by Jacqueline | Oct 12, 2013 | Arts, Arts Integration, Dance
Published on: October, 12 2013 @ 7:00 p.m. ET On Friday, October 18, the Brown Girls Burlesque lovelies will return to D.C. for two shows at the Black Cat. This will be my first time to see them perform, and I’m especially hype to see my PR partner and friend,...
by Jacqueline | Apr 8, 2013 | Arts, Passion
Published on: April, 8 2013 @ 9:40 a.m. ET West African Dance for EVERYBODY Last month, Kwame Shaka Opare and I launched a West African dance class entitled “The Dance of Creativity” at the University of Maryland for the busy professional who could benefit...
by Jacqueline | Feb 23, 2013 | Hip-hop, Public Education, Social Justice
Published on: Feb 23, 2013 @ 1:30 p.m. ET Earlier this week, Ernesto Lara’s integration of hip-hop in the classroom landed him a spot on WJLA-TV’s Harris’ Heroes weekly feature. In early January, his collaborative partner and fellow teacher, Jake...
by Jacqueline | Feb 19, 2013 | Social Justice
Published on: Feb 19, 2013 @ 4:45 p.m. ET More than 106 million people, or 34.4 percent of the U.S. population, are considered poor or near poor. Alarmingly, the latest figures reveal African-American and African-American child hunger and poverty rates are even...
by Jacqueline | Feb 7, 2013 | Social Justice
Much of the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS, Inc.’s (NBLCA) work is about destigmatizing HIV/AIDS, encouraging testing, and getting people more comfortable talking about their sexual health. Here is an excerpt from my colleague Janna’s post on...
