Posts Tagged ‘Brooklyn’
Re-Invention, Mission and Risk in hard times
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 [Read More]
See The Haiti Softhouse at the International African Arts Festival
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 [Read More]
The 39th Annual International African Arts Festival
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 [Read More]
Small Business Dramas: Surviving the Depression
by Atim Annette Oton, Feb 6, 2010 Even as the media continues to proclaim that things are getting better and the statistics are showing some improvements, the truth is for small businesses in local communities, it’s not getting better. Just talk to any small business [Read More]
Food: Comfort and Generosity
by Patricia Spears Jones, July 2008 Food is a subject so fraught, I am not sure I want to deal with it. Of course, Atim who is tall and slender probably can eat anything she wants. But I am short and round and when I wasn’t looking the pounds begat pounds making food [Read More]
Reflections in the midst of a recession
by Atim Annette Oton, June/July 2008 After my last article on Food 4 Thought, a Brooklyn restaurant, I was thrilled to see their re-emergence in the same space with a slew of partners that included Brother Solomon, the guy who created Solomon’s Porch and the Sankofa [Read More]
Festival Season and Politics
by Atim Annette Oton, June/July 2008: Vol. 2, No. 6 Editorial Summer 2008 is yet another festival season and for Calabar Magazine, we return to Commodore Barry Park to our staple ritual of the International African Arts Festival for the 37th year celebration. For the second [Read More]
African Shamanism and Healing in Brooklyn
by Julie R. Spooner, Ph.D. Two years ago, I set out to establish an African-centered healing center in Brooklyn. As a holistically-oriented psychologist, I longed to set up a group practice with other holistic healers along with a yoga center. As I began my outreach efforts [Read More]
Bites/Tastings: Franklin Avenue
by Wendy Taylor Take a stroll down Franklin Avenue: judging by the number of eateries, new, established and soon to open, it may be on the way to becoming the latest Brooklyn restaurant row. Here’s a sampling of what’s on offer: Opel’s Caribbean Cuisine, 796A Franklin [Read More]
Stage 4 cancer survivor living her life’s purpose
by Allison Marie Palmer Editor’s Note: This article was published in 2007. Allison Marie Palmer passed away in 2008. We posted this article as a tribute to her, her family and spirit, but most importantly, to inspire others to continue to fight on. On July 22, [Read More]
