My work is like jazz, but not the smooth kind.
1. mbira
2. Jazz Dance
3. Key chatter on a saxophone, Eddie Harris
4. Standing up
5. all on the table
6. Tribal essence
7. Ameba dance, cellular level boogie ...
Posted Friday, November 27th 2009 at 9:24AM
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*This is a blog I did in past and felt compelled to repost, Passing along an important message, I just did this and it is a Blessing to be a Blessing to others*
Feel free to read Heb 13:1-3
"Let brotherly/sisterly love continue. Be not forgetful ...
Posted Wednesday, November 11th 2009 at 11:21PM
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Today is the day that the House of Representatives will vote on the passage of Healthcare Reform Bill at 10 a.m. this morning! If you are up catching those early worms, you need to be making last-minute phone calls to your House of Representatives! ...
Posted Saturday, November 7th 2009 at 6:42AM
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In a recent report by the Robert Woods Foundation, (See, http://www.rwjf.org/publichealth/digest.jsp?id=24685) teaching children as young as age 2 how to wash their hands in daycare centers, the home environment, etc. can seriously ward off the Swine ...
Posted Saturday, November 7th 2009 at 6:05AM
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African American paintings are in high demand, we know that for sure. The mixture of the two cultures combined into one form of art is truly beautiful, but what are the artists really trying to portray? Moving from somewhere you know as your home and landing in a foreign country is hard enough. ...
Posted Saturday, November 7th 2009 at 12:04AM
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When caring for wood and fine wood products they need moisture. Wood products may crack in the dry climates of your home or business. There are a number of African Art Figurines and mask which are created from wood. To decrease the chance of cracking, some use a quality wood polish.
Poli ...
Posted Friday, November 6th 2009 at 11:56PM
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Christie's auctioned $65.6 million worth of Impressionist and modern art at its New York salesroom earlier tonight in a guarded sale that shows the U.S. art market is trying to recover – but it's moving at a snail's pace. The sale fell short of its pre-sale estimate of $68.6 million to $97.1 mi ...
Posted Wednesday, November 4th 2009 at 7:04PM
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In a move that should please aspiring artists and designers in the Buckeye State, the Art Institute of Ohio in Cincinnati has been approved by the Ohio board of Regents and the Higher learning commission to confer Bachelor''s degrees to students in certain design programs at the college.
The ...
Posted Wednesday, November 4th 2009 at 6:35PM
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In the 14 months I’ve been building Not Ur Momma’s News and the NUMN brand, I’ve been forced to accept some realities that I idealistically want(ed) to believe we had overcome, are alive and festering in cyberspace. Guess, like most everybody else, I ...
Posted Friday, October 30th 2009 at 4:49PM
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mosDivine!
urges to create tingle deep in my core,
tracing the warm coiled folds on the path of petal leading to infinity.
Nakeisha Gumbs
Brooklyn, NY
Painter, mixed media artist, scholar art administrator, and daughter of the Diaspora. Earning a dual BA in Art and Visual Culture an ...
Posted Thursday, October 29th 2009 at 2:33PM
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From Casta Paintings to the combating Art of Postmodernity:
dialogues between the traditional and the works of Kara Walker
Throughout recorded history in the Americas, visual art has consistently depicted stereotypical imagery of Black women. For instance, commissioned by Spanish and Creol ...
Posted Thursday, October 29th 2009 at 2:28PM
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Trumpeter Nicholas Payton doesn't know what he's going to play when he steps into the sanctuary of Grace Cathedral on Friday night, when his golden tones will echo through the great Gothic vaults.
"Whatever the mood dictates," says Payton, an elegantly soulful musician from New Orleans, wh ...
Posted Thursday, October 29th 2009 at 2:02PM
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If you haven't heard already, exciting surprises are taking place in Congress on healthcare reform!
Today Senator Reid surprised Congress by voting for the public option in healthcare reform!!
TODAY is your chance to join the Women of Color U ...
Posted Monday, October 26th 2009 at 7:13PM
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In an Editorial appearing in the New York Times on October 20, 2009, it was reported that the justice system would be upholding the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"). (See, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/21/opinion/21wed3.html?_r=1&par ...
Posted Saturday, October 24th 2009 at 4:43PM
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The ancient stories told through the work of Savannah artist Phil Starks unfolded in a very modern setting with the opening of his "Gaia Earth Goddess and Her 7 Matriarchal Daughters" exhibition, scheduled to run from October 23 to November 19, 200 ...
Posted Saturday, October 24th 2009 at 3:39PM
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Hi Ladies,
Did you know that minority women are fast becoming the MAJORITY? That's why it is very important that we stay involved in directing the future of healthcare in the US! WE keep the country working and it is time to let Congress know we ...
Posted Saturday, October 24th 2009 at 7:36AM
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WOW!!!
OMG!!
I am sooo proud of all the ladies and men who participated in either the White House Chat with the ladies on Tuesday, October 20, 2009, or those who called their Congressperson for the "Time to Deliver" day.
Guess wha-at .... Th ...
Posted Thursday, October 22nd 2009 at 6:36AM
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TODAY IS THE DAY ... !! Please read and act and tell your friends!
Ladies did you talk to the White House today at 3 EST? Let us know how you felt after the call.
Gentlemen, did you call Congress today? Here is a handy link to make it easy ...
Posted Tuesday, October 20th 2009 at 10:24AM
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Legendary actress Cicely Tyson has a new school in East Orange, New Jersey named in her honor – and the three-time Emmy Award winning and Academy Award nominated thespian will host its unveiling on Oct. 24.
The new state-of-the-art Cicely L. Tyson ...
Posted Tuesday, October 20th 2009 at 9:42AM
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Legendary actress Cicely Tyson has a new school in East Orange, New Jersey named in her honor – and the three-time Emmy Award winning and Academy Award nominated thespian will host its unveiling on Oct. 24.
The new state-of-the-art Cicely L. Tyson ...
Posted Tuesday, October 20th 2009 at 9:42AM
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Please send your RSVP e-mail today in order to participate in the discussion Tuesday with
Tina Tchen, Executive Director for the White House Council on Women and Girls, and Caya Lewis, Outreach Director for the HHS Office of ...
Posted Monday, October 19th 2009 at 9:02AM
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Hi Family and friends,
I have been swamped with information this week as our President prepares to take the Healthcare Reform Stimulus to the Full Congress! Halleuia ~ ER!
Thank you all for your support in the past and I am praying you continu ...
Posted Sunday, October 18th 2009 at 11:05AM
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The White House Wants to Hear From YOU!
Hi Friends!
The time has come for each of us women to have a voice on healthcare reform. With all the effort to keep YOU up-to-date on the progress of healthcare reform an ...
Posted Friday, October 16th 2009 at 5:12PM
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