response re-evaluate retrospect

migrations compilation CD

2007-12-04T23:13:00.000+01:00

dialogue "MIGrations"Compilation CD Summer 2008 WORLD MUSIC Issue dialogue a journal for cultural literacy is working on organizing our second compilation CD that will be primarily focused on world music. Titled "MIGrations" this compilation will feature all genres of music by at least fifteen [15] artistes/musicians/groups. The cost of producing the CDs will be borne by dialogue

as a comet approaches

2007-11-25T13:54:00.000+01:00

Time changes not,but all things change in time.For time is the forcethat holds events separate,each in its own proper place.Time is not in motion,but you move through time as your consciousnessmoves from one event to another.

oh happi day

2007-11-21T19:35:00.000+01:00

Konbit pou liberasyon definitif

2007-11-18T11:53:00.000+01:00

General Jean Jacques DessalinesThe freedom the African warriors in Haiti fought and securedfor us on November 18, 1803 shall be preserved.Nou la. Nou pap bay legen...Commemorating the 203rd Anniversary of the Battle of Vertieres, thegreatest battle ever fought on this planet. It ended slavery in Haiti. Monument commemorating the Battle of Vertieres, the last major battle of the Haitian

Women's Rights Activist & pioneer becomes an ancestor

2007-11-17T12:25:00.000+01:00

Ancestor CLOTIL WALCOTTTRADE UNIONIST-PioneerAnti-Gender Discrimination ActivistFounder President- N.U.DE.National Union of Domestic EmployeesFormer Member of the Ship Builders & Ship Workers Allied UnionRepublic of Trinidad & TobagoBorn: 1924Crossed Over: November 2007Awarded the Humming Bird Medal Silver by the Government of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago in 1983 for her sterling efforts-

twenty bullets, a hair brush and mental illness galore

2007-11-15T16:45:00.000+01:00

Ms. Denise Owens, mother of the victim says: "He was artistic. He tried to express himself," describing Khiel's love of basketball and music and his hobbies: drawing and writing poetry and short stories. "He needed a little counselling."The victim is Trinidadian born 18 year old Khiel Coppin.Now demonised in the media, "he has trouble with the law before; an out patient at a psychiatric unit..

Patna village in Diego Martin, Trinidad celebrating Diwali

2007-11-11T20:17:00.000+01:00

2007-11-06T14:08:00.000+01:00

Millions of Hindus and others are celebrating the victory of LIGHT over Darkness as illustrated above by the lighted DEYA as the Hindu festival of DIVALI was recently celebrated.Among the main deities offered supplications are LAKSHMI :provider of wealth and protection to the family and home GANESH:Lord of Knowledge, remover of obstacles,embodiment of

as long as-now available in bookshops in UK

2007-11-04T20:30:00.000+01:00

AS LONG ASRoi KwabenaSelected new poetry by Caribbean Poet and writer Dr Roi Kwabena. Introduced by Lennox Raphael and Afterword by Dr Eric Doumerc. Includes selected translated poems in Hungarian, Swedish, Italian, Spanish, German,Turkish & Greek. 88 pages 6.14" x 9.21" perfect binding black and white interior ink full colour coverISBN: 978-1-4116-7410-3

TNT elections....ORANGE SKY

2007-11-03T22:58:00.000+01:00

Coronation of the Lion of YAHUDA

2007-10-28T21:57:00.000+01:00

KING OF KINGS LORD OF LORDS CONQUERING LION OFTHE TRIBE OF YAHUDA The 2nd November 1930 was the date of the auspicious Coronation of 38 year old Ethiopian Prince Ras Negas Tafari as Emperor of Ethiopia. Rastafarians and others across the diaspora celebrate this historic occasion that impacts till this day on the yearning of Afrikans internationally.Further, the words of His Imperial

Lucky Dube an Ancestor

2007-10-20T19:06:00.000+01:00

Ancestor Lucky Philip DubeBorn 3rd August 1964Crossed over 18th October 2007The acclaimed South African Reggae legend Lucky Dube has been shot dead in Jonesburg. According to his website, luckydubemusic.com, “Lucky was slain in an attempted hijacking in Rosettenville in Johannesburg last night, at approximately 8pm, whilst dropping off his children at a family members house. “Although Lucky

Ancestor Noble Drew ALI

2007-10-20T18:36:00.000+01:00

Moorish Science Temple of America Convention 15-20th October 1928under the direction of Ancestor NOBLE DREW ALIborn: 1886Crossed over: 1929

indigenous peoples celebrate heritage week

2007-10-18T07:05:00.000+01:00

Indigenous peoples of Trinidad & Tobagocelebrate their heritage...

respects to all my ancestors

2007-10-16T09:35:00.000+01:00

NanaBulukumay the ancestors be pleased

telling it as it is

2007-10-10T04:52:00.001+01:00

Spirit of El Che lives on

2007-10-06T07:20:00.000+01:00

Ancestor Dr. Ernesto “Che” Guevara Born:14th June 1928 Crossed over: 9th October 1967EL CHE IN CONGO-AFRIKA"Intimately tied to the concept of cadre is the capacity for sacrifice, for demonstrating through personal example the truths and watchwords of the revolution. The cadres, as political leaders, should gain the respect of the workers by their actions. It is absolutely imperative that

International Poetry Day 2007- dedication

2007-10-04T15:57:00.000+01:00

JUNCTURE1. orifice of cocker over millenniums convened cocker an' derwent, indigenous brigante, pristine scot-lands trailing danes, vikings an' saxons; confronted fortified murrish led romans near borders of fells, near crags an' lake fledging market town, here dwelled pondering

5th November 2007-PARODY

2007-10-01T23:28:00.000+01:00

so pure whenever i stop to take notice parody is easy to relish nevertheless another late train departs as i remain fastened to this bench on platform 6 wondering if the spiralling price of oil will affect living standards for the poor in my oil rich isles relatives complain they are unable to protect themselves any more a former prime minister proclaims time for each man

time to relieve this ailment!

2007-09-25T21:12:00.001+01:00

Urgent Need for treatment of this Ailment! Descendants of CHATTEL SLAVERY universally suffer POST TRAUMATIC SLAVERY DISORDER and have never been beneficiaries of appropriate remediation.In the absence of CULTURAL LITERACY, descendants of Chattel Slavery have had inaccurate psychosocial assessments as users of alien Mental Care systems. Clinicians persist in their ubiquitous application of

Black Achievers

2007-09-25T20:51:00.000+01:00

MAY THE ANCESTORS BE PLEASED

Ancestor Sankara's Legacy

2007-09-20T05:49:00.000+01:00

Ancestor Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara Born: 21st December 1949Crossed over: 15th October 1987President -Burkina Faso (1983-87)“He who does not love women, who does not respect women, who does not honor women, despised his own mother .Thus, he who despises women destroys the very place from which he is born…” Thomas SankaraMAY THE ANCESTORS BE PLEASED!

Djehuti

2007-09-13T02:51:00.000+01:00

Wisdom is power and power is wisdom,one with each other, perfecting the whole. Be you not proud, O man, in your wisdom.Discourse with the ignorant as well as the wise.If one comes to you full of knowledge,listen and heed, for wisdom is all. Keep you not silent when evil is spoken for Truthlike the sunlight shines above all.He who over-step the Law shall be punished,for only through Law comes the

Afrikan Global Prayer day 12th September 2007

2007-09-10T04:59:00.000+01:00

AFRICAN / BLACK GLOBALPRAYER & MEDITATION DAY September 12, 2007,24hrs every hour on the houror as long as you please Black people are at the bottom of the barrel everywhere & face the same issues, some worst than others. As Africans, our Countries rank the poorest in the world and in the world’s richest countries we are among the poorest in these respective countries. We are the same

international slavery museum-BLACK ACHIEVERS

2007-09-07T18:46:00.001+01:00

Among the exceptional exhibition is a list of Black Achievers: Muhammad Ali - Boxer, born 1942Widely considered to be the greatest athlete of all time. Not only did Ali dominate the world of boxing (the BBC and Sports Illustrated hailed him "Sportsman of the Century" in 1999), he was also a key figure in the civil-rights movement after refusing to fight in Vietnam because of how blacks were

International Slavery Museum UK

2007-09-01T18:00:00.000+01:00

The International Slavery Museum, UK is now open to the public. Based in the Merseyside Maritime Museum at Liverpool's Albert Dock, it explores both the historical and contemporary aspects of slavery. The museum addresses the many legacies of the slave trade and tells stories of bravery and rebellion amongst the enslaved people. These are stories which have been largely untold.Among the many

Ancestor Poet Hon. Marcus Garvey

2007-08-17T13:38:00.000+01:00

Man's Immortality Eternal is my lease on life,If courage I can find to live.My soul and mind are both in one,And Nature but my elder self,Of all I see I am the lord,Including earth and stars and sea:From time immemorial I'd beenA part of Almighty God. He was the Other Self of me,The All in One, and I a part.There is no life without my own,And there's no life without the God:He is the Source of

Burning Spear Old Marcus Garvey

2007-08-16T22:50:00.001+01:00

happy 120th earthday ancestor marcus garveymay the ancestors be pleasedson of st anns jamaica-burning spear keeping de fya burning

MARCUS GARVEY SPEECH JULY 1921

2007-08-15T15:03:00.001+01:00

May the ancestors be pleased with his efforts.

Ancestor Marcus Garvey

2007-08-15T14:53:00.000+01:00

Ancestor Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr.Born: 17th August 1887Crossed Over:10th June 1940Speech by Marcus Garvey, July 8, 1917 The East St. Louis Riot, or rather massacre, of Monday [July] 2nd, will go down in history as one of the bloodiest outrages against mankind for which any class of people could be held guilty. (Hear! hear.) This is no time for fine words, but a time to lift one's voice against

Historian Asa Hilliard becomes an ancestor

2007-08-13T22:21:00.000+01:00

ANCESTOR DR ASA G HILLIARD IIIBorn: 22nd August 1933Crossed over: August 2007Dr. Asa G. Hilliard III is the Fuller E. Callaway Professor of Urban Education at Georgia State University, He earned a B.A. in Educational Psychology, M.A. in Counseling, and Ed.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Denver, where he also taught in the College of Education and in the Philosophy colloquium

state violence against peaceful dam protest

2007-08-12T22:34:00.000+01:00

protests continues despite bloody attacks

2007-08-12T22:33:00.001+01:00

protest against dam

2007-08-12T22:27:00.000+01:00

Who will defend the rights of Blacks the in Sudan? They face violence as they peacefully protest the building of the DAM that will affect their lives and also flood the antiquities of ancient NUBIA (KUSH)

Ancestor Nina Simone

2007-08-10T02:52:00.000+01:00

RA solar effect

2007-08-06T13:34:00.001+01:00

full story"Homage to YE, O thou who risest in the horizon as "Ra, "you restest upon law unchangeable and unalterable. "YOU"passest over the sky, and every face watcheth thee and "thy"course, for thou hast been hidden from their gaze. Thou "dost"show thyself at dawn and at eventide day by day. The "Sektet*"boat, wherein is the Majesty, goeth forth with light; thy "beams"are upon all faces;

2007-08-05T20:42:00.000+01:00

Ancestor Oliver White HillBorn: 1st May 1907Crossed over : 5th August 2007 Oliver White Hill earned his undergraduate degree from Howard University and graduated from Howard University School of Law in 1933. Hill was a classmate, rival, and close friend of Thurgood Marshall in law school. They remained close throughout

tomb of ancient regent discovered

2007-08-05T16:54:00.001+01:00

Mexican archaeologists using ground-penetrating radar have detected underground chambers they believe contain the remains of Emperor Ahuizotl, who ruled the Aztecs when Columbus landed in the New World. It would be the first tomb of an Aztec ruler ever found.The find could provide an extraordinary window into Aztec civilization at its apogee. Ahuizotl (ah-WEE-zoh-tuhl), an empire-builder who

Ancestor Edward Wilmot Blyden

2007-08-02T18:49:00.000+01:00

Ancestor Edward Wilmot Blyden Born: 3rd August 1832Crossed over: 7th February 1912 "Africa will furnish a development of civilization which the world has never yet witnessed. Its great peculiarity will be its mortal element."Edward was born in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands on August 3rd, 1832. Denied admission to Rutgers Theological Seminary in 1850 on grounds of color, he immigrated to Liberia

emancipation is a farce!

2007-08-01T20:03:00.000+01:00

are any of us truly freewhilst our nation and her peoples still suffer global discrimination...economic / scientific exclusionracism, subjugation & oppression!

HIM on fellowship

2007-07-29T22:57:00.000+01:00

"Knowing that material and spiritual progress are essential to man, we must ceaselessly work for the equal attainment of both. Only then shall we be able to acquire that absolute inner-calm, so necessary to our well-being. Whenever conflict arises between material and spiritual values, the conscience plays an important role and anyone who suffers from a guilty conscience is never really free from

RASTAFARI

2007-07-23T09:04:00.000+01:00

H.I.M. SELASSIEBorn: 23 rd July 1892Cross over: 27 th August 1975"A house built on granite and strong foundations, not even the onslaught of pouring rain, gushing torrents and strong winds will be able to pull down. Some people have written the story of my life representing as truth what in fact derives from ignorance, error or envy; but they cannot shake the truth from its place, even if they

1974-2007: 33 years of excellence in Advocacy

2007-07-22T08:46:00.001+01:00

to publish is a right not a privilegeIn July of 1974, literary critics of Trinidad and Tobago were astounded by the bold step into print by an eighteen year old poet with an anthology entitled "LAMENT OF THE SOUL". At the launch of this slim volume, Roi Ankhkara Kwabena announced that the returns from the sale of his book would be used to address problems faced by many writers.At that time in

الأربعاء الأسود في تاريخ النوبة .فيديوالمجزره 1 Kajbar

2007-07-20T10:31:00.001+01:00

Who will defend the rights of NUBIANS in Sudan? They face violence as they peacefully protest the building of the DAM that will affect their lives and also flood the antiquities of ancient NUBIA (KUSH)

Dr Fitzroy Andre Baptiste is an Ancestor,

2007-07-18T22:33:00.000+01:00

Ancestor Dr. Fitzroy André BaptisteHistorian, Lecturer, Writer Head of the African and Asian StudiesUniversity of the West IndiesBorn: 1940 GrenadaCrossed over: July 2007 JamaicaAuthor War, Cooperation and Conflict: The European Possession in the Caribbean 1939-1945MAY THE ANCESTORS BE PLEASED WITH HIS EFFORTS

Detroit City Council honoured Assata Shakur

2007-07-17T11:50:00.000+01:00

ASSATA SHAKUR Detroit City Council Testimonial Resolution Honoring Assata Shakur's 60th BirthdayWHEREAS, it is with great pleasure and privilege that we, the members of the Detroit City Council, recognize and bestow due honor upon ASSATA SHAKUR, a mother, grandmother, and activist, as she reaches a highly momentous milestone in her life, her 60th birthday; andWHEREAS, Born Joanne Deborah Byron

Peter Tosh - Interview (during the reggae Sunplash ´79)

2007-07-14T19:52:00.001+01:00

may the ancestors be pleased

Elder Angela Davis in conversation

2007-07-14T11:19:00.000+01:00

Angela Davis in London Nov 2006Add to My Profile | More Videos

NYOiL - unreal

2007-07-12T22:47:00.001+01:00

a star shining brightmay the ancestors be pleased

light of the world

2007-07-12T06:43:00.001+01:00

HAIL to you, Amani-Ra, Lord of the thrones of the earth, the oldest existence, ancient of heaven, support of all things;Chief of the deities, lord of truth; father of the deities, maker of men and beasts and herbs; maker of all things above and below;Deliverer of the sufferer and oppressed, judging the poor;Lord of wisdom, lord of mercy; most loving, opener of every eye, source of joy, in whose

The Originators

2007-07-10T20:42:00.001+01:00

reminds of de good ole days when nubians lived on bushwick avenue brooklyn ny

what a wonderful world!

2007-07-03T19:55:00.000+01:00

Ancestor Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong AMERICAN JAZZ MUSICIANTRUMPET KING Born: 4th August 1901Crossed over: 6th July 1971"All music is folk music. I ain't never heard a horse sing a song." -- Louis Armstrong MAY THE ANCESTORS BE PLEASED WITH HIS EFFORTS!

Malcolm X at Oxford University UK 1964

2007-07-01T01:08:00.000+01:00

Check out this video: Malcolm X at Oxford Dec 1964may the ancestors be pleased with his efforts!

hail Ancestor Nana YAA ASANTEWAA

2007-06-29T23:28:00.000+01:00

ANCESTOR NANA YAA ASANTEWAA Born: 1840 Crossed over: 17th October 1921 "...Brave men of Asante, we are now faced with a serious confrontation by the Governor's extremely provocative demand for the Golden Stool. We should remember that the Golden Stool is not only our spiritual backbone but also the religious symbol of the unity of Asanteman. Not quite long ago the white man came and

We wear the MASK

2007-06-28T06:52:00.001+01:00

AncestorPAUL LAWRENCE DUNBARBorn: 27th June 1872 Crossed over: 9th February 1906poet and novelistWE WEAR THE MASK We wear the mask that grins and lies,It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes, -This debt we pay to human guile;With torn and bleeding hearts we smile,And mouth with myriad subtleties.Why should the world be overwise,In counting all our tears and sighs?Nay, let them see only us,

validation for KUSH in NY Times

2007-06-19T08:40:00.000+01:00

Chief Servant & Spiritual Guide

2007-06-18T09:13:00.000+01:00

Honouring the AncestorAncestor TUBAL URIAH BUZZ BUTLER T.C.(Order of the Trinity Cross)Born: 19th June 1895 GrenadaCrossed over: 20th Feburary 1977-Trinidad & Tobago"i have a sword in my hand, help me to use it well"CHIEF SERVANT OF THE MASSESLABOUR RIGHTS PIONEERFREEDOM FIGHTERANTI COLONIAL ACTIVISTTRADE UNIONISTPREACHER/SPIRITUAL LEADERCARIBBEAN HEROEx colonial political detaineeDEFENDER OF

soweto Uprising 1976

2007-06-16T00:45:00.000+01:00

".......The students many of them as young as ten to twelve years were stunned at first looking at the bodies of their fallen classmates... the moaning of the wounded filled the air and there was silence... an deafening silence followed by a rage never before witnessed from such young people with sticks and stones they advanced and attacked the police lines.... despite the police's panic and live

Dialogue latest Summer 2007 issue available

2007-06-14T16:22:00.001+01:00

dialoguea journal for cultural literacyNo. 2 / Vol. 3- SUMMER/WINTER 2007CONVERSATIONS - WORLD MUSIC EDITIONISSN: 1024-0209 EDITOR-PUBLISHERRoi Ankhkara Kwabena GUEST EDITORDr Mark Lockett (Ethnomusicologist) CONTRIBUTORS:Ishmael Reed, Dr. Ulrich Warnke , Lennox Raphael, Dr. Hakim Adi, Min. Paul Scott, BIAM, Prof. Timothy Ball, Tichaona Chinyelu, Sharon Bowie, Marcine Quenzer , Donald Hinds,

dialogue summer issue 2007

2007-06-11T09:10:00.000+01:00

ORDERS

heru returns

2007-06-06T07:35:00.001+01:00

the eye has returned HOTEPH to thee, Atum.TA-ANKH to thee, Khepri, who created himself.You are high, in this name of "ankhkara."You comest into being, in this name of "Khepri."Hoteph you, eye of Heru, which he adorned with his two hands completely.He does not make you hearken to the West;He does not make you hearken to the East;He does not make you hearken to

QUEEN Mother Connie Mark becomes an Ancestor

2007-06-04T10:55:00.000+01:00

Ancestor CONNIE MARK MBEBorn: 21st of December 1923, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indiescrossed over: 3rd June 2007Health Practitioner Ex-Services 2nd World War Caribbean Resident UK First Generation Activist, Cultural Worker Founder of the Mary Seacole Memorial AssociationNana Mother Connie Mark speaking on Ancestor Mary SeacoleNana Connie Mark reading a poem on BBC shortsMAY THE ANCESTORS BE

Ancestor Asquith C. laid to rest

2007-06-04T00:06:00.000+01:00

Ancestor Asquith Winthrop ClarkeBorn: 5th May 1938Crossed over: 27th May 2007MUSICIANJUSTICE OF THE PEACERetired Cultural Officer-Ministry of Culture(T&T)LEADER- TRINIDAD TROUBADOURS (CALYPSO ORCHESTRA)Asquith was laid to rest yesterday in a moving ceremony. HE WAS MURDERED BY CRIMINAL ELEMENTS IN A CONTINUING WAVE OF VIOLENT CRIME IN TRINIDAD & TOBAGO.may the ancestors be pleased with his

Garifuna man gunned down in Bronx USA

2007-05-31T10:56:00.000+01:00

victim Ancestor Fermin ArzuVarious leaders of New York City’ Garifuna Community, met last Friday to discuss the death of their fellow countryman Fermin Arzu, 41, who was fatally shot by Officer Raphael Lora on Friday night, May 18th.The leaders in attendance approved a resolution condemning the killing and demanding a full investigation into the matter. “We are not going to tolerate the abuse of

i lost a friend today!

2007-05-29T12:20:00.000+01:00

Ancestor ASQUITH CLARKEMUSICIANJUSTICE OF THE PEACERetired Cultural Officer-Ministry of Culture(T&T)LEADER- TRINIDAD TROUBADOURS (CALYPSO ORCHESTRA) MURDERED last Sunday night BY CRIMINAL ELEMENTS IN A CONTINUING WAVE OF VIOLENT CRIME IN TRINIDAD & TOBAGOfull story

origin of civilisation: true story

2007-05-26T20:51:00.001+01:00

attacked Palestinians Protesters by an IDF helicopt

2007-05-25T13:00:00.001+01:00

SO MUCH TROUBLE IN THE WORLD!!!STOP THIS VIOLENCE NOW!!!!!!

MAY 25th AFRIKAN LIBERATION DAY

2007-05-25T08:09:00.000+01:00

Africa unite"..'Cause we're moving right out of Babylon And we're going to our Father's land How good and how pleasant it would be Before God and man To see the unification of all Africans As it's been said already Let it be done right now We are the children of the Rastaman We are the children of the Higher Man..." Bob MarleyAncestor BOB MARLEY" So, africa, unite, africa, uniteUnite for the

AFRIKAN UNITY: OAU Anniversary

2007-05-19T11:33:00.000+01:00

"Our Armageddon is past. Africa has been reborn as a free continent and Africans have been reborn as free men. The blood that was shed and the sufferings that were endured are today Africa's advocates for freedom and unity. Those men who refused to accept the judgment passed upon them by the colonies, who held unswervingly through the darkest hours to a vision of an Africa emancipated from

MALCOLM X: Malcolm X Explains Black Nationalism

2007-05-15T23:16:00.001+01:00

may the Ancestors be pleased with Malcolm X born May 19, 1925

Malcolm X said

2007-05-12T07:40:00.000+01:00

ANCESTOR OMOWALE MALIK El-SHABAZZ Born: May 19th 1925Crossed over: February 21st 1965May the Ancestors be pleased with his efforts

global warming or hoax?

2007-05-07T08:05:00.000+01:00

As the mass hysteria & sensationalism continues, readers are reminded to pay attention to all sides of this ongoing saga.For there are alternative views exposingthe common touted fallacy...learn more here

pour libation for these ancestors

2007-05-01T23:21:00.000+01:00

may the ancestors be pleased

2007-04-28T00:39:00.000+01:00

de eternal triad: Ancestors-Amani Ra, Mut & KHENSU (image by ankhkara) “ Amon is represented in various forms: (1) As an ape; (2) as a lion resting with head erect, like the primitive earth lion Aker; (3) as a frog-headed man accompanied by Ament, his serpent-headed female counterpart; (4) as a serpent-headed man, while his consort is cat-headed; (5) as a man god with the royal sceptre in one

protector and source of pharonic power.

2007-04-25T20:14:00.001+01:00

may the ancestors be pleased

Garifuna Lecture & Dinner

2007-04-23T11:28:00.000+01:00

Dr Andoni Castillo speaking last weekend on the Garifuna Peoples and Afrikan Latin American experience.

the Black power uprising of 1970

2007-04-21T15:47:00.000+01:00

Tuesday 21st April 1970MAY THE ANCESTORS BE PLEASED

Garifuna Lecture & Dinner

2007-04-13T14:43:00.000+01:00

CARIBARAMA Restaurantcelebrating the Bi-Centenary Anniversary of Garifuna Peoples BANISHED TO Central AmericaCARIBBEAN DINNER & LECTUREwith Multi-Media exhibition & MusicSpeaker: Dr Andoni Castillo GARIFUNA AnthropologistSaturday 21ST APRIL 2007from 7.30 p.m.Caribarama@CENTERPRISE136-138 Kingslands High StreetDalston, London E8 2NSAuthentic African Caribbean DinnerVegetarian, Fish & Jerk

We are our worst enemies

2007-04-13T08:56:00.000+01:00

The Jamaican Gleaner Newspaper published on Sunday March 25, 2007 - commentary by a Columnist named :Dawn Ritch. Here is a quote from the article:"What the Jamaican Government must now have realised are baleful consequences of the Amerindian heritage of Trinidad. They are not Taino but Carib, and those were cannibals. We were not, and it's not part of our make-up. Murderous today, but still not

Dr. Pauulu Kamarakafego crosses over

2007-04-07T13:25:00.000+01:00

Dr. Pauulu Kamarakafego “We should always give back to society, wherever we are. This can take many forms, including teaching, doing volunteer work, and informing the public of their rights. Help where you can, always, live in a sustainable way, and remain humble.” Dr. Pauulu Kamarakafego "Of course, Africans sold their kith and kin into slavery. Yes, the slave merchants found willing

resistance resulted in so called abolition

2007-03-25T11:56:00.000+01:00

we liberated ourselvesMAY OUR ANCESTORS BE PLEASED

commemorating those who struggled

2007-03-22T21:50:00.000+01:00

Efforts of our predecessors must never be underestimated. dialogue is of the sincerest opinion that the struggles of our ancestors can never be trivialised.Provocative pronouncements recently suggesting modern day human trafficking is worst than Chattel Slavery is but a confirmation of culpability. In fact such insensitive conjecture, (without an apology for this transgression) further compounds

Ancestor LLOYD BEST

2007-03-20T21:18:00.000+01:00

Ancestor LLOYD BEST (D.Litt)Born: 27th February 1934Crossed over: 19th March 2007POLITICIAN,THINKER, EDUCATIONIST,PUBLISHER, ECONOMIST, VISIONARYFounder of TAPIA House MovementThe Institute OF THE WEST INDIES & The New World Movement,Founding editor of the New World QuarterlyEDITOR PUBLISHER OF TAPIA NEWSPAPER& T&T REVIEWMAY THE ANCESTORS BE PLEASED WITH HIS GALLANT

indigenous Elders gather for Spring Equinox 2007

2007-03-19T10:51:00.000+01:00

"When the Eagle once again flies with the Condor, a lasting peace will reign in the Americas and will spread throughout the world to unite humanity."may the ancestors provide us with the peace & justice we seek

Launch of DIALOGUE Journal-Commemorative Dinner & lecture

2007-03-18T10:45:00.000+01:00

CARIBARAMA Restaurantcelebrating the Bi-Centenary Anniversary of Afrikans who abolished Chattel SlaveryCARIBBEAN DINNER & LECTUREwith Multi-Media exhibition & Musicplus the UK Launch ofDIALOGUEA journal for Cultural LiteracySpeaker: Dr Roi Ankhkara KwabenaCaribbean born Cultural AnthropologistSaturday 24th March 2007from 7.30 p.m.Caribarama@CENTERPRISE136-138 Kingslands High StreetDalston, London

Mighty Terror is now an Ancestor

2007-03-15T09:00:00.000+01:00

ANCESTOR FITZGERALD C. HENRY GOLDEN VOICE D' MIGHTY TERRORBorn: 13th January 1921Crossed over: 14th March 2007DISCOGRAPHY-Calypsoes1947 - Negroes Know Thyself 1950 - Chinese Children 1951 - Tiny, Tiny Blow The Trumpet for Me 1965 - Pan Talent; Keep Calypso Clean; Callaloo Tonic 1972 - Pan in Tune 1973 - Tribute to The Solo Harmonites; That Woman Could Lie 1977 - Forgetful Panmen; My

Never Surrender

2007-03-10T09:50:00.001+01:00

The future of Sudan,... the young intellectuals commemorate the anniversary of the crossing over by ancestor Vice President John Garang may the ancestors be pleased!

A song for Juba and Peace - South Sudan

2007-03-10T09:38:00.001+01:00

For all those who were slain in the SouthAncestor Kunijwok Kwawang this one is also for you !

Long Live the spirit of this ancestor

2007-03-09T18:34:00.000+01:00

ANCESTOR MAURICE BISHOPPrime Minister Grenada, West IndiesBorn 29th May 1944Crossed over:19th October 1983 "My God, my God. They have turned the guns against the people". MB MAY THE ANCESTORS BE PLEASED WITH HIS EFFORTS

World Cricket in Caribbean- SO me remember Learie

2007-03-06T11:36:00.000+01:00

Ancestor Learie Nicholas ConstantineBorn: 21st September 1901Crossed over:1st July 1971 Cricketer Broadcast Journalist Administrator Lawyer PoliticianCo-Author of "COLOUR BAR" with Ancestor CLR James Member of the League of Coloured PeoplesMAY THE ANCESTORS BE PLEASED WITH HIS EFFORTS

Love of the master's game

2007-03-03T20:10:00.000+01:00

ANCESTOR CYRIL L . R. JAMESBorn: 4th January 1901Crossed over: 19th May 1989"...I haven't the slightest doubt that the clash of race, caste and class did not retard but stimulated West Indian cricket. I am equally certain that in those years social and political passions, denied normal outlets, expressed themselves so fiercely in cricket (and other games) precisely because they were games. Here

SCI-FI Author crosses over

2007-03-02T12:39:00.000+01:00

Ancestor Octavia Estelle ButlerBorn 22nd June 1947Crossed over 24th February 2007"Choose your leaders with wisdom and forethought. To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears. To be led by a fool is to be led by the opportunists who control the fool. To be led by a thief is to offer up your most precious treasures to be stolen. To be led by a liar is to ask to be lied

Keeping channels of communication open

2007-02-26T09:24:00.000+01:00

WE ALL POSSESS THE TOOLSTO ADDRESS PROBLEMS THAT SEEM TO BESET US WE ARE IN CONTROL OF OUR LIVES...WE ARE ALL BLESSED WITH CREATIVE THOUGHTLET US BE OPEN TO LEARNINGWITHOUT PREJUDICELET US PURSUE CULTURAL LITERACYAS OUR SURVIVAL AS A SPECIESDEPENDS ON ITALL THAT WE SEEK, SEEKS USLET US ALL EMBRACE CHALLENGES AS OPPORTUNITIES TO GROWMAKE A HABIT TO LEARN ANOTHER IDEA,

ancestral indigenous mother for peace

2007-02-25T12:14:00.000+01:00

Ingrid Washinawatok el-IssaFLYING EAGLE WOMANBorn: July 31, 1957 Crossed over: 4th March 1999The roots of war and violence go deep, into the earth herself. As an indigenous woman, I wish to simply state that until we make peace with earth, there will be no peace in the human community. Please allow me to

honouring Ancestor DEDAN KIMATHI

2007-02-19T17:42:00.000+01:00

Ancestor Dedan Kimathi WaciuriBorn: October 31, 1920Crossed over: Feburary 18th 1957 The Kenyan Government has honoured the struggles by unveiling a statue of the ancestor Dedan Kimathi on Nairobi's Kimathi Street by President Mwai Kibaki. MAY THE ANCESTORS BE PLEASED WITH HIMASE

A Canival Madness Laventille Rhythm Section

2007-02-19T09:38:00.001+01:00

J'OUVERT madness... despite the rise in CRIME...the devil is symbolic of the oppression for over FIVE HUNDREd years of SERVITUDE

Inside Handsworth 1970s images by Dr Vanley Burke

2007-02-17T20:08:00.001+01:00

Dr Burke's work is of immense value for successive generations of the diaspora.

carnival

2007-02-17T18:31:00.000+01:00

may the ancestors be pleased

napoleon murdered thousands

2007-02-17T18:26:00.000+01:00

A French historian has caused uproar by claiming Napoleon provided the model for Hitler's by Roi Ankhkara Kwabena. (from www.socafm )Napoleon. Final Solution with the slaughter of more than 100,000 Caribbean slaves.In The Crime of Napoleon, Claude Ribbe accuses the emperor of genocide,gassing rebellious blacks more than a century before the Nazis'extermination of the Jews.His accusations refer

KEMI SEBA (African Liberation Day)

2007-02-13T00:34:00.001+01:00

ancestors be pleased!