Mood Magazine

06/13/2026

A voice. A legacy. A story waiting to be heard.

Grammy Award-winning soprano Karen Slack joins Jarvus Ricardo Hester for a special episode of Inside the Opera House.

Experience the conversation behind the music.

Full episode available soon on MOOD TV.

Watch:
www.moodmagazinenyc.org/mood-tv

06/13/2026

INSIDE THE OPERA HOUSE | Coming Soon on MOOD TV

The curtain rises on a powerful conversation with Grammy Award-winning soprano Karen Slack.

Join host Jarvus Ricardo Hester as he explores the artistry, journey, and legacy of one of classical music’s most inspiring voices.

From the opera stage to the stories that shape culture, this special episode celebrates the passion, purpose, and power of music.

Watch the full episode coming soon on MOOD TV.

www.moodmagazinenyc.org/mood-tv

MOOD Magazine. Mind. Body. Spirit. Culture. Harlem to the world.

06/09/2026

🎙️ Tonight on Inside the Opera: Grammy Award-winning soprano Karen Slack joins us for an unforgettable conversation about music, artistry, and the power of opera to tell our stories.

From the concert stage to cultural impact, Karen shares insights from her remarkable career and what continues to inspire her work.

📻 Tune in tonight at 8:00 PM
Don’t miss this special episode of Inside the Opera.

https://listen.radioking.com/radio/881251/stream/951436

06/04/2026

The Empty Chair

Honoring the Fathers We Carry With Us Mood Magazine Father’s Day Series Father’s Day can be filled with celebration. But for many people, it is also filled with memory. A chair at the table that sits empty. A voice no longer heard in the next room. A phone number still saved in a contact list. A recipe written in familiar handwriting....

Honoring the Fathers We Carry With Us Mood Magazine Father’s Day Series Father’s Day can be filled with celebration. But for many people, it is also filled with memory. A chair at the table that sits empty. A voice no longer heard in the next room. A phone number still saved in a contact list.

06/04/2026

Nior Film: Spike Lee

“THE ARCHITECT OF MODERN BLACK CINEMA” CULTURE MOMENT This is Jarvus Ricardo Hester with your Inside the Culture Moment, from the Mood Media Network. Spike Lee redefined modern African-American storytelling through film. With works like Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, and She’s Gotta Have It, he created a cinematic language rooted in cultural truth, identity, and political tension....

“THE ARCHITECT OF MODERN BLACK CINEMA” CULTURE MOMENT This is Jarvus Ricardo Hester with your Inside the Culture Moment, from the Mood Media Network. Spike Lee redefined modern African-American storytelling through film. With works like Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, and She’s Gotta Have It, h...

06/04/2026

SONSHIP IS NOT STRIVING

DAILY MESSAGE One of the greatest distortions in spiritual life is the belief that closeness with God must be earned. That if you pray enough, serve enough, or get it right enough, you will eventually become accepted. But Jesus never lives from that assumption. Before He performs anything publicly, He is already declared: “This is My beloved Son.” That declaration comes before miracles....

DAILY MESSAGE One of the greatest distortions in spiritual life is the belief that closeness with God must be earned. That if you pray enough, serve enough, or get it right enough, you will eventually become accepted. But Jesus never lives from that assumption. Before He performs anything publicly,....

06/03/2026

Haitian Citrus Greens Skillet

There are days in Harlem when the body feels like it’s carrying more than the mind has words for. Not in a dramatic way. More like a quiet accumulation—emails, footsteps, conversations you didn’t fully process, weather you didn’t dress correctly for emotionally. This is when food stops being about appetite and becomes something closer to correction. Haitian cooking understands this instinctively....

There are days in Harlem when the body feels like it’s carrying more than the mind has words for. Not in a dramatic way. More like a quiet accumulation—emails, footsteps, conversations you didn’t fully process, weather you didn’t dress correctly for emotionally. This is when food stops being...