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Current
Members of the Nubian Writers Group:
Christine Vaughan, Haji Shearer, James Brown, Nicole Cleckley,
Tōnia Pinheiro,
Joel
Mackall
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Christine Vaughan,
MHS, MMHC
"Live in spirit, breathe the
truth." |
Christine
was born and raised as a Bostonian in Massachusetts. She is a
helping professional and a writer by profession. She obtained two
Master degrees, one in Human Services and the other in Mental Health
Counseling from Springfield College, Boston Campus. Her career life
has predominantly been in the Human Service non-profit sector as a
case manager, advocate, coordinator, and counselor. She recently
made a career transition into the Mental Health field as a
psychotherapist doing individual, family and group therapy.
Christine is a clinical consultant for Pyramid Builders Associates.
Christine is the founder of the Humanistic Clinical and Educational
Consulting Associates (H.C.E.C.) which is a consulting agency that
provides holistic therapy and education. She promotes
elevated knowledge on topics related to the human experience, and
the power of multi-level transformation.
Christine enjoys being involved in the community whether supporting
events by donations, attending, or presenting.
She is the author of two books of poetry, “He Raised the World from
My Shoulders ~ Poetry in Motion” and “Epiphany ~ Third Eye Poetry”.
She is a columnist for New England Informer magazine. Christine is
also the co-founder of the Nubian Writers Group. Christine has
performed at venues such as Verbalization, Blackout, Milky Way and
several other Boston venues and community activities. Please reach
out to this Nubian - she is available to do motivational speeches,
creative writing workshops, book signings, and spoken word.
Christine thinks “the art of expressing life is a skill we gain from
the School of Life, True Knowledge and Universal Consciousness.
Live and Create for every moment.”
Contact Information:
Ms. Christine Vaughan, Email:
rahealing@yahoo.com
Conscious Writing
Links:
"Growing Up vs. Growing Old" by
Christine Vaughan, MHS, The New England Informer,
www.neinformer.net/living.html |
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Haji Shearer
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Haji Shearer
discovered a love for writing in his teens and has been recording
his observations of the world in poetry, fiction and non-fiction
ever since. He is a frequent contributor to
Voice Male
magazine and serves on its National Advisory Board. His
writing has been influenced by Haki Madhubuti, Frank Yerby, bell
hooks, RA Wilson and others.
When not writing he directs a
statewide fatherhood initiative and is a sought after trainer on
father involvement, male intimacy and co-parenting.
Haji founded the fathers program at the Family Nurturing Center
which serves men in Boston's urban communities. He is a Licensed
Social Worker who spent many years providing home-based crisis
intervention for families involved with the Department of Social
Services.
In addition to training and
writing, Haji promotes relationship skills by facilitating men's
healing circles, Boys to Men Rites of Passages and couples
workshops. He has a special interest in seeing African-American and
Latino men heal the twin traumas of racism and patriarchy. Haji has
been married to multi-media artist, Radiant Jasmin since 1989. They
are raising two teenaged children.
Haji is a long-time student of
meditation and believes in the healing power of love.
Contact Information: Haji Shearer 617 894-1273,
hajishearer@juno.com
Conscious Writing
Links:
“Bringing Back Dad”
by Haji Shearer
with Roger
Donahue, Boston Globe, June 17, 2007
www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2007/06/17/bringing_back_dad/
“Porn Epiphany” by Haji Shearer,
2006 Latern Books Essay Contest,
www.lanternbooks.com/blog/entry.php?id=436
"The Old White Man in the Clouds"
by Haji Shearer, Voice Male Magazine,
www.mrcforchange.org/vmarchive.html
“When We Were Angels”
by
Haji Shearer with Kent
Benjamin, Boston Globe, April 2007,
www.guardianangels.org/pdf/2018.pdf
“Why I Am Not A Feminist.” by Haji Shearer, Men Speak Out: Views on Gender, Sex and Power Edited by Shira
Tarrant and published in December 2007,
http://www.amazon.com/Men-Speak-Out-Views-Gender/dp/0415956579
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'Teyoh' Mackall
"Negroes of Africa have
and always have had their own ideas about the nature of the
universe, time and space, about appearance and reality and about
freedom and necessity."
-Carter G.
Woodson |
Joel teaches idren rootz, universal
political fluency & quality work skills where it is most needed (see
www.reidren.com). Amyleke's 4th great-grandson in exile
was born in Boston, raised in West Acton, studied babylonting home &
abroad, then began to shout it down (in multivariate notes).
Today, a self-published author & self-employed teacher, he "writes
what he likes" (like biko) and he "Fh - Fh - Feels Fine" (like run dmc).
Forever loving creator thru Idren, him
no longer haffi down time, but if he did, im ah go spend it 3) as an
unpaid bby assassin, 2) en un carmen en Granada cantando y bailando con
Granadinos or 1) collecting the jahjectful wisdom of iNi
under 6 and over 60 years in age.
Contact Information: www.reidren.com/contactus.htm
Conscious Writing
Links:
“Black Nationalism”, iNo
Carry Dem Basket,
http://www.reidren.com/blackNationalism.jpg
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Tōnia Pinheiro
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Born
“Toni” Maria Teresa Range in Boston Massachusetts, Tonia [tōne-ya]
Pinheiro [peen-yāy’-row] is a singer and sound healer, improv actor,
poet, ritual leader, group facilitator, and Ascension Path
practitioner.
In the second half
of the last century, Tōnia
worked as a human resources and training professional in public,
private, educational and spiritual organizations. She has a B.A. in
Legal Services, M.A. in Organizational Management, and graduated
from Coach U. This century since 2003, Tōnia
works as a Wake Up! Artist, using her life experience, education,
creative expressions, spiritual path and inner wisdom to uncover,
examine and transform beliefs, hidden assumptions and self-imposed
limitations that originate in childhood traumas and social/societal
experiences.
Tōnia
is a microcosm of cultural, racial, socio-economic and spiritual
diversity who has made a lifelong commitment to harmonizing the
challenging and complex legacies of her blood lines, soul lineage,
and life experiences. This diversity is what informs her writing,
artistic expressions, and work with others. You can read some
of her poetry here:
http://eastcoastchant/Poetry.html & hear some of her
music at:
http://jukeboxalive.com/tonimaria. |
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Fulani Haynes
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Through song, fashion,
dramatic presentation and song, Fulani Haynes portrays the
musical styles and
lives of Sarah
Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holliday, Pearl Bailey, Lena
Horne, and Carmen McRae. Accompanied by a quartet of
accomplished Boston Jazz musicians.
www.jazzvoc.com
She is also a member
of a three part harmony group called " NUBA DELITIERS "
(sweet butterfies) a
collaboration between Cynthia Barbour, Yma Arrington and Fulani.
Presently Fulani is
focused on developing a unity center for social change, THE
VILLAGE FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING, INC.. email:
thevillagefeat@aol.com
What inspires me to write:
The flame in the mind of Beah Richardson which transfered to the
pen in her hand, pierces my thoughts and soul with sharpenss and
clarity.,,,F.M.H.
" You were afraid to nurse your
young
lest fallen breast offend your master's sight
and he should flee to firmer loveliness.
And so you passed them, your children, on to me.
Flesh that was your flesh and blood that was your blood
drank the sustenance of life from me.
And as I gave suckle I knew I nursed my own child's enemy.
I could have lied,
told you your child was fed till it was dead of hunger.
But I could not find the heart to kill orphaned innocence.
For as it fed, it smiled and burped and gurgled with content
and as for color knew no difference.
Yes, in that first while
I kept your sons and daughters alive."...Beah
Richardson
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