GLOBAL CONNECTIONS

Are African-American Investors Missing the Boat On the New Global Scramble for Africa?

Are African-American Investors Missing the Boat On the New Global Scramble for Africa?

Imagine a Magic Johnson Theater in Nigeria,Ghana or South Africa, the nations leading the boom in the African film industry? Imagine going to a news stand in Africa & seeing African editions of Essence, The Source,

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A Global Call To New Generation Africa: If This Country Burns, We Burn With It – Kuweni Serious

A Global Call To New Generation Africa: If This Country Burns, We Burn With It – Kuweni Serious

Africa is the Future That Africans Must Fight For!
There’s a difference between the one who rents a house  & the one who owns a house. The one who rents a house doesn’t care if  the walls

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Who Is Your Person Of The Year? Did Africa Have Any Good Influence in the World in 2010?

Who Is Your Person Of The Year? Did Africa Have Any Good Influence in the World in 2010?

At the end of each year magazines & media outlets like People, Time , Barbara Walters etc. name their list of most influential people of the year or person of the year. Many of us may or may not agree…

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Africans On The Rise: Wangari Maathai-Kenya’s Nobel Peace Prize Winner & Mother Nature’s Warrior!

Africans On The Rise: Wangari Maathai-Kenya’s Nobel Peace Prize Winner & Mother Nature’s Warrior!

When you feed a women’s mind, heart & soul, you create a reflection of the greatest love of all one can experience in building lives, nations & the future! As The environment gets back to the forefront of global topics…

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Made In Africa: Protecting The African Textile Industry!

Made In Africa: Protecting The African Textile Industry!

As Nigeria, Africa’s richest & most populous nation embarks on its 50th Anniversary of Independence on October 1st , Nigerians & the rest of Africa should stand up to their governments that have allowed foreign investment…

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Ode to Black History Month-How one night accumulated into bringing black history full circle:Global Colonial Mentality -How Far Have We Come?

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…

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Africa/Africans are on a global rise!

Africa/Africans are on a global rise!

This was a great weekend for Africa/Africans in New York with two Africans winning the New York marathon & making marathon history. Ethiopia’s former world and Olympic 10,000 meters champion Derartu Tulu won the women’s event through the city’s five…

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