Category Archives: artwork
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 Black Creative Genius: Lonnie Holley
Amongst everything that’s been happening lately–though, of not unconnected from what’s been happening for centuries: continued pressure for racial equality in this country, finally, a national recognition of Juneteenth, the commemoration of one of the worst cases of white aggression … Continue reading
Psychedelic Bee on a Psychedelic Flower
Psychedelic Bee on a Psychedelic Flower watercolor with handmade paper I’ve been spending a lot of time in nature thanks to this gorgeous weather that has finally made its way to the midwest–absolutely in love with the Earth!
Alligator Woods 