Simone Monique Barnes

  • Speaking
    • Wildflower UU Church Guest Speaker
  • WritingWordsmith — “a person who works with words; especially: a skillful writer” (Merriam-Webster)
  • Laughter YogaSelect Highlights Funda Fest 12 The Rhode Island Black Storytellers’ 12th annual festival, held January 17-24, 2010 throughout the state of Rhode Island, celebrating Black storytelling Ribsfest.org REMIX: Indigenous Identities in the 21st Century Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology Harvard University on exhibit April 2008 to January 2009 Curatorial Advisor for contemporary art exhibit co-curated by four undergraduate student members of Native Americans at Harvard College, on behalf of the Ivy Native Council. Featured the art of Bunky Echo-Hawk, Courtney Leonard, Doug Miles, and Ryan Red Corn Peabody Museum Student curators highlight American Indian cultural ‘Remix’   New York Woman’s Agenda’s inaugural  ”New York Reads Together”   Created, planned and implemented New York Reads Together: New York City’s first citywide book discussion program based on the reading of one book Secured last minute funding, bringing the budget from $0 to $81,000 to provide funding for a new website www.nyreadstogether.org, marketing materials, and over 11,000 special NYRT editions of The Color of Water by James McBride to be donated to public schools and libraries, shelters, and community-based organizations. Served as media spokesperson, and performed crisis management, refocusing media on the educational aspects of the program Implemented partnerships and outreach to get New…
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  • March 27, 2014

    Prayer Loop Song – by Crow-Hop artist SupaMan

    Crow is as Crow does. An MTV Artist of the week,  SupaMan, is an Apsáalooke fancy dancer, drummer, singer and Crow-Hop Hip-Hop artist from Crow Nation Reservation. Check out more on SupaMan on PolicyMic.com and MTVIggy.com. Proof that artists build nations. [drops mic]

  • March 20, 2014

    Can a Tribe Sue for Copyright? The Maasai Want Royalties for Use of Their Name

    “According to Ron Layton, a New Zealander who specializes in advising developing world organizations on copyrights, patents, and trademarks, about 10,000 companies around the world use the Maasai name, selling everything from auto parts to hats to legal services. …. Most of the value of the Maasai brand is not in the handicrafts the tribe…

  • March 8, 2014

    40 Days of Black Art. Day 4: Michael Cunningham

    Day 4: Photographer Michael Cunningham   Three Things: From his official bio: “Cunningham chooses to work in black and white; this allows him to express what is in his soul.  Black and white photography is very personal, he says and reaches deep inside the viewer, making them study the photograph for what it represents outside…

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