From Tedtalks, the artist Raghava KK insightful musings. With endearing honesty and vulnerability, Raghava KK tells the colorful tale of how art has taken his life to new places, and how life experiences in turn have driven his multiple reincarnations as an artist — from cartoonist to painter, media darling to social outcast, and son [...]
May 24, 2010
About time we pay 'omage to the laydees dem, kaa, a whole heap a talent a surface, for example; Queen Ifrica, Aruba Red, Ayo, Nneka, Eternia just fi mention a few, S-E-E-N [patios nah rite please forgive].
May 19, 2010
This is a short film on some of the atrocities that befall our world, especially the children, we have heard and seen. A thought provoking piece directed and edited by the brother Evan Mark does put things into some kind of perspective with the imagery, facts and figures on Child - slavery, slaves, and labour. [...]
May 6, 2010
A thought provoking and fine old poem by the brother poet and writer - Kojo Baffoe.
May 2, 2010
A worth it 20 minute intriquing look at creativity and education by Sir Ken Robinson. Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity. [TedTalksDirector] A few pointers maybe? Have a butcher’s and let it be known. Sir Ken Robinson – Do schools [...]
April 29, 2010
Ladies and gentlemen we have heard along the way the seasoned and veteran poet Benjamin Zephaniah over the years with his insight into societal ills and making change. Here is a fine depiction and reflective poem titled “We Refugees” from Wicked World published in 2000 – a welcoming to the wild and wicked words of [...]
April 25, 2010
A short film on the fight to keep a public space and park in Miyashita, Japan. Have a butcher’s and it be known. Having documented the ongoing struggles of the homeless inhabitants of Tokyo’s Miyashita Park, “Our Park” is a short documentary that takes a further in-depth look into public space. The selling and subsequent [...]
April 20, 2010
We sure will make our tribute to the legendary and pioneer Guru of Gangstarr and authentic hip hop, Pharoahe Monch wrote this reflective piece on his blog and thought....
March 30, 2010
Like Coach John Wooden and Howard Zinn at times we touch and delve into territory that hopefully makes one reflect and take stock [don't have to agree with everything]. In this continuum is an Egyptian feminist, activist and physician, Dr. Nawal El Saadawi a prolific writer, founder and president of The Arab Womens Solidarity Association, also [...]
March 26, 2010
An excerpt from a brother’s Quanstar [emcee, a publicist, a movie producer, an author and a visionary] indie hip hop 101 series, an insight into the journey of the independent artist, some inspires for people with quality untapped talent/gift trying to breakthrough and on the other hand regulars can take a few pointers as the [...]
March 25, 2010
First came across UK brother and emcee Black The Ripper on a track one can’t remember the title, but I do recall this line “Life is shorter than Gary Coleman“. I believe a brother, like Lowkey, Mystro, Ty and a few others is stating his piece of mind on current events affecting society and rightly [...]
March 20, 2010
From Congo with Love is a free photography exhibition held by Oxfam at National Theatre of life of a Congolese family. The images focus on the love and solidarity found in the midst of one of the world’s worst conflict zones. There are images and stories exploring romantic love, love lost, mother’s love and the [...]
March 8, 2010
This is a poignant 25 minute short film entitled “A War For Your Soul“, by a brother & filmmaker Reginald Bullock that carries themes that are universal, relevant not only to the USA but worldwide as we have this problem in spades in certain countries and vast in others with regards to violence amongst the youth. [...]
March 6, 2010
Free from another in one shape or form each and every additional year of this freedom journey is worth a celebration by a people. This is the road/path the democratically elected Republic of Ghana is driving on, made independent on the 6th March, 1957 from the colonial master Britain, led by the Ghanaian and African [...]
March 3, 2010
"Strangers" is a silent short film shot by writer and director team Erez Tadmor & Guy Nattiv in 2007 [a favourite amongst the Interwebs click and building] with a poignant message I believe of "tolerance", a better snippet and gist of the storyline:
July 9, 2010