Chaud: Harriet Tubman Barbie
I found this on Kiss My Black Ads this morning and I’m in love. Black Moses Barbie, a must have for your collection.
Sugarcane Recommends: Thorton Dial : Hard Truths at the Indianapolis Museum of Art
Hard Truths: The Art of Thornton Dial highlights the artist’s significant contribution to the field of American art and shows how Dial’s work speaks to the most pressing issues of our time—including the war in Iraq, 9/11, and social issues like racism and homelessness.
Sankofa Moment: Kirikou et la Sorciere
As a mom to two beautiful young girls, I have a charge to make sure that they see the beauty in being children of Africa.
Sugarcane Recommends : Artistic Voices of the Diaspora
Entertainer-activist Harry Belafonte will be featured at “Artistic Voices of the Diaspora,” a panel kicking off the 18th New York African Film Festival at the Museum of Arts and Design on Saturday, April 2.
Bocas Literary Fest Announces Programme
The Bocas Lit Fest is the first Trinidad and Tobago Literary Festival: an annual celebration of books, writers, and writing, with a Caribbean focus and international scope.
Remembering Loleatta Holloway
Chicago Native and accalimed singer Loleata Holloway passed from a recent illness . She got her start singing Gospel music in Chicago churches.
Nelson Mandela’s 46664 Organization Creates Fashion Line
The South Africa-based 46664 organization has announced a licensing agreement with Cape Town-based Seardel Investment Corporation Limited that will see the launch of a 46664 global apparel brand in the second half of 2011.
Musica: Tseugue Maryam Guebrou
I came across this from the blog A Bombastic Element a few days ago. Tsegue Maryam Guebrou is an Ethiopian Nun living in exile in Israel.
18th Annual New York African Film Festival Features Exciting Films
The Film Society of Lincoln Center (FSLC) and African Film Festival, Inc. (AFF) will present the 18th New York African Film Festival (NYAFF) in celebration of the United Nations International Year of Peoples of African Descent, which serves as the festival’s guiding theme.
Musica: Cape Verde’s Lura
Cape Verde has a reputation for having some of the best vocalists in the world such as the great Cesaria Evora.