Category Archives: Africa
Just in Case You Don’t Already Know The Truth…
Here are two eargasms for you!! Enjoy! I play these on repeat when I need to tap into the magnificence of living on the same Earth as these Masters!! Yaaaaaaaasssss!!!!! Walk beautifully! Toni
Posted in Africa, African-American
Tagged Bobby Hutcherson, Jazz, Kamasi Washington, music, musician
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Nnedi Okorafor’s “Mother in Invention” and the Power of Woman
*Illustration by Shyama Golden I have recently found two short stories that brought back some hard memories. They were both cathartic, gifting me with the ability to remember and, with a renewed conviction, reject the stories that I was told … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, artwork, black women, culture, literature, posters, review, Speculative Fiction, Writer
Tagged Mother of Invention, Nnedi Okorafor, review, short story, Winds of Harmattan
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ADIFF’s A Taste of Our Land and the New Colonization of Africa
I’m not a fan of Hillary Clinton or her husband. I know too much about the harm they’ve repeatedly brought to Haiti. But even the Devil tells the truth sometimes. Several years ago, in 2011, then U.S. Secretary of State … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, African-American, Afro-Caribbean, artwork, film, review
Tagged A Taste of Our Land, Africa, Chinese, film, NYADIFF, review
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Celebrating the Remarkable Life of Esther “Essie” Nakajjigo
It strikes me as truly tragic when someone who is doing extraordinary things in the world only becomes widely known when something tragic happens. One such tragedy is that of Esther “Essie” Nakajjigo, a young, beautiful Ugandan woman. The youth … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, African-American, black women, culture
Tagged Esther "Essie" Nakajjigo, girl's activist, Uganda, women's activist
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Iyore (I Return)
I mentioned a few weeks ago that I’ve been thinking a lot about Death lately (I capitalize the word to show him the respect and reverence that he deserves). Again, I haven’t been reflecting on Death in a macabre sense, … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, African-American, Afro-Caribbean, black women, culture, film, health, mission
Tagged artist, black woman, black woman artist, Imuetinyan Ugiagbe, poetry
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Review of Ayobami Adebayo’s Stay With Me
Ayobami Adebayo’s Stay With Me (2017) has gotten lots of positive press. It was a New York Times Notable Book, The New York Times’ Critics’ Top Books of the Year, was named a Best Book of the Year by the San Francisco Chronicle, National Public … Continue reading
The Revolution Continues: Alligator Woods Now
In naming this blog Alligator Woods way back in 2009 I sought to uplift and share the revolutionary spirit that was alive in the enslaved men and women who declared liberty or death that fateful night in August 1791 in … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, African-American, Afro-Caribbean, culture, Haiti, history, literature
Tagged african diaspora, African-American, Haitian Revolution
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A Gentle Reminder to be Gentle with Yourself
I received this in my inbox a few weeks ago, but thought it would be a good message to share now. Prince Ea is a gifted filmmaker, speaker, creator! Learn more about this amazing person and his work here! For … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, African-American, Afro-Caribbean, culture, environment, film, health, nature
Tagged Karma Tube, Perfection, Prince Ea
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The Gift of Rwanda
A long-time-in-coming meandering from Africa–one to inspire! Please join me in rejoicing in Rwanda’s vision and the hope that the people’s vision will spread far and wide… Rwanda is working on a “green city,” in Kigali city. The plan is to have … Continue reading
Review of Lesley Nneka Arimah’s What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky
I first learned of Lesley Nneka Arimah’s collection of short stories, What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky (2017) from Levar Burton’s brilliant podcast, Levar Burton Reads. I loved that even though the story that he read—the … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, African-American, culture, literature, review, Speculative Fiction, Writer
Tagged black and brown feminism, black feminism, black women, black women writers, Lesley Nnekah Arimah, levar burton, levar burton reads, science fiction, Speculative Fiction, what it means when a man falls from the sky, writers
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Alligator Woods 