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It has been 14 years since the passing of Biggie Smalls. I can well remember where I was in Africa when the news arrived. Unfortunately, we did not have the privilege of hearing or watch this on the news, neither did some of us have the internet. A phone call from a freind or family […]

My father at an early age told me, “Women are queens and should be treated as such. They provoke when you are at peace but allow them because they will eventually calm down and crawl in your arms.” There is a lot of disrespect towards women today. Words like ‘bitch,’ ‘whore’ and ‘pussy’ are becoming acceptable […]

“Far from the glamorous Sasha Fierce, the beauty posed for the magazine with amazing fashion designers clothes, but also in a dress created by her mother. A return to her African roots, as you can see on the picture, on which her face was voluntarily darkened.” A statement releaseed by L’OFFICIEL Decoding the controversy around Beyonces photo […]

“God and Nature first made us what we are, and then out of our own created genius we make ourselves what we want to be. Follow always that great law. Let the sky and God be our limit and Eternity our measurement.” ~ Marcus Garvey

Akon and his Kon Live Touring Inc., is suing American Talent Agency for unpaid touring fees exceeding $750,000, trademark infringement, breach of contract and unjust enrichment. According to Akon, their relationship with ATA was brought to an end in September 2010, due to unapproved bookings and earned performance fees. In ATA’s defense, goals and agreements were […]

“It is unconscionable that the NAACP would sully its brand, squander its legacy, and take such a stand contrary to the aspirations and dreams of the mainstream of the African-American community,” Reverend Delman Coates of Mt. Ennon Baptist Church told the San Jose-Mercury Sun in regards to NAACP’s choice of rappers for tonight’s March 4th,2011, […]