I am still finding it difficult to wrap my mind around the loss of Michaela DePrince at 29 years old. A game changer in the Ballet world from Sierra Leone, Harlem to the world. This morning my take was through her life, a lesson. The lesson whatever you are doing, learning, practicing 'to make it your own' whether you are young or old. Be positive in your pursuit or pursuits.
Notes on some of the Wikipedia articles I have written that have historical significance for the African American community and others. P.W. Chavers this article tells the history of Chicago during the period around 1919 and 1929 and the development of a Black Metropolis. Harlem Renaissance Ballroom and Casino early Harlem history and community development. St Nick's Pub , history of music creation that started in New York. Connie Williams (Trinidadian), this article tells the history of an immigrant woman that played a significant role in intellectual life in Greenwich village. San Juan Hill - New York , this article adds to the narrative of West Side Story, and the African American community that was there before Lincoln Center. Timbuctoo, New York - tells the story thru the Wikipedia article about an early African American settlement in the Lake Placid area of New York. Guinea Town settlement, Hyde Park, New York this article cites early African American settlement. Jitu We