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Remembering Malcolm X
Forty Seven years ago today, Malcolm X was assassinated. Activist, Journalist and Durham resident Lamont Lilly reflects on Malcolm’s enduring legacy in this piece, entitled: We are Malcolm X - This in...
View Article9th Wonder & Mark Anthony Neal Shine
It’s a blessing when two of your heroes are also your colleagues. Check out this CBS piece on Grammy-winner 9th Wonder and Duke Professor Mark Anthony Neal. I’m so proud of what these two have...
View ArticleAFRICA RISING: THE GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT TO END FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION
Self determination, grassroots activism & women’s empowerment = a beautiful thing. Check out this amazing documentary entitled AFRICA RISING. It premiers tonight on the Africa Channel. Read more...
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Rio + 20
I have spent the last week performing and speaking in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I was invited by the United Nations Foundation to present at Rio+Social, a forum where activists, politicians, moguls and...
View ArticlePUMZI - Netflix reccomendation
I got rid of cable a few months ago and I’m not looking back. These days if I want to watch something interesting, I turn to Netflix or Hulu. The problem is: the selection on both of these sites is...
View ArticleGO SLEEP SOMEWHERE ELSE!
Thank you KJ DELL’ANTONIA of New York Times’ Motherlode blog for originally posting this article about the throes of parenting. Anyone with small kids is going to feel me on this one! GO SLEEP...
View ArticleMaking Beats in Congo
There’s a lot going on in the Democratic Republic of Congo right now. The eastern city of Goma was recently overthrown by a rebel insurgency - the latest episode of a conflict mineral fueled beef,...
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The Clothesline Muse
Please support these beautiful sisters: Grammy nominee Nnenna Freelon, choreographer Kariamu Welsh and visual arts activist Maya Freelon Asante. They are collaborating on an amazing inter-generational...
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M23 pulls out of Goma. Phew.
Yesterday I spoke with several of my students from a Congo-based cultural center in Goma called Yole!Africa. I skyped with them during the launch of Yole!Africa USA - the American based non-profit wing...
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