Even as they don dresses and wigs to entertain, they reproduce imagines of Black women, trans folx, and effeminate queer men steeped in misogynoir and both homo- and transphobia. Richard performed at the famed twelfth Cavalcade of Jazz held at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles on the 2nd.

Following the taping, he accidentally crashed his sports car into a telephone pole in West Hollywood. At places such as Bien Hoa and Camranh Bay, there was forever cold beer and air-conditioning, steak for supper and live TV feeds from the U. Ash thinks Destiny is quite possibly the hottest woman he's ever found on his dating app and she's invited him over for some fun. It takes more space to turn round than an articulated truck and the "hard tail" wrecks your back over the potholes in our roads.

In May 2016, the National Museum of African American Music issued a press release indicating that Richard was one of the key artists and music industry leaders that attended its third annual Celebration of Legends Luncheon in Nashville. After a "farewell performance" at the Apollo Theater and a "final" recording session with Specialty later that month, Richard enrolled at Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama, to study theology.

September 2017, Richard participated in a long television interview for the Christian Three Angels Broadcasting Network, appearing in a wheelchair, clean-shaven, without make-up, dressed in a blue paisley coat and tie, where he discussed his lifelong Christian faith.To keep up with his finances and bookings, Richard and three of his brothers formed a management company, Bud Hole Incorporated. When the concert film documenting the show came out, his performance was considered generally strong, though his fans noticed a drop in energy and vocal artistry.