When the unabridged version “trumps” the soon to be released edited version!
Vanessa Johnson is an aaduna artist. Moreso…she is an empowering force of humanistic spirit, continuously thrusting forward swirling wind gusts of positivity. Ms. Johnson is simply… a griot and storyteller in the West African tradition. She is a writer, a playwright, actor, fiber artist, museum consultant, community activist, community researcher and documentarian, teaching, and performance artist all the while directing her storytelling band “Mate Masie” (ma-tee ma-say). {“Mate Masie” recently performed “One Soul at a Time”- Singing Harriet Tubman at the Cayuga Museum’s Carriage House in Auburn N.Y.} Ms. Johnson served on the Juneteenth Committee and coordinated this pivotal annual festival at the Southwest Center in Syracuse, NY for three years where she created and directed the “Juneteenth Interactive Museum” for five years. Vanessa was the co-coordinator of the New York State Fair Pan African Village for nine years, fo...
