Pause With Dietra talks to Mzuri Moyo Aimbaye of her one-woman show, The Fannie Lou Hamer Story.

Born in Paterson, New Jersey, Mzuri Moyo Aimbaye is an internationally acclaimed singer actress, and playwright of the multi-award-winning one-woman play, “The Fannie Lou Hamer Story.” Her Swahili name means Mzuri (beautiful) Moyo (heart) Aimbaye (who sings). Her talents combine the presence of a movie star with a booming vocal range and versatility of an opera singer. Ms. Aimbaye has been enthusiastically received on cabaret and concert stages both nationally and internationally. She has lived and performed in Paris, France and Rome, Italy. ​ "The Fannie Lou Hamer Story" is a multi-award-winning, one-woman musical play written and performed by actress and vocalist Mzuri Moyo Aimbaye. It chronicles the harrowing and inspiring life of the trailblazing civil rights icon, famous for declaring she was "sick and tired of being sick and tired".