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For over 20 years, Ms. Afrika Abney has been providing literary services, hosting events such as poetry nights and open mic sessions at various venues in the Metropolitan region. She has organized and produced a wide range of events, including poetry festivals, cultural fairs, and workshops, with a focus on promoting self-awareness and creativity. In 2003, she received funding to host her own literary workshop, titled "Enhancing Our Imaginations". Ms. Abney has also been involved in promoting literacy through tutoring and reading to elementary school students. Furthermore, she has supported numerous authors by promoting their works and literary events.
"Your training style provided guidance for me when I started the Afrocentric Book Expos. Thank you for being a friend. " - Ms. Judine B. Slaughter, Takoma Park Library, 2003
“....Ms. Afrika Abney was a very dedicated tutor to the fourth grade student with whom she was paired. She was always prompt, and in fact frequently came early in order to prepare for the lesson Ms. Abney was going to teach that day. She was very committed to building a relationship with her student and brought in materials that appealed directly to the student’s interests and worked to connect her lessons with these interests. Ms. Abney is passionate about children’s literacy and that passion was very evident in her work....”- Emily G., Regional Site Coordinator with Reading Partners
SELECTED LITERARY SERVICES
Apr 14, 2001 — 6 P.M. Local poet Afrika Abney reads from her work at the Islander Caribbean Restaurant & Lounge, Washington, D.C.
Oct 26, 2002 — 7:30 P.M. Afrika Abney hosts "A Night of Poetry" at the Market Five Gallery, Seventh St. & North Carolina Ave. SE, featuring guest poet Kwame Alexander
Jazz and Poetry Nite
Every Tuesday at 8:00 pm
Rose's Dream Bar and Lounge, 1370 H St. NE, DC. (202) 398-5700.
Featured authors and musicians.
Poetic Beats
Every 1st and 3rd Saturday (except for December 2004 and January 2005)
Dar Es Salaam Bookstore, 4000 34th St Mt. Rainier, MD. Free
Eustace M. Bellille
Eustace M. Bellille is a young, imaginative, and talented individual, who has self-published his first book entitled: Undiscovered Emotions. He has performed at such venues as the Market 5 Gallery (Washington, DC) and Mt. Pleasant Library (Washington, DC). Eustace serves as one of the co-chairs for Art-O-Matic 2004.
Royal Words Poetry Lounge
Every Other Thursday (except for October 7, 2004, December 2004, January and February 2005)
DC Sanctuary, 1355 H St NE Washington, DC
$4.00 non-performers, free for performers
7:00pm
https://rollcall.com/2004/05/05/royal-words-lounge-brings-poets-to-h-st/
ESTHER PRODUCTIONS, INC. 2006 SUMMER LITERARY SERIES
ESTHER PRODUCTIONS, INC. 2006 SUMMER LITERARY SERIES
PRESENTS THREE ACCLAIMED AUTHORS
READING FROM THEIR WORKS
Poet and performance Artist Bomani Darel Armah, poet Patricia Biela, and fiction writer Donna Hemans will participate in Esther Productions, Inc.'s 2006 Summer Literary Series, a free workshop and reading series that targets underserved communities in Wards 2, 7, and 8 in Washington, D.C..
Bomani Darel Armah is featured on the album and first single/video from Mello-D & The Rados: “Cool Witchu”, which aired on BET’s Rap City and peaked at #3 on national college radio charts. He has scored independent films including BET’s Wrap-It-Up original film “Multitudes of Mercies”. He has appeared on WHUR 96.3, WPGC 95.5, WPFW 89.3, WMUC 88.1, .com and www.im4radio.com. He has performed at such venues as the Nuyorican Poet’s Café (NY, NY), The Black Cat (DC), Studio Theater (DC), Karibu Books (MD), Bohemian Cavern (DC), The Market Five Gallery (DC), and Tawes Theater (University of Maryland College Park). He is also an organizer and host of “Arts Under the Stars” at Sankofa Video & Books DC. Armah also has offered an eight-week poetry writing course for youths in Ward 8. The workshop was presented by Esther Productions, Inc. is partnership with Citygate at the Johenning Baptist Community Center.
Armah will perform his original works Sat, August 5 from 2-3pm at Francis A. Gregory Public Library, 3660 Alabama Avenue, SE.
Patricia Biela was a poetry venue review columnist for the Spring/Summer 2004 One Heart Publication – Holistic Journal. Her poems appear, Cracking Walnuts and Other Goodies edited by Arlene Carter-Pounds, Black Arts Quarterly, and the upcoming The Caribbean Writer.
Biela will read some of her poetry on Sat, August 12,2006 from 2-3pm at Francis A. Gregory Public Library, 3660 Alabama Avenue, SE.
Donna Hemans' River Woman was a finalist for the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in 2003 and co-winner of the 2003-4 Towson University Prize for Literature. She was named Best New Author for 2002 by Black Issues Book Review. She was the Spring 2004 Lannan Visiting Creative Writer in Residence at Georgetown University and is also an instructor at the Writer's Center in Bethesda.
Hemans will read Sun, August 13, 2006 from 6-7pm at The Emergence Community Arts Collective, 733 Euclid Street, NW.
Esther Productions, Inc.'s 2006 Summer Literary Series is funded through generous grants and contributions from the D.C. Sports and Entertainment Commission, the Greater Shaw Community Development Corporation, and Kojo Nnamdi of WAMU-FM radio.
Summer Literary Series June 26th through August 11th
Esther Productions Inc. conducts writing workshops in two genres: poetry and screenwriting. These workshops are offered to youths between the ages of 11 and 15 who live in under-served communities in the Washington Metropolitan region. These sessions are taught by established professional writers from the area and are designed to enhance overall literacy. More specifically, the series helps participants use their own personal lives and experiences as the basis for exploring the world of imagination in a non-threatening environment nurtures their artistic potential. The workshop experience is augmented by a Reading Series that features poets and fiction writers who appear in venues in the under-served communities targeted by the program. Further, selected writings of workshop participants is published at the end of the series and distributed throughout the region.
The Workshops will take place at
The Johenning Baptist Church and City Gate Center located at 4025 Ninth St. SE
Washington, DC. Poetry Workshop led by Bomani “D’Mite” Armah on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
The Emergence Community Arts Collective located at 733 Euclid St NW Washington,DC. Screenwriting workshop led by Nigel on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10 -11 AM
2007 Afrocentric Book Expo
PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Ms. Judine B.Slaughter
The Black Writers’ Guild, MD – PG Chapter
PO Box 83
Mt. Rainier, MD
301-703-9849
info@bwgpg.org
www.bwgpg.org and www.blackwritersguild.org
2007 Afrocentric Books Expo sponsored by The Black Writers’ Guild
In celebration of Black History Month, the Black Writers' Guild, presents Afrocentric Books Expo in the Mall at Prince Georges located at 3500 East West Highway, (Route 410) Hyattsville, MD 20782 on February 24, 2007 from 10am-5pm.
Now in its fourth year, the Black Writers' Guild, MD -- Prince George's Chapter will showcase African-American literary talent.
Activities throughout the day:
Writing activities for all ages
Meet Black Writers, Editors and Publishers
Entertainment and Workshops
Poets from DC Creative Writing Workshop
Some of its exhibitors participating in the 2007 Afrocentric Expo include
Monique Douglass
Teressa Leath
Ambrose Lane, Sr
La Shawn Samuel
Robyn Ringgold
Anita Lambert
T.S. Grant
Jude Andreasen
Darrell Cador
Delois Jackson
Yvonne Cooper
Jessica Tilles
Bobby Morrison
Jesse Sharp
J.R. Fenwick
Lisa Shepard Stewart
Sheila Riley
Alexis Dobbins
Ella Curry
Leslie Allen
George Wilson
"The Black Writers' Guild of Maryland, Inc. (BWG) is a voluntary, not-for-profit organization with a mission to provide avenues of support and networking to Maryland’s African-American writers. With chapters in Baltimore City and Prince Georges' County, we carry out our mission by providing:
• on-going workshops and speakers that educate writers on all aspects of writing
• showcases that provide forums for writers to find their voice through public presentation of their work.”
For more information about the 2007 Afrocentric Expo, please visit http://bwgpg.org/2007expo/main.html
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