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February - History Month
Hello Mama Africa!
Feb. 2020 Music by
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FYI
this city has a theft problem
holiday warnings/everyday warning
- be safe &track your packages
link below
Baltimore Among Cities With Most Porch Pirates, Study Says
Study: Baltimore Ranks Fourth In Rate Of Porch Pirates In U.S.
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How to Recognize and Respond to Energy Vampires
as a creative person
How to deal with energy suckers
(u don't deal with them)
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Howard University Gifted with Works of Art
5 Myths about Jazz
The Decade in Jazz: 10 Definitive Moments
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The fastest-growing vegan demographic
is African Americans. (Washington Post)
The Most Anticipated Museum Openings of 2020!
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Art from Haiti to Hood
(Nyorker)
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6 Ways To Make Creativity Part Of Your Everyday Life
Getting Started with Mindfulness
These 100 Benefits of Meditation
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Curated Quarted Magazine for
African American Interior Design
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30 Black interior Designers
You should be Following on Instagram
(fr. real simple)
Aphrochic Magazine 1
Aphrochic Magazine 2
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music
global jams
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( in Celebration of Mother's Day
Thank You Mom & to My Grand Mothers
My Aunties , Sisters , Nieces & Many Many Cousins )
May's music by
Shuyu Okino & Navasha Daya
May 2020
tunes 80's throwback
articles
between art and quarantine
1
2
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June 2020
tune by adeva
pharoah sanders
cedar walton
ruben blades
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african beads & flower
above photography - beads
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below
the Creative
cover up!
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protect your community
protect yourself
(above)
shoot? if U don't know
u better ask somebody!
how masks fit
(most have single
elastic band)
comfortable
contoured chin area
Masks are Hand Washable.
( soap & water)
Cover Up if U Can / Gloves Too!
it's a serious time
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view
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2020
it's all about self-accountability.
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the friend always in need?...
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song by Seun Kuti..Colonial Mentality
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meanwhile back on the farm...
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All Photo Images taken by
& Property of Phillybeanpie Art .
Hello 2020 !
the Chinese year of the Rat
Jan. 2020 music by
Duane Stephenson
videos of cities & places with a whole lot of style &humor ...
rumors of war, mad dysfunction & chaos...is rife out there...
U will definitely need to remember
your sense of humor & more to get through these times.
-but? You'll Get Through it!...
Stay in Your Faith & Stay Grounded
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MARCH 2020 - Corona Virus Pandemic!
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from WXYZ
Detroit
Quit acting like it doesn't fit you:
Deceased DPD captain's family warns against taking COVID-19 lightly
Apartment Buildings & Social Distancing
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https://www.instagram.com/covidclassics/
https://twitter.com/hashtag/Covidclassics?src=hash
Nice Art
re- creations
while in quarentine
a welcome diversion
or
visit the Louvre online
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a mini concert Treat from BBC 1xtra
Buju Banton
Bloom Cam the National Mall
The Farmer's Almanac
Good Housekeepings's - Virtual Museum List
the Daily Word
PhillyVoice Podcasts
The Carroll Museum Baltimore
10 of Philly’s most memorable street characters!!!
drumline elmo
Royal Legacy Zodiak Percussion
philly jesus - jamming
block party drum lines
9th street drumline
Clark Park Music Performance
cypher dance france
Jersey x Baltimore x Philly Club Dance Cypher
Cypher Afro Dance
peven everett
central park skate circle
autumn/winter music playlist - 2019
...for nice crisp nights - & beautiful winter skies !musical inspiration
"grown folk's music, diverse"
version of
(old town road *)
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(awesome !!)
inserts - sabar dance here :)
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(a bit of lover's rock )
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a bit of the Kumina dance - here
...modern dance & stuff
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ART of Ivory Coast & Beyond
The Art Korhogo Cloth & the Dance
Martial Arts
see images - tdsblog.com korhogo
the dance of the korhogo/ boloye
( women playing shekere instruments )
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other inspirations
cooking
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a pretty autumn rainy day ;)
rainy night.. city.
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even with the changing seasons still, beauty...
....pine cones...
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more
music playlist, diverse
(summer 2019)
Andy Bey
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Black Uhuru
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Steel Pulse
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Tekno
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Mpho Sebina
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Mo'Kalamity & the Wizards
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Jah Shaka
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Mbilia Bel
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Koop & Yukimi
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the Rascals
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Shuggi Otis
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SuperCat
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Santigold
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Marisa Monte
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Omara Portuondo
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Bobby Valentin, Canta Cano Estremera
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OUM
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Steel Pulse
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Tekno
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Mpho Sebina
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Mo'Kalamity & the Wizards
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Jah Shaka
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Mbilia Bel
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Koop & Yukimi
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the Rascals
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Shuggi Otis
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SuperCat
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Santigold
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Marisa Monte
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Omara Portuondo
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Bobby Valentin, Canta Cano Estremera
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OUM
sunflowers from yard
sunflowers, yard
'Turn your face toward the sun and the shadows will fall behind you.'
a jamming little train station..
All Photo Images taken by
& Property of Phillybeanpie Art .
& Property of Phillybeanpie Art .
july 2019
July 2019
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Aug. 2019
a look at the Culture, Music, Dance
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the rabbits have dibs on the strawberries every year!
a great summer for the garden
lots of rain, lots of flowers/lots of fresh herbs!
Thanks to the Creator!
music by jabbo smith
after chilling all winter
garden quotes
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iman quotes
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Plants & Healthy Air Articles
How Plants Clean Up the Air
from Mold, Bacteria & Viruses
Plants Clean up the Air in Your Home
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Houseplants that Clean Your Home's air
of Toxins
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How English Ivy Helps to Prevent
Mold in Your Home
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How Trees (& Roots) Prevent Flooding
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How Native Plants Prevent Flooding
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Baltimore Is ‘Most Robbed City’ In The U.S., Study Shows
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a beautiful poem by sufi poet yunis emre
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....always consider the source...
Keep Shining!
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the rabbits have dibs on the strawberries every year!
a great summer for the garden
lots of rain, lots of flowers/lots of fresh herbs!
Thanks to the Creator!
music by jabbo smith
after chilling all winter
garden quotes
----iman quotes
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Plants & Healthy Air Articles
How Plants Clean Up the Air
from Mold, Bacteria & Viruses
Plants Clean up the Air in Your Home
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Houseplants that Clean Your Home's air
of Toxins
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How English Ivy Helps to Prevent
Mold in Your Home
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How Trees (& Roots) Prevent Flooding
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How Native Plants Prevent Flooding
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Baltimore Is ‘Most Robbed City’ In The U.S., Study Shows
a beautiful poem by sufi poet yunis emre
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....always consider the source...
Keep Shining!
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October is
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month!
(a little) classic salsa/merengue/jazz/timba/
jazz con swing.. percussion & rhythms
music mix 2018 -
fall/winter
about the spanish & congolese inspired
Elito Reve y su Charangon
Fea. Mykel Fonts
some Congo beats & amazing harmonies
with
more of
Pedrito Martinez does Los Van van
Los Van Van (classic)
Los van van
Como Cantan Como Bailan Los Negros
Fania Allstars
Maykel Blanco
el Nino & Verdad
tune by Charlie Palmieri
Henry Fiol
Jean Luis Guerra
Osunlade
the Great Pupy & Noro
Azucar Negra/Bamboleo (cuba) classic
Primero Classe
Azuca Negra
Bamboleo / Lazarito Valdez (cuban jazz)
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All Photo Images taken by
a few Summer 2018 Events !
Gullah Festival
Harlem Book Fair
Henry Fiol
Jean Luis Guerra
Osunlade
the Great Pupy & Noro
Azucar Negra/Bamboleo (cuba) classic
Primero Classe
Azuca Negra
Bamboleo / Lazarito Valdez (cuban jazz)
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All Photo Images taken by
a few Summer 2018 Events !
Gullah Festival
Harlem Book Fair
various
(India,Brazil,Islamic, Irish, Caribbean,Hispanic, African)
Caribbean Festival
Caribbean Festival
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2018
All Photo Images taken by
Musician Merdalf @ the Farmer's Market
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exhibits
Sailors and Daughters | Early photography along the east coast of Africa
Portraits and postcards Swahili Coast - Sailors and Daughters
Musician Merdalf @ the Farmer's Market
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exhibits
Sailors and Daughters | Early photography along the east coast of Africa
Portraits and postcards Swahili Coast - Sailors and Daughters
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Other Interests
It's all about Good Tea
"Mr. Earl & Mr Grey"
I've enjoyed this tea, forever!
homage to African drumming circles ,
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interests
culture & genealogy
more info on
from my DNA - I'm currently researching
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here's some of my ad mix generated/on GEDmatch
&
my GEDmatch ancient oracle estimates
my gedmatch ethiohelix chart's calculations.
Check the EthioHelix calculator - Gedmatch.com
for interpreting the origins of your own African ethnicity.
nilo saharan languages
koi san
biaka pygmy
north african
east africa
west africa
the edo people
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below, more on
African Kingdoms
other interesting sites
(if genealogy is your thing)
Flore Bois Gaillard - How a Saint Lucian woman led an army to defeat and expel the British in the 1700s
good books for research & information
a good website
&
(from Christine's genealogy site)
What I've learned so far..........
it's helpful to Get a DNA test..
1.It's always best to do your own research and
check out & verify your own (multiple) sources.
just don't copy & paste
other people's research & info You could be copying Other People's mistakes
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Always ask for permission & always credit your sources*.
or
http://www.legalgenealogist.com/2014/11/04/its-not-sharing/
Protect Your Private Tree & Photos.
http://www.legalgenealogist.com/2016/07/20/no-right-to-sharing/
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Enjoy the evolving Process, the Discoveries & Have Fun!
what I'm reading...
book title
@ https://www.amazon.com/African-Americans-Bluff-South-Carolina/dp/1570030928
an atomic bomb was dropped on this little known African American community*
"You can't hold a Man down Without Staying down With him."
Booker T. Washington
a good book on Slave Revolts in Puerto Rico
& Other Links
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a dance of celebration & rebellion
Native American - Tag'wad 'hi
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cultural games like
Brown Girl in the Ring
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Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.
by Rumi
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article
Trust Your Own Instincts & Boundaries...
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amen!
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maco a very nosy person ....
a stranger who cannot stay out of
your business.
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maco jokes ! (below)
Hilarious, You're too forward!!
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Evolve & Live your Best life!!!
Tourism & Events by locations (click on)
- the anti stoop sitting serum
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on evolving
bad vibes / negative energy!
tune by
..quotes & old time quotes ..
Love & Happiness
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quotes
Other People's Drama & Stupid Chaos....
Keep it!
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https://vimeo.com/46694893
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below
alternative cuisines!
reviews
Culinary & Photography Hobbies..
(spicy chorizo stuffed plantains)
my meatless
samosas/sambusas
aug 2019
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march 2020 - piononos
alt. cuisine
check out my other culinary ideas
east coast - paw paws
Music - Culture - Food - Dance- Life!
brass drummer, mali & tchourai/thiouraye
all original images are property of phillybeanpie*
tune by
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more Music Vibes 2018
(homage to the chill wkdu vibes)
All Photo Images taken by
& Property of Phillybeanpie Art .
& Property of Phillybeanpie Art .
in the middle of chaos, beauty......
afro cuban drummers
ballgames!
a painting
ghost dance
my interpretation of teke masks (congo)
mali's luv (art,cloth)
I've known rivers ... by gary bartz, music
akwabaa dolls,ghana
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I crocheted a pomegranate! lol
handmade textile mats/table runners/bench scarves
All Photo Images taken by
& Property of Phillybeanpie Art .
& Property of Phillybeanpie Art .
& things that inspire !
photo of musician in dc
more things that inspire..
original photos, by me!
All Photo Images taken by
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guinea baga art @ museum visit
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Baltimore's train station ceiling!
beauty & inspiration is always around
for those who seek & appreciate life's beauty.
baltimore cool, painted screens!
a crayon colored laundromat
a nice theater to see a lynn nottage play in
a statue of Mr. F. Douglass
on waterfront
dc chinatown - tune by
above image
seen in Baltimore ... a very cool window !
- Beautiful, a few Urban advocates of peace
for a City in Severe Crisis!
tunes - click links below to listen
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more music jazz & world beat
( burning spear artscape, july)
photo of mr. winston rodney (burning spear)
doing his thing!
music links below
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mantra
poem by maya angelou
...more things that inspire..
Always God , Family, Friends, Nature & Music
architecture & nature..
L
Flo- rida
not flo-rida
Arizona
the heart of rock & roll is in Cleveland...
Ohio
"isla linda y preciosa"
Virginia
leeward islands
my photography
baltimore style/urban cool - akwabas in the windows\
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sun dappled summer linens
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blood orange candle
book selection - harlem style
Philadelphia
covers
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handmade ankara phone portfolio
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in smaller size for traveling light..
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medium sized tote
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handmade clutch purse
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click link below to enjoy music
just bees and things & flowers? :) roy ayers
image
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&
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other stuff
i like to create -
Bean Pie - Music by Sonny Philllips
or my homemade version
(a sugar-free)
it's all good.
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handmade ankara phone portfolio
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medium sized tote
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handmade clutch purse
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click link below to enjoy music
just bees and things & flowers? :) roy ayers
image
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.. there's nothing like live conga drums!!!...
Thankful For...
farmers market fun!
(norway spoon) for more kitchen art- click here
My Moroccan Tea kettle
The Local Coffee & Tea Shops
Cafes
The Local Florist Shops
the Many Local Confectionery Shops Candy Stores in this Burg'!
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other burgs
au bon lieu
other burgs
au bon lieu
&
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other stuff
exploring the hidden scent shops and apothecaries
or when I travel
paintings, textiles, crafts, digital photos, photography
(of how i view this world) & more!
(of how i view this world) & more!
all work copyrighted, to inquire about my work
Bean Pie - Music by Sonny Philllips
or my homemade version
(a sugar-free)
it's all good.
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tune by gene harris
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favorite flowers scents or oils
-here's a good resource
the basenotes fragrance site
Unique Scents for Your Home!!
oud you?
for Serious Music Lovers
(Reggae, Jazz, R&B, Rap)
Wax Poetics Blogs
Jahwork's Radio Podcasts
AfroPop Worldwide Podcasts
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inspiration interior decor web sites
(flea markets, museums & galleries)
& Other Inspirations
african inspired decor
african inspired decor Frederick Douglass's
old house in Baltimore modernized
https://www.incollect.com/
interiors gordon chambers open house ny
leyden lewis interior design
salaam gallery
rand africa decor
house of mami wata fabric
on etsy
the plant chica
the plant chica on etsy
jomo tarikou furniture design
beth diana smith interior design
connaissance des arts
new york social diary
black renaissance noire journal
Flash of the Spirit
Jazz Iz Magazine
Fad Magazine Art
the ACC
sankofa
the cut.com
umiri siki
oloro interiors
daneille colding interiors
nile johnson interior design
ishka designs
remix living.com
inner beauty interiors
blessed little bungalow
Saudah Saleem Interior design
Belgian Pearls Lefevre intagram
Brooklyn Limestone Blog
Nose to the Brownstone Blog
Stephanie Kraus Design
The Craftman Bungalow
The Lettered Cottage
Down 2 Earth Design
Tallulah and Bird Design
Cottage Style Blog
RoseHip Blog
Curbed Philadelphia
Perfectly Imperfect Blog
Zawadi
waist beads by Sewra
the Bead Chest
Decoist.com
Art Sanctuary
The Barnes Foundation
Rush Philanthropic Arts
Danny Simmons Art
Marie Denise Douyon Art
Jazz Iz Magazine
Fad Magazine Art
the ACC
sankofa
the cut.com
umiri siki
oloro interiors
daneille colding interiors
nile johnson interior design
ishka designs
remix living.com
inner beauty interiors
blessed little bungalow
Saudah Saleem Interior design
Belgian Pearls Lefevre intagram
Brooklyn Limestone Blog
Nose to the Brownstone Blog
Stephanie Kraus Design
The Craftman Bungalow
The Lettered Cottage
Down 2 Earth Design
Tallulah and Bird Design
Cottage Style Blog
RoseHip Blog
Curbed Philadelphia
Perfectly Imperfect Blog
Zawadi
waist beads by Sewra
the Bead Chest
Decoist.com
Art Sanctuary
The Barnes Foundation
Rush Philanthropic Arts
Danny Simmons Art
Marie Denise Douyon Art
Antonio Broccoli Porto
Shakoor Inc Interiors
Mother Jones
Tabor Ethiopian
Ebenezer's Ethiopian
Calabash Tea & Tonic
Emmas' Tea Spot
Serengeti Teas & Spices
Juniper Culinary Apothecary
Oherbals
Pavan Food
African Arte
Vero Beach Art
The Walters Art
Ramon Alejandro Art
Harmonia Rosales Art
Tamara Natalie Madden Art
Design Stockholm
foundrie no 201 blog
keita turner design
jaimecuba
material culture
drama mama bookshop
erika ward interiors
f*ck your nguchi coffee table blog
copper paper interiors
serena & lily
bailey li interior design
darryl carter design
halden interiors
Joy Moyler Interiors
hamill gallery
romanek design studio
chinoisery chic
the jungalow
nichole gibbons style
cecil hayes interior design
aphrochic
other interests
julian francis abele
(architect)
fort mose historical society
art- omar viktor diop
art exhibit
NOW LOOK HERE THE AFRICAN ART OF APPEARANCE
blackbeard & black pirates
black seminoles in Fla.
slave revolts in puerto rico
marcus garvey philadelphia
touring philadelphia's black history
gullah /geechie nation news
remembering the women
that j marion sims experimented on
in SC
quilts of gees bend
the dogon of Mali
Mami Wata
black renaissance noire journal
kinfolk magazine
american craft council
bead & jewelry magazine
stampington creative magazines
african arts journal
connaissance des arts
philadelphia magazine
ancient african writing
systems
the Ishango bone
(the congo & mathmatics)
king leopold's ghost
(congo genocide)
peepal tree press (literary)
spoken vizions magazine
journal of contemporary african art
‘An artist doesn’t need to go anywhere.
Creating art is being. You can be wherever you are.’ |
on the Late Artist Issa Samb
on the Late Artist Issa Samb
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if Covetousness is
Your Nature, then?
it is what it is...
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classic
a
Chill Autumn!
- more interesting sites-
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Sept. 2020
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hotel/spa inspired
a very nice room spray by APC
(but it"s always sold out)
Other Scents, I like
Macbeth Collection - Wild Jasmine room spray
Macbeth Collection - Wild Jasmine room spray
ideas - DIY's
*tune by*
- global tunes by -
Pure Gold (South Africa)
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November 7th
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December 2020
stay optimistic/ stay focused
& keep your sense of humor
-2020 a harsh & trying year year -
remember -" this too shall pass"
adieu 2020
retro farewell tunes for 2020
by
It's easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle....
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a little winter bass & worldbeat
playlist
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winter 2020
satsumas/pomegrante still life (mine )
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a tune by Nelson Rangell & the late Syreeta Wrignt
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January
A Blessed 2021
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New Years
Day Recipes...
Janurary's Picks 2021
diverse guitars & stuff
(winter, painting in the kitchen mix :) )
Music by Carimi & vayb ill yayad
a favorite classic konpa
with Sharon & Phantoms
retro Zin
retro Riske
retro Volt Face
retro Joelle Ursull
Beautiful..
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February
Black History Month
2021
African American History Month
Links
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Quotes
In Difficult Times, Give Thanks!
Keep Moving Forward
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February
in the kitchen
Homemade February 2021
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Black History Month February 2021
I've read Small Island -
dont miss Andrea Levy's the
Long Song (airing this month)
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Art
Celebrate Black History Month by shopping
from these 14 Black-owned businesses in Philly
from these 14 Black-owned businesses in Philly
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cocooning
interiors & all of that other good stuff
BAD Guild Obsidian House:
with a Library to Die For"
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February 2021
bariis
Homemade February 2021
Homemade February 2021
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scallops
Homemade
Homemade February 2021
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veggie chick'n & mushrooms in puff pastry
with broccoli & cheese
Homemade February 2021
Homemade February 2021
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March is National Music in Our Schools Month
& Women's History Month
Moving into Spring 2021!!!
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Articles
Creativity during the Covid Era UK (various)
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March 2021
the music of
-- A Mix Rainy Spring Mornings --
diverse
(good for chilling painting
dancing to smooth - jazz or making coffee & breakfast )
chill spring mornings
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March 2021 -15 minute, Airfryer Springrolls
Homemade & Delicious
SPRING INTERIOR ARTICLES & IDEAS!!!
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the science of scents
a nice dupe for the diffuser!
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Good Scents for Your Home !!!
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Spring 2021
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delicious with
orange green and yellow peppers
spicy
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April in the kitchen
airfryer experiment
less cooking oil !
Spring 2021
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Homemade
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April 2021
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...when the Struggle is real!!!
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will on a whim - sooo....i'm moving again (hilarious)
(the dudes in the hallway though)
Nah we're not hanging out like that----
savory
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sweet
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Snapper
washed thyme
from my garden
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Spring Mix 2021
articles & sites of of interest
interiors / inspiration
Was Inspired by a Bahamian Hotel
July's playlist
Mizik Mizik w/ the lateEric Charles
Classic Highlife Vibe...
Kenke Corner w/guts
July's Culinary Ideas
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Leftovers, Work!
Delicious
July 2021
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july cooking ideas 2021
Delicious
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homemade spicy
matar paneer with dried chilis
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Delicious, Airfryer made
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summer 2021
with asiago cheese, garlic, scallion, spice, lemon
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