NUBIAN KNIGHTS NETWORK: CAFE 2009 Cultural Arts Festival & ExpoColumbia, South Carolina

QUOTATIONS OF "BLACK"

"Whenever I use BLACK it relates to some history of Africans in that particular place. It’s the idea of the color BLACK as a metaphor, or as a representation of African-Americans. It’s the notion of BLACK- BLACKNESS - and all its other meanings in relation to the history of race..."

- Fred Wilson

"Most of my fortitude to continue doing the work comes from the moral outrage I feel about the injustices that Black people endure disproportionately daily."

- N. Abdul-Wakil

"In the end, what matters is not skin shade but pan-African consciousness. Loving your complexion, your nose, lips, hair length and texture, no matter what the politics or trends decide, and simply be. That's the problem with us (African folks). We're still learning how to love ourselves. So used to glorifying others and putting others first..."

- Dredlocks Tree

Monday, November 2, 2009

CAFE 2009
Cultural Arts Festival & Expo
Columbia, South Carolina

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Cafe 2009 Events

Friday, November 13th

Cabaret at Cafe
Cafe 2009 Official Kick-Off
Drag Queen & King Show
The Cabaret
1101 Harden Street
Columbia, SC 29205
Doors open at 11 p.m.
Show starts at 11:30 p.m.

Saturday November 14th

The following events will take place at
SC State Museum - 301 Gervais Street Columbia, SC 29201
Vendor Expo: Noon - 5pm
(Stop by the SC Pride/Harriet Hancock Center Table)
Our Stories, Our Voices
Literary Forum, Reading, & Book Signing
Vista Room
Doors open at 9:30 a.m.
Forum begins at 10 a.m.

Bodies in Motion
Ball to Ballet Dance Exposition
Auditorium
Doors Open at 12:30 p.m.
Shows start at 1 p.m.

Spit Fire Poetry Showcase
Vista Room
Doors Open at 3:30 p.m.
Show starts at 4 p.m.

For the Love of Harlem
The Highly Acclaimed Stage Play
Auditorium
Doors open at 7:30 p.m.
Show starts at 8:00 p.m.