Black Business Community Uplift: Reparations Showcase Fundraiser

252 South Main Street,Pomona CA 91766

25 June, 2022

Description

Mary Tawadros aka EgyptianPrincess8, host - Author, Visual Artist, Poet, Host, Curator, Life Coach and Master of Networking Poets, Musicians, Comedians and Artists. Also, a graduate from California Polytechnic University of Pomona with a Behavioral Science degree as of June 13th, 1999. She is currently Life Coaching, a creator of Various Visual art pieces under her Hidden Treasures collection, she loves working with acrylic paint and oil pens as she creates one of a kind Canvases, Hand Painted Journals, seashell jewelry boxes, as well as variety of seashells with inspiring messages inside or on them, prints of her artwork on 4 by 6 cards with envelopes and a canvas bag of King Ramsis Painting. By day she works for a Non-Profit with the Homeless Population. Latest published work "Cairo Meets Queens." Tickets: $20.00 Several Community Vendors have been invited to create an energy in the space - encouraging wholeness and compassionate response. DJ SuperMario - adding a community-oriented vibe to the event and the movement. Romaine Washington, guest presenter - (she/her) is the author of the poetry collection, Purgatory Has an Address, (Bamboo Dart Press, 2021) nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and Sirens in Her Belly, (Jamii, 2015). Washington's poetry has appeared in local and national publications including New Direction: Howard University, Lullwater Review: Emory University, The Black Scholar California English, and Gatherings: A Women Who Submit Anthology, among others. She has presented her poetry in community and national venues including Inside Socal CBS2/KCAL9, NPR, KPFK, and the National Poetry Slam. Washington is a fellow of The Watering Hole, South Carolina and Inland Area Writing Project, UCRiverside. She has been an educator for more than twenty years and considers all forms of writing and reading to be a source for learning. Spoken Word Artists & Musicians will captivate you with creativity. Featured Artists: Conney Williams, Derek Brown, Daniel Hees, James Coates, Antoino Edwards Jr., Subject Matter, WZA, Pretty Blaq, Ibrahim Arsalan, and Gilead7