Runway Ready Nov 8, 2008
Her pieces were accented with heavy, beaded African jewelry that she also made. The colors, textures, and jewelry were all integral parts of her collection. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
I Tanda South Africa Jun 26, 2008
While Brenner isn t in the KwaZulu-Natal province, she raises money for Tanda by selling South African jewelry in the states and hosting fundraising parties. Brenner and her daughter bunked together at the pre-school compound for AIDS orphans, and worked with the middle-school aged kids in the arts and English. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
ART SHOW TO HELP ORPHANS IN AFRICA Nov 11, 2007
Gift items for sale include African jewelry, crafts, and textiles as well as note cards, framed African fabric and photographs. All donated funds will go directly to Crossroads Springs, Kenya, thus providing opportunities to choose gifts which give many times over. (East Aurora Advertiser, NY)
Ghanafest 07 Another Big Up To Chicago Jul 30, 2007
" The celebrations itself substantially represents the African Diaspora. Vendors from Ghana,Mali, Nigeria, Liberia, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Bulkina Faso, Tanzania,West Indies and merchants from Chicagos African American community made for a blend of cultural history, admiration and entertainment. Festival goers were treated to seemingly endless caches of African fabrics like Kent Cloth custom-made into Dashikis, sashes, hats, head-wraps, shawls and coats for men and women. Vendor tables... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
GhanaFest Chicago is Today!!! Jul 28, 2007
Vendor tables display assortments of African jewelry such as ankhs, butter and Baltic amber-colored necklaces, wrist bands. Ghanaian dishes served by member organizations of the Ghana National Council in such combinations as kenkey, fried fish, shito, Red-red (combination of fried plantain, cooked-beans and red palm oil, Jollof-rice, okro-soup, waatse, omotuo (rice-gun) would be a lasting mouth-watering experience for patrons. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Summerfair craft vendors see mostly small-bag shoppers Jul 1, 2007
McCommon had her eye on a display of tie dye shirts and African jewelry, but did not have money along. Saturday Summerfair events also included a children's fishing derby at Letort Park, a golf tournament at Carlisle Barracks, a dog show and baby races. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Farmington Unity Network to hold festival Jun 18, 2007
There will be storytelling, henna body painting, air-brush face painting, and African jewelry making as well as food on sale from different ethnic traditions. Because the network seeks to encourage interaction and relationship building among people whose paths might not otherwise cross, there will be a number of interactive opportunities throughout the event, such as Laughter Yoga; Zumba, an exercise program based on Latino dance forms; and instruction in Israeli dancing. (New Britain Herald, CT)
Rapaport Fair Trade Features South African Jewelry at Las Vegas Show Conference to Promote Fair Trade Jewelry Jun 1, 2007
Business Wire: public relations, press release distribution, investor relations, SEC filing. June 01, 2007 03:07 AM Eastern Daylight Time. (BusinessWire)
Innovation Case Study: GE Mar 7, 2007
Modeled on West African jewelry and decorated with indentations that resemble ritual scarification, it would be called Akuaba, a word associated with fertility in West Africa. A dirigible would transport mothers-to-be with complications from remote regions to an acute-care hospital. (BusinessWeek)
North San Diego County Times Community News Briefs: Black History Month events set at CSUSM Feb 13, 2007
6 p.m. Feb. 22: "Women, AIDS and Poverty in Uganda" event featuring food, presentation and discussion, as well as African jewelry sale in the UVA classroom. Proceeds will help support BreadforLife. (North County Times)
