What an amazing birthday! Thank you for all of the birthday wishes- y’all had me tearing up all day! It was so nice to be with family and childhood friends. I am truly blessed.
Road trip! Brought Mami wata vibes to Bmore. I loved celebrating the life of my sweet friend, @blair_witchy and I had a blast with my old friend, black widow aka Meisha ☺️!🧜🏾♀️🕷️Meisha- we 17 years in! It has been a while since our last hang but this is fo’ life! Everyone- Happy Halloween- happy Samhain!
Respect yo elders! Hey everyone! The illustrations to my children’s book (named Kalu)are almost done. It has taken almost the whole year and I am so excited to be entering into the next phase (finding a publisher)! Please reach out if you’d like to support me and this beautiful story as we birth it into the world. In the meantime, here is a short process video to tantalize your sensibilities! #kalu #childrensbookillustration #selftaughtartist #arttherapy #igbo #blackart
*عيشة بين الكاكاو والقهوة والزيتون*
جدل نسيج عبر أراضي أهل البلاد (الشعوب الأصلانية) لأسيا وأفريقيا وأمريكا.
لنتلاقى من خلال الحكايات والأكل ونسيجنا الاجتماعي.
يزورونا حالياً أصدقاء من المكسيك ونيجيريا/أمريكا، ونرغب بدعوتكم لجلسة نقاش لنتعرف فيها على تجاربهم في تشكيل مساحات للتعلم والتواصل ومشاركة كيف تتقاطع مسارات أعمالنا وحياتنا.
تواجدنا بالقرب من بعضنا، ومشاركتنا حكاياتنا وتجاربنا في رفض العزلة والفردانية، هي بحد ذاتها شكل من أشكال المقاومة.
يوم: الأحد 5 تشرين أول 2025
المكان: دار العمة* – تغميس، الرابية - شارع صقلية عمارة رقم 12 - الطابق الأول (الموقع البايو)
الساعة: 7 مساءً
سنتشارك الأكل بالإضافة إلى المعرفة، فأهلاً وسهلاً بوجباتكم البيتوتية التغميسية أو المساهمة بدعم “لمّة الأهالي للتعلم” وذلك لتستمر الوصفات التعلمية.
أهلاً وسهلاً بالجميع
لأية أسئلة: 0795163683
المعرفة بدها تغميس
#تغميس #taghmees #تعلم #مطبخ_اجتماعي
Eke na Chi. 💚💥🩵. It has been a season, indeed! What a challenging time for so many and also a beautiful series of moments to reflect, transform and shed. I hope you enjoy this process video and as you watch it, know that you are BLESSED 🥹 😘. #igbo #blackart #igbospirituality #selftaughtartist #linework #masks #arttherapy #lovewarrior
🩵🧜🏾♀️Mama Wata 🧜🏾♀️🌊 Water gives life… we are hanging at the lake, ocean, spring, and even that salt water pool. Grateful for mama wata and all of her blessings 🥹Grateful for good friends too 🤩 @caroesov@luv_waves
What a beautiful trip to celebrate another solar return! It’s my birthday, it’s my birthday! 🤭 In spite of all the BS, my life is blessed. Thank you to all of my loved ones who have encouraged me to rest for a change. I’m on that tip! My life recently: Art, boat ventures, Ukah women, fresh fruit grown by a friend, painting on walls, studying Igbo vocab, camping in ancient forests surrounded by fruit trees, planting avocado + plantain trees and harvesting seeds- what a world, what a world!
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We are thrilled to announce that we have added a new member to our PDC class facilitation team!
"Bevelyn Afor Ukah is a consultant, facilitator, and self-taught mixed media artist born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, within a multicultural Black, Nigerian American family. A major part of her life’s work is exploring how humans connect across cultures, using both art and community engagement to foster equity, cultural connection, and collaboration.
Bevelyn has co-instructed multiple permaculture courses alongside colleague Laura Ruby and is currently co-developing a permaculture course specifically designed for BIPOC participants. Recognizing that permaculture is not always accessible to people of color, she is passionate about creating spaces where individuals can deepen their connection to the land. Bevelyn brings a strong focus on deep ecology, helping students explore the connections between ecological systems and human systems, making these relationships tangible and meaningful.
Over years of collaboration with communities across North Carolina, Bevelyn has co-created learning spaces to advocate for food and environmental justice. Her most poignant lessons have come from listening to and sharing stories of loss, resilience, contradiction, and triumph. Community work remains her greatest love, and she views artistic storytelling as one of the strongest bridges for connection and transformation.
Bevelyn holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Studies, Sociology, and Anthropology from Guilford College, where she was a Bonner Scholar and Multicultural Leadership Scholar, and a Master’s in Intercultural Service, Leadership, and Management with a focus on facilitation and social justice.
As the founding consultant of AFI Oak Consulting andThe Manifest Farm. She is a co-founder of the NC Climate Justice Training Cooperative and the Auralite Collective, Bevelyn brings her passion for justice and equity into every endeavor. She serves as the Director of the Committee on Racial Equity in Food Systems at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS), where she fosters shared understanding of language, history, and race."
