tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73803216043311550052011-12-13T19:22:09.904-08:00Khunum Productions<center>Sitting at the great
wheel with hands on a mound
of clay...</center>
<center>as it all spins...</center>
<center>working to mold...to shape... spirit and form...</center>Ms. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.comBlogger501100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-33126899655219213642011-09-07T02:08:00.000-07:002011-09-07T02:12:32.614-07:00"Folklore and Fishnets"
Ezili from Jennifer Pritheeva Samuel on Vimeo.
Ms. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-21494030348071549382011-08-23T08:35:00.000-07:002011-08-25T05:28:12.409-07:00Kirikou and the Sorceress
A tiny voice is heard from inside the womb of a pregnant woman : "Mother, give birth to me !"
"A child who can speak from his mother's womb can give birth to himself", replies the mother.
And so a little boy is born, cuts his own umbilical cord and declares : "My name is Kirikou"
The tiny Kirikou is born into an African village upon which a sorceress called Karaba has cast a terribleMs. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-12960059917203995992011-08-23T07:57:00.000-07:002011-08-25T05:29:19.055-07:00I Still Love You.
This past March my youngest nephew, who's 4, moved away with mom. We all miss him dearly. Especially, of course, my brother. What really doesn't help is that the "non-talking" gene runs so strong through my family's blood. Especially over distance and difficult emotions. But, it is just that way regardless. The story gets told that when my brother was little, he didn't talk at all for a Ms. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-62903662728688059642011-08-23T05:29:00.000-07:002011-08-25T05:29:35.454-07:00Dedicated to J and J...and all of the other dadda....
{Soon again Whoad.--I love you.}
I told my parents I wanted to build a castle in the sky.
“Here’s a pencil and paper, let’s draw the plans,” they replied.
I told my parents that one day a queen would wear my ring.
They said, “The only way to marry a queen is to be a king.”
I told my parents I wanted to kick lil’ Reggie’s butt.
They replied, “lets say that you do…then what?”
I told Ms. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-34575610512763547602011-08-13T06:29:00.000-07:002011-08-25T05:30:36.488-07:00Love, Peaks and ValleysMs. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-88688735442936834132011-08-13T06:05:00.000-07:002011-08-25T05:47:47.720-07:00To My Children of Newark: From me to you...
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mso-pagination:widow-orphan;Ms. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-30153829565290542832011-07-31T21:01:00.000-07:002011-07-31T21:02:48.683-07:00To my children of Newark
in life there is so much to see and to do...
the sunshine...
the morning light...
the cool breeze passing through...
{may you sail away on a crystal ship of all your hopes and dreams....}
{thank you for the chance to know you.}
Ms. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-71103641542711018472011-07-04T19:58:00.000-07:002011-07-04T19:58:29.881-07:00Storytelling:The Rose (Greek)
From Metu, A compilation of stories by Akhmed Azzihir
Ms. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-79881926854907072222011-06-28T03:27:00.000-07:002011-06-29T14:15:01.504-07:00Myth
"If you're not a reality, whose myth are you? If you're not a myth whose reality are you?" ~ Sun RaMs. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-53199611124559921282011-06-01T07:06:00.000-07:002011-06-03T09:09:27.715-07:00"Ode to all the Little Dark Skinned Girls who Cry in the Mirror"(re-posted from 2/10)
I've seen this many times, but haven't watched it for a while. While recently showing it to a friend, I was reminded of the process of sending "Memories of the Little Elephant" to print. I sent off my file. My printer sent me back a beautiful 1st proof--- everything perfect and vivid!---except one thing---all of my BROWN characters...were now... red--reddish brown. IMs. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-91257686638015463922011-05-19T10:04:00.001-07:002011-05-19T10:04:45.509-07:00Storytelling: The Magic Orange Tree (Haitian)CRIC? CRAC!
There was once a girl whose mother died when she was born. Her father waited for some time to remarry, but when he did, he married a woman who was both mean and cruel. She was so mean there were some days she would not give the girl anything at all to eat. The girl was often hungry. One day the girl came from school and saw on the table three round ripe oranges. Hmmmm. They Ms. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-51667641816315864812011-05-19T10:04:00.000-07:002011-05-19T10:04:05.823-07:00"FULL MOON" stories
This special event outside St. Stephen’s Church will feature Guyanese folk tales told by the light of the full moon.
Presented by Brooklyn Arts Council in cooperation with the Guyana Cultural Association
WHEN: Wednesday, June 1, 6:30-8:30pm
WHERE: St. Stephen’s Church
E.28th St and Newkirk Avenue (East Flatbush)
Click here for map & directions
Hmmm....well June 1st is the new moon..Ms. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-84314648035994350892011-05-02T20:56:00.000-07:002011-05-03T07:00:11.754-07:00More on the Rhythm of Work
<p>&amp;amp;lt;a id="publishButton" class="cssButton" href="javascript:void(0)" target="" onclick="if (this.className.indexOf(&amp;amp;amp;quot;ubtn-disabled&amp;amp;amp;quot;) == -1) {var e = document['postingForm'].publish;(e.length) ? e[0].click() : e.click(); if (window.event) window.event.cancelBubble = true; return false;}"&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gtMs. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-35737989057579471252011-04-29T22:24:00.000-07:002011-04-30T06:53:10.619-07:00StoryTelling: The Old Alchemist (Burma/Myanmar)
Okay... so somehow this all starts with Michael Jackson, or maybe it starts with John Landis and American werewolf, or perhaps we can bring it home to the principle of Khepra and the spirit's unending devotion to transformation... dunno. But, today it all turned into me an my lil ol lady (niece born of my sister. She's "1" supposedly) making full use of bathroom acoustics singing "Sing a song"Ms. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-21641238282164211162011-04-29T22:14:00.000-07:002011-04-30T06:15:56.959-07:00Dedicated to my "lil ol' lady"...it just so happens that we share a common favorite song...
Sing, sing a song
Sing out loud
Sing out strong
Sing of good things, not bad
Sing of happy, not sad.
Sing, sing a song
Make it simple
To last your whole life long
Don't worry that it's not good enough
for anyone else to hear
Just sing, sing a song.
Sing, sing a song
Let the world sing along
Sing of love there could be
Sing for youMs. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-54402328250871485802011-04-12T07:03:00.000-07:002011-04-14T08:31:11.395-07:00On Imagination...
"Behold the greatest magician in the universe: It is she who makes the memory yield it's fruit. Who realizes before hand the possible and invents even the impossible. To her, miracles cost nothing. She transports houses and mountains through the air, places whales in the sky and stars in the seas. Gives paradise to the hashish or opium to the ether, offers kingdoms, inebriates and makes Ms. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-6427528864783789642011-04-07T08:01:00.000-07:002011-04-07T09:01:14.374-07:00Blog Talk Radio Interview: The Power of Writing, Who and What gets Omitted?
Listen to internet radio with The Funky Writer on Blog Talk Radio
"...the difference between the writer and the scribe is that the scribe does so with an agenda..."
~Seba Akhmed Azzahir
From Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man:
" I am an invisible man. No, I am not a trace or a special Ms. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-68362279542018890522011-03-31T09:17:00.000-07:002011-04-08T09:39:43.466-07:00Thank You!... Thank you to the students of Ms. Toussaint, Ms. Jackson and Mr. Bunch (and thank you teachers!) of Boys and Girls Highschool for making my morning! How nice it was to share with you and to hear YOUR stories! :-) Thank you Ms. Huggins for putting together the conference and for inviting me! Gratitude!
~ NehpriiMs. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-73421025415637457642011-03-30T20:42:00.000-07:002011-04-18T05:40:24.789-07:00The Danger of a Single Story
I originally posted this video over a year ago...and have watched it over and over. Now, as I prepare for a presentation in the morning with some High School students, I'm re-watching it again and re-minded of how powerful it is and can't help but to...re-post!
"... Show a people as one thing, and only one thing over and over again, and that is what they become..."
"power is the abilityMs. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-33240128279054093952011-03-19T19:12:00.000-07:002011-03-19T19:13:42.219-07:00an excerpt...
"...The new vision is taking shape and is becoming the ground of human conduct and behavior, for ultimately creation is only fully itself when it becomes conduct and behavior. It can only truly be itself when it steps out of the deep waters of the imagination, the place where the reeds grow in us, and emerges to walk the solid earth in deed of flesh and blood." ~ Laurens Van der Post, The Ms. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-38745188898442260592011-03-13T19:08:00.000-07:002011-03-13T19:14:44.993-07:00Finally!
In 2010 Khunum Productions was given a grant by Downtown Brooklyn Partnership to create an exhibit based on its publication "Memories of the Little Elephant." www.NehpriiAmenii.com The creation of the exhibit was a community arts project--or as we liked to call it--a "LIVE Exhibit!" The process of creation was exposed as doors were opened for the entire community to enter and participate.Ms. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-56174409836147904512011-03-11T09:03:00.000-08:002011-04-18T05:47:17.906-07:00Creative Fire!...well, the only justification i really have for posting this is because...it makes me happy! Every time i press play and hear these brothers making music on their invisible instruments, i am lifted! CREATIVITY in full release.
... mama's, daddy's, aunties, uncle's teachers and all folk...nurture and water that creative spirit in your child--including your inner one---let it breathe...and sparkMs. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-74871092946287851402011-02-08T19:29:00.000-08:002011-02-08T19:42:31.367-08:00And we shall fly kites to the sun!Ms. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-50376176840254763142011-02-05T19:00:00.000-08:002011-07-14T17:43:28.328-07:00Yes... It's about Basketball!... My anthropological take...
...Sooo....my 6 year old nephew just started playing basketball. And although, I have been totally against the stereotyping, media propaganda, and societal typecasting of black men and basketball (sports period), I am being forced to pay attention to the sport on a new level. Of course he is absolutely one of the cutest things running around!---Moon walking---and Billie Jean toe-stands Ms. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-81879012436501730252010-12-11T15:54:00.000-08:002010-12-11T15:54:18.256-08:00( No such thing as "distraction" ...rather just..) The Art of Attention...J. Krishanamurti is the author of the most important book on education that I've read to date: "Education and the Significance of Life." This video is a happy reminder that this current detour of mine from the work i should be doing (!) to youtube videos and onto this blog post is not really a distraction all! ...yet it compliments, fills, and feeds the moment that it sits within...this video Ms. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-37200296969891899842010-11-21T15:05:00.000-08:002011-03-03T08:03:08.821-08:00A Sufi Story: PresenceI was taught when selecting stories for our children, to be sure to seek out stories that will teach them to think and see beyond a single dimension. The Sufi's are great for making the mind swish around in new cognitive pools in order grasp meaning. Below is one of my favorites. Presence
Ms. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-18454922666890223902010-11-06T10:09:00.000-07:002010-11-06T17:02:47.205-07:00The Smith Family--on ParentingMs. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-25026271645523954322010-11-04T08:11:00.000-07:002011-02-06T21:07:20.181-08:00 A Quick Story
(Moral: always,there's another way.)
Phone rings. "Hello?" my sister.
"I just want you to know that i just spanked your nephew's hand."
"i'm hanging up."
"no..... listen."
(My nephew is my child born through my sister-- and my views on hitting children, especially him. are clearly known.)
"did u not hear me say earlier that i'm already not feeling well?"
"So. ...listen."
Ms. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-62859403677940225712010-11-04T08:03:00.000-07:002010-11-22T13:59:21.964-08:00On Children-Kahlil Gibran
On Children
~Kahlil Gibran
Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.
You may give them your love but not your thoughts,
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their Ms. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-36543169949819954852010-11-04T05:33:00.000-07:002010-11-05T11:09:21.221-07:00 A journal entry from a few years ago
An interesting situation just took place on my ride home on the A-train. The key players in the drama were: The black mother as the abused abuser, her child(ren) as the symbol of perpetuated illness, The Marylyn mansion looking white man as the freedom fighter, and I? Well, …I played the coward.
roll it.
Woman on the train has been engrossed in her Ms. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-67041859344741648772010-03-03T08:13:00.001-08:002010-03-03T08:13:55.925-08:00FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BROOKLYN EDUCATOR & AUTHOR-ILLUSTRATOR OPENS LIVE ART GALLERY NEW YORK CITY, February 25, 2010--Nehprii Amenii, author and illustrator of "Memories of the Little Elephant," (www.NehpriiAmenii.com) an all ages picture book that has initiated a movement to retell the history of African people, announces the opening of her very own MLE Art Gallery & Community Space based uponMs. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-85224312702900720792010-02-15T07:44:00.000-08:002011-06-01T06:55:07.857-07:00"Ode to all the Little Dark Skinned Girls who Cry in the Mirror"
( will edit below later---but this is straight off of my heart)
I've seen this many times, but haven't watched it for a while. While recently showing it to a friend, I was reminded of the process of sending "Memories of the Little Elephant to Print. I sent off my file. My printer sent me back a beautiful 1st proof--- everything perfect and vivid!---except one thing---all of my BROWN charactersMs. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-78858212719433999002010-02-15T07:26:00.000-08:002010-02-15T08:19:40.268-08:00MEMORIES OF THE LITTLE ELEPHANT EXHIBIT! TRACKING THE JOURNEY OF AFRICAN PEOPLE AOUND THE GLOBE!THOURGH THE INITIATIVES OF DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN PARTNERSHIP! YOUR ART HERE! COMING SOON TO 200 SCHEMERHORN! MEMORIES OF THE LITTLE ELPHANT THE EXHIBIT!THE STORY AND ILLUSTRATIONS WILL BE TURNED INTO A WINDOW-POP-UP-STYLE VISUAL EXPERINCE! STAY TUNED! FEB. 20TH -30THMs. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-2438968592958198182009-12-11T07:22:00.000-08:002009-12-11T07:22:26.081-08:00The Funky Writer Radio Show (Episode 50)The Funky Writer Radio Show (Episode 50)Ms. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-36109190236787397302009-12-11T07:17:00.000-08:002010-11-22T13:41:58.572-08:00The Danger of a Single Story....Ms. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-45338066131003280342009-06-04T09:04:00.001-07:002009-06-04T09:04:50.068-07:00Totally Independent Book FairTOTALLY INDEPENDENT BOOK FAIR!!! Fort Greene Brooklyn--A collective of Independent Authors join forcesand bring their work directly to the public through this Totally Independent Book Fair! See you there!For More Information contact:Khunum Productions718.924.8779Khunum Productions@gmail.comMs. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-70670311574736082652009-04-01T19:22:00.000-07:002010-11-22T14:01:05.197-08:00
“What Do You See?”
Developing a Whole Child through Symbolic Cognition
(Originally written for and posted in Original Thought Metazine)
By Nehprii Amenii
The illustrations in “Memories of the Ms. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-68536804792628649662009-02-25T09:02:00.001-08:002009-02-25T09:09:16.172-08:00A HISTORICAL EVENT....Ms. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-7476440854243216872009-01-27T18:44:00.001-08:002009-01-27T18:44:34.939-08:00This year as Black history month rolls in, and for each additional day and month hereafter, it is refreshing to know that our children, teachers, and parents will have much more available to them regarding the story of African peoples, far beyond Kunta Kinte and Martin Luther King. Memories of the Little Elephant is a picture book of Diaspora Literature that gives an account of Ms. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-2907159088474778402009-01-07T11:26:00.000-08:002009-01-07T11:31:06.075-08:00Ms. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-81404093413142860312008-12-14T13:57:00.000-08:002008-12-14T14:22:29.465-08:001ST ANNUAL INDEPENDENT HOLIDAY BOOK FAIR!The time and place is set!Come buy directly fromthe producers, talk withthe authors, and... enjoy a cup of complimentary hot chocolate! DECEMBER 21st 10am-3pmAtlantic Terminal at the corner of Atlantic Ave & Fort greene Place. 718.924.8779 khunumproductions@gmail.comFor more info!Ms. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-30645098896221287922008-12-12T12:11:00.000-08:002008-12-12T12:24:08.457-08:00Author Visit! and Book-Making Workshop! DEC 20th!Ms. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-8123721830498617572008-12-05T21:14:00.000-08:002010-11-22T13:48:40.172-08:00GIFTS THAT LAST FOREVER...Ms. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-82029291298340125162008-11-24T10:11:00.000-08:002010-11-22T13:38:24.449-08:00Some very clear and evident information:
Please share your thoughts....Ms. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-3471276623431536132008-11-21T09:38:00.000-08:002008-11-21T10:08:24.369-08:001ST ANNUAL INDEPENDENT HOLIDAY-SIDEWALK-BOOKFAIR!!!Khunum Productions is organizing its first annual holiday book fair. This is an opportunity for authors, both independent and mainstream, to come together while taking charge of their holiday sales. The book fair is already an eagerly anticipated meet the author event, where a gathering of New York authors will be available to their public for book signings, questions, and mingling. The call Ms. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-37841862619118849482008-10-20T07:26:00.000-07:002010-11-22T13:42:49.629-08:00CONTINUING THE WORK OF CHEIKH ANTA DIOP THROUGH CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
"The History of Black Africa will remain suspended in air and cannot be written correctly until African historians dare to connect it with the History of Egypt. In Particular, the study of languages, institutions, and so forth, cannot be treated properly; in a word, it will be impossible to build African humanities, a body of African human sciences, so long as that relationship does not appear Ms. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-65890332239997034802008-10-19T20:43:00.000-07:002008-10-19T21:09:43.813-07:00Self-Published Author Takes Cross-Promotional Route, Increases Visibility, Sales<!-- --> <!-- begin center column --> October 06, 2008 02:46PM EDT [general.addtranslation] Download Article (PDF) Teacher writes, illustrates, publishes, and then markets her own book--with success. In a book world Ms. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-43686528398404500622008-10-13T12:03:00.000-07:002008-10-13T12:03:31.118-07:00King Tut-Ankh-Amen: CHEIKH ANTA DIOPCHEIKH ANTA DIOPMs. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-33461173946296290382008-10-01T09:18:00.000-07:002008-10-09T15:56:48.792-07:00"Memories of the Little Elephant" supports Books for Africa!!!New York, NY-On September 25, 08 Khunum Productions initiated a partnership with Books for Africa! Books for Africa (BFA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serving as the largest shipper of donated textbooks to the African continent. Books for Africa has shipped over 20 million primary, secondary, post-secondary, and community library books to 44 countries since 1988. Customers who purchaseMs. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380321604331155005.post-682730434743824942008-09-30T16:53:00.000-07:002008-10-20T08:24:32.000-07:00Comments and Reviews"I read your book to my kids during our car trip. They are 2 and 5. Their grandmother is from Madagascar and their grandfather, Senegalese. Their other grandparents are Greek, Italian, and Finnish. Your book is about them. It is about all of us, all the forces in the Universe that can bless each other or harm each other. Your book will help turn the table!" ~Carole Patrikakos, Books for Ms. La Negritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08929067376547289640noreply@blogger.com0