The Beautyful Ones…

The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born, Ayi Kwei Armah’s debut novel (published in 1968), owes its title to the misspelled inscription on a bus in Ghana where the story is set. It opens during the final months in… Read More

“NaKumbuka Day” ~ 11:11. Re-Membering the MA’ATrix

‘Nakumbuka‘ means ‘I remember’ in Kiswahili. Nov. 11th has been recognized as “Nakumbuka Day” by the Pan-African Association of America since 1994 when the first ceremony was held at San Diego State University in California. It was set aside as… Read More

Sheba’s Tribulation

Sheba – aka “Saba… Bilquis… Makeda… Shulamite… Queen of the South… & Queen of Heaven” – is a legendary and consequential African figure in Judeo-Christian, Islamic and Ethiopic texts which, along with cinematic portrayals of Sheba, have been… Read More