Erykah Badu to Serve as Grand Marshall of 3rd Annual Naturallyisis Natural Hair Parade & Festival 2013
The Isis Project, City of Dallas, Dep Ellum Foundation and Radio One announce the Naturally Dallas Do it Natural, Do it Big Weekend. A Press Conference will kick off the weekend on Friday, September 6th at 4:00 p.m. at Eden Lounge, the newest addition to Deep Ellum at 2911 Main Street.
At 5:00 p.m., the Isis Project Presents Naturally Deep in Ellum, the first ever Caribbean carnival-style event featuring Dallas’ own DJ Playboy spinning the hottest Reggae and Caribbean music from Eden’s rooftop, while an Artist Block Party takes place on Main Street between Good-Latimer and Malcolm X featuring local street artist such as mimes, poets, musicians, painters, dancers, drum squads, and more surprises.
Isis Brantley, founder of The Isis Project and Spiritual Sister of Empress Erykah Badu, states “The Purpose of the weekend’s event is to serve as a platform for community healing, Economic Empowerment and to develop an avenue to user in love, peace and unification within the community.”
The Isis showcase will take p lace on the ground floor of the Ultra Plush Eden Lounge on Friday night. This will be a fundraising event ($10 cover) featuring some of Dallas’ finest up & coming artists. The mission of the parade and festival weekend is to raise awareness of African Beauty Standards and ethnic aesthetic, and is set to be highly interactive, providing the North Texas community with live entertainment. Natural Hair Education, children activities, speakers and poets, and a variety of Culture food and product vendors.
Erykah Badu will serve as Grand Marshall of the parade on Saturday, September 7 which]starts promptly at10:30a.m., led by Ms. Badu, beginning at the corner of Lamar Ave and Forest Ave/MLK and concluding at the U.S. Post Office on Grand Avenue. Miss Badu will be joined by others supporters. Celebrities and partners such a Yarbrough and People, The City of Dallas, political activist and Dallas City Councilman Dwain Caraway, Radio One station 97.9 The Beat & 94.5 Soul, The Deep Ellum Foundation, acclaimed actress Ms. Irma P, Hall, and many more. The Naturally Isis Natural Hair Festival kicks off a 1:30 pm at the Pan African Connection, concluding at 7:00 pm. The Theme of this year’s festival is “The Empowerment of Women Globally”. FOLLOWING THE FESTIVAL, Eden Lounge will host the After-Party “A Party Under the Stars” on the rooftop bar, overlooking a beautiful view of the downtown Dallas Skyline/ A @10 cover will benefit the Lewis & Woods Scholarship fund for the training of young people in the natural hair care industry, who are in desperate need of a viable and attainable vocation which will afford them a better standard of living. Portions of the proceeds from this event will also be directed to the charitable efforts of other groups and Organizations such as Amore Transitioning Group Inc., The Afiya Women’s Center and the Isis Project. The Isis Project’s overall purpose is community development, Natural Hair education and to cultivate the labor of love for natural hair. The 3rd Annual Naturally Isis Natural Hair Parade and Festival is calling out for families, sponsors , exhibitors, volunteers, vendors, bloggers churches, bands, sororities, fraternities, media outlets, children of all ages, different cultures, and more, to join us a we celebrate and share knowledge. Follow the 3rd Annual Naturallylsis Natural Hair Parade & Festival Facebook profile www. Facebook.com/Naturallylsis Facebook Fan Page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naturallysis/1407001839294711 Twitter:@Naturallysis Website:www.IsisProject.com
