Jane Musoke-Nteyafas: Multi-talented and Multi-Dimensional

Written by Awo Sarpong Ansu | August 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Thoreau once said, “The world is but a canvas to the imagination.”  Jane Musoke-Nteyafas is a dynamic and powerful African sister who fully embraces this philosophy, expressing her boundless imagination and talent through poetry, short stories, plays, music, and the visual arts.  Jamati recently caught up with this Phenomenal Woman to talk about art, beauty and self-love.

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Tags: , African Art, African Poetry, African short stories, Jane Musoke-Nteyafas

We Too Are Black In America

Written by Awo Sarpong Ansu | July 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment

On July 23 and July 24 at 9pm, CNN will air a six-hour documentary, Black in America with Soledad O’Brien. The documentary promises to be an in-depth and unprecedented examination of the lives of African-Americans in the years since the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Despite the ground-breaking nature of this program, I know that many Africans will not tune in, and will dismiss a program about African-Americans as not relevant to their lives. However, Africans who hold this viewpoint fail to recognize that the African-American story is our story, too.

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Tags: , african books, Black in America, CNN, Equiano, Soledad O'Brien

Sheg Aranmolate: Inspiring Readers With Lessons Learned From Life and Oprah’s Big Give

Written by Awo Sarpong Ansu | June 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The drive to live his life to the fullest and to help others do the same has propelled Olusegun “Sheg” Aranmolate to pursue a wide-range of experiences with passion and zeal. While Sheg is familiar to many from his appearance on the reality show Oprah’s Big Give, this multi-faceted Nigerian brother is also an entrepreneur, a molecular biologist, a philanthropist, a model, a father - and now, a writer. His book iActuate: 100 Days of Inspiration, Volume One, is a motivational tool which he wrote to help the reader set goals and advance towards mental, physical, emotional and spiritual growth. Sheg tells Jamati that iActuate is the product of his desire to inspire readers to reach for their full potential so that they will feel empowered to inspire others. “I tried to write something that has substance but is simple and effective. I really hope that people can find inspiration in themselves and go on to inspire other people.” » Read more…

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