“The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story.” Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie In Nigeria, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel Half of a Yellow Sun has helped inspire new, cross-generational communication about the Biafran war. In this and in her other works, she seeks to instill dignity into the finest details of each character, whether poor, middle class or rich, exposing along the way the deep scars of colonialism in the African landscape. Adichie’s newest book, The...

Ari J is known for her work as a filmmaker and documentarian. With an eight year history as a creative in various genres, Ari has worked as director, director of photography and editor. As the producer of this video of the Dead Prez work, “The Beauty Within,” she worked with director/photographer Shannon Mccollum. Regarding this work, Ari had this to say on her website, “A casting call, produced by Shannon and artistic director, Jamila Crawford of Earthcandy Arts resulted in over 100 women from Atlanta, GA and various parts of the country, coming together to represent women...

“The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl” is the online tv show that follows the title character and friends as she navigates through life, love and awkward situations. ABG is also universal. It’s a series with a black female character in the lead role, but at its core, it’s about being “awkward,” which is a unifying and universal thing that we all have experienced in some capacity. The lead character, J, faces the most mundane and trivial problems, but they are problems that we all have encountered—and that’s where the humor and heart from the show originates. ABG is simply about...

“That Awkward Moment When…” Episode 1 That Awkward Moment When…he can’t seem to get the party started. Have you ever been in a situation  that made you feel uncomfortable but you didn’t know what to do or say to stop feeling uncomfortable so you try to get out of it while still being polite and as politically correct as possible and it all ended up just being really…awkward? Well…these are some of those moments! Do you want to see more awkward moments? Do you want to see Episode 2? Let me know! More contributors, more visions, more voices…...

As Autumn approaches and the weather changes, now is as a good time as ever to up the ante on your workout routine. And an intense treadmill regime (that is designed to burn 2000 calories) is a great place to start. Unquestionably the exercise treadmill constitutes a tremendous option for jogging in chilly winter or autumn days when running outside is not possible. By utilizing an exercise treadmill, you could flexibly workout when you have plenty of time (especially if you have one in your home.) An exercising fitness treadmill machine is incredibly suitable for cardio exercises. It allows you...

The video for ‘Let Me’ is the first video that I have created with my continual flow of creative integrity and purpose not being interrupted along the journey from studio to visual. This art peace is the art of my heart! - The Floacist The Floacist is Natalie Stewart formerly of the Hip Hop/Neo-Soul group Floetry and she released a sensual music video for her romantically provocative track , “Let Me” a little over a month ago. Pre-dating Timothy Bottom’s recently release, it invokes a similar sense of reverence towards the real and fragile beauty of intimate black...

No matter what type of goal you have you still need to work your chest out! Strengthening your chest will improve upper body strength and also pick up your breast off the floor. Not that you have that issue! With your treadmill workout do this workout 1 time a week If you experience any pain or discomfort, stop and consult a physician before continuing with this exercise! More contributors, more visions, more voices… Pangea’s Garden is growing. As a result, this labor of love requires a great deal of time and expense. We are actively striving to be your Afrosensual nexus of...

Continually feeding your obsession for great live music, spoken word and euphoric, gourmet inspired entrées! We have a great line up of lyrical engineers and headlined by “The Truth Band.” ….Make no mistake! This event is one to add to the bucket list! Reginald Johnson,C Chocolate Obsession Promoter The night was special, as is typical when For Real Tho! is in the house. A handful of captures from the night! SHE and BlaqButtahphly are... uhh... getting ready for the show? Photographer/Cinematographer Aggrey with his love Kedra Promoter Reginald Johnson...

Jade is a serious athlete and a college junior who deals with her problems by running from them….literally. Hey everybody. Solangel here and I bet you didn’t know that I was an aspiring filmmaker. I am a part of a startup production group at Georgia State University and we call ourselves Good Robot. Recently, I co-directed, wrote and cast our second project, “See Jade Run.” I cast earthSista Kirei Na as the star, Jade. And we had a really great time producing this experimental little drama. We did this for the Campus MovieFest, The World’s Largest Student Film Festival...

Tricep workout! Please consult your doctor before starting any program! This is to help shape and tone up your arm fat behind your arm. I know that you want to have tone shapely triceps. THIS IS  the workout to help you get them! Do this workout 2 times… try doing up to 30 reps at one time!! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post