

Nnenna and Pierce join host Robin Young to discuss their art and Phil Freelon's legacy. Together, they're releasing a new album: " Ancestars." The album, focusing on the role of ancestors, family, memory and culture, honors and grieves Phil Freelon. Nnenna is a singer, composer and actress. Pierce is a hip-hop and soul musician and co-founder of the Beat-Making lab. Pierce and Nnenna made history last year as the first mother-son pair both nominated for Grammy awards for their music. The cover of "Ancestars" by Nnenna and Pierce Freelon. To his family, including his wife Nnenna Freelon and son Pierce Freelon, Phil's death marked the end of one phase and a transition to a new one where he's now remembered and honored as an ancestor. and dozens of other projects in North Carolina and around the country. He was the force behind the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C. In 2019 architectural giant Phil Freelon died of ALS. After the filing fee, Irizarry spent the remaining funds on personal items like day spas and restaurants, investigators said.Nnenna Freelon (left) and Pierce Freelon (right) created the new album "Ancestars." (Chris Charles)

In eight reports, Irizarry reported false campaign expenditures and lied about charitable donations made by the campaign, officials said. Kissimmee and Osceola County are located immediately south of Orlando.Īfter comparing bank records to Irizarry’s campaign treasure’s reports, inspectors said they identified a pattern of providing false information. State investigators said they began looking into Irizarry last year following allegations that he was paid to enter the Osceola County Commission District 4 race to affect its outcome. (AP) - A former city commissioner in central Florida accused of being a “ghost candidate” in a 2022 county commission race has been arrested on several campaign finance charges.įormer Kissimmee Commissioner Carlos Irizarry Sr., 67, of Buena Ventura Lakes, was arrested Friday on eight counts of willful certification of false or incomplete campaign treasure’s reports and six counts of deliberate failure to report campaign expenditures as required, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said in a news release.
