Irik Robinson Marimba Ani once said that culture is a people’s immune system. In the very simplest of terms culture then is a means of protection. It ensures and sustains the physical and mental health of a people which prevents sickness from invading and harming the collective body of a people. When we consider oppressed …
Melissa Obi There is tremendous power and opportunities that technology provides to communities – particularly historically disenfranchised minority communities. [row] [col span__sm=”12″] [row_inner] [col_inner span__sm=”12″] In this age of technology, “digital exclusion” means that disenfranchised communities, families, and individuals are left farther behind without access to online resources for education, communication and a gateway to …
Akil Parker It is of great importance to honor our revolutionary heroes that were committed to the revolutionary struggle for African independence and humanity. Birthdays are an excellent opportunity to partake in this practice. This is beneficial in teaching our youth about these individuals, the collectives they were part of as well as the ideologies …
A Poem by Dwayne Wong Omowale Where did you go Mighty Marcus Where’s your dreams Where’s your hopes We watched in admiration When you were in your prime We cheered and joined up For the Black Star Line You gave us hope You gave us pride We flaunted our African identity And never tried to …
Mzolo Veja Veli I grew up under Apartheid South Africa, the White Supremacy System that kept Afrikans subjugated in every area of their lives. Under Apartheid everyone in South Africa was categorized under a particular race and every movement of their lives was monitored accordingly. Whites were at the top, followed by Indians, then Coloreds(mixed …
Melissa Obi The absorption of data has lent itself to commodification. Everything about you is for profit. Within a very short period of time, technological technocrats have developed new business models, shifted power relations and, in the end, created a new form of capitalism, “Surveillance Capitalism.” This is a new form of capitalism that also …
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OnTay Johnson In my last article, I talked about how during these times, while quarantined, we have an opportunity to start looking at alternative forms of education. Now, I want to look at a specific method of doing so. I have been looking at the creation and growth of online education and specifically, Khan Academy. …
Akil Parker Many of us in the Black community attended elementary schools where we received periodic grades of unsatisfactory, satisfactory, good or excellent. [row] [col span__sm=”12″] This is where much of our present-day confusion began. In these eurocentric neo-colonial schools we attended where the goal of most administrators, faculty and staff is to maintain the …
Mzolo Veja Veli Once again Afrikan governments are exposed for their illegitimacy and negligence. This time the agent of exposure is the Coronavirus. After millions of Afrikans lost their lives a few decades ago due to HIV and Ebola one would reasonably expect Afrikan governments to have taken steps towards protecting their citizens in the …
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