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Thank you for visiting Ms. Afrika Abney's branding blog that highlights her overall background, work and services. She has over 17 years of professional experience in designing and implementing media campaigns for individuals, small businesses, and nonprofit organizations. Ms. Abney has worked with a variety of clients in the arts and entertainment, media, and non-profit industries. She has a background in the arts, art and dance education, hosting and coordinating events, workshop management, consulting, event promotion, and social media management. She is also skilled in problem-solving, critical thinking, research, data collection, communication, and collaboration. Ms. Abney holds a high school diploma from Bell Multicultural High School and completed her education at the Corcoran School of the Arts in 1997. 


 Should you have any questions regarding her overall background, work and services, please send them to her at afrikamabney@gmail.com.  

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