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BET AWARDS 2011: Bringing Back American Soul Music & Missing the Boat on Truly Representing Global Blackness

BET AWARDS 2011: Bringing Back American Soul Music & Missing the Boat on Truly Representing Global Blackness

As much as most people love to hate on BET or we, Black folks worldwide seem to have a love/hate realtionship with ourselves & those who we pay & are sanctioned to represent us in the world ; I…

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From Disney To Harvard : Smart Black Girls Rock!

From Disney To Harvard : Smart Black Girls Rock!

Hearing the horror of the rape statistics of young girls & women in the Congo & the deafening cries of how high unemployment & deplorable school systems are affecting the mental state of young Black children in

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Arise Magazine Presents:Arise Magazine Fashion Week & AFRICA’S CHANGE MAKERS: GHANA

There is no denying that Arise Magazine has stepped up the game & set the bar high for African publications looking to target global Africans by showcasing our global lifestyle & greatness. Although I have criticized it in the

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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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Global Fusion Playlist:2011 Global Hip-Hop Game Changers:Shadia Mansour,Naeto C, Baloji, JJC, M3NSA,

Global Fusion Playlist:2011 Global Hip-Hop Game Changers:Shadia Mansour,Naeto C, Baloji, JJC, M3NSA,

As Atlantic Records launches its “game changers” video featuring Janelle Monae, Estelle, B.O.B & Lupe Fiasco, global hip-hop is taking over with its own game changers who maybe under your radar, but are quickly taking over the hip-hop game

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Ghana’s Black Stars & Nigeria’s Super Eagles: From The World Cup To The Super Bowl

Ghana’s Black Stars & Nigeria’s Super Eagles: From The World Cup To The Super Bowl

By now most Americans are preparing for the national pastime football championship of the Super Bowl that is equivalent to the world’s national past time football championship of the World Cup. This past summer the world got to know Ghana’s

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From Shoe Shine Boy To President of Economic Powerhouse: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

From Shoe Shine Boy To President of Economic Powerhouse: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

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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Global Fusion Playlist: Future Africa: Ones To Check For: Gamu Nhengu, Kobi Onyame,Tawiah, Asa & Black Coffee

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…

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Blackimation: Adamu Waziri,Lebron James & Reginald Hudlin Taking Black Animation Beyond The Boondocks

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.…

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Stop The Sale of Stolen 16th Century Benin Mask @ Sotheby’s

Stop The Sale of Stolen 16th Century Benin Mask @ Sotheby’s

This petition page has been set up in an effort to put a stop to the auction of a 16th century Benin mask stolen during the invasion of the Benin people by the British. It recently resurfaced after going missing…

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