In many of today’s cultures and societies, feminine power and energy is not considered as important enough to be celebrated. Almost in every part, including in religion and spirituality, it is demoted in status and seen as a ridiculous notion. I remember sitting in a Pentecostal church one time listening to the sermon of a […]
Read More Modern Griots Reviews: CCCADI’s The Goddess GroveMany go to church on Sundays for inspirational music and message, but last Sunday I was at the Moondance event at MOMA’s PS1 in Queens for them. Organized by DJ King Britt, the event, which took place in tent dome, featured several DJs, several musical performances, poetry and a discussion on Afrofuturism. The afrofuturistic event […]
Read More Modern Griots Reviews: MoonDance at PS1*Please DONATE to my blog! Any amount would be appreciated. Either click on the donate button on the side panel or send donations via PAYPAL to my email svfreebird87@gmail.com. Thank you! *”Dope Art: Jamea Richmond-Edwards Charcoal Drawings” on For Harriet. *”Daenerys Targaryen is back to “save the coloureds” Tour de #GameofThrones 2014” on Media Diversified: “The […]
Read More Moving on the Wires: This Week’s News and PostsThursday, I attended the science fiction magazine, Omni Magazine, reboot reception and although I was not overwhelmingly impressed with the exhibition, there were a few highlights from it that I took away: *DJ and musical creative King Britt was there to show off his skills, including his A Different View mix (listen below), and some […]
Read More Modern Griots Recap: OmniPresentLast Sunday, I attended Beatbox Botanicals‘ first Harriet’s Apothecary event. Besides having a relaxing and soothing experience, listening to over an hour of sound healing session, learning how to do tinctures and having a divination reading done, I also gathered a few book titles at the event: * African American Folk Healing by Stephanie Mitchem
Read More Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth: Books for Healing*Please DONATE to the blog! Any amount is appreciated! Either click the donate button at the side panel or send donations via paypal to my email svfreebird87@gmail.com. Thank you! *Janelle Monae Interview on The Guardian (David Bowie and Iman are huge fans!) and post about the future of holograms in concerts featuring Monae and M.I.A.’s […]
Read More Moving on the Wires: This Week’s News and PostsPreviously, I reviewed musician, dancer and DJ Daví‘s work, now here is an interview with him where he discusses his show at the Brooklyn Museum, The Beginning of Everything eating, his love for Wangechi Mutu’s work, his first EP, Got the Seed and lessons he learned from Kerry Washington, David Alan Grier, Melvin Van Peebles and […]
Read More Modern Griots Interviews: DavíBritish filmmaker Shola Amoo‘s film Touch, which he recently premiered in the United States at The Future Is Weird showcase, is now online. The futuristic short follows Jessica and George who are in love, but Jessica hides a secret which puts her life in danger as she chooses to love and go her own path. […]
Read More Otherworldly Videos: Shola Amoo’s TouchWhile searching for random stuff through the internet again, I came across Adam Joel Banks 2011 book, Digital Griots: African American Rhetoric in a Multimedia Age. The book looks at the intersections between African American cultures and community building, and new technology and new media, the intersections between tradition and innovation and the constant search […]
Read More Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth: Digital Griots and Does Africa Dream of Androids?*Please DONATE to the blog! Any amount is appreciated! Either click on the donate button on the side or send donations to paypal via my email svfreebird87@gmail.com. Thank you! *”Don’t Blame Science Fiction for Hollywood’s Race Problem:” “And there’s a decent amount of it these days, because the post-millennial resurgence in Afrofuturism has been one of […]
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