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Martha’s Vineyard Music Festival and Conference

Teresa Kay-Aba Kennedy at Martha's Vineyard Music Festival

THE BUZZ: Oak Bluffs was the perfect backdrop for the 2nd Annual Martha’s Vineyard Summer Madness Music Festival and Conference from August 8th through 10th, 2014. As Marilyn Manson said, “Music is the strongest form of magic.” Music mixed with sun and sand on the beautiful island of Martha’s Vineyard is simply divine!

Just as a photographer uses various lenses to show “reality” in different ways, we each have a set of filters – experience, culture, economic status, mental and physical health, etc. — through which we see the world.
- Teresa Kay-Aba Kennedy
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For more, read The Power of… PERSPECTIVE.

Rastafari not a culture, it’s a reality.
- Bob Marley

The Rebirth of Myanmar

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POWER LIVING® TV: Come on a journey to the Golden Land of Myanmar – formerly known as Burma. After 50 years of military rule, the country is now open for business and is actively courting foreign tourists, trade and investments.

Senegal on the Rise

Senegal Fashion Show

POWER LIVING TV: In Power Living® with Dr. Terri Kennedy, experience the rise of Senegal as a hot travel destination in Part 2 of her coverage from the Third World Festival of Black Arts & Culture. Terri and her family were there as guests of His Excellency, President Abdoulaye Wade. She witnessed the progress that continues to be made in this democratic African country, and provides an inside look at its culture and sights.

Return to Senegal

Janie Kennedy in Dakar, Senegal 1966

POWER LIVING® TV: Experience the Third World Festival of Black Arts & Culture in Dakar, Senegal. The Festival brought together thousands of people from 65 countries to celebrate the creativity and diversity of the African Diaspora.

The Power of… PERSEVERANCE

Perseverence Wins

PERSEVERANCE. Are you a “finisher”? How do you remain focused and not let criticism and obstacles shut you down? After the devastating loss to Bobby Rush in his bid for Congress in 2000, Barack Obama could have given up his dream to break into national politics. The defeat weighed heavy on his ego…