Kenya’s Power-Sharing Deal

Africa has embarked on a rough journey of power-sharing where election losers retain their seats while winners are prevailed upon to become premiers. This has been witnessed in Kenya and Zimbabwe. The Kenyan situation involved mediation by the highest diplomat Africa has ever produced, His Excellency Kofi Annan. For Zimbabwe, former South African [...]

Powell Endorsing Obama

On November 4, 2008, win or lose, Senator Barrack Obama will truly turn the pages of America’s social, cultural and political history.  The contemplation of the fact that Obama’s possible presidential victory through the American ballot box is potentially a few days away is humbling and joyful.
We go back to the historic dateline [...]

Americans Living Abroad are Voting

“That One,” pointing at Senator Obama, was how Senator McCain referred to Senator Obama during their second debate. Now tell me, if we are expected to be cordial and civil with gentlemanly demeanor to each other (especially members of US Senate; an exclusive club) what took over Senator McCain to refer [...]

Oct 5: Valentino Achak Deng at Netivot Shalom In Berkeley CaliforniaValentino Achak Deng, the hero of Dave Eggers’ book “What is the What”(national Book Award finalist from last year) will speak at Netivot Shalom, 10:30am. “What is the What” tells Deng’s life story, from his pre-war life in southern Sudan as a young boy, to his [...]

Playstation 2 component incites African war
Has the video game industry dug up its very own blood diamond?According to a report by activist site Toward Freedom, for the past decade the search for a rare metal necessary in the manufacturing of Sony’s Playstation 2 game console has fueled a brutal conflict in the Democratic Republic of [...]

African Diaspora film festival
 

ADFF’s mission is to present these films to diverse audiences, redesign the Black cinema experience, and strengthen the role of African and African descent directors in contemporary world cinema. In response to this mission, ADFF features the work of emerging and established filmmakers of color. Most important, ADFF distinguishes itself through its [...]

Alicia in Africa: Journey to the Motherland is the breathtaking story of a generation that refuses to give up.
The documentary chronicles a month-long trip by Alicia Keys to South Africa, Kenya and Uganda to visit communities affected by HIV and AIDs.

Here is Keys’ mission statement:
“Everyone who visits Africa is changed by the experience, but not [...]

Bamako the movie
Set in the courtyard of a mud walled house in Bamako, the capital city of Mali, the
Intimate personal story of an African couple on the verge of breaking up is told
alongside very public political proceedings. African civil society is taking action
against the World Bank and the IMF whom they directly blame for the [...]

The Story…
Filmed over three years, We Are Together tells the remarkable and moving story of a group of children who use music to overcome hardship and loss. It is the story of an orphanage, unlike one you’ve ever seen before, and of the drive of these remarkable young singers and their teachers to make it [...]