A Nigerian filmmaker living in America for the past ten years searches out spaces that connect him to his African roots. He finds Aunty Kiki, a business-minded Ghanaian woman, and Uncle Jim, an American man who is...
In the United States the attacks against “wokeness” in public discourse and education is relentless. Essentially there is a ban on truth! Republican policymakers are accelerating their offensive attacks to insure...
An African family, lost in America, travels to a Louisiana church to find a cure for its problem child. View Tha RIGHT Thing™ Blafrokan Reflections: Was she actually a problem child or was there another problem being...
What does it mean to be African? What does it mean to be Black? The personal experiences and perspectives of first generation Africans from French speaking nations candidly speak on their experiences in the United...
In August 1999 Ena Yaa and Mwalimu Baruti began homeschooling their daughter because there was not an Afrikan centered high school in their area. Little did they know that this would be the beginning of Akoben...
Title summaries, excerpts, and quotes provided by authors or publisher. Afrikan Martial Arts: Discovering the Warrior Within By Balogun O. Abeegunde For the first time ever, a book has been written that reveals the...
What if you could double your income within a year? It appears the collective consciousness of Black/African Americans is shifting towards “getting the bag,” via business ownership and economic empowerment, but how do...
Updated March 12, 2019 – Film added to list. Who doesn’t draw inspiration from the “underdog” whose grit is tested on a tumultuous journey scaling a treacherous cliff toward entrepreneurial success...
There are five major African initiation rites which are fundamental to human growth and development. These rites were originally established by African ancestors while they were living in order to link the individual...
Having big dreams and aspirations that differentiate you from the rest of the world is a challenge within itself. Being faced with adversities and setbacks along the way can cause a realm of discouragement and can often...
Remember seeing the map of Africa and Egypt was not there? Neither do we, however removing Egypt from Africa and its Black history is just one example of what museums typically do in the west. Your next museum visit...
To be a person who chooses to live by the validation of their own experience rather than conform to the reality that someone else has imposed on them is an act of bravery. – LaWanda Thomas Initially, we know only...
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...
Rapper Slim Thug’s recent comments on Houston local radio show, 97.9 The Box landed him in the hot seat after he challenged musical artist Ciara’s motivations for marrying husband and NFL quarterback Russell Wilson. “Do...