bzb annual holiday gift and art show
Ms. Afrika Abney disseminated many flyers in person referencing various events hosted by BZB International to many venues located in Washington, D.C which include All Souls Unitarian Church, Shaw Library, Lee's Flower Shop, Emery Recreation Center, Potter's House, Lost City Books, Columbia Heights Center, Chevy Chase Community Center, Nineteenth Street Baptist Church, Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, Fort Stevens Senior Center, Shepherd Library, Petworth Library, Mt. Pleasant Library, LAMB PCS on Aspen, LAMB PCS on Military Road, Brightwood Education Campus, Center City PCS -- Brightwood Campus, So Your Moms, Ackerman Cleaners, and other venues located in Washington, D.C.. from 2018 - 2019.
Some of the flyers are shown in the above slide show.
Some of the flyers are shown in the above slide show.
" What is Light" written by Ms. Markette Sheppard, completely sold out of the books and had to take a dozen orders by hand on December 17, 2018 at the 28th Annual BZB Holiday Gift and Art Show that took place at Shiloh Baptist Church." - Markette Sheppard, Journalist (WUSA (9 News) )
"A Single Suggestion appeared at the 28th Annual BZB Holiday Gift and Art Show and did very well with her sales on December 15, 2018." - Ms. Erika Burnett of A Single Suggestion
"Aaron Johnson has been doing Annual BZB Holiday Gift and Art Show since it started in 1990 at Shiloh Baptist Church. In 2018, the show was very successful much like the rest." - Aaron Johnson, President/CEO of Unitees Screenprints and Embroidery
"Tonya Butler-Truesdale had a complete blast at the 27th and 28th Annual BZB Holiday Gift and Art Show." - Ms. Tonya Butler - Truesdale of Shea Butter Boy
Ms. Afrika Abney recruited several artists for the 29th Annual BZB Holiday Gift and Art Show. Some of them were mentioned below.
29th Annual BZB Holiday Gift & Art Show Artisans & Retailers A Partial List of 29th Annual BZB Holiday Art & Gift Show Retailers Aaron Johnson UNITEES Untiees.com Urban & Uniquely Designed Tie-dye Clothes And Tees Adama Sylla SOMA FASHION IG: Somafashionafrica Multi-color Woven Bags Adia Scott EXCLUSIVELY BOOCHI DESIGNS FB: Realboochi Ethnic Decor, Furniture & Fashions Akos Regal REGAL CLOTHING IG: Regalclothes Couture African Clothes Aleta Elsayed DOLLS Dolls Alicia Appleton AMBER POITIER Amberpoitier.com Leather Jewelry Allen S. Wilson/ Matthew Horne AUTHOR/OPTIMUM SUCCESS INTERNATIONAL Manufacturer’s Manual: Discovering The Purpose Of You (The Product) Amar Sow SOWART Costume Jewelry Amber Msanii WOOD YOU WEAR www.etsy.com/shop/WoodYouWear FB: Ambermsanii IG: Woodyouwear Unique & Stylish Accessories Made From Wood Andrew Nichols ANDREW NICHOLS ART Andrewnicholsart.com Fine Art Originals, Prints & Posters Angela Robinson WITH LOVE BAKED IN Withlovebakedin.com Homemade Pound & Cup Cakes Ansa Tyus TYUS REALTY ASSOCIATES/ REMAX ALLEGIANCE Home Buyer Education Antoine Terhune FUNKY KNUCKLEZ Silver Jewelry With Semi- Precious Gems & Stones April Byrd LADY BYRD ENTERPRISE Ladybyrdenterprise.com Artwork, Dolls, Greeting Cards Arvid Lee IN HIS IMAGE STAINED GLASS Arvidlee.com Stained Glass Art Panels Ava King A’CHERE, LLC Achere.com All Natural Bath & Body Products Aylce Jarrett ALYCE FAYE ORIGINALS Alycefayeoriginals.com Figurative Art From Wire, Paint, Gemstones, Etc Aziz Abdul Diouf AZIZ FASHIONS NYC IG: @Azizfashionsnyc Afrocentric Designs In Contemporary Styles Barbara Brown ARTISTIC VISIONS Afro-Centric Home Decor Accessories Jewelry Boxes, Vases, Lamps, Figurines, Etc. Buchi Upjohn Aghaji BUCHI UPJOHN ART www.upjohnart.com Acrylic And Oil On Canvas, Wood And Paper Carmen Quander VISUAL ARTIST Fine Art Carole Brothers AGAPEDOLLS Agapedolls.Com Handmade Dolls, Angels, Tree Toppers Carol Lloyd BROWN GIRLS Black Girl Dolls & Scenes Of Black Girl Joy Carole Bing LEBINGE COLLECTION Shawls, Hats, Gloves, Bags Of Leather & Fur Carren Clark WOODLANDS HEIGHTS STUDIO Fine Art Ceremonial And Tribal Masks Made Of Clay & Earthen Soil Casey Anderson Peoples CASEY’S ART caseysblackart.com Iconic Framed Art Prints & Original Works Of Art Cathy Kwame CATHY’S GLOBAL INC. FB: CathysDesign Traditional & Contemporary African Clothing Charita Powell AMAZULU urbankarmawear.com/shop IG: Amazulaphilly Jewelry, Home Decor Clothing Charmelle Dukes AFRODESIAC WORLDWIDE Afrodesiacworldwide.com Couture Designs From Africa Chinedu Osuchukwu FINE ARTIST www.osuchukwu.com Visual Art Chris Morgan THE HAT MANN www.etsy.com/Shop/Amcibeny New York Hat Designer Clarence James FINE ARTIST Visual Art Cortez Uzzle NATURAL MYSTIC Copper Jewelry & Accessories Curtis Baity WORLD CULTURE Artistic Light Switch & Socket Plates Cynthia Bowman CYN’S DELIGHTS FB: CynsDelights IG: Cynsdelights Statement Jewelry & Accessories Cynthia Yabu GHANA FASHIONS EXPRESS Designs And Traditional Small Art From Ghana Daisy Carr DAISY CARR’S CRAFTS Dolls. Accessories & Holiday Ornaments Damail Brenda Winstead DAMALI AFRIKAN ART Couture Afrikan Wear David Dinkins ART OF DAVID DINKINS FB: Artofdaviddinkins Original Art & Printsalicia David Gandy ECOWRIST Ecowrist.Com Sustainable Designer Art Watches Deborah Ferguson HOOKED BY DAFF Handmade One Of A Kind Crochet Hats, Shawls, Etc. Diana Stanley SKY KAY DOLLS www.skykaydolls.com Handcrafted Cloth Dolls Dina Jolly DISHAR DESIGNS Unique Designs & Accessories Made With Blue Jean Dindga Mccannon DINDGA MCCANNON STUDIO Dindgamccannon.World Wearable Art, Art Quilts & Prints Diana Shannon FINE ARTIST Dianashannonyoungfineart.com Art, Collectibles, Accessries & Paintings Dion J. Pollard THE ART OF DIONJA’Y Theartofdionjay.com Fine Art Original Paintings And Giclee Prints Donovan Mclean DONOVAN MCLEAN ARTWORK All Original Abstract Mixed Media Art Dr Kokayi Patterson AWAH, INC. FB: Kokayi.Patterson African Wholistic Health Assoc Health Products Dubonnet Porter POSITIVE IMAGES PRODUCTS FB: Dubonnet.Porter Wood-crafted & Cultural Magnets, Door Hangers & Mirrors El Badr Cauley FINE ARTIST Visual Art Ella Issac L.I.P.S. HATS BY ELLA ISSAC Lipshats.com IG: @Lipshats Couture Designer Hats Ellen ‘joanne’ Graham GIGI’S DESIGNS Felted Scarves, Vests, Hats, Fused Glass, Etc. Ericka Boone LIVE LAUGH BEJEWLELED IG: Livelaughbejeweled Custom Leather And Ethnic Inspired Jewelry Esther Iverem LEGACY QUILTS AND ART Legacyquiltsandart.com IG: seeing_black Author, Visual & Fabric Art Faida Fuller BEADED SOULS Beadedsouls.com Hand Beaded Jewelry Accessories From Kenya Fana Chisolm MY FANA’S JUU-ZIZS Fruit And Veggie Smoothies Fanta Celah FANTA CELAH INTERNATIONAL fantacelah.com Crystal Jewelry, Henna Tattoos, Art Prints Fatima Williams FATIMA’S SILVER CREATIONS Unique Sterling Silver Rings, Necklaces, Etc. Francine Haskins HANDMADE COLLECTORS sankofadolljournal.blogspot.com Artwork, Dolls & Pens Gabriel J Massalley STATUS APPAREL DC Statusappareldc.com FB: Statusappareldc Urban Wear Gail Shaw Clemons FINE ARTIST shomariart.com Visual Art George H. Smith FINE ARTIST shomariart.com Visual Art Georgiann Austin MS ANN’S TEES Tees Of Musical & Cultural Icons Geri White GERI WHITE ORIGINALS Hand Painted Wear, Specializing In Black Betty Boop & Sports Teams Images Gloria G. Davis GLORIA DAVIS DOLLS Dolls Pens, Jewelry Grace Mugula AFRICAN MEMORIES Handmade Crafts, Art, Jewelry & Accessories From Kenya Gracie Yelverton GRACIE’S ACCENTS FB: Gracie.Yelverton Wearable Art Clothes, Handmade Silver & Afrocentric Jewelry Greta Chapin VISUAL ART Saatchiart.com/gretacm Fine Art Helen Stubbs CREATIONS BY HELEN STUBBS Handmade Hats Henry Osaygefo Colby TIMBUKTU ART COLONY timbuktuartcolony.com Sterling Silver & 14 Kt Gold Gemstone Jewelry Ida Polite IDA’S IDEA idasidea.com International Designs, Contemporary Fashions Leather & Furs Idiriys Abdullah IDIRIYS BAGS & ACCESSORIES Leather Bags/Travel Accessories Ingrid Humphrey www.etsy.com/People/Palms THE ORIGINAL SISTER DOLL COLLECTION, I LOVE DOLLS Flippant And Studious African American Handmade Soft Dolls Ivy A. Lewis IVY’S JEWELRY BOX, LLC FB: Ivysjewelryboxmd Handcrafted Jewelry James Brown FINE ARTIST Visual Art James Harris JAMES’ OLE SCHOOL CDS & TAPES Ole School Cds & Tapes James Terrell/Day Terrell FINE ARTIST Visual Art Jamila Mathis BOXOLOGY ART www.boxologyart.com IG: @Boxologyart Coasters, Charms, & Boxart Jason Jaworksi HOME FOOD SERVICE Promo Home Delivery Service Jeanne Glover FINE ARTIST www.jenneglover.com Visual Art Jessica St Sulme CARAMEL BROWN COSMETICS IG: @Caramelbrowncosmetics Whipped Shea Butter, Fragrance Oils, Gourmet Soaps, Bath Salts, Etc. John L Smith OBEY YOUR BODY Body Cleaners & Creams Joyce Lomax JAZZABON CREATIONS FB: Art By Joyce Lomax FB: Art-By-Joyce-Lomax-118635488169353 Ceramic Teapots, Dishes, Platters, Painted With African American Images & Large Original Art Paintings Joyce Menneh JOYCE’S CYRSTALS EB: Joyces-Crystals-159346314091224 Varied Selection Of Custom Jewelry Joyce Stroman STROMAN DOLLS Clay & Cloth Dolls, Journals Pins, Magnets, Ornaments Judy Linton CASHMERE SWEATERS Cashmere Sweaters Reversible Coats & Jackets JUDY’S CHOICE FURS Fur Capes, Throws & Hats Juana Siddiqui CULTURAL FINDINGS culturalfindings.org IG: Culturalfindings Leather/Mudcloth Earrings & Accessories Julee Dickerson Thompson FINE ARTIST Theartofjulee.com Visual Art Kamila Nilata KAMILA CLOTHES AND COLLECTABLES African Clothes Collectibles Karen Christie IN MY IMAGE PRODUCTIONS www.inmyimageproductions.com Hand Crafted Aluminum Jewelry, Leather, Peplum Belts, Fabric, Hats, Etc Karen Roache ANOTHER PHASE FB: Anotherphasebykarenroache High-end Costume, Semi Precious & Cultural Jewelry Karmyn Pittman KOLOR ME AWESOME Kolormeawesome.com/home Art, Prints, Greeting Cards Kathleen Dequence Anderson, M.Ed. KDQDESIGNS Kdqdesigns.Blogspot.com Clay Jewels & The Heartbox™ Kathy Cissokho KC DESIGNS Vintage Afrocentric Sterling Silver Jewelry & Kenyan Bags Kathy Small SMALL XPRESSIONS Smallxpressions.com Art, Prints, Cards, T-Shirts, Etc. Keisha Cofield BLU INK/BLUM TEA Carcinogen-Free Nail Lacquer And Herbal Tea Keona Allen MOVEMENT JUICE Vegan Eats & Smoothies Khady Madina KHADY’S CULTURE BAGS Designer Culture Bags Kim Bey JAH2! Hand-crafted Culturally Inspired Clothes, Jewelry, Tees, Hats, Etc. King Peggielene Bartels (Nana Amuah-afenyivi) KING PEGGY’S KINGDOM Ladykingpeggy.com FB: King-Peggy-169676286446629 Book: ‘an American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny….’ Authentic African Artifacts Kofi Tyus KOFI TYUS STUDIO Greeting Cards Kwasi Asare DENTO MILLS, KENTE WEAVING kwasiasare.com/about Kente Cloth, Scarves, Books Bookmarks, Etc. Lakita Stukes BETTY ROSE HOUSE QUILTS Bed Quilts, Quilted Walls Art, Crocheted Clothing Lamont Mitchell MITCHCRAFT Crankrock.com DC Go-Go T-shirts & Accessories Laurie Edith Kabine OBLIMIEH Etsy.Com/Shop/Oblimieh Ladies Accessories Laverne Thrope ALL BY HAND Crankrock.com Fused Glass Art Letitia + Nazirah OANDM JOURNALS www.etsy.com/Shop/Oandmjournals Hand-Painted Journals, Tees & Prints Linda Crichlow White AFRO-AMERICAN HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY JAMES DENT WALKER CHAPTER-DC www.backtherethen.com/reviews.html Membership Drive & Materials On History And Genealogy. Lisa Mcfadden MIJIZA ENTERPRISES Lisamcfadden.com Etsy.Com/Shop/Crushshop Crush Headwear Lita Felder BAKED GOOD Baked Goods Lorrie Payne LORRIE DOLLS Lorrie Dolls Dolls, Sculptures & Artwork Lydell Martin THE ART OF LYDELL MARTIN Lydellmartin.com Fine Art Images & Sculptures Of Ceramics, Mirrors, Crystals, Etc. M. Ardell Thompson ALMAZ DE NEGRI Crafted Holiday Items Malik Thompson CREATIVE ENEGRY SOURCE Handmade Jewelry Mamady Sekou MAMADY SEKOU Mudcloth Fabric, Coats & Accessories Manuel Corona THIRD GENERATION Silver Jewelry With Semi- Precious Gems & Stones Marilyn Walker MARIE FRANCIS DESIGNS Mariefrancisdesigns.com Afro- Centric Couture Designs Maritou Kibbe MARITOU’S HIGH FASHIONS Handmade & Knitted Lingerie Marjorie Mccollough THE PEN 4 U AND MORE Fancy Bejeweled Pens, Hat Pins, Jewelry & More Marjorie Mccollough MARGIE’S PENS Embellished Pens, Wine Stoppers, And Styluses Marvin Bowser FINE ARTIST FB: Marvartist Marvinbowser.Photography Merrill Matthews MATTHEWS HATS Hats, Art, Hand Painted Clothing &Accessories Mia Artson ISABIS LLC Customized Soy Candles & Wax Melts Mia Duvall FINE ARTIST Miaduvall.com Visual Art Mia Lee ZURESH NATURAL PRODUCTS EMPORIUM Zuresh.Com All Naturals Products For Face, Body, Hair, Babies Too. Mihret Tekle TEKLE MIHRET TEHIE Etsy.Com/Shop/Mihretethnicjewelry Handmade, Unique Mediterranean Jewelry Mirland Jean-Giles FINE ARTIST Etsy.Com/Shop/Mirlande Visual Art Mykya Evans MYKYO COPPER IG: ajewelersworld Powerful Energy Semi-Precious & Copper Jewelry Natasha Williams NATASHA’S HOMEMADE ORGANIC BODY BUTTER IG: Tashashomemadebodybutter.com All Natural Organic Skin Care Products That Smell Good Enough To Eat Nia 3x NIA 3X’S COLLECTION Unique Cultural Products Nicole Robinson NICOLES’S DIAMOND MINE Jewelry Designed With Diamonds, Gold, Silver & Platinum Niya Dorsey BRAINS AND BEAUTY DOLLS’ Brainsandbeautydolls.com Multicultural Dolls With Real Human Hair Designed To Represent Girls Of Color Obanion WOODCRAFTS BY OBANION Woodcraftsbyobanion.com Woodcraft Clocks Symbols Olivia F. Mcqueen OLIVIA’S COLLECTION African American Vintage Dolls Ona Otiti ONA NYC DESIGNS Couture Designs Oneeki Paula Whaley ONEEKI DESIGN STUDIO FB: Oneeki-Design-Studio-177984225590448/ Dolls Otis Williams UNIVERSAL CREATIONS Collectible, Antique Tribal African Artifacts Rafu Bey PYRAMID BOOKS & JEWELRY Unique Jewelry And Books Rasida Mims THE LEAP ORGANIZATION leapglobal.org Information On Foundation That Supports Literacy In A Small Ghanaian Village Rev Shirley Spann TRUGLORY GREETINGS Truglorygreetings.com Spiritual & Christian Greeting Cards, Journals & Books Rhiannon Hinnant KNOW MEE THE BIG NECKLACE COMPANY IG: @Bignecklace Statement Chokers And Bib Necklaces, Colorful & Unique Robin Outerbridge BROWN BAG ANGELS www.linkedin.com/in/outerbridge-robyn-162a5b12/ Brown Baby Christmas Tree Ornaments & Holiday Reefs Roland Ngong BURINYUY SHEA Shea Products Rose Kedida ROSE KEDIDA FASHIONS Traditional & Fashion Ethiopian Clothes Rosemary Chimbganda AFRICAN AUTHENTICS Africanauthentics.com Shona Stone Sculpture, Wire Art & Jewelry, Sala Damali KUUMBA KOLLECTIBLES Kuumbakollectibles.com African Centered Images And Verses On Greeting Cards & Stationary Shanelle Wilson FEARFULLY & WONDERFULLY MADE IG@Createdwonderfully17 Hand-crafted Jewelry & Accessories Sharon Alexander SHARON’S BABIES Hand Mad Dolls Of Cute & Sassy Nature Sharon Tucker SHARON TUCKER DESIGNS Awarding Winning Collectible Cloth Dolls & Wearable Art Shukri Muhayman SHUKRI’S GOLDSMITHS Kalathreatt.Wixsite.Com/Shukris Fine Custom, Afro-centric & Pan-hellenic Jewelry- Gold, Silver & Platinum Stephanie Galloway GIRLY GIRL PRINCESS BALLERINA COLLECTION Girlygirlprincessballerina.com Authentic African American Ballerina Musical Jewelry Boxes For Girls Of Color Sutres Ithnanh Resuta AMNI BLACK Artprints, Art Jewelry, Art Ware & Home Decor Suzie Bartfield MALINDA SANDER’S BLACK MEMORABILIA COLLECTION Black Memorabilia Britt Price GEM JEWLERY Gemstone Jewelry Tanya A Montegut DOLLS BY MONTQ Etsy.Com/Shop/Dollsbymontq Sassy Dolls Of Color Tempie Satcher TEMPIE LEE’S SWEET POTATO PIES FB: Tempie-Lees-Sweet-Potato-Pies-303656526786287/ Scrumptious Gluten-free Sweet Potato Pies Tina Dent SIMPLY DENTED FB: Simplydented Blue Jean Designs And Accessories Tina Wyatt HARRIET TUBMAN CELEBRATION DAY Information On Harriet Tubman Day Tony Frazier THE FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL Unique Jewelry Of Silver, Semi Precious, Antique Materials Tonya Butler & Logan Butler-Henderson SHEA BUTTER BOY Pinterest.com/Attytmbt IG: Sheabutterboy Personal Care Products. Body Butters, Artisan Soaps, Gift Baskets And Bath Bombs Tracy Hinnant TODA COUTURE Leather Jewelry, Uniquely Designed Wanda Thomas Smith KOMARIA SKIN CARE & LIFESTYLE Fragranced Shea Butter, Natural Soaps, Organic Clothes Wayne Bailey SOW BLESSED, LLC Copper Jewelry, Mineral Stones, Oils, Etc Wanye Woodruff LANGLEY PARK ANTIQUES Vintage Scarves & Jewelry Woodrow Nash THE WOODROW NASH STUDIOS AND GALLERY woodrownashstudios.com Sculpture in the tradition of the great masters. Yango YANGO’S OBAMAS WORLD Obama Products Yanka Troutman NIYA BUTTER Natural Skincare Yvonne Tawiah YVONNEEX DESIGNS Accrafashionweek.Org/Yvonneex Handmade African And Contemporary Clothing |
Ms. Afrika Abney provided services for the BZB Annual Holiday Gift and Art Show held in 2009, 2013, 2014; from 2016- 2019; and in 2022.
Annual BZB Holiday Gift and Art Show is produced by Juanita Britton, retail marketing specialist and entrepreneur. “Our goal is to attract customers to shop with businesses and artisans in their communities. People are having second thoughts about shopping in this economy along with the added stress and inconvenience of suburban malls”, says Ms. Britton. “Customers are also beginning to understand the connection between entrepreneurship, consumerism and the survival of the local boutiques and shops in our neighborhoods.” Ms. Britton who operates an art gallery and several retail businesses at National and Dulles airports, is regularly featured on national and local, television & radio programs and in community newspapers around issues of economic and small business development in urban communities. She has worked with over 400 businesses to in the areas of product development, marketing and distribution. "Once a year, shoppers from around the beltway, up and down the East Coast trek to this festive, holiday marketplace to find an enchanting holiday shopping atmosphere that features unique and ethnic gifts created and sold by local retailers and artisans that create. Specialties such as jewelry designed by local master goldsmith, Shukri; wood carvings from Ghana, local fine artists such as Larry “Poncho” Brown, with prints and originals for sale; new and collectible books; ethnic games and toys; men’s and women’s clothing from West Africa tailors and Washington based couture designer, DAMALI; glassware encrusted with 24 karat gold from Egypt; youth artisans and entrepreneurs, just to name a few." Ms. Juanita "Busy Bee" Britton is a partner in Paradies-BZB, DC, LLC, an enterprise that operates retail stores such as Brooks Brothers, CNBC and PGA stores in Washington metropolitan area airports. She is a consultant, motivational speaker and trainer who specializes in working with aspiring entrepreneurs. The popular East Coast, BZB Black Gift & Art Show is her brainchild. She has worked in both local and federal government agencies in communications and public relations fields. Ms. Britton, a Detroit native and long time resident of Washington’s historic Anacostia, is a hands-on mentor for area youth and passionate about elevating the interest and image of her neighbors and community. Steadfastly, Ms. Britton has refused to abandon Southeast where she has resided for 13 years. A well known fixture in the nation’s capital, she is the force behind the BZB Gift & Art Show, The Largest African American Department Store on the East Coast. Ms. Britton received a Masters in Public Affairs from Howard University, in Washington, D.C. and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She resides in Ward 8. The BZB 30th 30th Annual Gift Art and Doll Show Listed at
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