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- Dmae Lo Roberts
- Username: dmaeroberts
- Location: Portland, Oregon
- Joined PRX: Oct 02, 2003
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- "Sweet Phil from Sugar Hill"
- Summary: A man has 14 children with 13 different women, dies young, and leaves them to learn about him through each other, and through the letters he wrote from prison.
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Review of Sweet Phil from Sugar Hill
Dmae Lo Roberts
Posted on January 09, 2005 at 12:45 PM
Now here's a little gem of a personal piece. Producer Phyllis Fletcher has put together a charmer - poignant, hopeful and funny - about her father who had 14 children with 13 different mothers. Fletcher goes in search of and connects with many of her siblings while we hear letters from her father read by her eldest brother. This is one provocative piece that begs questions about family life, relationships and the different paths a person can take. Although I could have done without the constant music tracks and let the piece breathe more, I would recommend this half-hour piece as a special for Black History Month, Women's History Month and definitely Father's Day.