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The Politics of Black Women's Hair by Akilah Chopfield feat.Brother Manifest

Black August x Happily Natural
Queen Quet Marquetta L. Goodwine

Queen Quet Marquetta L. Goodwine is a published author, computer scientist, lecturer, mathematician, historian, columnist, preservationist, and "The Art-ivist." In August 2008, Queen Quet was one of the first of seven inductees to the Gullah/Geechee Nation Hall of Fame. She received the "Anointed Spirit Award" for her leadership and for being a visionary. Queen Quet has not only provided histo-musical presentations throughout the world, but was also the first Gullah/Geechee person to speak on behalf of her people before the United Nations in Genevé, Switzerland. Goodwine was also selected, elected, and enstooled by her people to be the first Queen Mother of and official spokesperson for the Gullah/Geechee Nation. As a result, she is respectfully referred to as "Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation." She is the head-of-state for the Gullah/Geechee Nation.


Dr. Akosua Ali-Sabree

Dr. Akosua Ali-Sabree, affectionately called Mama Akosua is the director of the Amadi Wellness Connection (AWC)www.bewellrelax.org and founder of the Amadi Universal Light Mission (AULM). Mama Akosua is also a talk radio host on the Harambee Radio Network www.harambeeradio.com and program director of the Annual International Locks Conference: Natural Hair, Health & Beauty Expo www.locksconference.com. Dr. Ali-Sabree has been a wholistic health and wellness practitioner for over 38 years. She revels in her capacities as wife, mother, active grandmother, CEO, mentor, professional registered nurse, certified clinical wholistic hypnocounsellor, wellness coach, NLPt master practitioner, stress management trainer, registered behavior therapist, network marketing trainer, Naturopath student, intuitive writer, published author, urban generalist, and an ordained minister with a doctorate in divinity. She is known for the calming and powerful way she uses everyday conversation to provide spiritual and transformational counselling. Mama Akosua is also the co-founder of Ujima Press Real Communication www.UjimaPressRC.org. Her published works include We Surrender: A Collection of Inspirational Poems & Lyrical Verse, Hair Piecez: The Anthology, and soon to be released: Emancipating Your Spirit: A Conscious Guidebook: Affirmations, Meditation, Liberty & Other Soulful Reflections


Dr. Uhuru Hotep

Dr. Uhuru Hotep is a nationally-recognized authority on Black student achievement and Black leadership development. He is a co-founder of Duquesne University’s Project for Academic Coaching through Tutoring (PACT) and coordinator of the African Manhood/Womanhood Development Program at Holy Rosary Elementary/Middle School in Pittsburgh, PA. With the aid of grants from the Alkebulan Foundation, Dr. Hotep created The Johari Sita: The Six Jewels of African Centered Leadership, which is the nation’s first African centered leadership-followership training program. He also conducts three nationally-acclaimed seminars: '75 Ways to Raise the Intelligence of Black Children and Teens”, "Preparing African Youth for 21st Century Leadership and Service" and "Kilombo Reconstruction: Building Sovereign African Villages in Modern-Day America, Part I-III." In addition, he is the co-editor of the best-selling book 72 Concepts to Liberate the African Mind.




Malaika – Tamu Cooper



Malaika – Tamu Cooper is the owner operator of Dreadz N` Headz natural hair care center located in Baltimore Maryland. She was born and raised in Baltimore Maryland where she the pioneer of natural hair care affectionately known as the “Loc Mama”. For she has taught and empowered several women to open there own salons. She is the National Golden scissors award winner for natural hair care stylist of the year in years 2002, 2003, and 2004. Malaika’s is the founder of the Baltimore Natural Hair Care Holistic Beauty and Wearable Art tradeshow and expose as well as Baltimore Happy Nappy day event coordinator. Her ongoing involvement in International educational sessions, as well as fashion shows, and editorial hairstyling keeps her an in-demand stylist and instructor. Malaika is dedicated to the evolution of the craft of natural hair care. She feels it is her ministry.



Renee Prophet

Naturalcentric Hair Salon

Renee Prophet is the owner of Naturalcentric and is a licensed barber with eight years of professional experience. Her clients have been featured in Braid World International, and Braids Porfolio Invitational. Naturalcentric clients know the power of the words we choose to describe our hair, so we speak about our hair in uplifting ways. We prefer to call our hair kinky or tightly curled instead of "nappy" and locs or african locs, instead of "dreadlocs". One of her most important goals is to demonstrate to each client through their own hair how beautiful black is. With this concept, she honors our ancestry and pay homage to our Creator through hairstyles that keep the original texture in tact. She believes in nature's perfect spiral seen in strands of DNA, the rotation of the earth, and in tightly curled hair. She also believes in the concept that we are all fearfully and wonderfully made, so we don't need to put chemicals or extensions in our hair to make it look good.

Sakinah Ali-Sabree

Sakinah Ali-Sabree, a guidance counselor, life skills counselor, behavior therapist, radio show host and producer, and dancer, is the executive director of Sankofa Consulting Group {SCG}. She is also a talk radio host on the Harambee Radio Network and operations manager of the Annual International Locks Conference: In collaboration with her mother, Sakinah Ali-Sabree published her first book entitled We Surrender: A Collection of Inspirational Poems and Lyrical Verse. Above and beyond her counselling and writing, Sakinah Ali-Sabree’s live performances are filled with soothing rhythms and punctuated with exciting and thought provoking rhymes.

Professor Tarik A . Oduno

ECO-THEOLOGICAL NATIONAL = "DO FOR SELF"

PROFESSOR ODUNO, shares: GREEN ECONOMICS ( Food Security )

T . A . ODUNO is a sustainable practioner who advocates; " THERE is no CULTURE without AGRICULTURE " TAO :

He is a Master Gardner; and was the crop and communications organizer for Banneker Organic Farms:

He is a compelling workshop provider, pioneer in Spiritual African Nationality:

Professor Oduno is currently the Dean of student ctivities at Amy Garvey Institute, in Washington, D.C.

Brother Oduno speaks GREEN Poetry: " WHEN BLACKS WERE GREEN "


Dalani Aamon



He is the CEO and Founder of the Harambee Radio Network and also Founder of The Aamon Publishing Company. Aamon Publishing has added a new Internet Radio Station to it's list of available teaching tools. Harambee Radio Network launched on May 1,2004.

Dalani Aamon was born in Washington, D.C. on August 25, 1955. He attended D.C. public schools and received a High School Diploma in 1973 from The Armstrong Adult Education Center. He obtained his National Dental Certification in 1980 from West Palm Beach College.

He has hosted workshops on raising youth consciousness. He has participated in career day workshops at inner-city schools. His articles have appeared in newspapers and magazines all over the world. He has appeared on worldwide radio and television trying to heal our pain.



Kalonji Changa

East Coast Coordinator of The Black August Organizing Committee and Coordinator of The Free Rap Campaign under the International Committee to Support Imam Jamil Al-Amin (formerly H. Rap Brown). Under Kalonji's direction as Founder/National Chief Coordinator of the FTP Movement, programs such as Feed The People, Siafu Youth Corps, MOBB (Mothers of Black and Brown Babies), Mama's Army and the FTP Artists Collective, have matured and developed.