How could I forget the magnificent view?

Irving Greystone Lodge

Spring time already?

SLAVES IN THEIR BUNKER

HIS PORTRAIT WAS OF SLAVES ON A 17TH CENTURY SHIP TO THE AMERICAS. IMAGES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN SLAVES ARE CAPTIVATING TO ME BECAUSE THIS IS THE ONLY VISUAL DOCUMENTATION WE HAVE OF THEM. ALTHOUGH FORMS OF MENTAL SLAVERY STILL EXISTS TODAY AMONG THE AFRICAN AMERICAN RACE, AT LEAST ITS NOT PHYSICAL, WE HAVE RECOGNIZABLE RIGHTS, AND WE ARE BEING COUNTED AS MORE THAN 1/3 OF A PERSON.
~JESSICA LIHALAKHA~

COLORS OF THE WIND

CAN YOU SEE THE COLORS OF THE WIND?
~JESSICA LIHALAKHA~

CHICAGO TRAIN STATION

THIS PORTRAIT IS OF A CHICAGO TRAIN STATION IN THE 1900S. IT POSSESS SO MUCH CLARITY. THE PEOPLE AND THE TRAIN COME OFF THE PAGE, AMAZING FOR EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY ART WORK.
~JESSICA LIHALAKHA~

PICNIC IN PARIS

THIS IS A PORTRAIT OF A PICNIC IN PARIS. I THINK THE COLORS ARE BEAUTIFUL AND THE IMAGE IS TELLING ME A STORY. IT MAKES ME WISH I WAS WAS AT THE PICNIC UNDER THE SUN IN PARIS... INSTEAD I'M HERE AT HOWARD!
~JESSICA LIHALAKHA~

MARCHING BAND

THIS PICTURE IS SUPPOSE TO BE A REPRESENTATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MARCHING BANDS IN 1970. LOOKS PRETTY ACCURATE TO ME, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
~JESSICA LIHALAKHA~

ANCESTORS

THIS PICTURE IS SUPPOSE TO BE FEMALE AFRICAN AMERICAN SLAVES ENJOYING A CARD GAME IN THEIR LIVING QUARTERS.
~JESSICA LIHALAKHA~

ENGLISH MERCHANTS

THIS PICTURE IS OF ENGLISH MERCHANTS ARRIVING IN THE STATES WITH THEIR SLAVES.. INTERPRET HOW YOU MAY..
~JESSICA LIHALAKHA~

ST. NICK

I ABSOLUTELY WAS TOUCHED BY THIS PICTURE. IT IS THE ORIGINAL PORTRAIT OF SAINT NICHOLAS( SANTA CLAUS) PRAYING AT CHURCH IN THE 14th CENTURY. VERY PROFOUND AND IS VERY CAPTIVATING IN PERSON. THE ART WORK IS PRICELESS.

~JESSICA LIHALAKHA~

mY TriP tO tHe PHILLIPS COLLECTION ART MUSEUM

I WANTED TO CAPTURE THIS PIECE OF ART BECAUSE I FELT THAT IT HAS SWAG. ITS VERY COLORFUL AND CREATIVE.

~JESSICA LIHALAKHA~

Jamaica

America the Beautiful

Photo By: Jamisha Purdy
America still has some beautiful spots. While returning to the nation's capital from, literally, somewhere in Virginia, I caught a glimpse of this budding rainbow. These may not be "purple mountain majesties," but after living a big city for 22 years, this will do.

Creative Camouflage: What Do You See?

By Jamisha Purdy
No, your eyes aren't playing tricks on you. This isn't just a picture of some shrubs, there's a 6 inch lizard blending in with its surrounding.

Delightful Dishes on a College Budget

By Jamisha N. Purdy

If you’re a college student with a tight budget, don’t settle for less when it comes to what you eat. Popular restaurants like The Cheesecake Factory, Olive Gardens, P.F. Chang’s and Maggiano’s all have great affordable food. So eat up and enjoy.

Only in "Chocolate City"

By Jamisha N. Purdy

An Early Bloomer

By Jamisha N. Purdy
You may not be able to tell from this picture, but yes, it's still winter. In Greenbelt, MD this tree is giving residents a sneak peak of Spring. But upcoming cold weather could halt this blooms progression.

Open Door Baptist Church

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Egypt

This past summer, I was fortunate enough to travel to Egypt with Dr. Carr, an African-American studies professor, and a group of Howard University Students.It's funny and such a cliche statement to make but sometimes I can't believe I was really there. The entire experience was so surreal. So beautiful.

I took hundreds of pictures, mostly "touristy" type pictures but I did take a few that I believe have a special journalistic quality to them. The picture featured above is one of them. It was taken on a boat in Aswan as we were sailing down the Nile. The picture is of a Nubian teenager sitting at the head of the boat, gazing out into the water.

Are you taking care of

Are you taking care of business? Business is the form on which your creativity and fun hang. Like flesh on bone.

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"The Induction"

A good friend of my boyfriend, Ryan Fishel, is inducted into the Seventh Day Adventist Church.

NW Baptist Church

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Get your own

By Natalie Thompson

Eve Ensler Book Signing

Eve Ensler, the author of The Vagina Monologues, signs books and hugs fans at Bus Boys and Poets located on 14th street NW Washington DC.

SNOW DAY

By Jamisha N. Purdy

Robert Ford enjoys a day off from school in what may be the last snow day of the semester before Spring.

No Sign of Spring Here

Photo By: Jamisha N. Purdy

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The flowers I was surprised with...

I guess my admirer has a quite a few feelings he would like for me to acknowledge... Anyway these are flowers I woke up to with breakfast. Ladies gentlemen exist when they want to!

Rainbow of Roses

Roses come in different colors, each color has its own symbolic meaning. But here we have every color...

Sun rise through blinds

by Taylor Smith

In the Annex, looking at the sunrise from this dirty window