Will-He-Write is an un-spoken word artist that uses his gift of poetry to bring clarity in these times of confusion. He articulates un-spoken word as poetic truths not heard in spoken word poetry. He is also a lecturer/ independent researcher, that is livingcated to the total liberation of Afrikan people. When he speaks/recites you can hear the prayers and the faith of the ancestors that endured a holocaust never experienced before by man. He respects speech as a blessing made by way the blood of the ancestors and a gift from THE ANCESTOR. As he speaks he feels the spirit of the ancestors famous and unknown that sacrificed and lost their lives to give him the opportunity to say FREEDOM!!!

Alice M. Freeman is the founder and owner of Healthy Heart PLUS. For the past nine (9) years, she and her wonderful staff have successfully helped people to make lifestyle changes in their food choices. She holds a B.S. Degree (Magna Cum Laude) in Nutritional Counseling and is a Registered Naturopath. She is a recipient of the MBL‘s Trailblazer award for 2006. Her approach to a better and healthier you is the use of foods and supplements to feed your body what it needs.

Chris Bailey, better known by his stage name, C. Arson, is an American recording artist and philanthropist born in Baltimore, MD and raised in Petersburg, VA. As a performing artist since 2002, Arson has performed in just about every venue there is from open-mics, clubs/dancehalls, and artist showcases to opening for major recording artists such as Crime Mob (2009). Not only a Hip-Hop performing and recording artist, Arson list of talents and endeavors include Pop and R&B songwriter, publisher, as well as many years of on-stage theatrical experience, making him a very valuable asset to any entertainment establishment.

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. Continue…

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.

Moses Amen’s passion for urban organic gardening, holistic health and the raw food lifestyle, has been the inspiration to conduct How to Workshops. These How to Workshops increase the awareness of the interaction between growing food, good nutrition, and good health. With the help of Tubman City’s, dedicated and dynamic community organizers, many people have been self empowered.

Yejide KMT writes poetry for the edification of the Afrikan spirit that is in us, sustains us and gives us the courage to fight for the restoration of Afrikan minds, bodies, and spirits. She has been writing “since forever”. Yejide has been invited to recite at Penn State as well as featured in the anthology, “Check the Rhyme, an Anthology of Female Poets and Emcees”, which was subsequently nominated for a NAACP Image award. Along with poet, Yejide carries the titles of mother, wife, organizer, student and lover of black people’s souls. Her favorite writers are Nikki Giovanni, Marimba Ani and Ayi Kwei Armah. She resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with her husband and children.

Toluwalase Rink is a Certified Holistic Health Coach and Raw/Vegan Food Chef. She decided to become a health coach to fulfill her passion of empowering women and families in the African Diaspora towards learning how to empower themselves through holistic living.
Toluwalase received her training at Certified Natural Health Professionals Inc. and Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York City. She graduated from the post graduate program at IIN and leads 5 and 21 Day Cleanses, tele-seminars on nutrition, and offers individual and group health and nutrition coaching in her Live Life On Purpose 6 month and 3 month coaching programs. Continue…

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

J.D. Haze is one of the elite soldiers of positivity, love and truth. Hailing from SLAVE CENTRAL (Petersburg Va) J.D.HAZE brings a brand of hip-hop that is not only funky but also informative with a groove to move conscious minds and bodies alike. J.D. HAZE has worked and performed with a who’s who of artist domestically and abroad. some acts include LL COOL J,CHUCK BROWN,MOS DEF,RAKIM,GX, SOUL LOGISTICS,KLEPH DOLLAZ,JAH I WITNESS EMCEE,RHYMEFEST,RED AND METH  and varous others. Currently J.D. is on “INTER-BLACKTIC  tour with the ALL and ANCESTORS  dropping the seeds of  POSITIVITY, BLACK LOVE,&TRUTH where ever they are sent…SISTERS and BROTHERS….I  present to you….”THE SUN OF THE PERFECT BLACK”     J.D. HAZE and THE ANCESTORS…

Bomani Darel Armah is a poet, songwriter, producer, performer and educator.  Born in Washington D.C. and raised in the metropolitan area, Bomani uses his life experiences, mixed with his musical and poetic skills, to paint lyrical pictures of life as he sees it and the future as he envisions it. He was an English major with a concentration in poetry at the University of Maryland College Park and as a self-taught musician and producer is quickly making a name for himself in the national music scene.  As he so aptly puts it “I’m not a rapper, I’m a poet with a hip-hop style”. Continue…

Yejide The Night Queen is a Hip Hop-Spoken Word Lyricist & published writer, who articulates poignant discourse through her word-sound-power & pen. Using life experience as a mother, college graduate, and native Brooklynite, she writes all of her lyrics and expounds on topics only the most enlightened MC’s follow. She is the Founder of We Manifest, Inc., the production & performance company responsible for the 6-year running D.A.W.T.A.H.Z. series; one of the first showcases that gave love, support & exposure to emerging female artists from NYC to the ATL. She’s danced on the stages of Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall and in Japan at Club Citta & Club R, giving cultural & urban dance international exposure. Continue…

The Rubber Peeple are two skillful yet humble emcees out of Norfolk, VA (757), that also just happen to be a loving, Hip-Hop, family. As 1/3 of the Jhunippuz Elite Poetry Organization (J.E.P.O.), Novakane Omega and King Pegee the Divine (Phatz) have been emceeing since the early 1990’s. With J.E.P.O., they’ve performed up and down the east coast for the past 10 years. They pride themselves on their live performance.

As members of Jhunippuz, They released two albums (A Snippet of a Legacy, Behind the Mic in Front of the Crowd) and one album (Truth To Power) as the duo, The Rubber Peeple. Through diligence and outstanding lyricism, they’ve made quite a reputation for themselves all throughout the Hampton Roads Area. Continue…

Professor Griff rose to fame as the “Minister Of Information” and leader of the S1W’s (Security of The First World) with the revolutionary rap group Public Enemy. Formed in 1986, Public Enemy blazed a new path for rap with its intense, aggressive sound and provocative lyrics.

After making three albums with Public Enemy, Griff formed his own group, Professor Griff and The Last Asiatic Disciples and signed to Luke (Skywalker) Records. Griff wrote, produced and recorded three powerful, thought-provoking albums of beats and rhymes for the label: “Pawns In The Game” (1990), “Kaoz II Wiz-7-Dome” (1991) and “Disturb N Tha Peace” (1992). In addition, Griff successfully took his socially challenging and politically potent poetry to conferences and colleges across the country. Continue…

Bro. A. A. Rashid is a dynamic teacher, lecturer and author. His teachings push beyond the conventional Qabalistic paradigm and are designed with a down to earth approach making complex ancient concepts easy for diverse audiences to interpret and explore. His teachings include intense examination of ancient Egyptian and Hebrew languages and subsequent correlation to modern English. He offers wisdom of metaphysical concepts, highlighting relationships, which bring us to deeper understandings of ourselves and of today’s world. Drawing upon today’s popular culture, he brings relevancy to our exploration of spiritual and social psychology. Continue…

While the borders that separate musical genres continue to fade, on the rise is a new genre known simply as “good music”. Rising out of this borderless musical landscape is Ras Kofi, a child of the hip hop generation, a product of the rising reggae revolution and an offspring of South America’s political landscape all of which have shaped his musical offering on the forthcoming album titled Sound Roots, produced by gold selling musical childhood prodigy, The Boyz, now known as the Sunz Of Light. Molded by his Rastafarian spiritual groundation and his vivid experiences as a world traveler, Ras Kofi’s music, escaping modern classifications, blends reggae chanting, rapping and singing with lyrics that vividly tell stories, uplift the mental and heal the soul.

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.

If you love the Roots you are going to hate Brown FISH! Truth is; there hasn’t been a heavy live-music buzz coming from Baltimore in a long time. Remember, that in the 50’s and 60’s Baltimore’s Pennsylvania Avenue was the Mecca of Black music. Sadly, its popularity slowly died down throughout the years as B-More fell into the hands of the streets with the rise of the heroin epidemic. Now with a few pushes on the chest and a couple of mouth to mouths the once great city has been resuscitated. And who’s initiating Baltimore’s revitalization??? Baltimore’s own “Movement through Music”, Brown FISH a socially conscious hip-hop/reggae/soul band: OOH (Universal). Jahiti (King of the Poor People), Judah, andKing Cheeba. Continue…

Mic Legacy AKA MFUHURU a Norfolk V.A. native currently performing solo is 1/3 of the the group U. nited B. lack C. olonies which is known for social political songs like “Fuck! the right to Vote” ‘Lets get it on” “Punch em in the Face” “fuck the Poe Poe” and many more other underground bangers.

MLEG/MFUHURU has released a mixtape in 09 “Sumthin to Snack On” and 2 albums “Feed Yo Kids” which had street banger “Larry Davis” and “Channel Zero” both featured on the international blog Nah Right.

He is known for his gritty southern real life content with a witty delivery that will definitely snatch your attention. Continue…

Hip Hop is a culture that was created by and for the people, and when it comes to exhibiting that love and passion for the art, nobody displays it like Kil Ripkin the Genereal, AKA The Ghetto Correspondent. Hailing from the Coney Island section of Brooklyn N.Y., Kil set out early on his journey to become the next big thing in Hip Hop. He began his career as a solo artist, quietly establishing himself as a force to be reckoned with; earning the respect of his peers and industry heads alike. Kil began producing his own music working under the tutelage of his big brother, songwriter/producer/engineer Don Newkirk (Smoking Heads).  Continue…

The Capoeira Angola Liberation Movemento is a study group based out of Richmond Virginia to increase learning, awareness, and protect the traditions of the cultural Afro-Brazilian art form of capoeira angola. We hope to strengthen our community at home and abroad through fellowship and participation of this cultural art form. We thrive on educating ourselves and others of our art form and the raising of funds not only for this organization, but other organizations that are interested creating a better quality of life for our community(the world).

Born the son of musician/activist, Olamina of Awareness Art Ensemble (A.A.E.), a very influential force in introducing African culture and reggae music to the Mid-Atlantic region, Jah-I’s musical roots run long and deep.

In 2001, in the wake of the September 11th tragedy, Jah-I and a handful of live musicians formed the live hip hop unit called True Sound. True Sound captivated audiences with their funky blend of hip hop, ghetto rock, reggae and soul, which began to be described as “The True Sound Experience.” Continue…

Born and raised in Washington, DC, the singer/songwriter Tamika Jones has finally come into her own. Growing up in poverty, Tamika turned to music as an escape from the harsh realities of drugs and violence that those around her so easily succumbed to.

A young and timid Tamika, at the age of 11, was discovered when a classmate heard her singing a song so beautifully and ahead of her age and outed her to her teacher and classmates, who let her know that she could no longer keep her voice hidden. From then on, Miss Jones began singing everywhere she went. Singing in various gospel and jazz choirs in school and around the city and even directing her very own gospel ensemble at School Without Walls High School. Continue…

Colorful and electrifying like the vibrant hues of the eras that raised him, the 80s and 90s birthed an entertainment force to be reckoned with. “Those eras are very special to me because I belong to those eras. There were so many aspects of life and music that were being unapologetically explored and invented. There was a different level of freedom available.”

Rapper, singer, songwriter, fatso™ is a fresh and extraordinarily talented rising star in the field of entertainment. His unexpected yet highly treasured honesty, intelligence and wit make him an artist to watch in a sea of predictability and mediocrity. For fatso, music is life and without it we cease to exist. Continue…

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Corey “Sage” Fauconier is a native of Cambria Heights , Queens , New York who currently resides in Midlothian, Virginia . He is a graduate of Hampton University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science (1994) and a Paralegal Studies Certificate (1996).

It was during his involvement with 99% Entertainment ( Staten Island , New York ) from July 1999 until January 2005, that he found his niche as an Intellectual Properties and Contract Paralegal. Sage began getting involved in writing contracts, party promotion, event planning, and artist development. Writing since 2002, Sage is Hip Hop culture reminiscent of Public Enemy or early Ice Cube (before commercialism set in). Continue…

Vincent White M.Ed is an accomplished author, poet, self-publisher, mentor, & counselor. A graduate of Norfolk State University with a Masters from Strayer University (10’), his book “The Fully-Seasoned Man’s Relationship Recipe” is designed to help females understand why men do what they do in relationships, and to descriptively reflect as to how these characteristics were possibly developed. The ultimate message of this book is to show women how to maintain healthier relationships and to provide a better understanding of the men that they choose to deal with. Continue…

Kajara Assata Nebthet is a Heal Thyself Ambassador of Wellness, Natural Healer, Priestess, Community Activist, Afrikan holistic health consultant, Spiritual Warrior, Sacred Woman, educator, artist, mother and nature lover.  She is the founder of RA SEKHI ARTS TEMPLE OF HEALING which promotes health and wellness in our community using ancient healing techniques.  RA SEKHI uses our Kemetic Ancestors tools and techniques to balance the chakras, energy centers within, which can heal emotional, mental, physical and spiritual dis-ease.  RA SEKHI Arts Temple of Healing is currently offering Kemetic Reiki healing sessions and classes in Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Richmond VA, Atlanta GA, Birmingham AL and Raliegh NC.  For more info visit www.rasekhi.webs.com

Priestess Het Heru RaMwt is a High Priestess of The Divine Healing Temple of MWT EM UAA, AMUN, KHONSU HERU & HERU EM AKHETI. Priestess Het Heru is also the Founder and President of The Bennu Ascension Online Institute.

Priestess Het Heru teaches the sacred “womb science” and matricentric philosophy of the ancient  civilization of Mu(t) to both adults and youth. In particular, her work is geared towards those who are seeking to re-mem-ber their sacred roots by assisting in them in “inner-standing” their ancient spiritual culture as well as the Higher Consciousness (the consciousness of HERU) that we are being blessed to experience in this “new millennium”. Continue…

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 hair salon’s mission goes beyond creating fabulous, creative natural styles and caring for each client’s hair to maintain its health. Our focus is also to nourish the hair in a holistic way, with plant extracts, essential oils, and other natural derivatives instead of products made mostly with harsh, lab created ingredients. We are also committed to creating styles that our clients can keep for extended periods of time ranging from two to eight weeks, without extensions, to achieve maximum hair growth.

Bro. Salim is a Black Consciousness DJ, known as DJ 360 DEGREEZ. His resume of DJing began in the mid 90’sduring the twilight of the “golden age of hip hop” at Grambling State University in Grambling, Louisiana. DJ 360 DEGREEZ
has been the official DJ for the Alpha Phi Alpha NFL Pro Bowl tailgate party, the Jersey City All-Star Basketball Summer League Game, the NAACP Hawaii Branch Martin Luther King Scholarship Banquet and the NAACP Jersey City Branch Martin Luther King Prayer Breakfast. DJ 360 DEGREEZ has also had the distinction of being a featured DJ at the Alternate Routes Hip Hop Festival and the launch party for My Elite Radio 97.5 FM in Newark, NJ. He has spun at the Nation of Gods & Earths Family Reunion in Brooklyn NY, Continue…

Yuma “Dr. Yew” Bellomee was raised between Bronx and Mount Vernon, New York.  It has always been said, by family and community members alike, that he possesses “an old soul”, referring to his seemingly wise and precocious ways as a child.  Brought up in ethnically cultural surroundings, Yuma found his first calling in the form of music, when he first gravitated towards the West African djembe drum at the age of 9 months.  Along with music and culture, he also realized the importance of wellness at an early age.  With natural intuition, he would often take on the responsibility of trying to awaken health consciousness within family members, or to motivate them to make better lifestyle choices.  Continue…