My perception was greatly challenged on my recent trip to South Africa. For instance, when looking around the township of Orange Farm, I saw what many in the United State and the West would call poverty and devastation. However, when I looked closely I...
Topics: Africa, African National Congress, Gauteng Province, Infrastructure, Joburg, Johannesburg, Love, Photography

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Toussaint Louverture Originally uploaded by hamdane Fantastic artist! Go to this link to see the rest. Happy Friday! Morphological Confetti is a celebration of African American History, literature, and culture..

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We made the front page? Wait. We always make the front page when it comes to crime, mayhem, and death. Conservative:   Oh yeah buddy…what about Obama? Response:  First of all, his proper title is President Obama, and being a president of...
Topics: African Diaspora, Haiti, Haitian Independence, Headlines, Natural Disasters, News, tragedy

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Finally, I had a chance to go to South Africa. I declared during the entire year of 2009, and God made a way for me to visit. It was a nice visit, but I wasn't the typical tourist. In other words, I didn’t stay in one of the “finest” hotels in..
Topics: Braai, Festive, Gauteng Province, Mzansi, Southern Africa, Township Jive

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"Liquid Lunch" is a blues-inspired debut collection of poetry by Stephen Bess. Successfully sprinkling dialect of Black Americans, Bess covers topics such as spirituality, human relations, traditions, and how our lives intertwine with music....
Topics: Blues Poetry, Bougie Black Boy, Dialect, Folklore, Liquid Lunch, Poetry, Stephen Earley Jordan, Writing

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