Nya Akoma is the greeting for Black Love Day - Feb. 13th
EXPANDED to Black Love Movement Month (BLMM).  Feb. 1 - 29... 
Not replacing Black History Month but creating a Culture of Love and Peace beyond BHM
LEARN MORE ABOUT BLD HISTORY AND OBSERVATION
WATCH THE REPLAY OF THE 31st BLACK LOVE DAY (BLD) Official RELATIONSHIP CEREMONY LOVE-STREAM BROADCAST HERE!
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"The 2024 Theme for Black Love Day and Black Love Movement Month is "Breathing Solutions to Increase Love in Black Families'.  AAHA will focus this year on the 3rd Black Love Tenet - Love for the Black Family.  Our tree of life and love graphic was designed by Brother Andrusa (Wolf ) of Divinely Designed.  The tree represents the breath of life, the oxygen that treees contribute and their nourishment.  Our root words represent the values that we must instill in our family so they can be grounded in proper values when we implant them through our love and nurturing"  Ayo Handy-Kendi
31st Official Black Love Day Relationship Ceremony   PARTICIPANTS

Ishaka-Ra-Hannibal-El  Drum Call
 Celebration of Love Tribute to Mama Ayo—Dr. Venus Stewart
Music, Brother Abu
Poem, Karen Griner Smith
Poem, Yvette Williams
Spoken Word, Segun Wiillams
Song, Freedome Nsorma-EL
 
Call for Love In Action 365 for 2024—Mama Ayo
Ritual of Reconciliation—Officiated by Mama Ayo
Heart Meditation
Candle Lighting
Charlie Dugger & Eliza Cooper
Harembee Close
Group Dance & Drumming—Osundara

After Program Discussion  -  Eliza Cooper
 
Eliza Cooper -Holistically Balanced provides a soft-spoken powerhouse cultural Workshop /training, facilitator presentation  on Black Love in actions, race equity, diversity healing and personal relationship.  She also coordinates National Freedom Day and  community resources as a networker who brings together many diverse people for love and connection.   She organized the first Black Love ceremony in Baltimore and has worked with Sekou Mama Ayo with the African American Holiday Associations' BLD events in D.C. and now, is hosting the 31st Official Black Love Relationship Ceremony, 2024  Contact :  410-404-2859


2024 Black Love THEME:
  "Breathing Solutions to Increase Love in Black Families"
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FREEDOME ENTERPRISES WORLDWIDE FEW
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Be The Media You Want To See
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Elder Dr. Venus Stewart
Connecting Health with Culture. 
Connecting the Breath with Health
Breathe Better.  Live Better.
c/o Ayo Handy-Kendi,
the Breath Sekou
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TAUHIDI SALUDIN
sponsor of "Breathing
Solutions to increase love in families" Part 1 & 2

SEE BLACK LOVE MOVEMENT CALENDAR FOR PART 2
FULL MOON GATHERING  2/24

571-424-6603 for Consultations
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Geri Lynn Peak, DrPH 
Evaluation Scholar Practitioner. Spiritual Demographer
Chief Insight Facilitator.   Two Gems Consulting Services
Virtues Project Master Facilitator
(410) 709-8427 | twogemsconsulting.com
25 Years Transforming 'Selves & Systems w/Insight & Innovation

"Whenever the eye of insight is opened, the reality of meanings is understood."  'Abdu'l-Bahá
Meet with me .
MEDIA SUPPORT
Nia Dicalle, N.Y. Times

Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation, c/o Taraji P. Henson

WPFW:  African Deep Thought, hosts, Kaba, the Soul Singer

Dr. Dee Carroll Podcast, [email protected]
www.drdeecarroll.com

Hip Hop Zone Radio - Wealth Wednesday - Power 357 Radio
Wednesday@8 p.m.
Host:  [email protected]

"Colored ONLY Cafe" -GO PRO Radio NETWORK
Thursdays@ 9 p.m.
Host: BrotherTyLON

"TIGHT KNIT FAMILY",
host. Sister Eartha Harris Show- WOLB -

CARL NELSON SHOW - WOL.  1450 Radio

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REMEMBERING 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF
BLACK LOVE DAY - 2023
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MAIMOUNA YOUSSEF aka MUMU FRESH
.......is a Grammy nominated award-winning singer, songwriter, activist, MC, hip hop & Indigenous Queen. 
Read more at:

https://maimounayoussef.com
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Iyanla Vanzant,
Best-selling author, Co-producer, Iyanla FixMyLife, Relationship & Spiritual Life Coach, Entrepreneur, Workshop Leader, Visionary and a whole lot more.  Read more about Iyanla at:
https://iyanla.com/
Demonstrate the 5 Tenants of Black Love wherever you are, because it is not where you go on Black Love Day, February 13th, it is what you do to act in love for 24 hours and beyond.  Remember, EVERY DAY CAN BE BLACK LOVE DAY , if we choose.  
What:
3rd BLACK LOVE VIRTUAL SUMMIT & Official Black Love Day Relationship Ceremony CELEBRATING THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF BLACK LOVE DAY
When:   
     Saturday, Feb 11th-13th, 2023
                12 Noon - 9 PM
Where: 
    VIRTUALLY EVERYWHERE! 
      Globally, wherever UR.
30+ INVITED PARTICIPANTS SHARING TALKS, RELATIONSHIP/PARENTING ADVICE, WELLNESS,/HEALING, MOVEMENT, EMPOWERMENT PERFORMANCES, A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR GRIEF, A LOVE PARTY , LIBATIONS, CULTURE, SPIRITUALITY & JOY - ALL BASED ON THE 5 TENANTS OF BLACK LOVE DAY with FOCUS ON MENTAL HEALTH AND PRO-PEACE FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY & COMMUNITY
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VIRTUAL BLD SUMMIT-  PARTICIPATION LISTED BY 5 TENETS OF BLACK LOVE

(PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE FOR DAY & TIME - SUBJECT TO BE CHANGED)
  • SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11th 
  • Love for the Creator, Love for Self, Love for Family​

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  NOON - 1PM  BREATH LIBATIONS 

               Ayo Handy-Kendi
Our illustrious Breath Sekou welcomes the forces of LOVE through the breath of life, and the unification of Spirit through the pouring of libation.  

1 PM - 2 PM LOVE FOR THE CREATOR
 Dr. Muata K. Sankara

 Dr. Muata K. Sankara, Psychologist, Scholar, Visionary Loveologist on a Spiritual path, former president of the Black Phychologist Association;  Audri Scott Williams, Global Peace Walker, Author, Visionary Loveologist on pro-peace missions.
LOVE FOR SELF

2PM - 3PM (BREAKOUT SESSIONS)
Dr. Venus R. W. Stewart
(BLD as a mental Health movement in america)

Dr. Linda Thompson (love yourself through nutrition & mindfulness)

3pm - 4pm Love of Self
tuere cheka (mystical astrology for self love)


4pm - 5pm love for family
​(Breakout sessions)
kimaRie tobe & Baba ayizae (Helping the family help special needs children)

Shawnee Benson Gibson (black wombs create worlds)

High Priestess Maat em Maakheru Amen (finding the goddess within)

Manifest Ra, ahenkyew meritef (sagemen honor the divine feminine)

5pm - 6pm Love for family
​QUEEN AFI (DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WEARS MANY TAGS)

Ayo hand-kendi (Power of the breath, It's a playshop for families)
A Case for Black Love Day - a Mental Health Movement in America - Dr. Venus Stewart

The Impact Food has on our Emotional and Physical Bodies. Panel:
Linda Thompson, Nutritionist, Dr. Linda Thompson, [email protected]

POWER OF THE BREATH WITH PLAYSHOP FOR FAMILIES - Ayo Handy-Kendi Contact: [email protected]  ] www.PositivEnergyWorks.com

Domestic Violence Wears Many Tags: -  Afi Gaston | Contact: Afi Gaston<[email protected]

Sage-Men Honor the Divine Feminine:  Self-development for the Healthy man  Manifest Ra & The Sage MAN  Ahenkyew Meritef

Take off the Mask - Rachel Pope  video

Daud M. Watts, Phd. Historian:  "The Incredible Time-line of African Love - Black Love in History" 

 R - L: Dr. Venus Steward, Dr. Linda Thompson, Queen Afi Gaston, Manifest Ra, Dr. Daud M. Watts
​LOVE FOR THE BLACK FAMILY:
Top R:  Dr. Ayize Sabator; Kimarie Tobe, Shawnee Renee Benton;
2nd: High Priestess Maat em Maakheru Amen, Tuere Checka, Dr. Roni Deluz


Maternal/Paternal Healing in Black Community:
Shawnee Renee Benton founder of Wake Up Everybody Community, Author | Contact:   [email protected]

BLACK LOVE READINGS FOR 2023:
Tuere Checka – Mystic Astrological Reading on Love in 2023

EDUCATION FILLED WITH BLACK LOVE PANEL:
Dr. Ayize Sabator, Educator; Starting your own independent school for black children out of your love and working with children with special needs | Contact: 
[email protected]

PUSH FOR LOVE:   Sharing love for the differently disabled; Kimarie Tobe | Contact: [email protected] 

FINDING THE GODESS WITHIN:  High Priestess Maat em Maakheru Amen

WHOLISTIC HEALING:  Dr. Roni Deluz
drronideluz;   drronideluz.com, Dr. Roni - Healed Therapy
https://drronideluz.com/retreat-services/ (508) 691-2469

6PM - 9PM LOVE & HAPPINESS PARTY FOR BLACK LOVE
A STAR STUDDED LINE UP FROM BEGINNING TO END!

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SUMAYYAH THE POET & THE DRUMMER SHANGO POETRY IN THE BREATH OF LOVE
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BABA RAS D THE HARAMBEE EXPERIENCE
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KA'BA THE SOUL SINGER "LOVE & HAPPINESS" - MINS.
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ZIAH AYUBU "THE WORLD IS IN TROUBLE CAUSE THERE IS NO LOVE" - MINS.
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FREEDOME NSOROMA LEE-EL "THE WAY TO LOVE" - 7:45PM - 8:15PM (30 MIN. OF HEALING LOVE VIBRATIONS)
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AYO HANDY-KENDI & THE MUSIC OF ELTUC CIRCLE DANCE AND HARAMBEE CLOSING

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH
LOVE FOR COMMUNITY, LOVE FOR SO CALLED RACES, LOVE FOR FAMILY


"Love of self thru song": THE MOST HEALING SOUND IS OUR VOICE, A workshop/concert 
Maimouna Youssef aka Mumu Fresh, Sunday, Feb. 12  @ 4 p.m.
Bio: https://maimounayoussef.com/about/
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Maimouna Youssef aka Mumu Fresh
Sun, Feb. 12
LOVE FOR THE BLACK COMMUNITY  & BLACK RACE:

LOVE FOR THE SO-CALLED BLACK RACE ; LOVE IN ACTION  FOR SO-CALLED WHITE PEOPLE - Sunday, Feb. 12th

Healing Circles for so-called Black people;  Healing Circle for so-called White people; 

"Love like you.ve never been Hated";  Doc Bracey

CREATING BLACK LOVE IN ACTION PLAN 365 A jOURNEY:  Eliza Cooper – Presenter/Workshop Facilitator, Breathologist, founder Healing Wholistically.   Eliza Cooper <parentlove@yahoo.

Geri Lynn Peake:  Diversity Consultant


Top R:  Doc Bracey; Geri Peak; Kay Connors; 2nd R:  Norma Harris, Laneay London, Eliza Cooper
Ramunda Lark Young, Vera Warren Williams and Johnson Lancaster, book store owners
BLACK BOOKSTORES AS CULTURAL FAMILY CENTERS - PANEL
Ramunda Lark Young, Owner | Co-founder Mahogany Books 
 (202) 844-2088 { 703) 862-4377 | Text 10-4pm EST {Washington DC | National Harbor, MD |
Ramunda K.Young   <[email protected]>

Vera Warren Williams, owner, Community Book Center, 2523 Bayou Road, New Orleans, La.  10119, 504-948-7323

founder, Johnson Lancaster Progressive Emporium Book Store & Community Center, <[email protected]> Saint Louis, Mo

SHOWING LOVE FOR THE INCARCERATED AND RETURNING CITIZEN - panel

LaShonia Thompson El - Women Involved in Reentry Efforts  (tHE wIRE), formerly incarcerated (202) 770 - 5757
[email protected]

Dr. Kokayi Patterson - Owner and Founder at Communal Effect Herbals / Aloe World
Founder at Acupuncture Detox Specialists - ADS Collective -Wash. DC & MD
Founder & Executive Director at African Wholistic Health Association/AWHA
Former Residential Facility Manager at RAP, Inc. - Regional Addiction Prevention, formerly incarcerated, father of incarcerated sons


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SUN, FEB. 12 NATIONAL MEMORIAL HEALING SERVICE TO GRIEVE FOR TYRE NICHOLS & OTHER VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE

7 P.M. TO 9 P.M. FEATURING: Kathleen Booker, Breathworker, Rev. Ivy Hylton, Sound Healer, Spiritual Therapist, Ayo Handy-Kendi, the Breath Sekou

If you want support for grief, anger, need to release or grieve the loss of any family member, friend, neighbor or Tyre Nichols, who lost their life due to violence - guns, domestic violence, relationship, war, police brutality, etc.  this session will assist you to move forward in your Black self-love
GRIEF MEMORIAL PARTICIPANTS: 
Kathleen Booker, Breathworker;  Rev. Ivy Hylton, Soundhealer; Ayo Handy-Kendi, the Breath Sekou
Monday, Feb. 13th Black Love Day - International Moratorium on Violence ,

Libations:  Mama Tendai Johnson, ADACI

RELATIONSHIP CLINIC PANEL:
RELATIONSHIP ADVICE from Renee Miller, THE LOVE Club

Wekesa O. Madzimoyo & AFIYA, AYA Institute

Kathy English Holt & Senghor Baye

Aliese Brown & Herbert Brown - Video

HEARTSPACE WORK - Bilal Samadhi formerly, The Boys

COMMUNITY FORUM & SHOUT -OUTS  -  Host:  Lona Alias, Host, Spirit of Jazz, WPFW. Topic:  "What are you doing to Demonstrate Black Love Today on this "wholyday" ?  What's your relationship advice?

CREATING YOUR LOVE IN ACTION PLAN - Eliza Cooper, ParentLove
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OFFICIAL BLACK LOVE RELATIONSHIP CEREMONY ON BLACK LOVE DAY, FEB. 13TH

Eve:  Mon, Feb. 13th from 6 - 9 p.m

A Talk from the Heart:  Featuring Iyanla Vanzant, Relationship Expert, Producer, FixMyLife, Award-wining Author

Transform and Heal Your Relationships with the RITUAL OF RECONCILIATION, co-created & facilitated by Ayo Handy-Kendi, The Breath Sekou founder, BLD

Prepare for the Black Love Relationship Ceremony, featuring the "Ritual of Reconciliation" created by Ayo Handy-Kendi 
Eat lightly an hour before,  have drinking water nearby, tissues, wear loose breathable clothing, a notebook or paper for journaling,  lowered light or candles, have a mirror, and a heavy pot or urn with charcoal to later burn your apology outside after the ceremony. 

Optional elements that are helpful:  pure water for clearing the room or yourself; essential oils for anointing the third eye, like hyssop or yarrow; and energy elements to ingest or use for clearing, i.e. nutmeg, honey, salt.

Keep in mind, that if you have none of these items, it will be your intention for bringing more love into your life, by this ceremony of forgiveness, reconciliation, apology and embrace of our inner and outer love for ourselves and human-kind -- this is what will make this a moment of transformation....AYO HANDY-KENDI , EXEMPTS FROM THE BLACK LOVE BOOK


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THE 30TH BLACK LOVE RELATIONSHIP CEREMONY featuring THE RITUAL OF RECONCILIATION

6- 6:05:  Ayo-Welcome & Instructions
6:05 - 6:15:   Ayo-Breath Libations
6:16 - 6:26:  Carol "Mikella" Walls:  Black Love Poetry

6: 27- 6:30:  AYO LEADS AUDIENCE - open prayer in your own prayer voice
6:30 - 6:40:  AYO LEADS AUDIENCE _ Covenant : Audience Call and response
7: - 7:20 or 25:   Iyana Vanzant- A Love Message

RITUAL OF RECONCILIATION facilitated by Ayo Handy-Kendi, The Breath Sekou

7:30:7: 35 AM:   Ayo - Clearing & Annointing Visualization
7:36 - 7:45:   Ayo - Breathing into the Heart for Release & Consciousness Shift
7:46 - 8:45:   Audience - Public Apology & Private Apology
8:46 -8: 44:   Visualization of Burning Away the Dross of Confusion

8:44 - 8: 46:   Ayo -Embodiment Cartharting
8:46 - 5:00:   Ayo & Audience Close - Harambee & Love Circle Connection
Rachel Pope, Nana Malaya Rucker Oparabea, Lona Alias
RACHEL POPE:  Video, "Letting Go of the Mask":  Seeker of life & Self-care, Gardener, Wearable Art Artist,
Who Am I Trivia Host,Artist, Breathologist , facebook.com/queenrachelcreations, <[email protected]>
 
Nana Malaya Rucker-Oparabea:  "Welcoming Dance", “THE DANCING DIPLOMAT”
*MASTER PERFORMING ARTIST *MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER + MINISTER+ QUEEN MOTHER+

LONA ALIAS:  HOST OF COMMUNITY FORUM; Hosts, "Spirit of Jazz, WPFW, 89.3 F.M, Life Coach, Certified Breathologist, Meditation Specialist, Singer, Empath

MAMA TENDAI JOHNSON:  LIBATIONS;  VIDEO FROM ADACI :  "LOVING OUR ANCESTORS THRU ALTAR GATHERING"

Brittany Irene Dixon:  LOVE ARTISTRY
Email Address: [email protected], Brittany Dixon <[email protected]>
Instagram: @Purpleflowerworld

Ashlee Paris-Jabang & Assis Jabang:  Her short film dubbed " THE LEATHER YEAR" featured tender scenes of my husband and I while I recited the poem describing our love journey. Public displays of affection and being in love as a Black person is something that we have a shyness or reluctance to do no doubt rooted in generational trauma (enslavement/colonialism). My aim was to demonstrate my own vulnerability and break that cycle in hope of encouraging others to overcome their own fears of love". 

The amazing thing about this film is after releasing it I realised 3 black couples helped to pull it together!
Here's the credits:
Filmed by: Just Nevaeh (Sophia and Michael) Instagram @justnevaeh 
Music Producer: Hepburns House (Theo and Tianna Hepburn) Instagram @hepburnshouse @sipandcreateevents
Spoken Word and Acting: Ashlee Paris-Jabang & Assis Jabang @ashleeparis869 @mrjabang



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SOME summit PARTICIPANT'S BIOS
(CLICK ON THEIR PICTURES TO READ THEIR BIOS AND STAY CONNECTED WITH OUR BLACK LOVE LEADERS)

TO ALL OF OUR PARTICIPANTS, IT IS WITH GREAT LOVE AND IMMENSE GRATITUDE THAT I EXTEND MY UTMOST BLACK LOVE AND APPRECIATION TO YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.  - AYO HANDY- KENDI