As Black history & women’s history month come consecutively in February & March , I started thinking of the many global African shero warriors-the ones who are well known & the ones forgotten in the course of our history. As…
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Sun Dancing In Honor of Angela Davis’s Birthday & Other Black Women Warriors!
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…
more »Made In Africa: Taking Back Our Culture-Where The Fruit Meets Its Roots!
It seems that Africa in general & African designers in particular are finally realizing that culture vultureism has gotten out of control, to a point where we have blindly lost our culture by having it be defined & redefined from…
more »The African Film Industry & Nollywood-The Little Engine That Could:The Growing Billion $ African Film Industry
The African film industry led by Nollywood (Nigerian film Industry) is a multi million to billion dollar industry that has been slept on by most of the world, but has been kept alive & booming by…
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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?
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 on the Rise : By the People for the People
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…
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