3-Day Self-Portrait Photography Workshop that I facilitated in Lagos, Nigeria

Check out the photography workshop that I conducted in Lagos here.

The Lagos that we rarely see..

Talk about "Lagos Cribs!" Yesterday, I saw some amazingly beautiful homes in Lagos. Of course everyone is not living like this. Like in any country class issues exists. However, I think it is important that people from the outside world know that countries in Africa are not just one way. So often we are bombarded with images of poverty, war and disease, causing us to actually believe that this is all the continent has to offer. Of course, these issues are important, but, if we only view a huge continent in this one way, it leaves us ignorant and extremely far from a feasible solution to deal with the key social and political issues at hand. Although we may not realize it, these very issues directly and indirectly relate to daily existence.

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On my way to Lagos.

This will be my third time visiting Lagos. This time I'm doing an artist residency at the African Artist Foundation. I will be continuing my photographic essay on African Urban Music. I will also facilitate a photography workshop with women photographers in Lagos. I am pretty excited about meeting and working with 15 new photographers.

I am still on the plane, quite tired. I read a bit and now I'm enjoying the view of the sun's reflection on the clouds.

I am very curious about what this stay in Lagos will be like. I know it will be very productive and I'm excited about what awaits me.

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Nicole Ryan interviews artists Dwayne Rodgers and Russell Frederick about their public installation H(a)unted. She also speaks with Delphine Fawundu about her exhibit In A Time Of Change. Both exhibits address racism aginst Black and Latino males in an age of Obama. The exhibits were produced by the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (www.cccadi.org) and are on view at the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (www.mocada.org). June 6 through August (2012).

Martin Luther King Jr. 2012 Free Concert Series @ Brooklyn’s Wingate Field

Despite the inflated rents, overpriced public transportation and everything else, NYC is an awesome city. Every borough has it's own flavor, but I must say that BROOKLYN is MOST DEFINITELY THE BOROUGH! Over the years Brooklyn has developed into a planet of it's own. You can literally spend the whole summer in Brooklyn and not have to go into Manhattan for a thing! Now you can party, dine, jog, lounge, swim, and even see a host of the flyest free concerts in BROOKLYN! This summer's Wingate Concert Series is going to be HOT! Check out the schedule:

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Concert Series presents Free musical concerts that reflect the African-American contribution to our cultural heritage. During the summer, usually on a Monday Night in July and August, seven concerts are staged (weather permitting) at Brooklyn’s Wingate Field. The series began in 1982.

The public is encouraged to bring their own chairs because seating is limited.

The following is the MLK Jr 2012 concerts schedule of performances:

JULY 23rd – Caribbean Night Starring The Mighty Sparrow and a cast of artists yet to be announced, will present a special performance in “Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago”.

JULY 30th – Hip Hop Night featuring Public Enemy and Salt-n-Pepa

AUG 6th – R&B Night. Heads Of State Tour featuring: Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill and Ralph Tresvant

AUG 13th – Jazz/Soul Night featuring LEDISI

AUG 20th - Gospel Night – Featuring Vickie Winans and the legendary Cissy Houston, who will perform a Tribute to her daughter Whitney Houston.