Thelma Wright
Urbanbuzzmag.com
By Nigeria Anderson
On The Low With Thelma Wright
Thelma Wright is the living example of when I want to do right evil is present. She doesn’t have a sad story of poverty which can lend to what she did but she does have a repenting heart. Thelma Wright is the widow of drug kingpin Jackie Wright from Philadelphia during the 70’s. After her husband was murdered. Mrs. Wright a smart and savvy young woman, under an influence of a lifestyle of loyalty and love, step in and kept Jackie Wright’s legacy alive in the drug game. There are very few women who can create a name for themselves in a male dominant profession on any level. However, unlike Griselda Blanco known as the “cocaine godmother,” Thelma Wright did her dirt all by her lonely. There is a saying bad boys move in silence. Well, that is how Thelma Wright survived in a trade which could have cost her everything including her life.
The Art of Cool on Friday, June 7 at Napa Valley Museum. The exhibit runs June 8 – July 28 2013 inspired by a new Miles art book called Miles Davis: The Collected Artwork, scheduled for release October 2013, forward by Quincy Jones. The book is a comprehensive collection of the musician’s artwork and a long-overdue celebration of Miles Davis visual artwork. The exhibition will feature 35 pieces of original artwork by Miles Davis, in addition to personal effects, special events, programs and a film screening. Miles Davis has long been noted for his restless artistic aesthetic, which played into his changing the course of music five times, his continued status as a fashion icon and his globally recognized artworks. Davis US Postal stamp most successful and fastest-selling iconic stamp in recent years, with more than 23 million sold to date. His musical legacy is also firmly intact, with landmark album Kind of Blue still the best-selling jazz record of all time, in addition to being recognized with a Congressional Resolution in honor of its 50th Anniversary. I had the honor of speaking with Mr. Vince Wilburn Jr. nephew of Miles Davis regarding the event.