Ms. Afrika Abney - Consultant Branding Blog

  International Women's Day is March 8th. In honor of International Women's Day, I am sharing some bios on women that I was taught about from NationHouse many years ago and women who inspired me. Nkechi Taifa "Nkechi Taifa is a past president of the D.C. Chapter of the National Conference of Black Lawyers and founding member and former chair of the Legislative Commission of the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (NCOBRA). She is a Commissioner on the National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC)." Rev. Kathy English Holt "Rev. Kathy English Holt, also known as Mama Kathy, is a community woman, born and bred in Washington, DC and buttered in North Carolina. Since 1993, she has had a private practice in Washington, DC as a massage therapist, hypnotherapist, Reiki energy healer, and spiritual counselor." Nana Malaya    "Nana Malaya has been performing since early childhood.  Her versatility and expertise in the a...

 I can not continue to share bios on women that have impacted me or that I have met. I have had the opportunity to meet Dr. Height before she passed. "Dorothy Height was one of the most influential women in the civil rights movement. Born on this day in 1912, she joined the National Council of Negro Women at 25 and began a life-long fight for equal rights for both African Americans and women, speaking out against lynching and for reforms to the criminal justice system.    In 1957, Height was appointed president of the National Council of Negro Women, which she led for 40 years. As head of the Council, she instituted a variety of social programs aimed at improving the quality of life of African Americans in the South. Height is also credited with being the first person in the movement to view the problems of equality for women and equality for African Americans as a whole, merging issues that had been historically separate. Her focus on political mobilization was vital for...

   A woman goes through a lot and all of it is written on her face.  “No matter how plain a woman may be, if truth and honesty are written across her face, she will be beautiful.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt                                     Face of a Woman #1. Digital art created on canvas. Afrika Abney                                              Face of a Woman #2. Digital art created on canvas. Afrika Abney

 In May 2016, I met Ms. Norouzi when I provided services for Mr. Nader, Breaking through Power. "Parisa Norouzi  has over 20 years of experience working with nonprofit organizations and organizing communities.  After an early career as an organizer in the environmental movement, Parisa co-founded the city-wide community organizing group Empower DC in 2003, an organization which works to build the confident self-advocacy and organized political power of low-moderate income DC residents with a focus on fighting the displacement of residents amid DC’s gentrification boom.  At Empower DC she has led the organization’s Child Care for All Campaign and the People’s Property Campaign, leading to victories including winning funding for child care vouchers which ended the city’s waiting list for those services, and changing DC law to provide opportunity for public input into the “surplus and disposition” process for public property.  Since 2001, Parisa has wor...

  “The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.” – Albert Schweitzer “The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being humane.” – Mahatma Gandhi Despite the recent news that have occurred outside of my hometown, I think it is important that humanity returns. How you treat another human being says alot of your character regardless of your race, sexual orientation or any other status. I do not care how you look, I am more interested in how you treat a person.  Humanity is like relationships with colors. Do you combine warm colors with cool colors? Or hot colors with warm colors? For example, if you combine blue with yellow, you get green. Green is a color that represents earth and nature.  Color Relationships.Digital art created on canvas. Afrika Abney  

  Fri, Mar 11 | online SOARING SISTERS MEMBERSHIP DRIVE EXTENDED--Free until March 11 Time & Location Mar 11, 12:00 AM EST online About the event Soaring Sisters Circle is a membership only group for women 18 and older that is focused on personal and professional development through customized small group training sessions, coaching and deliberate, purposeful social gatherings. In addition to the workshops and training sessions, the group meets once a month for “Harmony Hour,” where the focus is on specific topics selected by the members that will further enhance their personal or professional harmony to advance their self-achievement and self-empowerment. These sessions may be formal or informal and could include the appearance or involvement of local, national or world leaders. Gatherings may also be purely social such as teas, luncheons, or retreats that inspire self-care and/or family advancements. The first workshop will be held on March 12 from 10:30-11...

 “This is the world you have made yourself, now you have to live in it.” ― Nina Simone "To me, we are the most beautiful creatures in the whole world. Black people. And I mean that in every sense." - Nina Simone " Nina Simone, original name Eunice Waymon, (born February 21, 1933, Tryon, North Carolina, U.S.—died April 21, 2003, Carry-le-Rouet, France), American singer who created urgent emotional intensity by singing songs of love, protest, and Black empowerment in a dramatic style, with a rough-edged voice."                          Beautiful Black People. Digital art created on canvas. Afrika Abney

                                Triumph of America. Digital art created on canvas. Afrika Abney

As women's history month approaches, I would like to say that I have been celebrating Women's History Month for over 20 years. I have had the opportunity to work with many women as a consultant for over 20 years. Jonetta Barras - President and CEO of Esther Productions Inc She is an award-winning journalist and best-selling author. Ms. Barras has more than 20 years experience reporting and commenting on national social, political, and cultural trends, including as an opinion writer with The Washington Post, Washington Examiner and Washington City Paper. - www.jonettarosebarras.com   "Passionate and shockingly frank, Whatever Happened to Daddy's Little Girl is the first book to explore the plight of America's fatherless daughters from the unique perspective of the African-American community. ... Fathers fashion their daughters as expertly and as powerfully as they do their sons." https://www.ama...

Stop bullying! I do not know how many times that I can express the fact that bullying is unwanted and repeated behavior. Some people are born petite and some people are not. I am petite. I attended NationHouse, Bell and the Corcoran. In each of these educational institutions, I experienced bullying. I am not a teenager. I was a teenager from 1989 - 1996.  When I interacted with teenagers as an adult, I find that many of them find being disrespectful and making jokes acceptable behavior. It is not. I refuse to stand by and remain silent when you know at a specific age that bullying is unkind behavior. Wrong is wrong and right is right.  Calling people all kinds of names because you want to have your candle brighter, benefits no one! The pandemic mandates since 2020 caused alot of people to experience many things. Mocking, making jokes and spreading false information about someone is bullying! Additionally, I have stated repeatedly that I have not scheduled any meetings with any...

 Why is it so hard to be kind? Why do you think kindness needs to be rewarded? Kindness has power and it is unfortunate that bullying still exists in communities, neighborhoods and other places. Demonstrating kindness is an important trait. Kindness has power. Digital art created on canvas. Afrika Abney  "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."- Maya Angelou  "I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver." - Maya Angelou   "People will never forget how you made them feel."- Maya Angelou

  For Immediate Release   Contact: Esther Productions, Inc 202-829-0591 estherproductionsinc@gmail.com     Finding Herself - An Introductory Workshop with Dr. Rose Shelton Soaring Sisters Circle Mar 12, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM workshop   Washington, DC -   FINDING herSELF, presented by Esther Productions Inc. and Thought Center, LLC with an introductory workshop with Rose Shelton, PhD, NCC, LCPC, C. Ht on March 12, 2022.   "Rosewitha (Rose) G. Shelton is an author, motivational speaker, licensed and certified therapist, spiritual consciousness coach, entrepreneur, wife and mother.   She has overcome great obstacles in life and risen above it all, proving the success of her teachings that bring clarity in the operation of divine law.   She has written a number of books to include In the Morning When I Rise, I Am She and her new release, Law of First Thought.   She travels the world speaking and encourag...