By Yvette Modestin— How will we Emerge? What will We create? Art is Art I use my pen to paint a different picture Can we Emerge with Love? Genuine, unconditional…
An Ode to Mi Corona, Featuring Yvette Modestin (Lepolata Aduke Apoukissi). The HairStory Project — A multimodal art experience providing context for the ongoing debate of natural hair and celebrating…
Streamed August 1, 2020 — Marcus Mosiah Garvey, A Virtual Forum. Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of Marcus Garvey’s Convention of the Negro Peoples of the World.
By Afrocenchix — Editor’s Note: Yvette Modestin who is acknowledged in this article is a member of the Board of Directors of the Institute of the Black World (IBW) and Founder of Encuentro Diaspora, Boston, MA. This years theme for International Women’s Day is “#EachforEqual.” The theme calls on all of us to stand on the right side of history: to address inequities, broaden perceptions and celebrate women’s achievements. At Afrocenchix…
Featured Topics: The Amazing National Black Writers Conference, Medgar Evers College; Another Report on the Newark As Model City Initiative; Report Back From Afro-Descendant Conference in Venezuela. Guests: Dr. Brenda Greene, Executive Director, Center for Black Literature, Medgar Evers College/CUNY, Brooklyn, NY; Dr. Charlene Sinclair, Director for Reinvestment, Center for Community Change, Washington, DC; Yvette Modestin, Founder/ Executive Director, Encuentro Diaspora, Boston, MA