By Rosaland Tyler
Associate Editor
New Journal and Guide
Mega-entertainer Pharrell Williams recently told Virginia Beach City Manager Patrick A. Duhaney that he will not host another 'Something in the Water Festival,' in a recent letter. He cited his action due to “toxic” energy in the city.
Williams wrote his own letter decades after James Brown, Nat King Cole, and the Beatles took a similar stance when they refused to perform before segregated audiences during the Jim Crow era.
Continue reading Pharrell Williams Is Not the First Entertainer To Tell City Leaders “No” at The New Journal and Guide.
