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Caribbean-Americans on BET Awards
Jamaican American rapper Busta Rhymes along with Barbados’ Rihanna and Trinidad & Tobago’s Nicki Minaj are among this year’s nominees at the sixth annual BET Hip Hop Awards.
Rhymes is up for Best Hip Hop Video for his collaboration with Chris Brown and Lil Wayne while Rihanna has also been nominated in this category twice – for Love the Way You Lie with Eminem and All of The Lights with Kanye West.
Rhymes is also nominated for Best Live Performer while Minaj is up for Lyricist of the Year as well as MVP of the Year, CD of the Year and Hustler of the Year, along with her label boss, Lil Wayne.
The awards will return to the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center in Atlanta, Saturday, October 1 with the Network premiere on Tuesday, October 11 at 8p.
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By the Boardwalk:
Artist Lennox Warner
 Under the gleaming neon of Atlantic City’s casino lights there are pockets of African people living and creating in Atlantic City. One such resident is visual artist Lennox Warner.
Lennox, a native of Montserrat, West Indies, uses multiple mediums: wood, clay, plaster, cast glass, acrylic and oil paint to create intriguing pieces that captivate the cerebral and visual senses. While visiting his home studio, I was taken by a three dimensional piece that focused on the brutal beauty of pugilist Mike Tyson. The 72 x 72-inch piece displays a boxing ring, a bas relief of Tyson’s image and framed in carefully placed marbles of varying sizing. Upon a closer look there are small glass tiles that are spaced and decorative. 
Ironically, Lennox was creating art before he realized that he was an artist. “I did not realize that I was an artist until about five years ago when people started calling me an artist. My primary goal and only goal is to create art,” he says.
Pieces of Lennox’s work are in a group show at Atlantic Cape Community College, New Jersey, January 21 to February 17, 2012.
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Showdown:
JFK and the Integration of the Washington Redskins
Historian Thomas G. Smith’s retelling of the showdown between the Redskins and the White House in Showdown: JFK and the Integration of the Washington Redskins includes some of the biggest names in sports and politics of the era—from John F. Kennedy to Jackie Robinson, as well as deeply influential figures like former NFL Commissioner Peter Rozelle and one time Redskins head coach Vince Lombardi, well-known players Ernie Davis and Bobby Mitchell, and star Washington Post sportswriter Shirley Povich. |
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Alphabet Kids - Fantastic!
 Second only to books by Eric Velasquez, the Alphabet Kids embody the spirit of Port Of Harlem. When I accepted the request for the publicist to send me copies of the books, I thought I was only getting the one book in the series that featured something cool for Black kids that I specifically requested. However, I ended up with the whole series and loving it! The series honestly looks at diversity and tolerance in realistic and fun settings.
 In Oni’s Good Hair Day, a non-Black child discovers that Oni’s hair is different. In the world of weaves and bleach blonds, Oni begins to doubt her beauty. When she goes home to her Continental African parents, she is quickly reminded that African hair is natural and it’s absolutely beautiful. But, while the scenario is simple, the storytelling is at the pace that children can relate to and the tale naturally unfolds to the “teachable moment.”
Alphabet Kids Online Drawing Pad - Your Kids Will Love This
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Things to Do
Baltimore Black Pride
Citywide
Fri-Mon, Oct 7–10, times vary
 Get Your Mind Right and Energy Soaring
Using Feng Shui Interior Colors with Sherry Ways
Imagine Wellness and Yoga Center
3120 Belair Drive
Bowie, MD
Sat, Oct. 8 1p- 3p, $25
6th Annual Richmond Folk Festival
Sat-Mon, Oct. 8-10, free
 C.R. Gibbs Historical Lectures
11a-12p - Blue Print for Justice: the International Impact of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
1p to 2p - Facing the Rising Sun: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Africa
African American Civil War Freedom Memorial and Museum
Fri, Oct 14, free
Harvest Festival
The Tommy Brown Sports Association
2805 W 141st St.
Blue Island, IL
Sat, Oct 15, 10a-4p
312-603-1000
2011 DC College Fair
Washington Convention Center
Tue, Oct 18, time varies
preregistration required for some
Free
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The Most Popular Headlines and Links from the Last Snippets
- The Misadventures of AWKWARD Black Girl
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The five-hour series, Women, War & Peace, which spotlights the stories of women in conflict zones in Bosnia, Afghanistan, Colombia and Liberia premieres Tuesday, October 11 at 10p on PBS. Two episodes which might be of particular interest to Port of Harlem readers are:
