Blafrokan Curated
Akachineke AzubuikeIt’s Tuesday and the fight is still on but the victory is Ours! Some say the war has lasted 400 years and counting, while others claim more than 4000 years depending on where you set the clock in Our story’s survival to...
Pause in the Middle of Racial Battle Fatigue
There has been some heavy innerG these last several days or even weeks, at least for me. From the Derick Chauvin trial in the murder of George Floyd, the ever frequent vile mass shootings by maligned cowards, to the...
View The Right Thing: Houston’s First Africana Cinema Series
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...
BLAFROKANThe Five Major African Initiation Rites And Why We Must Return To Them
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...
Manu AmpimRed Lentil And Sweet Potato Coconut Curry Stew
Looking for a one-pot meal you can serve with greens over rice, or perhaps eat with injera? This meal is worth making and it serves up to 8. If that’s too much you can freeze some of it for a future leftover meal...
Liberation Prayer
1. PRAYER OF LIBERATION: For anyone whom I have knowingly or unknowingly hurt in my lifetime. I sincerely pray for all the individuals whom I have knowingly or unknowingly hurt in my life. I ask that the content and...
Do You Want To Be Well
Do You Want To Be Well By Darla Broden I thought I was well Believed I was normal Seemed liked everybody had a little something or other So I was within the parameters of well Would refuse to be called sick Yet...
Darla BrodenView The Right Thing: June 15th Screening
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...
An Afrikan Warrior’s Reading List
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...
Mwalimu K. Bomani BarutiAspiring Broadway Actor Cordara Newson Drops Insight On Perseverance
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...
Shahri Imara Ushindi BusaraTo Educate A People: Thoughts From The Center
this book investigates the Afrikan Way of learning by looking to our untainted tradition to ascertain the reason, method and vision of Afrikan education Warriors need to know how to think about building and maintaining...
From Slave Food To Soul Enriching Food
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...
We Will Stand Our Ground
Well I’m not gonna take the time when you come down there in Pine Bluff and tell me that (what are you doing here) But you can be assured I’ll have my dog on gun there, and I’ll feel threatened and I wonder whether I...
Pan Africa Food Festival
HOUSTON – From Angola, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, to the Bahamas, St. Lucia, Louisiana, and Texas there was something there for everyone. The options ranged from jollof rice, BBQ...
West African Film Festival
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...
Reality Check: Black Men & Depression
Black Ink Chicago may be a TV show, however things got real on lasts night’s episode with cast member Phor who viewers may be shocked to find out is battling deep depression. Usually the show is filled with organized...
5 Wealth Building Books You Can’t Afford Not To Read
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...
AKOBEN INSTITUTE Celebrates 20 Academic Years!
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...