Sometimes your peace is sideways. You may have to hide to find those moments where you can rejuvenate. Some days it may look a little different. It may not have the ebb and flow that you want. But it is there.
Affirmation
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A Closer Look
What is it? Snow. A Tree. Mold. The second week of February the environment took over.
The Race Is On, But Are We Competing?
The Sistas talk about two shows that stress physical competitions. “We love to watch other people run.” The Amazing Race and the World’s Toughest Race go head to head in this podcast. The Sistas tell you some of the highs and lows of these shows. But would they ever join in the competition? Listen.
Episode 4 The Race Is On
Making Art Essential
Some of my artwork is available on essential items. There are several patterns that have a deeper meaning. The red and the purple represent the blood and royalty of African slaves. The brown represents the beautiful shades of brown skinned people. Visit my page, buy my work and enjoy the art.
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Inspiring and Entertaining
In the latest podcast, the Sistas talk about two shows that they can always go to. They can watch them over and over and still laugh. The shows are about women, immigrants, family and living together. Check out this episode to see where they find fun, entertainment and inspiration.
Episode 3 So White and Very Black
T-Shirt of the Month
She has always been more than a color. She is black, brilliant and beautiful. She is not limited by hair, make up or clothing. Her beauty comes from within. It changes everything.
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Art of the Month
In 2021 the art series with examine moments in African American history in an attempt to UNERASE our past.
Historically the myth teaches us that Africans were brought to the Americas and taught a skill. It had us believing that the Africans were untrained labor dependent on European knowledge.
According to Toby Green in Fistful of Shells, when Europeans landed on the African continent, they were amazed at the crops the natives produced. The tribes had been trading in the Middle East for centuries. Europeans recognized the skills how well the tribes cultivated the earth around them.
Instead of creating deals to share information and wealth, these sinister Europeans bartered with tribes to steal the individuals who could cultivate fields on foreign soil. They would take these tribal skills and make themselves rich while depriving the people who did the work any of the wealth or benefit from it.
They would transport people from the African coasts to the Americas and grow crops of sugar, rice, and later cotton, peanuts and so much more.
Affirmation
It is the freedom from disturbance, but what it really is is not being bothered by the disturbance.
If you only got a little of this, hold on to it. Remember what it is like, it will grow.
So White and Very Black
The next one is available. There are two shows that are inspiring and entertaining to the Sistas. In this show you will find out what they are are and why.
Episode 3 So White and Very Black
This Past Weekend
We completed principal photography for the short film 14 to Fate. The cast was amazing. After a couple of weeks of rehearsal, they showed up ready to go. They were patient and helpful, be even more, told the story well. It was nice to have familiar faces like Ron Clemons and Debra Buchanan, but also welcome new actors with this project.
We all had moments of “ooh, that was good!”
Wardrobe was designed by Bridgette Thompson who is incredible. She had such a vision for each character and her clothing help bring out more of the character. She and her sewing machine helped make movie magic.
Sharli Ratliff helped design the production and carve out the vision for this project.
Hope Anderson was the Assistant Director, production assistant, camera person, driver, caterer, etc. Without her, this would not be the project it has been shaped into. Her leadership kept us on time and on task.
Kimani Oletu did some of the camera, which you will see is very nice.
We had fun. We made movie magic.
I can’t wait for you to see it.
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