Let's delve into another complex discussion within the African Diaspora. Africans selling their own people, us --- into slavery. And do African Americans, Afro-Caribbeans, any of the modern day descendants of enslaved Africans in the Americas, have the right to hold modern day Africans accountable? I’ve seen this sentiment bubbling over on Twitter and certain corners of YouTube, typically used to defend xenophobic sentiments African Americans are pushing against African immigrants in America. It is worth interrogating this sentiment. First, because the reaction to this video derailed so quickly as people were upset that I called out African Americans for
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The Black people travel movement has definitely picked up stem in the past few years. It’s beautiful to see Black
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire Killing the Black Body
My birthday was last weekend, March 25th, so I apologize for the supreme tardiness of this reviews. I'm putting together
Finally getting around to talking in full, about my trip last year to Ghana, where I spent roughly seven weeks
Beyonce Giselle Knowles Carter is damn genius. You don’t have to be a stan or a member of the hive to understand. But let us walk through some historical context so you can under and over stand what Matthew and Tina have blessed us with. That definitely includes Solange too…because in an era of the 21st century where Black bodies continue to experience so much damn trauma. This Black ass joy the Knowles women heighten is just everything for so many layered reasons. Ethnomusicology, is the study of music from the cultural and social aspects of the people who make it. Basically
This article was originally published on TheRoot.com. At the time of publication there were a number of people offended by
Folks are tiring of the conversation around Nate Parker’s Birth of a Nation, a film that started out this year with
It has been about a year to the date when the internet was taken by storm when a young British
AncestryDNA is the third genealogy test that I've done, after previously doing 23AndMe and African Ancestry. This time around I asked
End of last year I spent two months in Accra, Ghana. No, I am not Ghanaian or identifiably West African though my family, like many other Blacks in America, is the descendant of West African slaves. I saw enough people in Accra that looked like cousins, uncles, and familiar friends to reaffirm the trans-Atlantic connection. But let's get on to the food. To be honest, I knew in going on this trip that food would be an issue. I've previously tried Nigerian food in Houston and I've eaten egusi both in restaurants and family homes. Not to start any kind
I've been in Ghana for going on three weeks, spending a week traveling through Togo and it's already been an amazing
We've been here before, too many times before with Raven-Symoné spewing ignorance that she thinks is witty humor. We all
Appropriation. The latest word every one wants to use, hurling it at one another with faux intellect. As soon as
You know #SundaySounds is only hear for you to have something to listen to at work on Monday. Well, that
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