2010 Marks the 50th anniversary of Independence in 17 African nations, setting the stage for Africa as a continent to look deep within our history, to wake up & to make this decade Africa’s decade of fulfilling the change that…
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2010- A New Decade of the Wind of Change in Independence for Africa & the World at Large Catalyzed in 1960!
VOGUE Italia introduces Vogue Black & Vogue Curvy
As I praise Vogue Italia’s launch of the Vogue Black & Vogue Curvy websites as a step in the right direction, I also SMH that the global fashion industry still just doesn’t get it. We are not looking for…
more »Ode to Black History Month-How one night accumulated into bringing black history full circle:Global Colonial Mentality -How Far Have We Come?
As Black history month is nearing its close in the shortest month of the year, I found myself engulfed in debates & really looking at Black history- past & present from Africa to the Diaspora. I went to a film…
more »We Are The World Re-Make -Really?
I can’t believe I am saying these words, but for the first time in my life I must say Jay Z speaks for me. He is very on point on his “We Are the World” critique. “A for effort, but…
more »Democrats : The Cowardly Lions of Washington
It seems the Democratic party is in full spiral, not knowing left from right , public option from insurance company control, wall street bailouts from main street job creations, and fighting from conceding & throwing in the towel.
It…
Without Winnie would we be celebrating the 20th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s freedom? Winnie Mandela: The Forgotten Hero & Freedom Fighter!
I decided to write this piece after seeing this picture, shot for the Associated Press by Schalk van Zuydam, of Winnie Mandela sadly looking on as her ex-husband, Nelson Mandela, interacts in unison with his new wife, Graca Machel.…
more »Ghana- A Tribute to Love,the Black Star Nation & my Black Star Dreams!
John Mayer, The Tragic Man Child International Spokesman for the Tool Academy!
By now everyone knows about John Mayer’s Playboy interview and the on going uproar over it. I didn’t want to bother to comment because John Mayer has become more tabloid fodder than the talented low key musician we used…
more »Wale Lets His Inner Super Eagle Soar with New Track, My Sweetie!
“In the future as the world of Africa & the West mate more & more into the totality of world culture, the creative strength of the African personality, which is evident in tribal sculpture, will contribute far more profoundly…
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