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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  • February 19, 2012

    Beautiful Blackbird

    Art inspired by Ashley Bryan’s beautiful blackbird

  • November 25, 2011

    Giving Thanks For Heavy D

    Thanksgiving is a day for reminiscing and being thankful for bounteous harvests, for friends, for family, for blessings, for being alive. We’re even thankful for television moments that bring us together, making us laugh, celebrate, and reminisce. Perhaps for you the holiday invokes Theo and Heathcliff Huxtable carving a turkey in faux Julia Child voice.…

  • September 25, 2011

    THE HOUSE OF QUIET THAT NURTURES VOICES

    THE HOUSE OF QUIET THAT NURTURES VOICES Katie Ruppel Martha’s Vineyard Gazette, September 23, 2011 Inspired by her mother and aunt, both Harlem Renaissance writers, Ms. McGrath and her husband started Renaissance House in 2001 as a haven for writers and artists of all kinds simply to have the time to work, think, write, paint, draw,…

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