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Yalla Tour Info & Tickets:
https://www.ujimacoinc.org/on-stage-now/yalla
Yalla Gala Tickets:
https://ci.ovationtix.com/36858/production/1242816?performanceId=11652809 We are a company of actors, actresses, theatre technicians, theatre arts administrators, choreographers, playwrights, teachers, musicians and
vocalists. Ujima Company intends to educate and entertain through work which is reflectiv
04/30/2026
Bridgeport/Baptism
I was Baptized in the Church of God and Christ when I was four years old. They dressed me in a white cotton gown, stood me on the shore of Lake Somethin’ or Other grabbed my head and my back and threw me backward into the icy waters of redemption. I came up spitting and coughing and snorting and saved.
We went to Elder Turner’s church in Bridgeport, Connecticut. We lived in Mt. Vernon, NY, and I remember thinking there must be a church between here and Bridgeport. But then the Bridgeport saints did seem extra holy. I felt holy just bein’ around them. My real objection to the Sunday morning car trip was that I got car sick. Seems like everytime. I remember throwing up all over my orange plaid drop waist dress with pleats that I loved so much and then gettin’ Papa’s undershirt out of the trunk of the car and me wearin’ it to church with them sayin’ Oh she looks alright, she’s just a baby. She looks cute.
The best part about being in church was being with my mother. She was so beautiful in white. I loved sitting next to her when she would stand up with her right hand raised to testify, “I want to thank God for being here this mornin’. I want to thank Him for my health and strength, for bringing me through another week safe from sin and harm…”
From left to right: Lorna and Ruby (her mother)
Ruby Anita was no joke! She was fire. A true believer in hard work and faith. Ruby prayed as hard as she played gin rummy. Gave the best hugs and had a laugh like a drum.
Tickets available in our linktree! 🔗
See you this summer!!
04/24/2026
Geronimo
Aunt Vi said the Indians left me on the doorstep-
i don’t remember what my question was -
But I was satisfied with the answer
I used to imagine Geronimo
comin’ down South 11th Avenue
from the Dead End
(beyond which was certainly
no man’s land)
And he stops at 513 and lays
this bundle which is me, on
the front stoop of the tenement.
He could have chosen any house,
a pretty house, with a lawn and trees,
He could have chosen a family with other kids
so I’d have sisters and brothers
but he chose 513, the only tenement
on the block, and he thought
“Good People Here”
I figured I was well off.
At least I knew who my father was.
I didn’t worry about…
if Geronimo is my father
then who is my mother?
I was immediately reconciled to
the idea that he was my
father and Ruby was my mother
even though they had never
met and it was me knowing
both of them that joined them.
Yeah, I figured I was well off.
I knew my parents.
I had a mysterious background,
and everyone in my world loved me
despite the fact that I was not
truly of them. I was rich.
YALLA BITCH SUMMER TOUR
Link in our bio!!
04/07/2026
June 19 & 20 - School 77 @ 6pm
429 Plymouth Ave
Buffalo, NY 14213
June 21 - 5 Points Bakery @ 6pm
44 Brayton St.
Buffalo, NY 14213
(Ticketed location)
June 26 - Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens @ 6pm
2655 South Park Ave
Buffalo, NY 14218
June 27 - 60 Winston Rd @ 6pm
60 Winston Rd
Buffalo, NY 14216
(Ticketed location)
June 28 - Silo City @ 2pm
120 Silo City Row
Buffalo, NY 14203
June 28 - Duende @ 6pm
85 Silo City Row
Buffalo, NY 14203 (ticketed location)
July 6 - Saul Elkin Hill @ 6pm
199 Lincoln Pkwy
Buffalo, NY 14222
July 10 - Penn Dixie Fossil Park @ 6pm
4050 North Street
Blasdell, NY 14219
July 12 - Freedom Garden @ 6pm
333 Clinton st
Buffalo,NY 14204
Ticketed Locations are available to purchase on our website! Link in bio!
Hope to see you there!
04/07/2026
June 19 & 20 - School 77 @ 6pm
429 Plymouth Ave
Buffalo, NY 14213
June 21 - 5 Points Bakery @ 6pm
44 Brayton St.
Buffalo, NY 14213
(Ticketed location)
June 26 - Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens @ 6pm
2655 South Park Ave
Buffalo, NY 14218
June 27 - 60 Winston Rd @ 6pm
60 Winston Rd
Buffalo, NY 14216
(Ticketed location)
June 28 - Silo City @ 2pm
120 Silo City Row
Buffalo, NY 14203
June 28 - Duende @ 6pm
85 Silo City Row
Buffalo, NY 14203 (ticketed location)
July 6 - Saul Elkin Hill @ 6pm
199 Lincoln Pkwy
Buffalo, NY 14222
July 10 - Penn Dixie Fossil Park @ 6pm
4050 North Street
Blasdell, NY 14219
July 12 - Freedom Park @ 6pm
1170 Niagara St
Buffalo, NY 14213
Ticketed Locations are available to purchase on our website! Link in bio!
Hope to see you there!
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