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Conspiring to Inspire : 44th NAACP Image Awards Makes History in Highest Viewership: Remembering Rosa Parks

Conspiring to Inspire : 44th NAACP Image Awards Makes History in Highest Viewership: Remembering Rosa Parks

The first day of Black History Month opened with the 44th NAACP Image Awards shedding a light on Black America’s history: past, present and future. While celebrating Black history, the award show brought about by the organization formed in 1909 to showcase the best of »

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Celebrating Global Black History During America’s Black History Month

Celebrating Global Black History During America’s Black History Month

I have always wondered during Black History month where the stories of the Blacks from the continent of Africa and the rest of her  Diaspora were? If we are going to call it Black History Month then shouldn’t we embrace all of Black history»

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The Spirit of Mali is Music -The War Against Music and Culture In Mali

The Spirit of Mali is Music -The  War Against Music and Culture In Mali

As it has been said “Music is for Life”, without music where would the world be? The late great Nigerian Fela Anikulapo Ransome Kuti declared “Music is a weapon”! A weapon so powerful that extremist are going to the extremes to stop it in Mali. »

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No Validation Necessary :Bronx Woman Booted from TEDx Conference Creates Her Own Event

No Validation Necessary :Bronx Woman Booted from TEDx Conference Creates Her Own Event

As the world celebrated Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, some of the most profound statements he ever made relative to our times today were from the Birmingham jail and when he spoke about why we can not wait for validation or assistance from well »

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Africa Rising: African albums to watch out for in 2013

With the world’s hot love affair with the African continent, African artists are slowly becoming a force to reckon with globally. The sounds of Africa are once again becoming the soundtrack of revolutions sparking, the voice of the voiceless and the celebration of the so called »

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Global Fusion Playlist : What’s Going On By Marvin Gaye

Global Fusion Playlist : What’s Going On By Marvin Gaye

Classics are decided by the times and the people. Imagine a world without Marvin Gaye and What’s Going On! Never!!! This album was rejected by Barry Gordy (Mr. Motown), but now is said amongst many to be one of the greatest albums of all »

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Happy New Year 2013 : IMANI (Faith)

Happy New Year 2013 : IMANI (Faith)

Echoing the late great Nina Simone -today is a New Day, A New Dawn, A New Life for all of us and we should all be feeling good! As we welcome in the New Year 2013, I declare it the year of ReClaiming -all that »

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Global Fusion Playlist @ The Movies :HiLife: Ghana’s Musical Soul By Kwesi Owusu

Global Fusion Playlist @ The Movies :HiLife: Ghana’s Musical Soul By Kwesi Owusu

As we celebrate the 6th day of Kwanzaa Kuumba: Creativity and enter a new year; In 2013 may Global Africa continue our creativity and to honor our ancestors and legacy with beautifully curated and told stories in all forms of art- from film, to »

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GlobalFusion Playlist :Take 6 – Spread Love (The 45 King Remix)

GlobalFusion Playlist :Take 6 – Spread Love (The 45 King Remix)

LOVE IS WHAT WE NEED….GIVE THE MOST PRICELESS GIFT THIS SEASON =LOVE

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GlobalFusion Playlist : Til I Met Thee by Cody ChesnuTT

GlobalFusion Playlist : Til I Met Thee by Cody ChesnuTT

2012 INTO 2013 :  Let The Spirits Guide!

Tu tu tu tu
Tu tu tu tu
Yea, honey
Tu tu tu tu
Tu tu tu tu

I was a dead man, I was asleep
I was a stranger in a foreign land til I met »

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