Posts Tagged ‘Shane Evans’

Throwback Thursday: Taye Diggs

Thursday, January 31st, 2013


Actor Taye Diggs, who earlier this week fought off an intruder at his home, came to Syracuse a few years ago and read from his book Chocolate Me. The event was held at the Greater Evangelical COGIC. Fellow SU Alum Shane Evans provided the sounds.

Chocolate Thoughts

Saturday, November 19th, 2011
Shane Evans and Taye Diggs discuss their collaboration to create Chocolate Me.

Shane Evans and Taye Diggs discuss their collaboration to create Chocolate Me.

Actor Taye Diggs along with fellow SU alum Shane Evans talked about their book Chocolate Me and did a reading at the Greater Evangelical COGIC last Sunday. The story,based on lessons Diggs mother gave him as a child, are a great anecdote to low race esteem and self image.

In addition to the reading, Evans and Diggs did a musical performance (Evans on guitar, Diggs on beatbox) with crowd participation.

The event was sponsored by Say Yes to Education (Syracuse).

Taye Diggs gets some help during a song peformance with Shane Evans at the Greater Evangelical COGIC

Taye Diggs gets some help during a song peformance with Shane Evans at the Greater Evangelical COGIC

Shane Evans answers questions about illusrating Chocolate Me

Shane Evans answers questions about illustrating Chocolate Me

SCSD children listen to performance by Diggs and Evans

SCSD children listen to performance by Diggs and Evans