Friday 7th October, 1814. The Glasgow Herald newspaper in Scotland, United Kingdom - publishes an article challenging false French/European media propaganda about the state of the Kingdom of… Read More
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Creative writing from the Conscious I- thoughts, reflections and ideas expressed in urban literature, Caribbean-themed prose and poetry.
 Greetings, Jah World. Nkyea!Resilience/ ResilientNketesie/ Tumi si nkete For the past few months I been climbing out from one bups and dropping straight into a next… Read More
Comrade Dr. Mutulu Shakur has joined the ancestors. Dr Mutulu Shakur was a member of the Black Liberation Army. He was a relentless fighter for African Liberation who never repudiated our a… Read More
Martin Luther King, Jr speaking on reparations for Black Americans 50 years ago! Read More
Kwe Kwe Dance Company, Atlanta, Georgia: Drumming at Guyana Day During Atlanta Carnival Weekend 2018 Please Support The Abeng Worldwide (YouTube Channel)... "LIKE" " SHARE"; Hit the "SUBSCRI… Read More
Kwayana's Meditation (The Wisdom of The Drum)Greetings Bredren and Sistren; Idren and Idren. Big up and Bless up.This dub poem Kwayana's Meditation, is actually a tribute and ode to Ba… Read More
Pablo's Kreolese KornerJoin Uncle Pablo as interviews me, Kaya Omodele, on Pablo's Kreolese Korner on Saturday, May 7th, 2022. I will recite my dub poem Kwayana's Meditation (Wisd… Read More
Pablo's Kreolese KornerJoin Uncle Pablo as interviews me, Kaya Omodele, on Pablo's Kreolese Korner on Saturday, May 7th, 2022. I will recite my dub poem Kwayana's Meditation (Wisd… Read More
Coral Gardens lies on the North Coast of Jamaica, W.I., in the eastern outskirts of Montego Bay; it's a part of the Rosehall Estate. Back in the late 1950s and early 1960s… Read More
The Abeng Collection: Our Mission - Garveyism When Marcus Garvey trod the world in the early 1900s, he noticed that people of African descent filled the lower rungs of the socio-ec… Read More
Protoje Explains How Reasoning With Jah 9 About Marcus Garvey And Walter Rodney Helped Him Transition Towards A Greater Musical and Lyrical ConsciousnessProtoje says that reading helped… Read More
The Annual Celebration of Basotho New year (SelemosaBasotho and The Molutsoana Celebration) by Katleho MpopoThe Basotho people hold the Molutsoana Ce… Read More
Cries of Redemption at A Special, Smashwords Rate!From now through my Earthday in September, I am offering Cries of Redemption on Smashwordsfor just one dollar. My debut book… Read More
Ewart ThomasStanford University (Presented at the Walter Rodney Symposium, Atlanta, GA, 3/23/18)IntroductionI’m very grateful to Pat Rodney, Asha Rodney and the Walter Rodney Foun… Read More
Malcolm X Day 2019 was a celebration of the great ancestor's earthday at The West End Park in Atlanta, Georgia. el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz (Malcolm X) Read More
This month, June, 2019, we are giving away free gifts for signing up to our Free newsletter, The Abeng. Sign Up Now! for a chance to win a prize from The Abeng Collection and The A… Read More
"Since 1973, legal abortion has killed more Afrakan Americans than AIDS, cancer, diabetes, heart disease and violent crime combined. Every week, more Blacks die in American abortion clinics… Read More
"Since 1973, legal abortion has killed more Afrakan Americans than AIDS, cancer, diabetes, heart disease and violent crime combined. Every week, more Blacks die in American abortion clinics… Read More
While standing outside my friend's home waiting for her come out, I looked down and after a few seconds I saw a new world- a world of ants and other small insects. If I hadn't been conc… Read More
Cries of Redemption is free on Smashwords through March 9th as a part of their Read an Ebook Week. You can now make my book,part of your digital collection. Cries of Redemption illustra… Read More
Cries of Redemption is free on Smashwords through March 9th as a part of their Read an Ebook Week. You can now make my book,part of your digital collection. Cries of Redemption illustra… Read More
copyright 2019 Jah RootsmanWhat an anomaly that governments in Africa have little or no appetite in honoring nor celebrating Black History Month, which is celebrated in February to… Read More
Currently in My Playlist: Black by DaveThe lyrics and the flow to this song caught me hard, the words got me hooked. " ... Black is people naming your countries on what they t… Read More
Spoken Word Griots: African Oral Tradition in Caribbean Music (Third Part) - #Calypsoby K. OmodeleAfrican traditions and customs are in the heartbeat of Caribbean culture; so, its not surpri… Read More
Black History 24/7, 365 @TheAbeng #theabengBlack history is world history. African history is part of the Black story; after all, Black history didn’t begin with slavery, neither did i… Read More
The Beginnings and Development of Racism in The U.S.: Some Implications for Black Americans (Part 2) by Dr. Cicely A. Rodway copyright 1987 C. A. Rodway"To fully apprecia… Read More
The Beginnings and Development of Racism in The U.S.: Some Implications for Black Americans (part 1)by Dr. Cicely A. Rodway copyright 1987 C. A. Rodway
"I am not, nor ever have… Read More
artist Oscar Thomas, Sr. https://www.oscarthomassr.com/about-the-artist.htmlMartin Luther King Mural in Liberty City, Miami, Floridahttps://www.odeith.com/graffiti/#photo-1/36/Graffiti-tribu… Read More
Let's Talk Nairobi, Kenyaby Kaya Omodele @TheAbeng From: https://www.stripes.com/news/africa/al-shabab-says...With these latest terrorist attacks in Nairobi, Kenya this past Tuesday (Ja… Read More
Happy Independence Day, Haiti!Today, January 1, is Haitian Independence Day. On this day in 1804, Haiti declared independence from its colonial master, France, when General Jean Jacque… Read More
The Beginnings and Development of Racism in The U.S.: Some Implications for Black Americans (part 1)by Cicely A. Rodway copyright 1987 C. A. Rodway"I am not, nor ever have been, in… Read More
Heri Za KwanzaaNguzo Saba (The Seven Principles)Day One (December 26)Umoja (oo-MOH-ja) unitybuilding a community that holds togetherDay Two (December 27)Kujichagulia (koo-jee-cha-goo-LEE-yah… Read More
The Abeng Collection by House of Dalle: Application of Garveyism "Be Black, buy Black, think Black, and all else will take care of itself." ~ Marcus Mosiah GarveyHolding fast to Garvey'… Read More
Continued from Sytematic Racism in America (Part 1)by Le'bert A. GordonInstitutional RacismInstitutional Racism can be defined as the collective failure of an organization to provide a… Read More
Bless Up, Winnie Madikezela Mandela... Blessed Earthday. Amandla! You meant so much to so many all across the African Diaspora and around the world.We love you, Mama. Never Gone! Never… Read More
Seven Names in a Lifetimewritten by Nana Kwabena Osei-Boadi (kongo wattu)Akan culture says a human being lives to be called seven names in a lifetime.1. Asukɔnoma - the water fetching b… Read More
Systematic Racism In Americawritten by Le'Bert A. Gordon; edited by @TheAbengIntroduction The term Systematic Racism, developed by Sociologist Joe Feagin, is both a theoretical and real… Read More
Greetings, all Writers, photographers and content creators!The Abeng and My Conscious Pen is seeking short stories, news reports, articles, profiles and essays from the Black (African) Diasp… Read More
Dutty Boukman in Bwa Kayiman (Bois Caïman) It is told that on the steamy, Caribbean night of August 14th, back in 1791 a slave named Boukman ignited the Haitian Revolution du… Read More
Marcus Garvey's father had an extensive library in his home and as a boy, Marcus spent countless hours reading every book he could dig his nose into. Garvey's ideas were definitely BIG, gran… Read More
After France won the 2018 FIFA World Cup earlier this month, South African comedian Trevor Noah cracked a joke about the fact that France's victory was also an African accomplishment, since… Read More
Amandla!#allblackwithadoek Twitter Salutes Mama Winnie Madikizela Mandelazikhona @igqiyazana "Doing it for intomb' endala! This is for you mama."#LongLiveMamaWinnieMandela by Don Dada ft @Af… Read More
As an independently published author, it can be a challenge getting your book placed in a bookstore, especially chain bookstores like Barnes & Noble, etc. But then you find Brothers and… Read More
Greetings, Jah World. I know everybody don't have Amazon and Kindle, so now you can get Cries of Redemption as an ebook (ePub) through Smashwords, Barnes and Noble, Apple, Kobo, et al. Click… Read More
A documentary on slave revolutionary leader Cuffy is Roots and Culture Media's next projectKaya @TheAbeng: So Clairmont, what new projects you got going on?Clairmont Mali Chung: The new work… Read More
I was listening to Mutabaruka's Cutting Edge radio show on January the 31st, previewing Black History Month which would begin the next day. The Bredren reasoned in depth about the brainwashi… Read More
Cries of Redemption Meet and Greet Party at Blush Couture The Cries of Redemption Release Sunday, the 11th, grew into a beautiful day even though the skies were gray. Made some wonderfu… Read More
Greetings Abeng and My Conscious Pen readers!As you may done know already, Cries of Redemption is available in paper back on Amazon and ebook on Kindle. I have been getting great reviews but… Read More
Greetings. This is an exclusive Abeng interview with the CEO of Roots and Culture Media, Clairomont Mali Chung, who is a film maker, which is only one of his creative talents. Roots and Cult… Read More
Canto das Três Raças – by Clara Nunes(The Chanting of the Three Races – by Clara Nunes)Composed by: Mauro Duarte e Paulo César PinheiroSong Video (Click here… Read More