Here is the start of the Affirmation Series. Own this shirt so that you can remind yourself that you are enough. You only have to be what God has made you, no more, no less. Say it to yourself. I am enough.
I Am Enough T-Shirt
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This month we will examine character and what makes us successful in life. Proverbs 16:32 says a person who controls their temper is better than one who starts battles. Think about the energy you save in not having to fight that fight. This week look for your patience.
Sir Sidney Poitier is a Bahamian American citizen, actor and director. He is the first person of color to win an Academy Award in the Best Actor category. Which is your favorite Sidney Poitier film?
For decades movies with African American casts were hard to come by. Occasionally Hollywood would throw us a bone with movies like Cabin in the Sky or Carmen Jones. In the late 60s and early 70s the exploitation film became a thing.
Bert Williams was one of the best comedians that had ever lived. In 1902, Williams worked with a partner, George Walker to create an all African American production titled, In Dahomey, with music by Will Marion Cook and lyrics by Paul Lawrence Dunbar. It was the first All African American production to be done in a Broadway theater. The production traveled to London and did a command performance for Buckingham Palace in 1903.
They also signed a limited contract to record some of the songs from the musical. George Walker died in 1911.
Despite segregation, Williams went on to worked for Ziegfeld Follies with talent like Fannie Brice and Leon Errol in 1910 making an annual salary of 62,000 a year.
He was the type of performer who never quit. He performed with pneumonia one evening and passed out. The audience laughed because they thought it was part of the act. He died March 4, 1922. He was 47 years old.
You know it is Oscar season, so what a great time to listen to a podcast about movies. In our Winter Issue we chatted with one of the hosts of Mics Can’t Act.
The new magazine Fill In The Gap Magazine is designed to give a voice to marginalized groups with helpful information and entertainment. It will also give insight into different cultures.
Our Winter Issue is available. You will learn some things you didn’t know. You can check out the other issues on this link. Fill In The Gap
Tomorrow starts Black History Month. Join me on the journey and a learn a few new things you might not have known. Lets enjoy being African American. We aren’t perfect, but we sure are fun. Also lets honor the history of African Americans which has been misreported and ignored.
Join me in February as I uplift the race on this site, UPP Creative and Black Gyrl Art on Facebook, and @blackgyrlart on Instagram.
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