Ms. Afrika Abney - Consultant Branding Blog

    For Immediate Release Contact: Esther Productions, Inc 202-829-0591 estherproductionsinc@gmail.com   Bringing Healing and Power Opening Day – June 6, 2022 at 12noon EstherTalk with Ms. Yasmin Arrington – 12noon - 12:15pm Unmasking and Finding Myself with Mr. John Johnson and The Verbal Gymnastics Theater Company   – 12:15 – 1:15pm           (Washington, D.C.) – Bringing Healing and Power, Opening Day – June 6, 2022 at 12noon EstherTalk with Ms. Yasmin Arrington – 12noon - 12:15pm; Unmasking and Finding Myself with Mr. John Johnson and The Verbal Gymnastics Theater Company   – 12:15 – 1:15pm.   Mr. John Johnson   “ John A Johnson is a Poet/Playwright and native Washingtonian. He is the founder and creator of Verbal Gymnastics Theater Company. Mr. Johnson holds a B.A in Theater Arts from The University of the District of Columbia. He has worked as a drama therapist in partnership with th...

 "Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it." - Thomas Fuller Well, this quote is complete opposite for me. Many people in my life have been absent. If absence is supposed to sharpen love, then why do some people think that helps a relationship grow stronger? It does not, it makes people feel unloved, unwanted and unappreciated. Yet, many people why I am fearful or afraid of relationships? Well, try looking at it from this perspective. I have spent most of my life living in the darkness and isolation.  Perhaps, this digital piece entitled: Absence in life can help you understand me even better. The colors that I choose to the title of the piece.                                         Absence in life. Digital art created on canvas. Afrika Abney  

  "The only thing worse than being abandoned is knowing that you’re not even worth an explanation." - Author Unknown I was 5 in 1981. In expressing my grief and trauma in overcoming my parental abandonment, I use my formal training and education in the visual arts to create artwork. As I mentioned my branding blog does not focus on my personal experiences. Parental abandonment. Digital art created on canvas. Afrika Abney   

 "Empowering a woman empowers next generations." - Author Unknown  "Empower the Women, Develop the Nation!" - Author Unknown  "We rise by lifting others." - Author Unknown  "Feminism is the ability to choose what you want to do." - Nancy Reagan                                         Empowering Women. Digital art created on canvas. Afrika Abney

    Esther Productions, Inc and Essences of Wellness Authentic Transformations, LLC presents Whatever Happened to Daddy's Little Girl? Unraveling the Mystery; Healing the Pain; Growing the Personal Power May 14, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM EDT NOW ONLINE   About the event   WHATEVER HAPPENED TO DADDY’S LITTLE GIRL? Unraveling the Mystery; Healing the Pain; Creating the Resilience; Growing the Personal Power is a series of informative, interactive and fun workshops, coaching sessions and conversations for girls ages 14 through 17 who are growing up without the presence and active involvement of their fathers in their lives.   The sessions will be led by:    Ms. Jonetta Barras is a national leader in the women’s fatherhood movement who has been a keynote speaker or workshop presenter at dozens of national and international conferences. She is also the founder of Esther Productions Inc and chief visionary of The National Reconciliation Week. ...

  "In a proclamation issued on April 1, 1996, Former President Bill Clinton declared: "National Poetry Month offers us a welcome opportunity to celebrate not only the unsurpassed body of literature produced by our poets in the past, but also the vitality and diversity of voices reflected in the works of today's American poetry….Their creativity and wealth of language enrich our culture and inspire a new generation of Americans to learn the power of reading and writing at its best."In addition, similar official National Poetry Month proclamation have been issued by mayors from towns and cities across the country, including New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Tucson, and Washington, D.C.." “Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is the painting that is felt rather than seen.” – Leonardo da Vinci “ Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent” – Victor Hugo “Poetry is the revolution and the ra...

" 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...