Posted on 09 July 2010. Tags: Arts, Black routes, Media, Music, dance

Eleven artists have now been selected for the first round of this annual programme from a long-list of 40 nominated by members of the Black Routes network, alongside producers, promoters, DJs and other industry professionals. This July, the group will undertake an intensive week of training in the beautiful and inspirational surroundings of Dartington Arts ...
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Posted on 10 March 2009. Tags: Africa, Africa, Africans, America, Americas, Art, Arts, Black, Blacks, Books, Caribbean, Caribbeans, Egypt, Health, History, Science, herbs, medicine, society

AFRICAN MEDICINE
The E-Book
This holistic health guide is the first book ever to disclose the closely guarded healing secrets of Yoruba priests. It covers the history, methods, and healing treatments of a 10,000 year old West African Tradition.
This amazing book consolidates African Spiritual Science and holistic healing into something comprehensive and usable everyday to help one ...
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Posted on 10 March 2009. Tags: Arts, Black, Black actors, Blaxploitation, DVD, Movies, film

SHERMAN OAKS, Calif., Dec 03, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) Brand-New Online Destination for African-Americans Launches As Holiday Shopping Season Begins Codeblack Interactive today unveiled the world's largest online destination devoted exclusively to African-American movies, books and video on-demand with the launch of www.codeblack.com. The announcement was made by ...
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Posted on 08 March 2009. Tags: African American, Arts, Black, Poems, Poet, Poetry, Saul Williams

From now on I'm going to post a Poem on a Sunday night. Something i think is good, and might have meaning for you. Please leave your comments.
Kicking us off tonight is
Def Poetry Jam - Saul Williams (Coded Language)
(This Post uses an embedded Youtube video. If you cannot see the video, you may need to ...
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Posted on 07 March 2009. Tags: Africa, African American, Africans, America, American, Americas, Art, Artists, Arts, Black, Blacks, Drawing, History, Sport, coons, segregation, stories

During the segregated years of the 1900 through 1960s America, the Black Press offered comic strips that featured African American heroes & heroines in a wide variety of life situations. These characters were not confined to gritty 'inner-city' stories, poor 'ghetto' life or as one dimensional comic relief as today .
Just as the 'mainstream' carried ...
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Posted on 06 March 2009. Tags: African American, Arts, Education, English, Literature, Poetry

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nktBsI0PYPs
This link was shared with me by a Friend on Facebook. I share it with you all now.
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Posted on 28 February 2009. Tags: African American, Alabama, Art, Arts, News, Science, University


TUSCALOOSA, Alabama. After more than two years of courtship, Paul R. Jones donated his vast collection of African-American art to the University of Alabama…
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Posted on 28 February 2009. Tags: Africa, African American, Africans, American, Arts, History, Poet, Poetry


African American poetry developed in a straight, if sometimes discontinuous, line from Phillis Wheatley…..
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