guest panelists. For information, call 212-650-8117 or go to www.ccny.cuny.edu/calendar.

The Democratic runoff is coming on Tuesday, Oct. 1. between the two Democratic New York City public advocate candidates, City Councilwoman Letitia “Tish” James and State Sen. Daniel Squadron. The public advocate works to make sure residents are best served by city government. The winner of the runoff will go on to the Nov. 5 general election. Get out and vote! There is no Republican candidate for the office.

September is “National Preparedness Month.” The National Action Network Political Action Committee presents guest speaker Ramona Ponce, team chief of South Harlem CERT, on Saturday, Sept. 28 at 9 a.m. at the Weekly Radio Rally, held at the House of Justice, 106 W. 145th St., Harlem. For more information, visit natioanlactionnetwork.net.

Hear Imhotep Gary Byrd on 107.5 WBLS-FM daily with “Imhotep’s On-Air Guide to Black Events” and “Express Yourself,” Sunday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m., and on WLIB-AM with “The GBE Mind Flight,” Sunday evenings from 9 p.m. to midnight. The full show can be heard on HD radio at WBLS-HD2. IGB is also heard on WBAI-FM 99.5 with Radio GBE: The “Global Black Experience” and “Global Beat Experience,” Saturdays from 5 to 7 p.m. We are archived online with both shows at www.wbai.org. To contact us for bookings or to reach us about your event, email igbexp@gmail.com, find Imhotep Gary Byrd on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @GBELIFE or call 212-592-3279.