
Brenda Taylor (right) talks with Amatullah Saleem, professional dancer and co-founder of local story-telling group A String of Pearls. A native of Winston-Salem, Amatullah went to live with her mother in Harlem in the mid 40’s when she was twelve years old. Submersed in a cultural Mecca of arts and entertainment, Amatullah found her calling at the Katherine Dunham School of Dance.







