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Divinity Roxx Ghetto Rock feat Killer Mike and Hustle Boy

From Afros To Shelltoes — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:18:27 +0000

Over a decade ago, award winning journalist Ed Garnes scored a musical coup writing the print debut of Decatur Duchess Divinity Roxx, Beyonce’s resident bass diva whose guitar licks and spit fire rhymes have won industry stamps of approval and an adoring international fan base. Divibaby shows From Afros To Shelltoes some love with an exclusive track, feat Killer Mike and Hustle Boy, from her upcoming release Roxx Boxx.

To Hear Divinity Roxx ‘Ghetto Rock’ feat Killa Mike and Hustle Boy Click Here

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Black History Film Festival Atlanta

From Afros To Shelltoes — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:23:44 +0000

Please join the 2nd annual Black History Film Festival as it Educates and Enlightens Audiences of the Trials, Triumphs and and sacrifices made by those who came before us. A showcase of our culture, beautifully crafted through the lens of Urban Filmmakers.

The Black History Film Festival Takes place February 25, 2012 at The Elegant Porter Sanford Performing Arts Center in Decatur Georgia(3181 Rainbow Dr.)

To purchase tickets, visit http://www.blackhistoryfilmfestival.com/

Famed Photographer Jim Alexander Street Signs Panel Discussion

From Afros To Shelltoes — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:27:27 +0000

“Free Martin Sostre” 1968 New York, NY Copyright: Jim Alexander

Black History Essential Reading

Saturday, February 4, 2012 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm

A program as part of

STREET SIGNS

An exhibit of photographs by Jim Alexander documenting the mass struggle for social and economic justice in the South.

A Panel Discussion – In order to understand past conflicts we must move from opinions to a fact based analysis rooted in research.

Moderated by Jim Alexander. Panelists include: Dr. Keith Baird, Dr. Mary Twining Baird and R. Candy Tate.

PANELISTS

R. Candy Tate is the Assistant Director for the Center for Creativity & Arts at Emory University. She has over 20 years experience working in arts and development, including the Carlos Museum, The Herndon Home, Hammonds House Galleries, VSA Arts of Georgia, as well as owning her own gallery and artist consulting business. She is an alumni of Emory College and holds Masters degrees in art history and public administration. She has been an adjunct professor at Atlanta Metropolitan College and Clark Atlanta University, and currently is an ABD candidate in History at CAU completing a historiography on the Neighborhood Arts Center (1975-1990) and cultural politics in Atlanta.

Dr. Keith Baird, born in Barbados, is a retired professor and administrator of African World Studies and the Humanities, most recently at Clark Atlanta University. Over the years, in addition to scholarly writing, he has published book reviews, essays and poetry. He has occasionally done public dramatic readings. He is currently a freelance editor.

Dr. Mary Twining Baird is a retired professor and administrator from Clark Atlanta University, co-author of Sea Island Roots with Keith Baird. She has attended Dalcroze Eurythmic classes, Longy School of Music (Cambridge, Mass) and Juilliard School of Music. She is presently at work on a second book on the Sea Island region.

MODERATOR

Jim Alexander is a 2006 inductee into “The HistoryMakers”, he was born in 1935 in Waldwick, NJ and has been an Atlanta resident since 1976. He obtained his first camera in 1952 while serving in the US Navy. A graduate of the NY Institute of Photography, Alexander has spent over 50 years documenting human rights and the African American experience, and teaching photography. His work is in many private and public collections including the Smithsonian and AARL. He has had over 60 solo exhibits. His most recent show was a retrospective on American music titled “Black Music in America Since 1968: Photographs by Jim Alexander”, at the Gantt Center in Charlotte, NC. In2004 The Paul Jones Family Fund honored Alexander with an “Artist Of Distinction” award. In 1995 he was the first artist chosen by the city of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs in the “Atlanta Master Artist Program.”

Location:

AFSC Georgia Peace Center

60 Walton Street, NE

Atlanta, GA 30303

Map & Directions: Google Maps

For additional information, contact Jim Alexander at 678.362.7223 or by email: jima5432@gmail.com

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Fahamu Pecou Petition Demands Red Tails Partial Revenues Be Invested In HBCUs

From Afros To Shelltoes — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:19:38 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact: Fahamu Pecou Art, Inc(404) 492-4067

media@fahamupecouart.com / Karen@fahamupecouart.com

http://www.change.org/petitions/george-lucaslucasfilm-demand-partial-revenues-from-red-tails-be-invested-in-hbcus

www.fahamupecouart.com

FAHAMU PECOU issues petition demanding partial proceeds from “Red Tails” film be contributed to film studies programs in the nation’s HBCU’s

Atlanta, Georgia, January 23, 2012 — Fahamu Pecou, acclaimed artist and culture critic has issued a petition to George Lucas and LUCASFILM to demand that proceeds from the recent release, “Red Tails” be donated to radio/film/television departments at Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

“African Americans showed up en masse to support the release of “Red Tails” at the urging of George Lucas who cited racist underpinnings in Hollywood”, says Pecou.“The community overwhelmingly supported this film virally and financially due to the emotional reaction to Lucas’s claims. He played on the sympathies, anger and frustration of Black Americans to ensure box office returns but without offering any tangible benefits to our community in return.”

George Lucas told USA Today that he was worried that if “Red Tails” was a failure, it could have negative repercussions for black filmmakers. “I realize that by accident I’ve now put the black film community at risk… I’m saying, if this doesn’t work, there’s a good chance you’ll stay where you are for quite a while. It’ll be harder for you guys to break out of that [lower-budget] mold. But if I can break through with this movie, then hopefully there will be someone else out there saying let’s make a prequel and sequel, and soon you have more Tyler Perrys out there.” (Huffington Post)

“Red Tails” opened January 20, 2012 and exceeded all box office expectations in it’s opening weekend coming in at $19.1 million in ticket sales, and a very close second to “Underworld:Awakening”.

The petition looks to raise awareness of the power black audiences wield financially and socially, while seeking support and resources for aspiring and emerging African American filmmakers, writers, producers and actors at Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

“I hope to see George Lucas truly exhibit his concern for seeing more diversity and color on the big screen by giving back to the black community which has indisputably supported his project. I strongly support the film “Red Tails” and what it represents and I urge people to continue to be supportive of it as well. But it’s success should not be at the expense of the African American community”. Fahamu Pecou

Links:

http://www.change.org/petitions/george-lucaslucasfilm-demand-partial-revenues-from-red-tails-be-invested-in-hbcus

www.fahamupecouart.com

About Fahamu Pecou

Fahamu Pecou (b. 1975) is an American painter based in Atlanta, Georgia whose intention is to comment on contemporary and hip-hop culture while simultaneously subverting it to include his ideas on fine art.

In 2005, along with several of Atlanta’s premier contemporary artists, Pecou created history at Atlanta’s High Museum of Art as a part of the exhibition Arts Beats + Lyrics. Since 2005 Fahamu has been featured in several solo and group exhibitions in the U.S. and abroad. His work has been reviewed and featured in numerous publications including Art In America, Harper’s Magazine, NY Arts Magazine, Mass Appeal Magazine, The Fader Magazine, Atlanta Peach Magazine, NY Arts Magazine and on the cover of Artlies Magazine. In 2008 Pecou was awarded a residency at the Caversham Centre in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa, additionally, Pecou’s work was included in “DEFINITION: The Art and Design of Hip Hop“, an anthology chronicling the impact of hip-hop on visual culture, written by famed graffiti artist and designer Cey Adams. In 2009 Fahamu was featured in two international solo exhibitions; the first in Cape Town, South Africa and a second during Art Basel in Basel Switzerland. Pecou was selected as the first-ever Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts + Culture Resident at The McColl Center for Visual Art in Charlotte, N.C. in 2010.

In 2011 Pecou presented his first solo exhibition in Paris, France. Additionally Atlanta’s NBAF (National Black Arts Festival) awarded Pecou the Emerging Artist Award during their inaugural Interpretations: Black Visual Art – Past, Present and Future award ceremony alongside master artists; Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Samella Lewis, Betye Saar, Richard Mayhew, Thornton Dial and David Driskell. Pecou’s works were also featured in two seminal volumes; 5 Cities/41 Artists: Artadia O8/09 (Published by ARTADIA, 2011) and NOPLACENESS: Art in a Post-Urban Landscape (Published by Possible Futures, 2011)

Pecou maintains an active exhibition schedule as well as public lectures and speaking engagements at colleges and museums nationwide. Currently his work addresses concerns around representations of black masculinity and how these images come to define black men across generations and geographical boundaries.

AFSC 5th Annual King Peace Program

From Afros To Shelltoes — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:38:25 +0000

American Friends Service Committee Invite you to join us for our

5^th Annual King Peace Program

Celebrating the Peace Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

The Atlanta Friends Meeting Meetinghouse

701 West Howard Avenue, Decatur, Georgia 30030

Join us as we lift up the message of peace in King’s final book Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community–In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., isolated himself from the demands of the civil rights movement, rented a house in Jamaica with no telephone, and labored over his final manuscript. In this prophetic work, which has been unavailable for more than ten years, he lays out his thoughts, plans, and dreams for America’s future, including the need for better jobs, higher wages, decent housing, and quality education. With a universal message of hope that continues to resonate, King demanded an end to global suffering, asserting that humankind-for the first time-has the resources and technology to eradicate poverty.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

The evening includes:

A Clothesline Art Exhibit and an evening filled with Conversations and Performances

6:30pm Children’s Program 7pm Conversations and Performances 8:30pm reception

The Atlanta Friends Meeting Meetinghouse

701 West Howard Avenue, Decatur, Georgia 30030

In partnership with Amnesty International USA Southern Regional Office, Atlanta Friends Meeting, Friends School Atlanta, Nuclear Watch South, Grandmothers for Peace, Sheltering Arms, and GA WAND

For additional information or to volunteer, contact: Alice Lovelace, 404-819-7863 or alovelace@afsc.org

Ed Garnes Pitch And Toss Yet Anotha Tribute Poem

From Afros To Shelltoes — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:27:57 +0000

Pitch & Toss
(yet anotha’ tribute poem)
by Edward Garnes

I’ve been trying to find
the poetry in my life
scouring verbs
chasing down adjectives
considering the absurdity of adverbs
another pen has run out of ink
grief
black suit
grief
black suit
grief
black suit
exclamation point
question mark
ellipsis

Robert Glasper Black Radio

From Afros To Shelltoes — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:03:33 +0000

Very hard to offer a cogent analysis of jazz pianist Robert Glasper’s musicology, aka Black Radio, as it has yet to be birthed as a conceptual whole. Yet, if the inter-generational appeal and damn good innovation of the tracks released to date (feat King, Erykah Badu, Musiq & Chrisette Michele) are even a morsel of his ingenuity, this in the pocket anthology takes the A train to magnum opus. Peep the magic and behind the scenes visuals below. For more info on Glasper, visit www.robertglasper.com.

Ed Garnes From Afros To Shelltoes Launch Sweet Tea Ethics Radio

Nicolay The Hot At Nights North American Tour

From Afros To Shelltoes — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:00:58 +0000

Grammy nominated producer Nicolay, best known as one half of the independent soul duo The Foreign Exchange, will embark on a two week tour of North America alongside the Raleigh-based exploratory jazz trio The Hot At Nights (led by 8-string guitar virtuoso (and TFE’s guitarist) Chris Boerner with Matt Douglas on sax/woodwinds and Nick Baglio on drums). In November 2011, Nicolay released the “Shibuya Session EP” through +FE Music’s website; this EP was recorded with The Hot At Nights at Sound Pure Studios in Durham NC and features new interpretations and arrangements of eight instrumental compositions from Nicolay’s 2009 album “City Lights Vol. 2: Shibuya”. You can find the EP for free download at: www.theforeignexchagnemusic.com/shibuyasession

For a complete list of tour dates for Nicolay with The Hot At Nights, please see below:

JAN 24 WILMINGTON, NC THE SOAPBOX

JAN 25 RALEIGH, NC THE POUR HOUSE

JAN 26 CHARLOTTE, NC THE EVENING MUSE

JAN 27 ATLANTA, GA APACHE CAFE

JAN 28 NASHVILLE, TN THE LISTENING ROOM

JAN 29 LOUISVILLE, KY THE RUDYARD KIPLING

JAN 30 COLUMBUS, OH SCARLET AND GREY

JAN 31 PITTSBURGH, PA SHADOW LOUNGE

FEB 1 PHILADELPHIA, PA WORLD CAFE LIVE

FEB 2 WASHINGTON, DC BOHEMIAN CAVERNS

FEB 3 NEW YORK, NY BLUE NOTE NYC

FEB 5 BOSTON, MA CLUB PASSIM

FEB 6 BALTIMORE, MD THE 8X10

For any additional information, press requests or inquiries of any kind,

contact Aimee Flint flint@theforeignexchangemusic.com.

Stic.man Let It Burn

From Afros To Shelltoes — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:34:20 +0000

RBG Fit Club, in Association with Manny-Mac Productions, drops a video for Stic.man’s new hit single “Let It Burn” from his critically acclaimed album The Workout.

Phonte Dance In The Reign Charity Starts At Home

From Afros To Shelltoes — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:50:05 +0000

From Afros To Shelltoes play cousin Phonte releases a new video for the joint “Dance In The Reign” culled from the grown man anthem Charity Starts Home, his solo release on The Foreign Exchange Music.

4th Annual Eve of Christmas Eve Forever I Love Atlanta

From Afros To Shelltoes — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:31:19 +0000

Calling all ATLiens, all transplants now calling themselves ATLiens and those who just love to party with ATLiens.

It’s another ATM Production…

Atlanta’s own April Bohannon, Tiffany Daniel & Michelle Arrington

Present….

The 4th Annual Eve of Christmas Eve
Friday, December 23, 2011
@
The Museum Bar
www.atlantamuseumbar.com
181 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd - Party entrance on Central Ave

Featuring Atlanta’s own DJ Spoon

That’s right, we’re doing it again!!

Whether you went to Doug High or Mays High, Therrell High or Tri-Cities High, Redan or Southwest Dekalb, Westlake or Westwood, North Altanta or Northside. Even if you didn’t go there but you know somebody who knows somebody who knows somebody who did.

Spread the word because You’re All Invited!!

$10 all night, doors open at 10:00
Coat check will be available

For table/bottle service info, email aprilbohannon@gmail.com,
subject: VIP INQUIRY

Forever I Love Atlanta! Forever I Love Atlanta!

Ed Garnes From Afros To Shelltoes Launch Sweet Tea Ethics Radio

From Afros To Shelltoes — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:43:44 +0000

AWARD WINNING ACTIVIST AND FROM AFROS TO SHELLTOES FOUNDER LAUNCHES SWEET TEA ETHICS RADIO SEGMENT WITH EXCELLENT WITH SERVING ON LOVE860WAEC

Spry Lee Scott & Ed Garnes at Sweet Tea Ethics

Atlanta, GA (December 16, 2011)- Award Winning Writer Ed Garnes, founder of From Afros To Shelltoes, has built a legacy fusing observational humor, formal education, good ole common sense, and southern grandma tales into a progressive series of cultural productions. Garnes, Chozen Awards 2011 Motivator of The Year, continues his empowering ways launching SWEET TEA ETHICS on the radio Friday, December 16, 2011 at 2pm– in partnership with Excellent With Serving Radio– on Love860 WAEC. Respected Celebrity Stylist & Philanthropist Spry Lee Scott, who has styled high profile clients including T.I., Mandy Moore, Neyo, and Rev Run’s talented daughters Anglea & Vanessa Simmons, will kick off the collaboration as a featured guest commentator. To listen live. visit http://excellentwithserving.com/radio.html

Every Friday during the month of December at 2pm, Garnes will serve a special brew of SWEET TEA ETHICS radio segments advocating practical strategies for social change, personal development, and emotional healing.

“Ed Garnes knows his purpose, and he has a strategic plan to transform the lives of others. He has a heart to teach principles everyone should incorporate in their own lives,” states Dekiela Chaney, CEO of Excellent With Serving, LLC, who hand picked Garnes to offer his trademark lessons.

Far beyond lectures and canned speeches, From Afros To Shelltoes’ SWEET TEA ETHICS operates as an open forum that explores love, life, and funk. Mixing the reasoning sessions of the local barbershop and fervor of street corner theologians, the inter-generational discussion series covers a wide range of topics including manhood, art&culture, role models, hip hop, and spirituality. A special edition of the SWEET TEA ETHICS national tour, featuring brothers Dr. Cornel West & Clifton West as well as Grammy award winning artist Killer Mike, not only confronted the cultural divide of elders and hip hop heads, but it also challenged clichéd visions of leadership and formal education. The series has garnered the following praise:

“Here is the significance of my dear brother Ed Garnes, Jr. and Sweet Tea Ethics. There is no other group, in Atlanta, that can bring together such engaged, high quality, and substantial dialogue about the crucial issues facing not just the black community, but also American society. He writes well, works hard and revels in the life of the mind. Thank God for brother Ed Garnes, Jr.”–Dr. Cornel West, Princeton University, Class of 1943 University Professor in the Center for African American Studies.

“Sweet Tea Ethics is as culturally profound as the Japanese tea ceremonies because it goes back to traditions of how we were raised in the south. Ed Garnes’ writing, teaching, and community work with From Afros To Shelltoes is very relevant, very Hip-Hop, and a very important bridge from our past to today’s sensibilities. His brilliance is committed to the values of our people in the most warm and accessible manner.” stic.man of revolutionary hip hop collective dead prez

About Excellent With Serving Radio

www.excellentwithserving.com

Public Relations expert Dekiela Chaney hosts a weekly radio forum focused on the hospitality industry. Excellent with Serving Radio is designed to educate, inspire and entertain. Tune in to Love860 WAEC: Atlanta’s Inspirational Talk Radio every Friday at 2pm EST.

Excellent with Serving is an Atlanta-based professional consulting firm specializing in multimedia marketing and event planning. CEO Dekiela Chaney is a respected Public Relations professional with more than 10 years experience in strategic development for many types of businesses. She has worked extensively in radio, television, professional management and consulting. Excellent with Serving is the culmination of a thorough understanding of the principles and dynamics that drive today’s marketplace.

About Ed Garnes

Atlanta native Edward M. Garnes, Jr. is an award winning journalist, counselor, educator, editor, producer, and activist. He is the founder of From Afros to Shelltoes, a community based organization uniquely focused on cultural productions that bridge generation gaps between youth, elders, and the hip hop community. The Atlanta Tribune Man Of Distinction holds a B.A. in English Writing from DePauw University and a M.A. in Counseling from Michigan State University where he studied as a Competitive Fellow in Urban Counseling. Recently honored as Chozen Awards 2011 Motivator of the Year, Garnes currently serves as an Adjunct Professor in Public Speaking at Spelman College.

15 Project Spreadlove Mashup Feat Fahamu Pecou DJ Kemit Spry Lee Scott Killer Mike Funnel Cake Flowers

From Afros To Shelltoes — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:34:16 +0000