Moon Mami Writes

In the June 2008 issue of East of the River, I reviewed three CDs of up and coming artists in the Washington DC area-- Cool Cee Brown, Dee Stone and Tia Dae. All acts are performers in the Capital Hip Hop Soul Fest slated for Saturday, July 26th in Washington DC. Click HERE for the article.

(Photos by Khadijah Ali-Coleman All Rights Reserved ) I covered the Artomatic festival last year (2007) and was able to catch one show this year. The band was UNINTERRUPTED, a hot soul rock band based in the DC metropolitan area. The lead singer is Aneisha Newbill, known on stage as MOON, or MAMA MOON after the recent birth of her daughter, Sage. This new mama is a firecracker on stage, giving a magnificent stage performance accented by her deep, Nina Simone-ish soulful voice. The band is fantastic too, with an intensity that was well-received in the cavernous room this Artomatic concert was held in at Capital Plaza 1 located at 11200 First Street, N.E.,Washington DC. I was able to get some really good shots of Moon and the band members. View additional photos on http://www.liberatedmuse.com/

April consisted of the development and content management of the website Liberated Muse and creating the copy for the website for the Capital Hip Hop Soul Fest . Below are some of the stories written over the course of the two months: College Round-Up found in DC NORTH Ning Networks in East of the River Singer Sy Smith in East of the River Revisionist Tale (photo by Khadijah Ali-Coleman)

Visual Artist Sharon Burton Shades of Black Journal Teaching Sex Education Non-traditional Students Studying for the College Student

(above photos and postcard design by Khadijah Ali-Coleman) Here is some news by and about me: Press Release Regarding "Shades of Black: a thought in progress" by Khadijah Ali-Coleman 2007 Year In Review in East of the River Newspaper, Jan 2008 The 411 on Adoption in East of the River Newspaper, Feb 2008 Top Players in the Hip Hop Game: Substantial and Kokayi , East of the River Newspaper, Feb 2008 I'm cited as a reference on Wikipedia for page on the go-go group Mambo Sauce Mention of "Shades of Black: a thought in Progress on the website Today's Drum

Please click on the following links to get the full article: Enhancing Youth Development Youth Development Assertions Enabling Peer Pressure Gone Good Hands-on versus Hands-off support The Importance of Resiliency Membership and Belonging TV's Effect on Children Nipping the Drama in the Bud Resiliency vs. Dominion

All articles and photos posted are by Khadijah Ali-Coleman. Locate original articles by Khadijah Ali-Coleman at: http://www.districtchronicles.com/ http://www.washingtoninformer.com/ http://www.theafro.com/ http://www.capitalcommunitynews.com/ http://www.suite101.com/ http://www.ymib.com/ http://www.honeymag.com/ http://www.parentingexpress.com/ Khadijah Ali-Coleman has written articles for Black media including the District Chronicles, the Washington Informer and The Afro-American. Below are some articles submitted and published freelance. To contact Khadijah regarding freelance writing or photojournalist work, email her at soouryouthaspire@yahoo.com (photo by Khadijah Ali-Coleman) Sisters4Sisters (April 2007) Ben Dawson and MYST Studios (March 2007) Church in the Nightclub (March 2006) KEEN serving youth with special needs (March 2006) Ashley Spears: Southeast Success Story (August 2006) edited by Khadijah Ali-Coleman/written by Maceo Thomas Martin Luther King's Legacy (Jan ...