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M23 pulls out of Goma. Phew. 5 Dec 2012 | 12:24 pm
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 win...
Untitled 5 Dec 2012 | 11:55 am
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 ...
Making Beats in Congo 5 Dec 2012 | 11:49 am
This summer, I traveled to Democratic Republic of Congo with my colleague Apple Juice Kid to build an electronic music production studio, called Beat Making Lab. After intensive weeks of instruction, ...
The Clothesline Muse 3 Dec 2012 | 01:03 pm
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...
Making Beats in Congo 5 Nov 2012 | 11:49 am
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, whi...
GO SLEEP SOMEWHERE ELSE! 30 Sep 2012 | 12:32 pm
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 SOMEWHE...
LeVar Burton on Black science fiction 11 Sep 2012 | 12:39 pm
I got to chat with one of my idols on CNN!!!
PUMZI - Netflix reccomendation 5 Aug 2012 | 12:07 pm
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 da...
Rio + 20 25 Jun 2012 | 11:55 am
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 ...
AFRICA RISING: THE GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT TO END FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION 12 Jun 2012 | 05:01 am
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 below...
