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Associations
Black Entertainment & Sports Lawyers Association (BESLA) Members
represent leading celebrities and professionals in the entertainment and sports
industries. Annual convention. Matthew J.
Middleton, Esq. President. BESLA, Post
Office Box 230794, New York, New York 10003 Phone: (301) 248-1818 Fax: (301)
248-0700 E-mail:
info@besla.org
Website:
www.besla.org
Black
Storytellers Association
National
association promotes and perpetuates the art of Black storytelling-an art form
which embodies the history, heritage, and culture of African Americans. Mary
Carter Smith of Baltimore, MD and Linda Goss of Philadelphia, PA are the
founders of the National Association of Black Storytellers, Inc. They conceived
the idea in 1982 to give more opportunities for African American storytellers to
be heard and for more of the rich heritage of the African Oral Tradition to be
shared and preserved. The Association was incorporated in 1990 and became known
as the National Association of Black Storytellers, Inc. Linda Goss, NABS, Post
Office Box 67722, Baltimore, Maryland 21215 Phone: (410) 947-1117 Fax: (410)
947-1117 E-mail:
questions@nabsinc.org
Website:
www.nabsinc.org
National Association For The Study and Performance Of
African American Music (NASPAAM) Newsletter/Professional Organization.
Organized in 1972, in Atlanta, Georgia as the National Black Music Caucus.
Two-hundred black musicians attending the biennial meeting of the Music
Educators National Conference gathered at Morehouse College to protest their
exclusion from MENC divisional and national Planning sessions and programs.
NASPAAM now exists as a non-profit professional organization whose members are
dedicated to promoting, performing, and preserving all facets of African
American music. Frank Suggs, President. NASPAAM, 1201 Mary Jane, Memphis,
Tennessee 38116 Phone: (901) 396-2913 E-mail:
f.suggs@naspaam.org
Website:
www.naspaam.org
National Association Of African American Studies &
Affiliates Seeks to further research and promote interest in African
American studies. The association provides a forum for research and artistic
endeavors; provides information and contact resources for its members, and
conducts educational programs. Host a national conference. Contact NAAAS &
Affiliates, Post Office Box 6670, Scarborough, Maine
04070 Phone: (207) 839-8004 Fax: (207) 839-3776 E-mail:
natlaffiliates@earthlink.net Website:
www.naaas.org
National Association of Black Female Executives in Music
& Entertainment, Inc. A 501 (c) (6) nonprofit professional organization led
by volunteer entertainment executives, NABFEME was launched in February 1999
with a mission to raise the profile and elevate the awareness of Black women in
music and entertainment. Former DreamWorks Records Head of Urban Promotion,
Johnnie Walker, founded NABFEME in 1998. Before taking the reins at DreamWorks,
Walker had previously served as Senior Vice President of R&B Promotion at the
Island Def Jam Music Group, having joined the staff of Def Jam Recordings in
1990 at the personal invitation of label founder Russell Simmons. During her
14-year tenure at the Island Def Jam Music Group, Walker was instrumental in
developing the careers of some of the biggest names in recorded music including
Jay-Z, Ja Rule, Ashanti, Ludacris, DMX, LL Cool J, Musiq, Dru Hill, Foxy Brown,
Method Man, Case, Onyx and Montell Jordan, as well as fostering the success of
the "Rush Hour" and "The Nutty Professor" soundtracks, among numerous other
projects. The organization's COO and annual Women's Leadership Summit Executive
Director is Elektra Entertainment Vice President, Michelle Madison. Contact Ms.
Johnnie Walker, President, NABFEME, 111 South Highland, Suite 388, Memphis,
Tennessee 38111 Phone: (901) 236-8439 E-mail: nabfeme@gmail.com
Website:
www.nabfeme.org
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