Messages of #LoveFromSudan

"Sudan has become nearly synonymous with internal strife in the past years, but on the occasion of South Sudan’s independence on July 9, a group of northerners reached out to give their support to their former countrymen and new neighbours to the south. Both in an online video and with a Twitter hashtag, the northerners have been expressing their 'love from Sudan.'

In a project begun by blogger Mo Elzubeir, Sudanese from the north were invited to record video messages for the citizens of the world’s newest nation to the south. Asking for submissions on his blog and on a message board he wrote: 'This is an open call to any Sudanese who would like to send a message of love to our brothers and sisters of South Sudan.'

The resulting video, posted to YouTube the day the South became independent, features various people speaking to the camera or holding up text cards. Leena Khalifa recorded a message saying, 'I really do hope this independence brings you the peace you’ve fought so long for. I wish you nothing but luck and I can’t wait to visit.'"

"Thousands of people chased a Kenyan down ATL streets this morning, but they didn't catch him."

"@ajc: Thousands of people chased a Kenyan down ATL streets this morning, but they didn't catch him. http://t.co/WKnSUPX #prr"



"Sammy Kitwara of Kenya won the 42nd Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race on Monday, winning the 6.2-mile run through the streets of Atlanta. He beat countryman Mathew Kisorio in a sprint to the finish, winning in a time of 28 minutes, 5 seconds."

Black Chinese

this is interesting.


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EXTRA-extra

i dont like his vibe during this doc. but i think the info is interesting.

'Corrective Rape': Fighting a South African Scourge

this is so crazy.

"It was around 11 p.m. on a Friday in Gugulethu — a township on the edge of Cape Town — and Millicent Gaika, 30, was almost home when a man she recognized stopped her and asked for a cigarette. Gaika obliged. The man then pushed her into a nearby shack and beat and raped her for five hours. Gaika later told police that throughout the assault, her attacker repeatedly said, "You think you're a man, but I'm going to show you you're a woman." Charged with rape, the 43-year-old man is scheduled to go to court on March 15.

Gaika is a rarity in South Africa, indeed in all of Africa, as an openly gay woman. And since her attack, which took place in 2009, she has become something of an icon in the battle against the South African phenomenon called "corrective rape." Virtually unknown to the rest of the world at the time of Gaika's ordeal, corrective rape has since become a hot issue. Through online campaigns, nearly a million people have joined local activists in demanding that the South African government recognize corrective rape as a hate crime. But with so few cases of homophobic violence resulting in trials — and of those, almost none ending in conviction — the activists have a long fight ahead of them."

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Tweets from Tahrir

"Some of the earliest and most raw reports of the revolution in Egypt were published on Twitter. Now an enterprising publisher, OR Books, has gathered many of those Twitter messages for a book, “Tweets From Tahrir,” a narrative of the revolution told in snippets of 140 characters or less.

In a feat of nearly real-time publishing, the book will be released on April 21, a little over two months after the revolution unseated Egypt’s president. It will be sold for $12 in paperback form and $10 in e-book form." Read More

Capitalism at its finest.

DOM KENNEDY - Africa from The Topshelf Company on Vimeo.

Footage from Dom Kennedy’s recent trip to Dijibouti in East Africa. Shot by DrewByrd, cut by Bryant Robinson, shaped and set by Topshelf Junior.

Angry In Egypt

for more info on the #Egypt #Jan25 situation:

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ElBaradei to catalyse Friday rally?

"Mohamed ElBaradei's brother has said the Egyptian opposition leader and Nobel laureate is expected to return Thursday evening to his native land.

The former head of the UN's nuclear agency will participate in protests on Friday, amid growing chaos and calls for political reform in the embattled country.

The Muslim Brotherhood has said it will be leading those demonstrations after Friday prayers, which will be the first time that the main Egyptian opposition party will join in the current unrest.

At least four people have died and the government has detained more than 700 people in response to the biggest opposition rallies in many years.

Protests have been most violent in Suez, east of Cairo. At least two dozen people were wounded in Wednesday night's protests there, and demonstrators burned down a police post on Thursday." Read More

Some 870 wounded during Cairo protests

"They said 450 protesters were treated on the streets and not taken to hospital, while 420 others were hospitalized. They earlier said some were seriously injured, including with gunshot wounds.

Some police were also wounded, but it was not immediately clear how many." Source

Fresh protests erupt in Egypt - Middle East - Al Jazeera English

Song of the Day - War (live)

life as we know it. #Egypt

"TRENCHTOWN ROCK"

Busta in Africa

that African guy isnt paying him no attention. Hes jus dick riding...

but i love Busta.

Take A Minute

African Swim

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Nas & Damian Marley On K’naan, Nneka, Drake, etc (Video)

Distant Relatives [Trailer]

im EXCITED!

Bring That Next Level Shit!

o shit!

For More

...lmao wowzers.

Nneka comes to Atlanta!

Nneka COMING!!!!

Center Stage Atlanta: Vinyl - LOFT
Tues., Feb. 9th - 8:30pm

Click Here for more info & tickets.

Watch this video in a new windowNigerian Man Gets Fresh Princed On Christian TV!

lmao @ this video...rofl. wtf. what an ass *smh* hahahahaa

"Oh, I think there are some Mongolians in the system?" <-wtf?! lmao really???

Who is Nneka?

she's coming here! CONCRETE JUNGLE is coming to the US Feb. 2010.

<3 her so much. for realz.