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Tom Burrell, Marketing communications pioneer and Advertising Hall of Fame inductee Burrell revolutionized the image of African Americans in television and changing the face of American advertising. During his tenure as a top advertising executive, he coined the now-famous phrase, “Black people are not dark-skinned white people.” His award-winning work promoted positive and realistic images of blacks and acknowledged the purchasing power of the African American community. In 2007 Burrell founded the Resolution Project, theresolutionproject.us, a nonprofit organization that promotes intra-racial dialogue and community-based new media “stop the brainwash” campaigns. “Our task is to use propaganda to eradiate negative images and replace them with a bombardment of positive words and images.” He also plans to launch the New B’s, a catalyst for stimulating thought and more dialogue. He lives in Chicago’s South Loop area. BRAINWASHED: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority is his first book. Velina Brown, director, African American Shakespeare Company & Khamara Pettus, Cinderella up at the African American Art & Culture Complex, 762 Fulton Street, SF, December 3-19, 2010. Visit (415) 762-2071, http://www.african-americanshakes.org Also at the AACC is Nannette Y. Harris, artist, "Rhapsody in Blues" at the Sargent Johnson Gallery through January 2, 2011. There are 31 paintings from President Barack Obama to James Brown. We close with curator Malik Seneferu, whose "ZOMBIE: The Resurrection of Fela Kuti" is up through January 2, 2011, in the Hall of Culture; Gallery Hours: Tues - Sat; 12 Noon - 5 p.m. This exhibition is resurrect and celebrate the spirit of a composer, activist, pioneer, revolutionary...Fela Kuti.Born Olu-Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Oct. 15, 1938 in Abeokuta, Nigeria. Artist talk Dec. 9, 2011, 6 PM to 9 PM. http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/malik-seneferu.html?viewcomplete=true Music: We Insist: Freedom Now Suite, Triptych: Prayer/Protest/Peace