Cultural icon Nana Camille Yarborough was surely feeling the Brooklyn love this weekend.
She is a noted Diaspora-traveler, cultural activist, singer (“Take Your Praise,” “Family Forever,” “But It Comes Out Mad,” etc.), griot, actress, author (“The Iron Pot Cooker,” “Cornrows,” “Tamika and the Wisdom Rings,” etc.), dancer and protector of African-centered arts and culture. So it was this past weekend, Yarborough was honored at Sistas’ Place in Brooklyn, alongside up-and-coming, tremendously gifted singer and teacher, Jazzmeia Horn. Detailing her career and life experiences of a familiar African-American story of “Hand-me-down pain … and hand-me-down love,” the host of “Ancestor House” schooled the Sunday afternoon audience of longtime admirers and friends on how she has remained vibrant and essential in these still trying times.