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Africa is Rising!
Thank God for friends! My friend Christian told me about Arise magazine quite some time ago and I just bought my first copy - so glad that I did! Arise is a lifestyle magazine that mainly covers Africans and people of African descent from around the globe. Speaking of African people, on the invitation of another friend Chemene, I attended for the first time, the Dance Africa performance and festival at BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) - I can only describe it as love - pure and simple. The most colorful, spirited, vibrant, talented and loving people from all over the world came to Brooklyn to celebrate this rich culture! The dance performance was incredible - with dancers of all ages celebrating the African spirit - I think they raised a few too! Chemene and her friend Anayo are both dancers and I took an African Dance class when I was a child - I totally had the impulse to run up on stage and break my back :) by trying to replicate the limber moves of these dancers - they were just that incredible! We then stepped outside for the festival to more dancing, great music, food and vendors and had an absolutely wonderful time. Take a look... oh, do not miss the images I captured yesterday(yes, I went back!) while with my friend Amira of the 2 women breaking it down and little Journey(what a great name!), who was with her mom and had the most beautiful spirit - they too were amazing! 
Thank God for friends! My friend Christian told me about Arise magazine quite some time ago and I just bought my first copy - so glad that I did! Arise is a lifestyle magazine that mainly covers Africans and people of African descent from around the globe. Speaking of African people, on the invitation of another friend Chemene, I attended for the first time, the Dance Africa performance and festival at BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) - I can only describe it as love - pure and simple. The most colorful, spirited, vibrant, talented and loving people from all over the world came to Brooklyn to celebrate this rich culture! The dance performance was incredible - with dancers of all ages celebrating the African spirit - I think they raised a few too! Chemene and her friend Anayo are both dancers and I took an African Dance class when I was a child - I totally had the impulse to run up on stage and break my back :) by trying to replicate the limber moves of these dancers - they were just that incredible! We then stepped outside for the festival to more dancing, great music, food and vendors and had an absolutely wonderful time. Take a look... oh, do not miss the images I captured yesterday(yes, I went back!) while with my friend Amira of the 2 women breaking it down and little Journey(what a great name!), who was with her mom and had the most beautiful spirit - they too were amazing! 
