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  • "STEP UP Our Game"
  • "FINE ARTS" Projects Page
  • "SISI" Project Releases
  • Freeport YES Club Program
  • CHARACTER MATTERS TV Show
  • "MY SUN RISES" Poetry
  • REGISTRATIONS ~ ZOOM/Club
  • Sounds Of Good News~SOGN
  • LETTERS of ENDORSEMENT
  • WAY Ministries
  • Web-spiration Workshops
  • "JUST SAY YES!"
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  • "LEGACY" Tribute Projects
  • "Become a YESIC Member!"
  • CONTACT US
  • CH Mason Foundation
  • YIC Juneteenth Fundraiser

~ "yes" club "fine arts" page ~

TRINITY DIVINE RUCKER: Our "Fine Arts" Youth Leader!

Trinity Rucker (13 Years old) is our "YES" Club Vice-President and Fine Arts Youth Leader. She is also the City of Rockford Youth Poet, as well as the Vice-President of the Rockford NAACP Youth Council! Our "YES" Club Program Inspires and Empowers Young People to be their BEST (Better Students, Citizens, & Leaders) through Developing Character Excellence as well as Fine Arts Projects (inc. our Music Videos)! 


Our Motto is: "RISE UP" ~ "Restoring Inspirational Standards of Excellence for Ultimate Positivity"! THANK YOU for Your Interest and Support!


"Click the Pic" above to See a Special Slide Show Presentation of Trinity through the Years (Presented at our 1st "SPEAK IT! SING IT!" Come-UNITY Talent Explosion on Saturday, JULY 27th (Rockford Public Library Nordlof Center)! MORE on the Show below...

"mark your calendars"

"YES" Club 2025 Annual Dr. King Day Celebration!

For the 1st Time "In-Person" since COVID-19 (2020), We're Thrilled to bring back our "YES" Club Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration! This Year's Theme is: "SPEAK IT! SING IT!" (a continuation of our July Youth Empowerment Show)! 


The Event will be on Monday, January 20, 2025 @ 3PM @ the Rockford Public Library Nordlof Center (118 N. Main St., Rockford, IL 61101)! Don't Miss it!

~ "september celebrations" ~

"BRAVO" for Our "YOUTH ALIVE" Empowerment Forum:

  “YES” Club YOUTH ALIVE” Empowerment Forum:

On Sunday the 29th @ 3-5PM @ the Rockford Public Library Nordlof Center (118 N. Main Street, Rockford, IL 61101), this “Come-UNITY” Event was an Opportunity to “SEPTEMBER CELEBRATIONS” (inc. National Suicide Awareness Week on the 8th through the 14th; “Patriot” Day on the 11th; “WORLD PEACE” Day & the “Autumn Equinox” both on the 21st; & “YES” Club Birthdays: Director of Education Ms. Dianna Cole on the 21st, President Gianna Rosales on the 28th, & Vice-President & Fine Arts Leader Trinity Rucker on the 29th). 


We Enjoyed “Official Greetings” (City, County, State, & National); Special Presentations; as well as an “Empowerment Q&A” Movement for Improvement Audience Discussion (inc. Topics re: “NEW Season” Inspiration/Aspirations; Character Development, Fine Arts, Academic Achievement, the “Golden Rule”, “The POWER of UNITY”, etc.); The Event was FREE to the Public ~ “SUPER September” Year-End Fundraiser Donations were Appreciated!


~ Sponsors: Sounds Of Good News “YES” Club & RPL Nordlof Center, Rockford Park District, & RAAC ~


"Click the Pic" above to See Our Wonderful Tributes to "Mom" Erma Lee Davis-Cole, Uncle Mckinley "Deacon" Davis, & his Legendary Wife, Aunt Lillie Davis! Be sure to View Our Other YouTube Channel Posts & "Subscribe"!

~ "youth alive" video clips ~

"YES" Club 1st President: Luke Guevara!

Here's a Powerful Greetings from Luke Guevara (Our 1st President), all the way from Stillwater, OK!

"YES" Club Past President: Ethan Nguyen!

Here's a Special Video Greetings from our Past President, Ethan Nguyen (Member of the National Honors Society), all the way from Tempe, Arizona, with One Word: "Come-UNITY"!

Historic Testimonial by Malachi Goldsmith!

Here is "YES" Club Past Lead Vocal Artist Malachi Goldsmith with a Powerful Historic Testimonial and Perspective of the "Seriousness" of being in Something "Bigger than We are"!


Keep Your Eyes and Ears OPEN for MORE Video Clips!

~ 'yes' club @ sinnissippi ~

Below are several Vid Clips of our "YES" Club Final Summer Show @ the Sinnissippi Park Music Shell (9/7/2024), featuring Trinity Rucker! Here's "Lift Every Voice and Sing" (James Weldon Johnson/J. Rosamond Johnson; arr. Dr. Carl A. Cole)!

~ more @ sinnissippi ~

"GOD Bless America"

Here is Trinity Rucker with the "YES" Club Core Group on "GOD Bless America" (Irving Berlin; arr. Dr. Carl A. Cole)!

Saxophone Solo by Sam Marte:

Here's 12 Year Old Sam with a Sax Solo entitled: "Uptown Blues" (Robert Johnson)! He recently was accepted into the Chicago Jazz Institute! CONGRATULATIONS!

"Why Can't We Just Get Along?":

Here's a Short Sweet rendition of our "YES" Club Hit: "Why Can't We Just Get Along?", featuring Trinity Rucker!

~ "yes" club @ the il state fair ~

"Lift Every Voice and Sing" Opener!

Here's is the "YES" Club, featuring Trinity Rucker, @ the IL State Fair in Springfield ("Village of Cultures" Stage), with an Opening Performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" (James Weldon Johnson & J. Rosamond Johnson; the "Black National Anthem")!

Trinity Rucker ~ Solo-1:

Here's Trinity at the IL State Fair performing "Almost There" (Randy Newman; "The Princess and the Frog")!

Trinity Rucker ~ Solo-2:

Here's Trinity performing a powerful Gospel Song entitled: "Worth Fighting For" (Brian Courtney Wilson).

~ more @ the il state fair ~

Here's our IL State Fair Grand Finale: "REAL LOVE" (Composed by Dr. Carl A. Cole), performed by Trinity Rucker & Monique Harris ("YES" Club Program Assistant), in Tribute to her Mother, Ms. Veronica Renee' Harris (Past "YES" Club Program Assistant)! MORE VIDEOES COMING SOON!

~ "unity picnic" @ levings lake ~

Featuring Trinity & the YES Club

Here are Powerful Opening Presentations @ the "UNITY Picnic" @ the Levings Lake Amphitheatre on Saturday, August 10th (Hosted by the Rockford Park District, the Rockford NAACP, & Eliminate Racism), inc. a Greetings & Songs by Trinity  ~ "Almost There" & "Worth Fighting For"!

"UNITY" Poem & "ONE SONG"

Here's Trinity & Ms. C with a POWERFUL Original Poem on "UNITY in the CommUNITY", with "ONE SONG" performed by Ms. Dianna Cole ("YES" Club Director of Education)!

Trinity: "STILL I RISE" & "RISE UP"

Here's Trinity with the Famous Poem by Dr. Maya Angelou: "STILL I RISE", then a Favorite Musical Selection: "RISE UP" (Andra Day)! This is a very POWERFUL Presentation!

~ more of the "unity picnic" ~

Saxophone Solo by Samuel Marte!

Here's a Sweet, Smooth "JAZZ" Saxophone Solo by "YES" Club Member, 12 Yrs. Old Sam "The Saxophone Kid" Marte entitled: "Harlem Nocturne"! Sam played this Piece in the 2024 "Juneteenth" Talent Showcase (6/19) and WON 2nd Place! BRAVO, SAM! We're very Happy to have YOU in our Program!

"Lift Every Voice and Sing!" (PART-1)

Here's Trinity Rucker with her "Free-Style" rendition of the Historic Black National Anthem: "Lift Every Voice And Sing"!

"Lift Every Voice and Sing!" (PART-2)

Here's Trinity with the "YES" Club performing the "Accelerated Version" (featuring Sam Marte @ Saxophone)!

~ "Unity picnic" finale ~

Greetings from Rockford NAACP!

Here's a Greetings from Rockford NAACP President George Scott! Co-Hosts: Rockford Park District & Eliminate Racism!

"YES" Club Show Finale: "REAL LOVE"!

Here is our Show Finale, with Trinity & Ms. Monique Harris ("YES" Club Program Assistant)! This is that Ageless HIT that they Sang at the recent "YES" Club "SPEAK IT! SING IT!" Event!

~ "Speak it! sing it!" show ~

Here is Trinity Rucker with an Opening Song: "At Last", to begin our "SPEAK IT! SING IT!" Come-UNITY Talent Explosion Event on Saturday, JULY 27th @ the Rockford Public Library Nordloft Performing Arts Center! FYI: Her "LOVE" is "Fine Arts"!

~ more "speak it! sing it!" ~

"ONE SONG" with Ms. Dianna Cole & Gianna Rosales

Here is a Special Song of LOVE, HOPE, PEACE, & UNITY entitled: "ONE SONG" (Composed by Tevin Campbell), starting with an Original Poem by Trinity, followed by a Wonderful Performance by Ms. Dianna Cole (SOGN YES Club Director of Education; Solo Vocal Artist), and Gianna Rosales (YES Club President; Interpretive Dance)! IMAGINE What Tomorrow would bring!

"What a Wonderful World" with Ms. Dianna Cole:

 Here's a Special Selection entitled: "What a Wonderful World" (Composed by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss; first recorded by Louis Armstrong in 1967), performed by Ms. Dianna Cole (SOGN "YES" Club Director of Education)! 

"GOD Bless America" with Malachi Goldsmith:

 Here's a very Great "Blast from the Past" with our "YES" Club Former Lead Vocal Artist, Malachi Goldsmith, with a Soulish, Creative, Skillful rendition of "GOD Bless America" (Composed by Irving Berlin)! Malachi comes from a Lineage of Singers (inc. his Mother, Stephanie Goldsmith, and her Mom/Malachi's Grandmother, Lady Phyllis Goldsmith). He also shares Dynamic Words of Encouragement and Inspiration to Trinity Rucker, as Our "YES" Club Fine Arts Youth Leader, as well as a Young Aspiring Vocal Performing Artist. 

~ "R.e.a.l. l.o.v.e." ~

(Featuring our 1st "YES" Club Youth Lead Singer, Ms. Monique Harris)

~ more "speak it! sing it!" ~

Fabby Williams & the "FAB Dance Academy":

Trinity was a Most Gracious Host, Welcoming Others to share their Talents! Here's the "FAB Dance Academy" Girl Dancers (Fabbie Williams) performing Tina Turner's "Rollin' on the River"!

"It's PEACE" with Trinity & the "YES" Club:

Here's a Cool Song entitled: "It's PEACE" ~ "Positive Energy And Character Excellence" (Composed by Dr. Carl A. Cole)! 

Poem & Final Song by Trinity & the "YES" Club:

Here is the Magnificent Show Finale ~ Maya Angelou's Famous poem: "Still I Rise", followed by the Powerful Song: "RISE UP" (Composed by Andra Day), by Trinity & the "YES" Club!


~ MORE Show Videos Coming Soon ~

"Yes, i can!" ~ wifr tv-23

Here's a Powerful WIFR TV-23 News Piece with Andy Gannon of Our "YES" Club 2024 "LEAP UP" Music Video Release: "YES, I CAN!", featuring Trinity Rucker!

~ 2024 "juneteenth" Celebration ~

"YES" Club with Trinity Rucker ~ PART-1:

(JUNE 19th @ the Sinnissippi Park Music Shell)

"YES" Club with Trinity Rucker ~ PART-2:

(Thanks to Mr. Tommy Meeks for having Us!)

2023 Theme song: "get along" Video!

Here's Our NEW "POWER UP" Music Video "Dr. King Day Celebration" New Revised Release: "Why Can't We Just Get Along?", promoting "UNITY in Diversity" and "Healing Racism", featuring our Rockford and Freeport Youth Participants! ENJOY!

~ 2023 dr. king day videos ~

"A NEW THANG!"

Here is a GREAT "YES" Club SONG entitled: "A NEW THANG!", that has never been Released as a "POWER UP" Music Video (Lead Singer: Kambria Whitmore)! SUPER COOL!!!

"The POWER of UNITY!"

Here is our New Revised Version of our "YES" Club "POWER UP" Music Video entitled: "The POWER of UNITY!", featuring appearances from Carl Sandburg & Freeport Middle School Choir Students (FSD#145; Teacher: Ms. Kaitlin Heiman)! This Project is partially Sponsored by a Grant from the Freeport Health Network (FHN) Foundation! MORE SOON!

"Following the GOLDEN RULE"

Here's another Excellent "YES" Club "POWER UP" Music Video (another 1st Time Video Release) of a Dynamic Song entitled: "Following the GOLDEN RULE" (Composed by SOGN YES Club Founder/CEO, Professor Carl A. Cole ~ Mr. C; based on Matthew 7:12)! FANTASTICABULOUS JOB by ALL!

More music videos coming soon!

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