The world is clearly in changing times, the wind of change is here whether anyone wants to recognize it or not. It is here with more to come at such a fast speed from an intense slow burn that…
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From Shoe Shine Boy To President of Economic Powerhouse: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
BLACK AMERICA STATE OF EMERGENCY: Why Isn’t Our Education President Speaking Up For Kelly Williams Bolar
By now everyone who has any access to technology via Twitter,Facebook or Blogs should know about Kelly Williams Bolar-The Ohio mom who was put in jail for sending her child to a better school outside her district. Yes she…
more »Tunisia & Egypt: Africa’s Game Changer:Why Black Africa Needs To Pay Attention!
All I can say is Yes, Yes, Yes maybe change will finally come to Africa. While I am far from someone who condones violence of any kind & would rather fall on the side of peaceful negotiations as apposed to…
more »Sun Dancing In Honor of Angela Davis’s Birthday & Other Black Women Warriors!
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…
more »The Sundance Chronicles: What is A Black Film & Is The Black Label Necessary
As more Black films & Black filmmakers converge at Sundance more than ever in a new initiative via Ava Duvernay’s African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement’s efforts for greater focus on the writing, producing, directing & distribution of Black Films,…
more »Global Fusion Playlist: Sade – Feel No Pain
Sade’s “Feel no pain” seems so prophetic in these times when there just seems to be never ending suffering all over the world, in a type of survival of the fittest that pits “the haves” against “the…
more »Global Hypocrisy in Foreign Relations:The Battle Between The Have’s & The Have Nots- What’s good 4 China Is Not Good for The Rest of The Sovereign Nations of The World
A statement by President Obama during his recent meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao proved the hypocrisy of this world we live in where even well intentioned & so called good people allow & pursue an agenda that continuously pits…
more »Global Fusion Playlist: Future Africa: Ones To Check For: Gamu Nhengu, Kobi Onyame,Tawiah, Asa & Black Coffee
It seems everyday I am introduced to great young new global African artists who are bringing the world a new universal sound of Africa. The new sound of Africa is rock, the new sound of Africa is funk, the new…
more »Blackimation: Adamu Waziri,Lebron James & Reginald Hudlin Taking Black Animation Beyond The Boondocks
Yesterday was a good day because with the world seeming to be falling apart at the seams with the hardest hit being nations & cities with majority Black populations, we can all use some positivity in our global African image.…
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…
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