African Paradise

Maria James-Thiaw, poet will cover the store tomorrow at La Cultura, 4th Street, across from Strawberry Square.
Check out the new paintings by Andre, a visual artist from Senegal!

Trying to get to the market as often as I can

Big, Black, and beautiful dembe for sale. Only $150. Message me to arrange pick up or delivery.https://african-paradise.square.site/product/Drums/23?cs=true&cst=custom

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With Lebanon Farmers Market – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

Soapstone is made in black too. It is a soft stone that is great for sculpting. You can put your soapstone statues in your office as a conversation piece. You can put a large soapstone statue in your garden to beautify your eclectic space.

Last year's Kentucky Derby

Caftans, $20

This year I'm celebrating a milestone birthday, and I'd love to say goodbye to my 40s by selling 50 books this month and supporting indie bookstores in the process! You can help.
Get one for your local library, a friend who needs a boost, your doctors' waiting room, your favorite teacher, or the coffeeshop magazine rack!
Check out my collection here, where your purchase benefits an indie bookstore: https://bookshop.org/lists/the-maria-james-thiaw-collection

Is this afrofuturism?

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Today is National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day! Show your support for my POP, Richard C. James, who's been out sick for a few weeks now, by getting something new for your home or yourself from African Paradise! Even if you can't buy today, post a picture of your mom and pop!

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We're at EmergeHer tomorrow 10 - 3 at Penn Harris in Camp Hill celebrating Women in Business!

Burg Review: Mary Speaks is a tapestry of culture, history and the unending devotion of the Black mother - TheBurg “Mary Speaks” is a one-woman show, brilliantly written and performed by Angela Polite. Polite draws audiences into the life and times of Mary, a girl who was prophesied to bring light into the world. That light is revealed to be a son, whom she must protect at all costs. Her grandmother embeds t...

What do they have at African Paradise? Check it out!
You can order something and pick it up from my family in Camp Hill/Harrisburg. The stand in Lebanon is closed. african-paradise.square.site

Help a brutha out!

Support NTÇ, Theatre For and By Harrisburg!, organized by Franklin L Henley Jr My name is Frank Henley and I am the Artistic Director of Narçisse T… Franklin L Henley Jr needs your support for Support NTÇ, Theatre For and By Harrisburg!

TONIGHT!!!
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I named my first shop after this dude, Omari James, back in 2006.

We're on Instagram! Come follow me, https://www.instagram.com/africanparadise_rj/

Tune in today on Youtube!

My daughter posted some of my beautiful masks on Facebook marketplace. Need some exotic home decor? Search up African Masks on Facebook Marketplace!

If you didn't see HairStory: Reclaiming Our Crown, you missed something special. But I hear you may soon have a chance to see it again in Harrisburg....stay tuned. In the meantime, learn more about natural hair bias with this story that aired on abc27. You'll see my daughter and her play hairstory at tghe end. https://www.abc27.com/community/honoring-black-history/advocates-push-to-pass-the-crown-act-in-pennsylvania-us-congress/?fbclid=IwAR1-S35bbhJb8OS27PgF0jXkNsdD-IVJ5WHdSH3Mpg9kc3PPKgKOwog5Igk

Advocates push to pass the CROWN Act in Pennsylvania, US Congress (WHTM)– Strands rooted in history is something hairstylist Andrea Fulton knows well. “It’s beautifully coiled, curly, curly hair from straight hair to curly hair,” Fulton sa…

Down but not out!

Community Events for Black History Month!

Family is everything!