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      TELL ME YOUR RECONCILIATION STORY To learn more about Ms. Barras book, TWELVE STEPS TO RECONCILIATION, and to arrange a confidential interview, please send an email to her at jrosecommunications@gmail.com HAVE YOU BEEN ESTRANGED FROM A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER? HAVE YOU TRIED TO RECONCILE WITH A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER FROM WHOM YOU WERE ESTRANGED? Email: jrosecommunications@gmail.com 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. ​She founded Esther Productions Inc. in 2004 after the publication of her Black Board bestseller Whatever Happened to Daddy's Little Girl: The Impact of Fatherlessness on Black Women (Ballantine 2000, hardcover—2001, paperback). She...

  Day Eight’s summer 2022 Writing Camp brings together exceptional poetry and journalism faculty to provide a comfortable and inspiring place for youth to develop as writers. Summer 2022 the camp will run for five consecutive weeks, June 27 to July 29, and participants may enroll for one week or multiple weeks. The 2022 Writing Camp will occur in person at the Shepherd Park / Juanita Thornton Library, 7920 Georgia Ave NW Washington DC.  More information at  https://dayeight.org/2022- writing-camp/

The following people who are all ancestors knew me all of my life. Tony Duncanson was one of my god fathers.  R.I.P - Mamadi Nyasuma "Mamadi Nyasuma from Washington DC, was a genius of a man who blessed us as a friend, activist, musician, percussionist, writer, lecturer, teacher, producer, poet, artist, and father. Photograph found on the Internet R.I.P Baba Ngoma, Father Drum. "Baba Ngoma exposed children to the language of the drum, bringing out their God given genius expressed through rhythm and dance.   Baba Ngoma traveled to Pipestone, MN to offer his drumming to Native American sun dancers. He has selflessly served the community for more than 40 years. Baba N'goma has taught the young and the old, and performed at many celebrations. He has shared the rhythms and songs of our African ancestors at countless programs, weddings and rituals throughout the international community. He sadly transitioned on March 15,...

      Father's Day Conversation with Jonetta Rose Barras June 19, 2022 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT Location Anacostia Community Museum 1901 Fort Place Southeast Washington, DC 20020 The Impact of Fatherlessness on Black Girls and Women About this event Join Anacostia Coordinating Council for a special Father's Day Conversation on the Impact of Fatherlessness on Black Girls and Women with author Jonetta Rose Barras. 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. ​She founded Esther Productions Inc. in 2004 after the publication of her Black Board bestseller Whatever Happened to Daddy's Little Girl: The Impact of Fatherlessness on Black Women (Ballantine 2000, hardcover—2001...

      THE NATIONAL RECONCILIATION WEEK June 6-10,2022 12:00PM   - 1:30PM ONLINE EVENT ESTHERTALK WITH STACEY CLARK – June 10, 2022 at 12pm Dynamic, entertaining and motivational flash speeches from top national emerging and seasoned leaders in the personal growth and development community. Register at  https://www.estherproductionsinc.com/events-1/the-national-reconciliation-week-for-self-and-family .   Free and open to anyone 16 years or older. Curated by Parents Rise Network, Leap Learn Live, Esther Productions, Inc, The Spoken Word Ensemble, and Almaz Arts Sponsored by Kerry S. Pearson, LLC, Fort Myer Construction Corporation Charitable Foundation, Emmanuel Bailey, and JRose Communications. Should you have any questions, please contact thenationalreconciliationweek@gmail.com . For more information, please visit https://www.estherproductionsinc.com/copy-of-reconciliation-week .   Stacey Clark, MEd, CALD is a...

  THE NATIONAL RECONCILIATION WEEK June 6-10,2022 12:00PM   - 1:30PM ONLINE EVENT   ESTHER TALK WITH JONETTA BARRAS ON JUNE 8, 2022 AT 12PM Jonetta Rose Barras is a national leader in the women’s fatherhood movement, 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. Barras is the author of the groundbreaking book” Whatever Happened to Daddy’s Little Girl? The Impact of Fatherlessness on Black Women,” a Blackboard bestseller. She is also the author of “Bridges: Reuniting Daughters and Daddies.” Barras is an award-winning journalist whose writings have appeared in The Washington Post, The Washington Times, the Washington Examiner, USA Today, the New Orleans Times-Picayune, Essence magazine, the New Republic, the Washingtonian, and Crisis magazine. She has been quoted in several notable publ...