April 25 – May 8, 2019
400 Years of Perseverance Commemoration
The Association for the Study of African American Life and History website includes an exhaustive list of events for the 400th Commemoration of the arrival of Africans in the first permanent English Colony in North America scheduled for various parts of the country.
Ujamaa School Celebrates 51 Years
"I would like for (my children) to continue the school, but I don't plan to retire," says Dr. El Senzengakulu. "There is no retirement for a freedom fighter or liberator," he continued.
Les Deux Noirs: Notes on Notes of a Native
While "Native Son" is very harrowing, the world premiere of "Les Deux Noirs (The Two Blacks): Notes on Notes of a Native Son" at Mosaic Theater is more explanatory and entertaining.
Activities
Steel Pans & Poetry in Clinton, MD and a dinner/play at the ArtHouse in Gary, IN to Janet Langhart Cohen's Anne & Emmett in Baltimore and The Business Of Photography Conference in Lagos, there are artistic, nature-oriented, and many other things to do to enjoy life alone or with others. Port Of Harlem plans to attend the event honoring Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II at the Library of Congress.
Readers' Trends
Dr. Wendy A. Okolo, an Aerospace Research Engineer at NASA, was the runaway led story on our Facebook page. The review of "Native Son" topped the list of clicked articles from the last issue. And Gibbs' and our The Art of Natural Hair issue remain perennial top attractions on our website and Pinterest, respectively.