The cultural divide between Africa & her Diasporan counterparts seems to be growing wider in America even with the first Black president of the U.SA. being of direct African parentage. The New York Times recently did an article on Africans in the Bronx who have steadily been on the receiving end of victimization & [...]
more »Freedom is not something that one people can bestow on another as a gift. Thy claim it as their own and none can keep it from them. We face neither East nor West: We Face Forward.- Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
more »Fulfill your dreams! You only have one life to live…when it’s your time to leave this earth, you want to be able to say, I’ve lived my life and fulfilled my dreams,… Now I’m ready to go HOME! Dr. Maya Angelou
more »No one can make you feel inferior without your consent- Eleanor Roosevelt
more »“Forgive the person you were, accept the person you are, and believe in the
person you will become. Celebrate your life.”
“We are no better as irrational unbending & non-questioning supporters as the
irrational unbending & all questioning haters if we get hot over differing
opinions.”
“We must never underestimate the power of the human determination & the human imagination : Nothing is Impossible!” Jelani Aliyu -Nigerian car designer
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When Africans say “Africa is the future”, it is not just words & fantasy, rather a destiny manifested thru the will and determination of everyday people determined to seek opportunity where government & leaders have failed. From films, to music,to fashion, to finance, to architecture, to picking up the pieces from war & giving hope [...]
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I had to write this blog to give a different perspective of self responsibility and to shout it to Black people & people of color that our power & self worth is not determined by inclusion in the mainstream or what White people think of us. Even though I really did not want to give [...]
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14 Let Love Rule
“We are not separate tribes of Latinos and whites and blacks in America,We’ve all mingled, and we have done so for generations” Edward Ball, -Slaves in the Family.
It seems that the whole topic of interracial dating & marriage has come back to surface with recent events in Louisiana & now the possible [...]
“I really want 2 write a love song but every time I try the world calls..some other cause hijacks my choice using my voice..I really want 2 write a love song but every time I try I feel this pull, a nudge from my soul redirecting my goals”. Reminiscing as the pull of the Winter Music Conference coming up in Miami calls. The first time I heard & fell in love with this song was at WMC over 5 years ago as I put in my Osunlade Presents: WYRB Yoruba Soul Radio mix tape & prepared to lose myself in another day of hot sweaty soulful dancing madness in the sweltering Miami heat. The best part of it all is that free great one of a kind mixtapes like this flow from hand 2 hand, party 2 party, body 2 body, music lover 2 music lover throughout WMC. Oh those were the days-Enjoy!