For me Africa , Ghana in particular, will always represent my beginning & my future. As I go back to my beginnings to reach out for my future, I realized that I am a stranger in this land, in this land that I love, in this land of mine. Ghana is the rapture of nature, [...]

“In a village on the island of Soga, the little children pinched my white skin to see if it was real, as they emerged from mud-walled, thatched-roofed huts; on the main island of Bubaque, on my evening run past the tall palms and the mango trees, down the long airstrip used by Latin American drug-runners, [...]

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 & [...]

What made you decide to cut out all the drama of family, friends etc. & just make it what it is supposed to be –about the two of you?
Well, it actually happened somewhat by chance. Basically we looked into having a small wedding in a fabulous loft space called “Marvimon” in downtown LA, one of [...]

Name: Uraline Septembre Hager
Current Global Location: Harlem, New York
I rep for: native Harlemites (folks living in Harlem pre-1990)
Personal Stats: Artist and Special Education Teacher
Down with: Malcolm X Grassroots Movement