Archive for the Features Category
2011 – A New Year, New Spirit and Events in the Brooklyn Area
January 2, 2011 by Administrator
2011 is the year of the Rabbit according to the Chinese Calendar. Here are some key events: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Weekend Birthday Bash! Saturday, January 15 – Monday, January, 17, 10am-5pm The Museum’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Weekend will feature a variety of classic Museum programs created to educate, enrich, enlighten, and [...]
2011- articles, Culture, Travel & Heritage, Departments, Editorial, Features|No Comments
Ayiti: Reaching Higher Ground Series
July 19, 2010 by Administrator
Ayiti: Reaching Higher Ground Series OPENS JULY 22, 2010, closes Aug 22, 2010 Ayiti: Reaching Higher Ground Series features a collection of photographs taken just after the earthquake in Haiti by Haitian-American photographer Regine Romain and founder, Brooklyn Photo Salon. Reception: Thursday, July 22 at 6pm RSVP at info@calabar-imports.com About Regine Romain Régine Romain is [...]
African Fashion Week, NY – July 15-17
July 13, 2010 by Administrator
About Africa Fashion Week (New York) Adireé Fashion Agency (Executive Producer of AFWNY), partners and sponsors will host Africa Fashion Week New York (AFWNY) in New York, NY. AFWNY is a luxury multi-day event that will include Runway shows, exhibition, and industry networking events with the sole purpose of raising awareness of the African Fashion/Entertainment [...]
2010 - articles, Brooklyn Style, Departments, Fashion, Features|No Comments
Tags: African Fashion, black designers, Fashion, NY fashiopn
2010 - articles, Columns, News: Events & Stories|No Comments
Tags: African Parade, Bronx, Claremont Park
Re-Invention, Mission and Risk in hard times
July 8, 2010 by Administrator
by Atim Annette Oton After spending four days at the International African Arts Festival in Brooklyn as the business Calabar Imports, I observed an interesting phenomena and came to the conclusion that some black retail businesses and other businesses these days are stuck in a rot. And rot is not polite word these days. The economy [...]
2010 - articles, Working Your Creative Enterprise|1 Comment
Tags: Brooklyn, calabar imports, down economy, International African Arts Festival, retail business, small business
See The Haiti Softhouse at the International African Arts Festival
June 24, 2010 by Administrator
The Haiti SoftHouse will be at the International African Arts Festival from July 2 – 5 at Commodore Barry Park. This will give Brooklynites an opportunity to see the Haiti SoftHouse designed by local architects as a transitional housing solution to the challenge Haitians are facing with increasing hurricane threats. The Haiti SoftHouse group, led by [...]
2010 - articles, Culture, Travel & Heritage, Features|2 Comments
Tags: black designers, Brooklyn, Brooklyn's creative industry, Haiti, Haiti Softhouse, Haitian Earthquake, Rodney Leon
The 39th Annual International African Arts Festival
June 9, 2010 by Administrator
by Atim Annette Oton The 39th Annual International African Arts Festival starts Friday, July 2nd through Monday, July 5th, from 10 :00 am until 9:00 pm, at the spacious Commodore Barry Park, at Park Avenue and Navy Street, Brooklyn, NY 11205. Festival goers will gather each day to enjoy live music, dance, spoken word performances, African [...]
2010 - articles, Culture, Travel & Heritage, Features, Uncategorized|No Comments
Tags: Boys and Girls High School, Brooklyn, brooklyn fashion, Brooklyns African arts community, Freedom Now - UHURU SASA, International African Arts Festival
Testing the boundaries of Black Art, ArtCurian begins a movement
February 15, 2010 by Administrator
by Atim Annette Oton, February 15, 2009 Every so often the work of contemporary black artists is selected and curated in a series of exhibitions that gives one just a slice or taste of the range of the work that is being created; but their work as a collective is rarely seen in one setting with [...]
2010 - articles, Culture, Travel & Heritage|1 Comment
Tags: Ademola Olugebefola, AL Johnson, ArtCurian, Artists Speaking for the Spirits, Betty Blayton, Che Baraka, Dindga McCannon, Doba Afolabi, Emmett Wigglesworth, Gaylord Hassan, James Denmark, Linda Hiwot, Otto Neals, Ramona Candy, Stanwyck Cromwell
Haitian Flavor: MADAFI and BUYU AMBROISE
January 9, 2010 by Administrator
by Peter Kondrat, May 2006 After Port-au-Prince, Brooklyn has more Haitians than any city in the world. Language, poverty and cultural misconceptions often conspire to keep this creative, vibrant and fascinating community on the outskirts of our awareness. Wyclef and Edwidge have become virtual household names, but other talented Americans of Haitian descent like Madafi [...]
Culture, Travel & Heritage, Features|No Comments
Tags: buyu ambroise, haitian jazz, hatian, madafi, music
Brooklyn’s Fashion Melting Pot: Who are the African, Caribbean, Asian and Latino Fashion Designers in Brooklyn?
January 9, 2010 by Administrator
by Bonnie Sandy Sterling, May 2006 In an industry where a shooting star could take years to rise, Brooklyn’s independent designers stand out for the uniqueness of their designs. Many foreign design students who come to attend New York’s design schools opt to settle closer to relatives, which often means living in Brooklyn. For designers who [...]
Tags: black designers, Bonnie Sandy Sterling, Brooklyn Boutiques, brooklyn fashion, brooklyn fashion gallery, Brooklyn Style, Brooklyn's creative industry, fashion industry, Kimera's West of East, moshood, Yvonne Chu