“I—who have ‘gone the gamut’ from an almost angry rejection of my dark skin by some of my brainwashed brothers and sisters to a surprised queenhood in the new Black sun—am qualified to enter at least the kindergarten of...
In the United States, African-Americans are more likely to live in poverty than any other ethnic group. But despite the country’s institutional racism, a Black elite has found success, thanks to a combination of...
According to the Vanguard Newspaper in Nigeria, Internally displaced person camps in Borno State, Nigeria, are centers accommodating Nigerians who had been forced to flee their homes but remain within the...
Dear SiStar Yaba Blay, Inhale, exhale. That felt good; I needed that! We all did! Thank you for being authentic, demonstrating African integrity and Black self respect for the audience and those within your sphere...
This award-winning documentary from Ivory Coast follows a group of young men who undergo an ancient coming-of-age ceremony in a remote West African forest. Their spiritual tutor is struggling to preserve the tradition...
You and I were never properly introduced, at least not in the ways of my ancestral Mothers who walked in knowing sacred science. From day one our acquaintance was tainted by “the curse” I inherited being born of you...
It’s the hottest day of the summer. You can do nothing, you can do something, or you can… VIEW THE RIGHT THING Blafrokan presents, “View The Right Thing” A series of classic, contemporary and independent...
Erik Killmonger, tragic villain or hero gone rogue? Black Panther, lost revolutionary or hero? “Black Panther” speaks to our global African reality and fantasies of possibility: Wakanda. The diversity and...
Current Food Culture:How many family members and friends do we know living a reduced quality of life? They pass over the theme park vacation because it’s too much walking, experience shortness of breath from light...
HOUSTON – What if nearly every movie you’ve seen portraying continental Africans is a gross misrepresentation of the truth? While we’re all too familiar with Hollywood’s negative western propaganda and stereotypes...