Archive for December 28th, 2009
Social Media: The 2010 Business Rules
December 28, 2009 by Administrator
An experience with Social Media – Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn
2009 - articles, Columns, Working Your Creative Enterprise|No Comments
Tags: 2010, calabar imports, calabar magazine, facebook, linkedin, small business, social media, twitter
African Shamanism and Healing in Brooklyn
December 28, 2009 by Administrator
by Julie R. Spooner, Ph.D. Two years ago, I set out to establish an African-centered healing center in Brooklyn. As a holistically-oriented psychologist, I longed to set up a group practice with other holistic healers along with a yoga center. As I began my outreach efforts to recruit healers, I found myself inundated with folks [...]
Culture, Travel & Heritage, Features|1 Comment
Tags: African Shamanism, African-centered healing center, Brooklyn, healing, Julie R Spooner, Kemetic, licensed psychologist, Sakhu Healing Arts Center, shamanism, Tehuti
Bites/Tastings: Franklin Avenue
December 28, 2009 by Administrator
by Wendy Taylor Take a stroll down Franklin Avenue: judging by the number of eateries, new, established and soon to open, it may be on the way to becoming the latest Brooklyn restaurant row. Here’s a sampling of what’s on offer: Opel’s Caribbean Cuisine, 796A Franklin Avenue, 718-771-0635. Delivery and catering. A bright neon sign [...]
Columns, Food & Dining|No Comments
Tags: african food, Brooklyn, caribbean, franklin avenue
Shifting Space
December 28, 2009 by Administrator
by Atim Annette Oton, March 2007 Sitting in Charles De Gaulle Airport in Paris enroute from Lagos back to Brooklyn, I reflected on my almost three weeks in Lagos, perhaps the most cosmopolitan city of Africa, and realized that the city is regaining the stature and appeal that my American-born mother recalls when she arrived [...]
Stage 4 cancer survivor living her life’s purpose
December 28, 2009 by Administrator
by Allison Marie Palmer Editor’s Note: This article was published in 2007. Allison Marie Palmer passed away in 2008. We posted this article as a tribute to her, her family and spirit, but most importantly, to inspire others to continue to fight on. On July 22, 2004, I received the most shocking news of my entire [...]
2007 - articles, Culture, Travel & Heritage, Features|No Comments
Tags: adeno-carcinoma, Brooklyn, cancer, debulking, New York, Stage 4 cancer
Lagos in the Sixties
December 28, 2009 by Administrator
By Heloise Annette Oton The Passage to Nigeria How did I get to Lagos, Nigeria? It began in a strange way with my husband. In 1962, Esuakema decided he wanted to return to the Ministry of Information in Lagos after years in New York. So, one early November day, we were off to Lagos on [...]
Culture, Travel & Heritage, Features|3 Comments
Tags: afang soup, african club, Afrobeat, akara, calabar, coconut rice, eguisi soup and okra soup with gari, Federal Palace Hotel, ghana, High Life, Ibadan, Ikorodu Road, island club, Juju, kola nuts, Lagos, moi moi, Nigeria, Nnamdi Azikwe, oba, Palm Grove Estate, press club, puff puff, Santeria in Cuba and Candomble in Brazil, Tafawa Balewa, tema, Vodoun in Haiti, yoruba