The African Presence in México: From Yanga to the Present | Anacostia Community Museum, Washington D.C.
The Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum presents “The African Presence in México: From Yanga to the Present, November 9, 2009–July 4, 2010. This traveling exhibition sponsored by the National Hispanic Cultural Civic Center spans five centuries of Mexico’s “third root,” people of African Descent. The early African presence in the Americas is normally associated with the [...]
Alonzo King’s Lines Ballet | San Francisco, CA
Alonzo King’s Lines Ballet is a company composed of dancers trained in classical ballet technique. The choreography uses recognizable ballet steps, and the women sometimes dance en pointe, but the dances do not conform strictly either to the principles of modern dance or to those of classical ballet. The company is known for its global [...]
Crowning Glories: Status, Style, and Self-Expression
Crowning Glories is a tribute to the beauty, style, and self-expression of black women, and a historical survey of their hat-wearing traditions from the late 1700s to the present. The tradition of African American women adorning themselves with extraordinary headwear goes back generations. Wrapping one’s head with cloth, for example, finds its roots among West [...]
Amy Ruth’s Restaurant | New York, NY
Amy Ruth’s has been feeding locals, tourists and celebrities the best soul food North of Mason Dixon line for years. No trip to New York would be complete without a visit to this famous Harlem Southern cuisine hub. Named after owner Carl S. Redding’s grandmother, Amy Ruth Moore Bass, this Manhattan soul food spot brings [...]
Bartlett’s Celebration At Sea 2010
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The annual Bartlett’s 2010 Celebration At Sea™ “Winter Warm” cruise, aboard the Norwegian Cruise Lines’ newest ship, the Norwegian Gem, will again feature a fabulous week of star-studded entertainment, social activities, parties, business and health seminars and most of all networking with successful and interesting people from all over the United States, South America [...]
