Richard Skipper's Friday Wrap Up Show: Hammock Day! 7/22/2022

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National Hammock Day is celebrated every year on July 22 to commemorate the universal symbol for relaxation. Developed by the Mayans of Central and South America for sleeping or resting, a hammock is a sling made of fabric, rope or netting, which is suspended between two points such as posts or trees. Most often, hammocks were made from the woven bark from the Hamack Tree — hence “hamacas”. Today the hammock is often seen as a symbol of summer, leisure, relaxation, and simple, easy living. So grab your favorite book, put your feet up, and relax! Come relax with us for an hour to wrap up your week and kick off your weekend! I am joined by Tonya Pinkins and Jackie Sanders! TONYA PINKINS is a Tony Awarding actor/singer who has starred in nine Broadway shows including the original CAROLINE OR CHANGE. Her Award Winning Film RED PILL was recently released on TVOD and has been translated into Spanish, Catalonian, Russian and Greek. Her book RED PILL UNMASKED an historical, spiritual and philosophical memoir on life is available at Amazon.com. In addition to being an actress and author, Tonya is a playwright, director and educator. Her MEDIUM essay WHY I AM FED UP WITH PERFORMATIVE ACTIVISM FROM BLACK AND WHITE THEATER MAKERS has been made required reading at universities including YALE School of Drama. She is the author of the self help book GET OVER YOURSELF: How to Drop The Drama and Claim The Life You Deserve (Hyperion). She is also a painter with an NFT collection on OpenSea. You also may have seen or heard her in THE CHICAGO STRANGLER on DISCOVERY, SCANDAL, GOTHAM, MADAM SECRETARY or ALL MY CHILDREN. She played Alma Carthan, Emmett Till’s grandmother in ABC/HULU’s WOMEN OF THE MOVEMENT.