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Why 'Not Like Us' is More Than a Rap Beef

“You're not a rap artist, you a scam artist with the hopes of being accepted Tommy Hilfiger stood out, but FUBU never had been your...

The Voice from the South!

From 1983 through 1987, I lived at 1900 Third Street, NW, Washington, DC. This was in a circle named Anna Julia Cooper Circle, at the...

ELMINA FORT

Building at the castle commenced in 1482; by the Portuguese. Finished in 1486. First named São Jorge da Mina. used for gold and ivory...

October 16

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'Kente' as a symbol of Africa

People of African descent around the globe must begin to look at world events from a global lens. This is because our concerns—whether on t

JUNETEENTH: June 19, 1865

At the height of the Civil War, both the north and the South were essentially fighting to a draw. Neither side seemed on the verge of...

African Aesthetics

pleasing to the ears pleasant to the eyes sweet to the taste sensuous to the touch life-giving to inhale sacred to the inner self...

The Browning of America

‘America’ has always been multicultural. From the indigenous peoples, to the English, Africans, Chinese, and others, America’s colors...

In Spite of…

Thinking of Donald T. L. Byrd, EdD; December 9, 1932-February 4, 2013 In the many conversations I had with Dr. Donald Byrd since 1987,...

The Continuing Centeredness of Africa in Global Affairs

I have recently read two long pieces on Russia’s climb back to global power status. (Read them here and here) More interesting to how...