Ms. Afrika Abney - Consultant Branding Blog

" You don't need to be 'petite' to be beautiful. Being 'curvy' doesn't mean your 'fat.'"- Unknown "When people meet me in person, they're usually surprised at how petite I am because there's just [an] idea that because I'm black I just look a certain way.-" Misty Copeland   There are many petite women that know me and that I have met many years ago. Some of them include: Akua Akoto Afia Akoto Kadiatou Conte Dr. Berryman-Johnson Dr. Hazel Harper Carlo Perlo Sylvia Soumah Maria Tukeva Kathryn Larkin Elizabeth Thompson Brittany Rytter Debbie Pridgen Oni Faida Eloise Greenfield Now, what is the point of picking on petite women? Are you attracted to petite women? Or do you just like harassing them? Try to get to know the person before passing quick judgements. Personally, as a petite women for over 20 years, I am tired of people picking on me because of my height. I am more than my height and s...

   The Masks That I wear have represented who I am as an African American female and woman. I have worn many types of masks from dance customs to paper masks. Each of the masks that I have worn represent a different part of my character, background and personality.  "All of us have ways in which we mask and cover our pain." - Iyanla Vanzant  "Because the mask is your face, the face is a mask, so I'm thinking of the face as a mask because of the way I see faces is coming from an African vision of the mask which is the thing that we carry around with us, it is our presentation, it's our front, it's our face." - Faith Ringgold                                   The Masks That I wear. Digital art created on canvas. Afrika Abney     All of us have ways in which we mask and cover our pain. Share this Quote Iyanla Vanzant Read more at https://www.brainyq...

  Mar 19, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT online event The COVID-19 pandemic and all of its associations have disrupted lives, leaving many without the physical, emotional or spiritual balance critical for moving forward. Rose Shelton, PhD, NCC, LCPC, C. Ht. continues her workshop series designed to help participants establish an inner core that will allow them to heal and soar. Dr. Rose Shelton is a licensed and nationally certified professional counselor. She holds a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision from Capella University with a focus in multicultural theory and social justice advocacy competency. Dr. Rose uses a number of approaches from Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Humanistic Therapy, Psychodynamics to Hypnosis to assist clients in working through current conflicts in life and bringing about their desired outcomes. She has published three books: In the Morning When I Rise - a story about Rose’s daug...

In 1989, I was 13. I often was bullied when I was a middle school student at NationHouse. As a middle school student, I was petite, statics of father absence, had an Afrocentric name, and was asked what I wanted to be.  Each of these experiences in some form or another created trauma and were painful for me. Despite these experiences, I continued to develop my career goals. One of the photos of me when I was a middle school student at NationHouse. 1989. (Park Road NW Washington, DC) Please note that I do not have this outfit.

   Pandemic. Acrylic on canvas. Afrika Abney   Since 2020, I have provided all of my services online as a result of the pandemic which began on March 9, 2020. Some of the current services that I offer and provide as a consultant include artistic, art workshops, art exhibitions, book promotions, community career day visual art workshops, email marketing, online advertisement, social media marketing, online flyer dissemination, and press distribution. However, due the pandemic which began on March 9, 2020, I have not provided any art workshops, community career day visual art workshops, nor exhibited my artwork.    I have had the opportunity to brand my overall work and services online using various social media platforms.    Should you have any questions regarding my current services, please email me at msafrikaa@gmail.com.   

                      Since 2020, I have been wearing masks as a result of the COVID rules and restrictions                                                                            placed by Mayor Muriel Bowser. I will continue to be cautious as the mask mandates have been lifted. I will do what is best for me and going maskless, I do not think is a wise idea. As mask requirements are still in place.                                                                   Photo courtesy of Mayor Muriel Bowser ...

  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...