Artists Ajara Alghali and Patrick Quarm discuss what their West African heritage teaches them about themselves, their community, and their art.
References
<ul>
 <li><a href="https://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/sierra-afrique-hall/Location?oid=2131847">Sierra Afrique</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Sekondi-Takoradi">Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Sierra-Leone-National-Dance-Troop-588528851590227/">National Dance Company of Sierra Leone</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.cadd-online.org/">The Collegium for African Diaspora Dance (CADD)</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/tematedance">Temate African Dance Arts</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.patrickquarm.com/detail-1">Eye of the Beholder, Patrick Quarm (2020)</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PyvRpfUOwU">This Mirror Reflects Your Truest Self</a> film</li>
 <li><a href="https://www.nxthvn.com/about/">NXTHVN </a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/larryosseimensah/?hl=en">Larry Ossei-Mensah</a></li>
</ul>

Artists Ajara Alghali and Patrick Quarm discuss what their West African heritage teaches them about themselves, their community, and their art. References Sierra Afrique Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana National Dance Company of Sierra Leone The Collegium for African Diaspora Dance (CADD) Temate African Dance Arts Eye of the Beholder, Patrick Quarm (2020) This Mirror Reflects Your Truest Self film NXTHVN Larry Ossei-Mensah

Artists Ajara Alghali and Patrick Quarm discuss what their West African heritage teaches them about themselves, their community, and their art.
References
<ul>
 <li><a href="https://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/sierra-afrique-hall/Location?oid=2131847" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sierra Afrique</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Sekondi-Takoradi" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Sierra-Leone-National-Dance-Troop-588528851590227/" rel="noopener noreferrer">National Dance Company of Sierra Leone</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.cadd-online.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Collegium for African Diaspora Dance (CADD)</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/tematedance" rel="noopener noreferrer">Temate African Dance Arts</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.patrickquarm.com/detail-1" rel="noopener noreferrer">Eye of the Beholder, Patrick Quarm (2020)</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PyvRpfUOwU" rel="noopener noreferrer">This Mirror Reflects Your Truest Self</a> film</li>
 <li><a href="https://www.nxthvn.com/about/" rel="noopener noreferrer">NXTHVN&nbsp;</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/larryosseimensah/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer">Larry Ossei-Mensah</a></li>
</ul>

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