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cyarskaren52 · 2 months
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For today’s lesson, we're delving into the origins of Betty Boop, a beloved cartoon character whose creation was inspired by the Black performer Esther Jones, also known as Baby Esther.
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longliveblackness · 1 year
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Esther Jones was known on stage by many names, including “Baby Esther,” “Little Esther,” “Farina’s Kid Sister,” and “Miniature Florence Mills,” is widely, although not universally, credited with being the inspiration for the Betty Boop cartoon character. Jones was born Esther Lee Jones in 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, to William Jones and Gertrude Jones.
In 1928, the Jones family moved to Harlem, New York. At seven, Jones was later known for adopting the popular singing style, scat, which emphasized the baby-style of “b” and “d” sounds and nonsense syllables such as Boo-Boo-Boo’ and ‘Doo-Doo-Doo.’ Consequently, she was a sought-after child performer in the city, and was a fixtured entertainer in the famous Cotton Club and the Everglades Nightclub in New York City during the latter years of the Harlem Renaissance. She added to her entertainment fame by become an extraordinary black-bottom dancer.
In 1929, Jones was taken to Spain, where she was called “La Pandilla.” Later she performed before Sweden’s Queen Sophie Marie Viktoria and King Gustaf V, in Stockholm. Despite her notoriety, she also experienced blatant racism when denied a glass of milk in an American-operated restaurant in Stockholm. The business, however, was forced to close after her treatment there became public knowledge.
Jones performed at the Moulin Rouge, Casino de Paris, and the Empire in Paris, France. There she was dubbed the “Miniature Josephine Baker.” While in Europe, she was paid an average $750 per week for her performances and by age 11, Jones was the highest-paid child on stage globally. After performing, Jones would go backstage to play with dolls. Whenever she performed, both parents were in attendance.
In 1930, Fleisher Studios in Hollywood introduced the cartoon character Betty Boop. Jones, however, received no royalties or performing credits despite the fact that a lawsuit would eventually expose Betty Boop’s true origins. The lawsuit ironically was brought by Helen Kane, a white performer, who sued Fleisher Studios for appropriating her “Betty Boop” character without her permission and without the payment of royalties. Over the course of the Fleisher Studios v. Kane trial, it was revealed that Kane had begun mimicking Jones’ scat act and even sang the same song, “I Want to Be Loved By You’ including the “Boop-Boop-a-Doop” reference. When Kane lost the lawsuit, other studios felt emboldened to promote the Betty Boop character but it recognized neither Kane or Jones as the source.
In 1934, Jones, now 16, performed in Philadelphia at a midnight benefit performance for the NAACP. That same year, she gave a stellar performance at the American Embassy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at the request of then Ambassador Jefferson Caffery. Brazil’s President Getúlio Dornelles Vargas, was in the audience and praised the performance and performer.
By 1940, however, the entertainment career of now 22-year-old Esther Jones, was over. She was no longer a child singing or dancing sensation. Esther Jones, now widely credited with influencing the iconic sex symbol Betty Boop, died in 1984 in New York City from liver and kidney complications. She was 66. Regardless of her role in the development of the Betty Boop cartoon character, Jones should be remembered as a child star with a brief but remarkable career in the entertainment industry.
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Esther Jones fue conocida en el escenario por varios nombres, incluyendo: “Baby Esther (Bebé Esther),” “Little Esther (Pequeña Esther),” “Farina’s Kid Sister (Hermanita de Farina),” y “Miniature Florence Mills (Florence Mills en miniatura). Generalmente, pero no universalmente, acreditada con ser la inspiración del personaje de caricatura, Betty Boop. Esther Lee Jones, nació en 1918 en Chicago, Illinois a sus padres William Jones y Gertrude Jones.
En 1928, la familia Jones se mudó a Harlem, Nueva York. A la edad de siete años, Jones fue reconocida por adoptar el famoso estilo de canto llamado ‘scat’ y resaltaba los sonidos de bebé que sonaban con ‘b’ y ‘d’, junto con sílabas que no tenían sentido como: Boo-Boo-Boo’ y ‘Doo-Doo-Doo.’ Consecuentemente, esto la convirtió en la artista infantil más buscada de la ciudad. Se convirtió en una presentadora fija en el famoso Cotton Club y el club nocturno Everglades en la ciudad de Nueva York, esto fue durante los últimos años del Renacimiento de Harlem. Le agregó más a su fama cuando se convirtió en una bailarina de black bottom (un paso de baile relacionado con el jazz tradicional).
En 1929, Esther fue llevada a España, dónde le llamaban “La Pandilla”. Poco después de eso, hizo una presentación en Stockholm frente a la Reina Sophie Marie Viktoria y el Rey Gustaf V de Suecia. A pesar de su notoriedad, también experimentó racismo muy evidente cuando se le negó un vaso con leche en un restaurante operado por americanos en Stockholm. Sin embargo, una vez que el trato que se le dio se hizo público, obligaron a que el negocio cerrara.
Jones se presentó en Moulin Rouge, Casino de Paris, and the Empire, ubicados en Paris, Francia. Es aquí donde le dieron el apodo de “Josephine Baker en miniatura”. Mientras que estuvo en Europa se le pagaban aproximadamente $750 por semana y con solo once años de edad, Jones era la artista infantil mejor pagada a nivel global. Después de sus presentaciones, ella se iba tras bastidores a jugar con muñecas. Sus padres siempre estaban presentes para las presentaciones.
En 1930, Fleisher Studios de Hollywood introdujo un nuevo personaje, Betty Boop. Y a pesar de que una demanda demostraría el verdadero origen de la caricatura, Jones nunca recibió crédito o derechos. Irónicamente, la demanda fue interpuesta por Helen Kane, una artista que había demandado a Fleisher Studios por apropiarse de su personaje “Betty Boop” sin su permiso y sin pagarle sus derechos. Durante el juicio Fleisher Studios v. Kane, se reveló que Kane había comenzado a imitar el acto de scat de Jones y que incluso cantaba las mismas canciones como ‘I Want to Be Loved By You’ incluyendo la referencia: “Boop-Boop-a-Doop”. Cuando Kane perdió la demanda, otros estudios se animaron a promover al personaje Betty Boop, sin reconocer a Kane o Jones como la fuente.
En 1934, Jones, ahora con dieciséis años de edad, hizo una presentación en Philadelphia para una noche de beneficencia de la Asociación Nacional para el Progreso de la Gente de Color (NAACP). Ese mismo año, a petición del embajador Jefferson Caffery, hizo una presentación estelar en la embajada americana ubicada en Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. El presidente Getúlio Dornelles Vargas se encontraba en la audiencia, elogió la presentación y también a la presentadora.
Para 1940, con veintidós años de edad, la carrera de Esther Jones en la industria del entretenimiento, ya se había acabado. Ya no era una sensación infantil que bailaba y cantaba. Esther Jones, ahora extensamente acreditada con ser la influencia del símbolo sexual, Betty Boop, murió en 1984 en la ciudad de Nueva York, por complicaciones renales y hepaticas. Tenía 66 años. Independiente de su rol en el desarrollo del personaje, Betty Boop; Esther Jones debería de ser recordada como una estrella infantil que tuve una carrera corta pero extraordinaria.
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bibsbackrooms · 3 months
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As I learned that Esther Jones was the inspiration for Betty Boop, I thought I'd be fitting to draw her for Black History Month
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zumainthyfuture · 2 months
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"Betty Boop: A complex history hidden in black and white. Stolen from Cotton Club singer Esther Jones, known as 'Baby Esther,' who never regained the rights to the character inspired by her."
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wanderlustmagician · 3 months
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Boop a doop Boop like that one little sad cartoon girl idk
Oh! Betty Boop!
Did you know that inspiration for Betty Boop was a real person? Her name was Esther Jones and she was a child singer and dancer. Unfortunately, she received no credit nor royalties for being the inspiration for Betty Boop.
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Betty Boop was inspired by a black Jazz singer in Harlem! Her name was Esther Jones <3
She was first introduced in Talkartoon: Dizzy Dishes in 1930!
I just think they'd get along so well together as both performers and influencing characters in their world
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They would be so cute together! I never thought of punk and jazz going together but I like it
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sharkasstronaut · 2 months
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Betty Boop in my style because I felt like it. And she's black because she was inspired by Esther Lee Jones or "Baby Esther" who initially came up with the "boop boop bee doop" type of flair in the singing. I got this info from @upturninginkpots my friend, credit where credit is due.
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So, I was wondering if I could ask for a bit more context on Esther's job(s)? I mean, I get she's a witch, but it's also mentioned that she does some form of preforming. I was just wondering about the context and stuff on that. What does she do for preforming? Is being a witch, her main job or side job? Do people know she's a witch? Along with her names cuz it seems like she had two. Is the other one just her show name?
Great question! So, Esther always had a knack for preforming and wanted nothing more in life than to sing and play music, however; her parents wanted her to study magic first since it was more practical. Kind of a “College first” mentality. But in the beginning her main job was being a traveling Jazz singer/cabaret performer alongside her late husband Earl. A lot of Esther’s character is inspired by the lovely lady performers of the Harlem renaissance~!
(If you didn’t catch it already Esther’s name is inspired by the late Esther Jones or “Baby Esther” as she was known. )
Sadly, after an incident involving Earl’s death she became a witch full time and got in a little trouble engaging in some *ahem* less than legal activities… Hence the need to change her name to Sybil Dupree. Now she mainly does the whole “traveling singer” bit with her dog Bella to keep herself afloat, occasionally selling glamour spells on the side. Though, rumors of her darker past still float around which is why Timmy believed her to be an evil witch at the beginning of the story.
Hope this helps~!
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kicksaddictny · 1 year
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Stella Mccartney Hosts Legendary L.A Party to Honour Adidas Collaboration and Present Its Spring / Summer 23 Collection
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Stella McCartney hosted a legendary party in L.A in celebration of her 18 year partnership with adidas and to present its new Spring/Summer 23 collection. Kicking off the biggest weekend in music, the unique collaboration took over LA’s famous Henson Recording Studios for an iconic evening that brought together music and fashion. ​
Paying homage to Stella’s love of and deep heritage in music, the party, a first of its kind for adidas by Stella McCartney , featured a DJ performance by Zuri Marley and live performances from Koffee, Minke, MUNA, and Beth Ditto alongside a celebration of movement through an immersive roller-skating piece by L.A Roller Girls – presenting the vibrant Spring Summer 23 adidas by Stella McCartney  drop in beautiful motion. 
A line-up of next-generation trailblazers and friends of the Stella McCartney  house attended, including Anya Taylor-Joy, Kate Hudson, Pauline Chalamet, Alicia Keys, Emma Chamberlain, Karlie Kloss, Tinashe, Paris Jackson , Madelyn Cline, Noah Cyrus, Cara Delevingne, Nicole Richie, Nia Dennis, Demi Lovato, Miguel, Phoebe Gates, Liv Tyler, Sabrina Carpenter, Kim Gordon, Dave Grohl, Beck Hansen, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, Dree Hemingway, Ivy Getty, Alessandra Ambrosio Charlotte Lawrence, Julian Lennon, Leslie Mann, Måneskin, James Marsden, Matt Bellamy, Orlando Bloom, Clara McGregor, Esther McGregor, Norah Jones, Orville Peck, Evan Ross, Benito Skinner, Tinx, Sofi Tukker, Scout Willis, Tallulah Willis, Shailene Woodley, Jaime Xie, and Truly Young. 
​A collaboration that has always pushed the limits, from innovation and sport style to working with pioneers across fashion, music and art, the party celebrated a partnership that continues to champion individual expression and inspires the new wave of trailblazers. ​Together, adidas and Stella McCartney are relentlessly committed to finding new ways to create and support a better future through the fusion of recycled materials and key performance technologies.
The key collections showcased at the party include:​
ICONS: Blending sport and style through contemporary cuts, the capsule sees iconic adidas by Stella McCartney designs reimagined in staple shades of black, grey and white – providing next-gen athletes with a timeless blank canvas to move with purpose. Featured for the first time is the Sportswear Run Shoe, an all-new gender-neutral silhouette made in part from natural and renewable materials.​
The ICONS collection is available now on adidas by Stella McCartney and via the adidas app.
TRUENATURE: Designed for exploring the world outside, the collection captures a contemporary take on Earth and weather satellite images alongside conceptual contours and ley lines of maps. With leading technologies such as Parley Ocean Plastic and WIND.RDY, the collection has been crafted to protect the next generation of active activists.
The TRUENATURE collection is available from 16th Feb on adidas by Stella McCartney and via the adidas app.
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irregularincidents · 2 years
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One of the several inspirations for the early cartoon character Betty Boop (the others including singer Helen Kane and Esther Jones) was early silent movie actress Clara Bow, pictured above in in a terrifying butterfly ride of some kind.
Clara Bow is an interesting figure for a number of reasons, one of the more tragic of these being how she was effectively forced out of showbiz despite her at the time high level of fame due to a blackmail scheme by a Hollywood tabloid and a disgruntled employee.
Essentially, the story was thus: In 1930, Clara’s friend and former hairdresser-turned-manager-turned-secretary Daisy DaVoe stole a bunch of Clara’s personal papers and attempted to blackmail her now former friend about her personal life if she didn’t cough up some cash.
When this didn’t happen, Daisy teamed up with the Coast Reporter’s publisher Frederic Girnau to write a 60 page article, titled Clara’s Secret Love-Life as told by Daisy, where they laid out Clara’s supposed history of drug fueled bisexual orgies. They then contacted actor (and Clara’s later husband), Rex Bell, saying that if they paid Girnau $25,000 (approximately $432,797.90 in 2022 money) for the entire newspaper, they wouldn’t publish the hit piece.
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Bell, acting on Clara’s behalf, refused to pay, so out of spite Girnau sent copies of the article to Will Hays (first president of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, and the man for whom the Hollywood censorship code was named), Superior Court Judges, and local PTA officials. This, ironically, got Girnau in trouble with the federal government even as Bell called the cops on Daisy for her scheme, as due to the statutes surrounding mailing “obscene“ materials at the time, Girnau had violated Section 211 of the U.S. Penal Code on top of his involvement in the blackmail scheme.
Unfortunately for Clara, while it’s totally possible that the studio could have made Daisy and Girnau’s fictional tales of Clara, say, sleeping with an entire football team that included a pre-stardom John Wayne, just go away by paying them what they wanted, Bow’s decision to go to court ended up getting the content of article being made public...
And Hollywood being Hollywood, and people who already had a low opinion of Clara due to her being the poster girl for flapper girl subculture (folk taking a dim view of how young women were suddenly openly drinking, dancing to jazz, and so on), a lot of people saw the content of the article and assumed that it must be true. Because in their minds, Clara apparently having more than one boyfriend prior to her eventually marrying Rex “obviously“ means that the deliberately defamatory content of the article must be true too, right?
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Daisy was eventually convicted for grand theft, as it came out in the trial that even before her extortion attempt she had been using her position as Clara’s secretary to steal thousands of dollars from the star. Girnau, meanwhile, was sentenced to eight years in prison due to the aforementioned charge related to posting obscene materials.
Clara’s career, meanwhile, was already on the decline by the time the trial started, and a combination of the stress of the trial and the enormously negative press coverage surrounding DaVoe and Girnau’s lies (as in local papers reported the claims as fact, not condemning them for making stuff up) eventually leading to her having a breakdown, resulting in a period in a sanitarium.
At the age of only 25, her career was over.
While she went on to make a few more movies (mostly due to pressure from her manager), at her request, she was released from the contract of her final movie, the pre-Hays Code noir City Streets (1931). She would eventually go on to marry Rex, and retired to a ranch in Nevada where she lived for the next few decades with her kids and dealt with bouts of poor mental health. Interviews with her following her retirement made it seem like she didn’t particularly regret her career, even if she had come to loathe public life. As she states in a 1933 interview with the Kansas City Star:
My life in Hollywood contained plenty of uproar. I'm sorry for a lot of it but not awfully sorry. I never did anything to hurt anyone else. I made a place for myself on the screen and you can't do that by being Mrs. Alcott's idea of a Little Woman.
She died in 1965 of a heart attack at the age of 60.
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Rebecca Button Staviscak, 92, of Hanover Twp., passed away Sunday, July 23, 2023.
She was born April 24, 1931, the daughter of Claud Chester Button and Esther Ferber Haldeman Button.
She was preceded in death by husband, John Staviscak, in 2019; and her brother, Sidney Button, in 2003.
She is survived by nieces, nephews and cousins.
Rebecca attended Bob Jones University and was a teacher in Atlantic City for many years.
Inspired by Bill Rice, she learned sign language and worked at his camp for the deaf in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
She sang and traveled with the Sweet Adelines, an international worldwide organization of women singers, established in 1945, committed to advancing the musical art form of barbershop harmony through education and performances.
Family and friends are invited to attend a graveside service at 11 a.m. Thursday in Lynn Cemetery, Springville.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Hugh B. Hughes & Son Inc., Funeral Home, Forty Fort.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Bill Rice Ranch, 627 Bill Rice Ranch Road, Murfreesboro, TN 37128; https://billriceranch.org.
For information or to send the family a condolence, visit the funeral home website, www.hughbhughes.com.
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jubaunetwork · 4 months
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BGospel Podcast, nouvelles musiques de la semaine et le Top 10 musiques populaires Segment 1: Nouveautés musicales Gospel de la semaine Description: Dans ce premier segment de notre 12ème sortie du BGospel Podcast, nous vous présentons les toutes dernières nouveautés musicales Gospel qui ont marqué la semaine. Soyez prêts à découvrir les talents émergents. Ne manquez pas ces incroyables morceaux qui sauront inspirer et édifier votre foi! Segment 2: Top 10 des musiques populaires de la semaine 49 sur BGospel.com Description: Dans ce second segment captivant du BGospel Podcast, nous vous dévoilons le top 10 des musiques Gospel populaires de la semaine 49 sur BGospel.com. Découvrez quels artistes ont conquis le cœur des auditeurs et se sont hissés en tête des classements. Préparez-vous à vivre une expérience musicale qui vous fera vibrer et nourrira votre âme en cette période festive. Restez à l'écoute pour savoir qui se hissera en première position du top 10! Villaire Pierre, Louis Leonardo Pierre, Lovenson Clerveau, Loutchina Decius, James Alcindor, Rachel Kyalone, Carl Handy Corvil, Derek-Jones, Rodberry Jacques et Esther Kabika. Source: Plateforme Plus - Facebook page #gospel #music #worship #praise #news #musique #évangélique #actualités #bgospelmagazine #bgospel
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hbhughes · 9 months
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Rebecca Button Staviscak
Rebecca Button Staviscak, 92, of Hanover Township, PA passed away July 23, 2023. She was born April 24, 1931, the daughter of Claud Chester Button & Esther Ferber Button (Haldeman).
She was preceded in death by husband John Staviscak in 2019 and her brother Sidney Button in 2003.
She is survived by nieces, nephews, and cousins.   
Rebecca attended Bob Jones University and was a teacher in Atlantic City for many years.
Inspired by Bill Rice, she learned sign language and worked at his camp for the deaf in Murfreesboro, TN.
She sang and traveled with the Sweet Adelines, an international worldwide organization of women singers, established in 1945, committed to advancing the musical art form of barbershop harmony through education and performances.
Family and friends are invited to attend a graveside service at the Lynn Cemetery, Springville, PA on Thursday, August 3, 2023 at 11:00 AM. 
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the Hugh B. Hughes & Son, Inc., Funeral Home, Forty Fort.
In Lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: The Bill Rice Ranch, 627 Bill Rice Ranch Road, Murfreesboro, TN 37128 or at https://billriceranch.org.
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y4nd3r3c0re · 10 months
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After consulting with the homies our Clone High ocs are as follows:
Giulia Tofana (Creator of Aqua Tofana)
Jack the Ripper
Esther Jones (the inspiration for Betty Boop)
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Kaleidoscope: Women of Color Reflecting Life Feb 19, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST virtual event
In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic a group of women gathered online to write and share poetry in a workshop launched by Esther Productions Inc. The event was titled  Women are Poetry In Motion. Participants continued to meet and the group evolved into the Kaleidoscope Writing Collective--seven women writers in various stages of their development exploring their creativity and sharing their vision. 
Come on February 19 at 3 pm come experience Kaleidoscope: Women of Color Reflecting Life.
“Kaleidoscope is a particularly accurate name for this group,” notes award-winning author Joy Jones. “A kaleidoscope is made of cracker and jagged pieces of glass…It is these broken edges that allow us to see something beautiful and new.”
 featuring Beverly Sims, Blanche Thomas, Betty Nyangoni, Rosalind Blunt, Kanimozhi MV, Sharon Burton, Lesa Warrick and jonetta rose barras
www.estherproductionsinc.com/events-1/kaleidoscope-women-of-color-reflecting-on-life-a-poetry-reading
It's Free. Registration is required.
For more information about Esther Productions, Inc, please visit estherproductionsinc.com.
Esther Productions, Inc. is a Washington, DC-based national nonprofit organization. Founded in 2004, it is dedicated to inspiring and empowering girls and women. It is supported through generous contributions from Kerry S. Pearson LLC, Emmanuel Bailey, Veterans Services Corp, Pepco, an Exelon Corporation, Fort Myer Construction Corporation Charitable Foundation and Esther’s Friends
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afrikaabney · 1 year
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Kaleidoscope: Women of Color Reflecting Life
Feb 19, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST
virtual event
In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic a group of women gathered online to write and share poetry in a workshop launched by Esther Productions Inc. The event was titled  Women are Poetry In Motion. Participants continued to meet and the group evolved into the Kaleidoscope Writing Collective--seven women writers in various stages of their development exploring their creativity and sharing their vision. 
Come on February 19 at 3 pm come experience Kaleidoscope: Women of Color Reflecting Life."Is it exaggerating to say poetry saves lives?" asks award-winning author Joy Jones in the introduction of the group's first book: Kaleidoscope: Women of Color Reflection on Life.
“Kaleidoscope is a particularly accurate name for this group,” notes award-winning author Joy Jones. “A kaleidoscope is made of cracker and jagged pieces of glass…It is these broken edges that allow us to see something beautiful and new.” Performance poetry, training workshops, storytelling, classroom teaching - Joy Jones has addressed countless audiences. She is the director of the performance poetry group, The Spoken Word and founder of the multigenerational double Dutch team, DC Retro Jumpers. Jones is the author of several books including Private Lessons: A Book of Meditations for Teachers. and Tambourine Moon, which was selected as one of the best books for children by the black caucus of the ALA and featured on the Bernie Mac show. Fearless Public Speaking debuts Spring, 2019. 
 featuring
Beverly Sims, Blanche Thomas, Betty Nyangoni, Rosalind Blunt, Kanimozhi MV, Sharon Burton, Lesa Warrick and jonetta rose barras
www.estherproductionsinc.com/events-1/kaleidoscope-women-of-color-reflecting-on-life-a-poetry-reading
It's Free. Registration is required.
For more information about Esther Productions, Inc, please visit estherproductionsinc.com.Esther Productions, Inc. is a Washington, DC-based national nonprofit organization. Founded in 2004, it is dedicated to inspiring and empowering girls and women. It is supported through generous contributions from Kerry S. Pearson LLC, Emmanuel Bailey, Veterans Services Corp, Pepco, an Exelon Corporation, Fort Myer Construction Corporation Charitable Foundation and Esther’s Friends
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