Category Archives: African-American
Now What?: Beyond Juneteenth
Saturday was Juneteenth, the 156th anniversary of Union soldiers making their way to Galveston, Texas and Major General Gordon Granger informing thousands of enslaved people that they were finally freed from their bondage. Two and a half years earlier, on … Continue reading
Posted in African-American, culture, history, reparations, slavery
Tagged angel kyodo williams, Juneteenth, opinion, Tuere Sala
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And Still We Rise!: Amanda Gorman and the People’s Inauguration
Amanda Gorman, National Youth Poet Laureate, read her “The Hill We Climb” at the inauguration of the 46th President of the United States, Dr. Joseph Biden, Wednesday, January 20, 2021 Now 22-years-old, West LA raised Gorman was named Youth Poet … Continue reading
I’m Calling It! Person of the Year: Ms. Stacey Abrams!!
We’ve had a heck of a year—the dying dinosaur continues to roar. But civilization, true civilization, forges ahead. And Black women are leading the way. Case in point: Ms. Stacey Abrams, a beacon of a civil democratic society in which … Continue reading
Posted in African-American, black women, culture, film, history
Tagged Ella Fitzgerald, Fair Fight, Georgia, Person of the Year, Stacey Abrams
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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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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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We Are the Earth Body
While taking a walk in my favorite park a few days ago I listened to the ecophilosopher, activist, and Buddhist scholar Joanna Macy being interviewed by Tammy Simon on Sounds True podcast. Of the many gems that Macy dropped, one that … Continue reading
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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Young, Gifted, Black: Destinies Fulfilled
I don’t know about you, but with everything going on, especially these past few months, I’ve been thinking about death…a lot. Not really in a morbid sense, but rather, as a way of reflecting on the importance of living well … Continue reading
Posted in African-American, black women, film, literature, review, Writer
Tagged Chadwick Boseman, Lorraine Hansberry, Young Gifted and Black
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Black Woman Magic
Black girl magic is real. Black woman magic is real. It’s in Nina Simone singing “Blues for Mama” in the way that only she could. It’s in Harriet Tubman, who, though illiterate in the white man’s language (because he made … Continue reading
Posted in African-American, black women, culture, film, review, Speculative Fiction, Writer
Tagged Fast Color, film, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Lorraine Toussaint, Nina Simone, review, Saniyya Sidney
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