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WNYC Presents In MLK’s Footsteps: Education as a Civil Right
Join WNYC’s Brian Lehrer and Jami Floyd, managing editor of The Global Game, for an invigorating afternoon of discussion, performance and personal reminiscence. Singer-songwriter Toshi Reagonperforms live. Sunday, January 15, 2012 3:00 PM Tickets: Admission is free, bu
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Second Annual Crown Heights Film Festival (CHFF) at Five Myles Gallery
The Second Annual Crown Heights Film Festival (CHFF) will take place Thursday, October 13, 2011 through Sunday, October 16, 2011 at FiveMyles in Brooklyn, NY. The Festival will showcase local and international filmmakers’ documentaries, narratives, animations and fine art/experimental films.
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Re-building a Brand: Moving Beyond Disasters and seeing Opportunities
by Atim Annette Oton Some people experience a disaster and it ends their businesses; I see it as an opportunity. So, in June of this year, when a fire destroyed our store, Calabar Imports on Washington Avenue. My business partner and I took time off – she traveled and I spent th
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Brooklyn’s Oyster Frenzy
by Krystal DeVille Over the summer, I began my journey to find the best oysters in Brooklyn. I searched far and wide from my surrounding neighborhood of Crown Heights, across town into Bedford Stuyvesant, down to the docks of Sheepshead Bay and I ended up at Coney Island. During my restaurant "
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Join us for Afro Fest 2011 in Brooklyn
NY Afrobeat Festival, Inc.’s Afro Fest 2011 which celebrates African rhythms, roots culture and the United Nation’s designation of 2011 as the International Year for People of African Descent. New York Afro Fest will include an African Literary Conference, film screenings and performances fe
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Wired Perfectly. Beauloni Style: Designer Sherri Hobson Green
by Cassandra Bromfield I remember exactly when I met Sherri, it was in Williamsburg, Brooklyn (where I grew up). Two blocks from my house, on Broadway, there was a fabric store, Sutter Fabrics. When I walked in the store there was a young lady who had such a familiar face. She looked like a h
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The Lost and Found Generation
by Ezinne Adibe In this so-called post-racial society and the era of the first "African-American" president Barack Obama, son of a Kenyan father and a white American mother, identity will continue to crop up even more, whether in coffee shop conversation, academia, online, and so forth. Addit
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CALABAR MODELS are REAL people
Name: Tania Molina. Age: 30’s. Work: In Banking Culture: Garifuna. Lives: Crown Heights Food: Ethnic. Bar: NoBar Fashion: WOW WOW by Wunmi at Calabar Imports, Dumbo and Brooklyn Flea Photos: Fredrick V. Nielsen Photography, http://www. featherrock.smugmug.com
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the hotness list: what’s hot in brooklyn Fall 2011
food Oysters drink Witches Brew by nucomme business Inkwell Deals person Anthony Mackie book A Belle in Brooklyn technology Iphone 5 fashion item Fedora music Hurricane CD by Grace Jones bar NoBar on Nostrand Avenue online Huffington Po
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Phoenix Rising: Our Rebirth and Change
It has been three months since I decided to re-launch this magazine in this compact form. In June, our store on Washington Avenue closed until December 2011 for renovation due to a fire and we opened one in Dumbo this September. For me, the loss represents opportunity, and a rebirth. The return
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The Silence Factory: It is a fun place.
August 1, 2011 by Administrator
by Atim Annette Oton Every other day, I have the same discussion with someone: an African, a Caribbean or an African-American person. It goes like this: When will we get it together? They complain about how little progress is made and how we as black people are not ready and why? I listen, nod and [...]
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The Re-Launch: Old Stories and Phoenix Rising
July 10, 2011 by Administrator
by Atim Annette Oton My father was a story-teller and my mother a people gatherer. This is my heritage and my calling. Last month, I decided to re-launch Calabar Magazine, to be released September 2011. It is necessary, again, to be the distinctive black Brooklyn’s voice. Calabar Magazine is a place for story-telling, a [...]
2011 Festival Advertising for the 40th Anniversary of the International African Arts Festival
June 20, 2011 by Administrator
The International African Arts Festival began in 1971 as a fundraiser for the Uhuru Sasa School – a community based initiative that educated youth and adults about African culture. The fundraiser was a small festival with about 20 arts and crafts vendors, local entertainers, and food prepared by parents. Almost 2,000 people came to the [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Tags: African Fashion, black designers, Fashion, NY fashiopn
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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 [...]
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Tags: Boys and Girls High School, Brooklyn, brooklyn fashion, Brooklyns African arts community, Freedom Now - UHURU SASA, International African Arts Festival