“The photographs of Femi Bankole Osunla has introduced countless people to the beauty of Afro Beat as an art. His ability to capture performances and intimate moments of the maverick Fela Anikulapo Kuti during the golden age of Afro Beat,…
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Femi Bankole Osunla- Nigerian Photographer -The M.O.P & Fela’s Inside Man
Ebony Magazine: Keepers of Black History:1973 Special Issue
I was web surfing the other day & came across a full online version of a special issue of Ebony Magazine from 1973. What a beautiful throwback that is very relevant to life today as Americans & in…
more »January 17,2011- Celebrating Our Greatness-Muhammad Ali, Patrice Lumumba, Martin Luther King Jr., Michelle Obama
Today is a glorious day of remembrance in Global Black History, celebrating the lives of those who showed us how to live with our heads high as kings & queens. Today we celebrate drum majors that changed the world perspective…
more »BAMBOOZLED: The Art of Hypocrisy -A Spike Lee/ Kanye Joint
I must thank Shadow And Act & The New York Daily News for bringing the Spike Lee & Absolut protest by Brookly teens to my attention. From the first day I heard about Spike Lee selling out to…
Honoring & Taking Heed to the Words, Life & Stories of our Elders!
Being a Ghanaian, you are raised from birth to honor your elders & to seek their wisdom. Somewhere down the line of generations & forced & desired travels many of us have lost our way in seeking the wisdom of…
more »Haiti:Where is the Aid-The New Decade of Pan-Africanism-Rewriting Black History & Reclaiming Dignity through Economic Health & Viability
Billions have been raised so far in charitable donations for Haiti, but more & more Haitians are dying every day after surviving being buried alive in years of poverty & the rubble of the earthquake, having only their sheer will…
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BET Awards! A Sad Day in Black History!
The BET slogan or theme for the night of the awards was “Recognizing”- so I am recognizing that there were a lot of pitiful less than elevating moments in the honoring of Black music month & the passing of
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