...I was, of course, a child bride...(and several pounds lighter ;o)
Last night began the 2009 Sisterlocks Homecoming Annual Gathering in San Diego, California!
Perhaps, I'll find a way to meet you in San Diego next summer, but in the mean time, here are a few highlights of what the lucky few will enjoy...
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Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Wilma Wooten
(San Diego County's Sisterlocked Public Health Officer)
Wilma Wooten, MD, MPH
Line Dancing Class
Class: "Natural Hair Styling" (twists, straw sets, natural braids and more)
Waist Beading Workshop
Seminar: "Sisterlocks Consultant's Guide to Success"
Seminar: "Hair Loss Solutions"
Back by Popular Demand: Early Morning (EM)Power Walk on the San Diego Bay
The standard classes on Sisterlocks maintenance, troubleshooting, styling, coloring
San Diego Bayside Holiday Inn
Good Ol' Fashioned Black Family Barbeque
Saturday night Dinner/Dance
Sunday Reception at the Sisterlodge!
PLUS, guests will be able to meet with Dr. Cornwell and others and join in on some exciting new Home Office projects.
If you're just coming to chill, they'll have workshops and activities focused on self-empowerment and a healthy lifestyle, and lots of events that are for just plain FUN!!
There will be special recognitions in the form of the "Master Stylist Award,"
the Sisterlocks "Brother of the Year"
and the "Community of the Year Award."
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Post photos quickly blogger attendees :o)
Those of us who were not able to attend will be lurking the blogs by next Monday night!
In April, we attended the Sankofa Spirit Fundraiser at the APEX Museum.
Ancient Kemetic Timeline at the APEX Museum in Honor of Dr. Asa Hilliard III
Sankofa Spirit's Passport 2 Adventure is an educational travel program designed for youth to discover the cultural connections between Africa and the African Diaspora.
After completion of the program students will then qualify to participate in the study tour the following summer. This past year the children studied the rich history of Africans in the country of Brazil. The children who completed the program this year, will be on their way to Brazil within the next few weeks!
Mike, my mom and Brian Kofi watching a film of life in Bahia, Brazil
Delicious Brazilian food was served.
Children and Women do Capoeira, too!
The entertainment highlights of the evening were the Capoeira demonstrations.
In the fall a new and returning students will study the history of Africans in Mexico. They will travel to Mexico in July 2010.
Passport 2 Adventure's five year travel plan includes: Ghana, West Africa (2008), Brazil (2009), Mexico (2010), Barbados (2011) and France (2012).
In 2004 Sankofa Spirit created its film series, Movies with a Mission to counter the myths and negative images of people of African descent so often promoted by Hollywood. Movies with a Mission are free monthly films from and about Africa and the African Diaspora that seek to inform and inspire dialogue.
I started volunteering with this series a few months ago and invite you to join us on the first Thursday of the month! Free movies from across the Diaspora are shown on the first Thursday of the month at 6pm at the APEX Museum.
No more homework, projects, dioramas, fundraisers, lunch money, book reports, tardy slips...
[Happy dance]
I think I am happier about it than my children :o)
Happy Mommy! School is OUT!
My 'tweenager' is a fifth grade graduate! Seems like I was in labor with him just yesterday.
Middle school here I come!
He is 5 feet 1 inch tall. There is a moratorium on any additional growth for the next 5 years.
But his doctor told me that if he stays on trajectory, he will be about 6 feet 4 inches tall.
His brother won a citizenship award. He will be about 6 feet 4 inches as well. But the doctor says he will probably weigh more than his brother.
Baby brother Kofi: A good citizen
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Sharp Cheddar Cheese on Ritz Crackers
Triple Venti Skinny Vanilla Latte
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