Greetings! We open the brand-new year 2017 with the Rev. Al Sharpton bringing the “We Shall Not Be Moved” rally Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, to Washington D.C., ahead of Inauguration Day, focusing on voting rights, criminal justice, health care and economic justice. Sharpton’s National Action Network, along with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Urban League and Black Women’s Roundtable, is hosting the event on the National Mall, setting the stage for a full-force resistance to the presidency of Donald J. Trump. Visit nationalactionnetwork.org.
THEATER
“Hamilton: An American Musical” continues to captivate audiences at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, 226 W. 46th St., New York, N.Y. For information, call 800-276-2392 or visit boxoffice.broadway.com.
“The Color Purple,” a Broadway Tony winner, now featuring Tony winner Jennifer Holliday (“Dreamgirls”) Cynthia Erivo and Danielle Brooks, at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, 242 W. 45th St., New York, N.Y. For information, visit colorpurple.com.
“August Wilson’s Jitney,” directed by Ruben-Santiago-Hudson, 11 weeks only. In previews. Opening night Jan. 19. Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, 261 W. 47th St., between Broadway and Eighth Avenue, New York. N.Y. For information, call 212- 947-8844 or visit telechargeoffers.com.
MUSIC
Gladys Knight, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, at 8 p.m., The Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino, 39 Norwich Westerly Rd., Mashantucket, Conn. For information, call 800-200-2882 or visit ticketmaster.com.
The Isley Brothers featuring Ronald and Ernie Isley, Saturday, Jan. 14, at 8 p.m., B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, 237 W. 42nd St., New York, N.Y. For information, call 212-997-4144 or visit ticketmaster.com.
The New Stylistics, The Chi-Lites and The Delfonics, Saturday, Jan. 14, at 8 p.m., St. George Theatre, 35 Hyatt St., Staten Island, N.Y. For information, call 718-442-2900 or visit ticketmaster.com.
Gladys Knight and The Whispers, Sunday, Jan. 15, at 7 p.m., New Jersey Performing Arts Center, 1 Center St., Newark, N.J. For information, call 888-466-5722 or visit njpac.org.
Isley Brothers, Sunday, Jan. 15, at 7 p.m., NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury, N.Y. For information, call 516-334-0800 or visit livenation.com.
A Night of Symphonic Hip-Hop, featuring Nelly, Friday, Jan. 27, at 8 p.m., New Jersey Performing Arts Center, 1 Center St., Newark, N.J. For information, call 888-466-5722 or visit njpac.org.
Ginuwine, Saturday, Jan. 28, at 7:30 p.m., B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, 237 W. 42nd St., New York, N.Y. For information, call 212-997-4144 or visit ticketmaster.com.
Tony! Toni! Toné! with special guest Jackie Gage, Sunday, Jan. 29, at 8 p.m., B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, 237 W. 42nd St., New York, N.Y. For information, call 212-997-4144 or visit ticketmaster.com.
Ladies Night R&B Super Jam, featuring Brian McKnight, Keith Sweat, Eric Benet, Jagged Edge, Dru Hill and Silk, Thursday, Feb. 9, at 8 p.m., Barclays Center, 620 Atlantic Ave. (at the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Flatbush Avenue), Brooklyn, N.Y. For information, call 917-618-6700 or visit barclayscenter.com.
Charlie Wilson’s In It to Win It Tour, with Fantasia and Johnny Gill, Friday, Feb. 10, at 7 p.m. Prudential Center, 25 Lafayette St., Newark, N.J. For information, call 973- 757-6600 or visit ticketmaster.com.
DANCE
Dance Theater of Harlem, Saturday, Jan. 14, at 8 p.m., New Jersey Performing Arts Center, 1 Center St., Newark, N.J. For information, call 888-466-5722 or visit ww.njpac.org.
COMEDY
D.L. Hughley, Thursday, Jan. 5, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Jan. 6, and Saturday, Jan. 7, at 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 8, at 7:30 p.m., Carolines on Broadway, 1626 Broadway, New York, N.Y. For information, visit ticketmaster.com.
Sommore, Friday, Jan. 20, Saturday, Jan. 21, at 7:30 and 9:45 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 22, at 7 p.m., Nyack Levity Live, 4210 Palisades Center Dr. A-401, West Nyack, N.Y. For information, call 845-353-5400 or visit ticketmaster.com.
FILM
“Fences,” directed by Denzel Washington and written by August Wilson, based on Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name. The film stars Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson and Saniyya Sidney. Check your movie listings.
“Hidden Figures” is based on the lives of mathematicians, Katherine Goble-Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae), who were key to the success of the U.S. space program. Check your movie listings.
COMMUNITY
Rome Neal’s Banana Puddin’ Jazz presents “A Celebration of the Music of Fela Kuti,” Saturday, Jan. 7, at 9:30 p.m., Nuyorican Poets Café, 236 East Third St. (between Avenue B and Avenue C), New York, N.Y. For information, visit Romeneal.com
People’s Organization for Progress, annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. March and Rally for Equality, Justice, Peace and Democracy, National and International Day of Protest, Sunday, Jan. 15, at 2 p.m., beginning at the MLK statue, 465 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Newark, N.J. For more information, call 973-801-0001.
Hear Imhotep Gary Byrd on 107.5 WBLS-FM weekly with “Express Yourself,” Sunday evenings from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and simulcast over WLIB 1190AM. The full show can also be heard on HD radio at WBLS-HD2 and at WBLS.com., WLIB.com and iHeartRadio. IGB is also heard on WBAI-FM 99.5 with Radio GBE: “The Global Black Experience” and “The Global Beat Experience,” Fridays 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Archived online at www.wbai.org. For bookings or to reach us about your GBEvent or for comments, email co-editor Nyerere Shannon @ nyerere1@aol.com, find us at Imhotep Gary Byrd on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @GBELIFE or call 212-592-3279.