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meet ups for melanated people.
we take up space and talk about art.
curated by @theafrikandebutante

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Make sure to go see the Yes Mama! art exhibition on view thru 9/12 at @merchanthouse.co here in #NewOrleans. Evocative and powerful work by @jeremytauriac & thank you @ablackcreativesguide for this artist talk and the community gathering! Loved seeing familiar faces in the exhibit and in the room. 💛 #neworleans #neworleansart #mamas

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The Artist Talk with @tauriacphoto for his first solo photo exhibition YES MAMA! was very powerful! Keep up the great purposeful work! Congrats to all the wonderful mothers and babies and their stories in this exhibition. 🎉👏🏽It is truly dynamic! Shout out to @ablackcreativesguide @jordankoppens and everyone involved in this event and production. #WCWM

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Peace y’all!

Checking in to let y’all know that I’ll be having an artist talk tomorrow with @ablackcreativesguide at @merchanthouse.co from 5-7pm! I hope to see y’all there 🙏🏽

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✨🤍Grounding: A Gateway to Balance🤍✨

At this event, we explored the connection between sound (from @djjuniorstar ), movement, and grounding as a way to align with a oneself and find balance.

At Òòṣàdíyà Wellness, we create inclusive spaces where all can experience the physical, spiritual, and mental benefits of yoga while celebrating culture and promoting wellness.

This event is in collaboration with @equanimitysoundandmediaarts @ablackcreativesguide and
@diasporatoafrika !
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#livefromthechrysalis #oosadiyawellnessllc
#muvalovinyoga #blackgirlyoga #yoga
#yogapractice #yogainspiration #yogaeverydamnday #blackyogis #blackgirlmagic #yogi #sistersofyoga #yogalove #yogateacher #yogagirl #blackyoga #meditation #yogaeveryday #blackyogi #yogisofinstagram #blackgirlsdoyoga #selfcare #yogachallenge #namaste #yogajourney #selflove #yogaeverywhere #yogaofcolor #blackwomendoyoga

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𝙏𝙊𝙈𝙊𝙍𝙍𝙊𝙒!

There are just a handful of spots left for the first interation of @ablackcreativesguide The 𝘊𝘜𝘓𝘛𝘜𝘙𝘌𝘋 Series. When our board first started kicking around ideas for where this magical event could take place, I felt deep in my spirit that it should be in the stunning circular atrium of Patrick F. Taylor Library @ogdenmuseum. I'm so grateful that we could make this a reality, and even more so for @waltwinner (Happy Birthday!) for his generosity with the community.

This event is NOT TO BE MISSED, and is a 100% free melanated meet-up, but registration is required, by visiting ablackcreativesguide.com. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the culture through the beautiful song tradition. Join us as we learn from Walter about the lyrics of these traditional songs and meaning behind them, and be sure to bring your tambourines, drums, shekere, and join in the creation of song!

"𝙈𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙝𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙢𝙨 𝙬𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙖𝙢𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨, 𝙙𝙧𝙪𝙢𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙬𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙖 𝙢𝙞𝙭𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝘼𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝘼𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙧𝙪𝙢𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣 𝘼𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙧𝙝𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙢. 𝘼 𝙡𝙤𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙨 𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙧𝙝𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙢, 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙊𝙧𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙨, 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪. 𝙒𝙚’𝙧𝙚 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮’𝙨 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚."- Spy Boy Walter Sandifer III

Flyer by me 😁

#art #nolaart #aBLACKcreativesguide #ABCG
#followyournolaartist #followyournola #BLACKneworleans #aBLACKcreative #BLACKart #BLACKcreatives #thisshitisforus

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a BLACK creative’s guide is a proud sponsor of the third annual Ifá-Òrìṣà Ancestor Pilgrimage that will take place in Tuskegee, Alabama. The pilgrimage is officiated by our very own Chif Priest Ìyálóde Ọ̀jẹ̀ Funkẹ Olátúnjí Arẹ̀sà (@chiefifaseyib). This cultural and spiritual community event is free and open to the public. Come to celebrate our Ancestors, be in community, and be healed. Please wear white.

🎥: Ìyánífá Ifátùmínínú Bámigbálà Arẹ̀sà @theafrikandebutante

🎶: Baba Ifádáhùnsi Bámigbálà Arẹ̀sà @djjuniorstar

#tuskegeepilgrimage2023
#ifaorisaacademy
#oricounselingservices
#diasporatoafrika
#ifaorisaancestorpilgrimage
#oloyeolatunjiaresa
#chiefifaseyib
#iyalodeojeolatunjiaresa

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Come learn, grow, pay homage, and be in community.

www.oricounseling.com

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Young Griots: A Writing & Photography Summer Camp is designed to nurture the creative genius of youth ages 11-15 by exposing them to the connection between liberal and visual arts and guiding them to tell their own story through written word and photography.

During the duration of camp, young griots will participate in workshops with community leaders, visual and spoken word artists, culture bearers and curators. These activities are meant to incite passion and inspiration within them and help inspire them to document their perspective of the community in which we live. Housed in the @novacvideo , where storytellers are empowered, we anticipate arming our young griots with the knowledge needed to navigate the world of the arts while simultaneously finding and using their voice in ways that are both impactful and unapologetic.

The Sacred Creative Series collaboration between @ablackcreativesguide @the.writers.wing and Diaspora to Afrika (@diasporatoafrika assists tremendously with the cultivation of self-awareness through the exposure of culturally relevant material while enhancing visual expression and literacy skills. Link in Bio. #aBLACKcreativesguide #thewriterswing #diasporatoafrika #neworleanssummercamp

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Meet us on Saturday, May 13th at noon for the long-awaited live performance of Portrait, numba 1 man (day clean ta sun down) by Sheldon Scott @sheldonascott .

The performance will take place at the Ogden Library. Wear white, bring an offering and your journal as we sit together and write self-reflections while observing this long-awaited Ancestral performance.

About the Performance: Presented in tribute to the hours worked by the enslaved Gullah/Geechee people in the pre-Civil War coastal regions of South Carolina, Scott uses his own body with this performance to create a portrait of his ancestors. Describing the experience Scott states, “From sun up until sun down, the body will hull and winnow rice grains, then place the hulled grains, one by one, on a tomb-like vessel lined with burlap. This rhythmic, inane process will communicate the transactional and the incalculable.” Through using his own body to represent an entire community of enslaved people, Scott works to restore humanity to the narrative of slavery in the American South.

Visitors are invited to witness the free performance in @ogdenmuseum Patrick F. Taylor Library any time between 6:08 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. (Though our ABCG meet up will take place at 12 pm).

Additionally, all are invited to share notions, tokens, gifts, writings, reflections and respects in honor of ancestral healing in this space. Please be advised that the subject in this performance represents a portal and the artist will not be able to respond to or directly engage with you during this time.

#BLACKcreativesguide #ABCG #sheldonscott #forUSbyUS

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One of my favorite moments in my tenure on the board of @ablackcreativesguide was the beautiful evening we shared with the brilliant @sheldonascott. In the glow of his stirring work 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘵, 𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 1 𝘮𝘢𝘯 (𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘯 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯), we had an intimate conversation with the artist about his practice, his Gullah/Geechee ancestry, and the process of producing a work of this magnitude. We sat in a circle and discussed the work and attendees advanced questions and interpretations in a relaxed and judgment-free environment.

I'm so grateful to work with this amazing non-profit, the vision of @_awesomelyawkward come to life, and help to create spaces like these for US.

We've been raising funds on Kickstarter, and I'm so grateful for everyone who helped us reach our 10k goal, but we have been dreaming BIG and could do even MORE with your support! You have until midnight to contribute to making moments like these possible. Link in my bio!

Even if you can't donate, please follow us and share our message with someone you think it may resonate with.

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#forusbyus #ablackcreativesguide #nonprofit

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TWO MORE DAYS to support @ablackcreativesguide’s kickstarter campaign. Global liberation depends on art! We’re doing our part, are YOU?

Donate to their Kickstarter today to create and protect spaces for BLACK artists. Link in bio.

#NinaSaidSo #NinaDontPlay #art #nolaart #aBLACKcreativesguide #ABCG
#followyournolaartist #followyournola #BLACKneworleans #aBLACKcreative #BLACKart #BLACKcreatives #thisshitisforUS #forUSbyUS #FUBU #Kickstarter #ProjectWeLove #ninasimone #SupportBlackArt

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