A Few Natural Do's at Danielle's Wedding

Our cousin Danielle married Terrance on July 17 at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center here in Atlanta. It seems "wedding websites" are all the rage these days...

Us.

:o)

Sisterlock Texture Shot Photos: My second Loc' iversary

My how time flies. In two weeks it'll be two years - February 3, 2008.

Our annual MLK weekend ski trip always get me remembering my "installation anticipation."

No slope photos this year. I went out with the guys only on Saturday and my camera batteries died early, but I took a few inside shots.

Texture shots follow...

Gotta acknowledge those seasoned sisterlocks bloggers that inspired me when I was just a "contemplative."

Amba
Maryee
Brunsli
Kalia-Dewdrop
Sophia, Naturally
Blaqkofi

...there are others and I'll grow the list as their names come to me...

"How do you wash those things?" (and some lovely locs encountered this summer)

My dad asked the question..."So when you wash those things, they don't come out?

A sister wtih traditional locs from New Jersey that I encountered in the airport in Houston

I pretended not to hear him. We were on a tour bus at our family reunion and the engine was rather loud. He was sitting behind me.

A brother who was on our flight from Atlanta (Nice lats!)

But then he leaned forward and, rather loudly, continued, "I said, how do you wash those things?"

A sisterlocked mom and her daughter who just happened to be on the escalator ahead of us at Hartsfield-Jackson airport (Mom has been SL'd 8 years)

I turn around so he could hear me. "With shampoo. Like the way you wash your hair," I said in my most "uh-duh" -like voice.

A mom with traditional locs and her cuties atop Stone Mountain

That was it. I guess, since he last saw me this past spring, someone must have explained to him that I have locs.

;o)

Highlight Video from this year's Sisterlocks' Homecoming

Here are the highlights from this year's Sisterlocks' Homecoming in San Diego!

Soul train line, Fashion show, Dinner dance and a "Thriller" tribute to Michael Jackson...

Lot's of sisterlocks styles to check out here...

Four Days at the Beach: Hilton Head Hair

Four short days at an annual meeting in Hilton Head.

And I never got my hair wet.

I just stayed in the Jacuzzi, attended a few lectures and read at poolside.

K.W. was there (with her pretty hair :o)

Mom joined us as usual.

My little men had a good time, but lamented the short stay.

They've made me promise that we will stay for one whole week next year.

Sankofa Spirit Fundraiser 2009

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.

Swine Flu: Things you can do

Back from Spring Break 2009

I don't post much during the summer, so I thought I would do a 'mega photo post' to hold you over 'til Labor Day.

Psyche. I'll probably post a photo or two in a couple of days, after my retightening this Sunday.

Since my last post the boys have each had two tooth extractions and their annual check-ups. Everything was A-OK.

My big boy had a birth-day sleepover and laser tag party. Boys only - almost. Sydney came.

High school students who were the winners of the Festival's Student Film Competition

Again, this year, I attended the final night of my dad's film festival the week before school let out for the boys. Then we all went back to Florida 1 week later for spring break.

The boys went to the local water park about four times during the week and just hung out in the backyard. No Disney this year - trying to conserve my pennies.

I saw this brother with the longest uncultivated locs I have ever seen unfurled.

I did little more than sleep, eat, swim, feed the ducks and hang out on "The Afrikan Village Online Ning Site."

We went out with my dad and the aunts to World Famous Restaurant and Nightclub. Even though my dad closed his bookstore a year ago now, his photo is still up on one of the many banners with photos of business owners in the Northwood area.

Grandpa & Daniel Diop under the banner on Northwood Road

Dad is still affectionately called, "The Mayor of Northwood Road."

Will likely post again next week!