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Creative writing from the Conscious I- thoughts, reflections and ideas expressed in urban literature, Caribbean-themed prose and poetry.
2024-01-28 14:59
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
2022-05-10 14:57
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
2022-05-06 20:40
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
2022-05-04 13:25
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
2022-04-14 13:00
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
2019-10-17 02:20
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
2019-10-08 02:20
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
2019-09-12 03:41
The Annual Celebration of Basotho New year (SelemosaBasotho and The Molutsoana Celebration) by Katleho MpopoThe Basotho people hold the Molutsoana Ce… Read More
2019-08-22 20:27
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
2019-08-18 15:08
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
2019-06-23 19:59
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
2019-06-02 19:12
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
2019-05-16 21:33
"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
2019-05-16 09:32
"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
2019-03-30 16:33
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
2019-03-11 11:43
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
2019-03-06 10:22
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
2019-02-26 23:08
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
2019-02-23 13:44
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
2019-02-11 22:59
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
2019-02-04 10:32
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
2019-01-31 05:04
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
2019-01-31 04:51
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
2019-01-21 15:24
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
2019-01-20 15:02
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
2019-01-01 21:22
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
2018-12-30 23:27
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
2018-12-29 17:31
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
2018-11-07 21:26
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
2018-10-16 02:07
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
2018-09-26 07:47
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
2018-09-23 16:45
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
2018-09-04 05:01
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
2018-08-24 09:43
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
2018-08-24 08:39
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
2018-08-17 10:13
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
2018-07-30 09:26
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
2018-04-27 10:52
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
2018-04-08 09:11
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
2018-03-15 16:06
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
2018-03-08 22:47
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
2018-02-18 07:56
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
2018-02-16 12:45
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
2018-02-06 18:54
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
2018-01-28 05:14
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
2018-01-22 05:19
My WhyBy Carla ThompsonIn November 2016 Trump won the presidential election to become the next president of the United States; who would have thought? For years we have watched him lie, dece… Read More
2017-11-14 02:46
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
2017-11-10 01:47
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 Ningu&e&hell…Read More
2017-11-06 20:55
Many Young African Americans Are Still Disconnected From Their African Roots By Joshua Chikudo August, 2017"Yo… Read More
2017-11-01 15:13
Cries of Redemption: Songs of Life.@The Abeng #abeng #literatureRe•demp•tion:the act, process, or an instance of redeemingRe•deemtransitive verb2: to free from what distresses… Read More
2017-10-17 19:12
Scenes From Kingston, Jamaica(Maxfield, Whitfield areas)Throughout the African diaspora, in communities where poverty consistently prevails, reliable water for drinking, cooking and washing… Read More
2017-10-17 18:10
Scenes from Nigeria- Pure Water.@theabeng In Nigeria it is called “pure water”.It's water for the poor even though it’s not all the poor that can afford it… Read More
2017-10-10 06:33
Javere Irie: Art Illustrates Life .@TheAbeng &nb&hell…Read More
2017-10-07 08:41
Benny @TheAbeng Visits Almighty God Compassion Care Home in LagosWritten by Benny Dalle Edited by Kaya OmodeleMy name is Benny Dalle and last Saturday, September the 30th, I dragged mys… Read More
2017-09-21 22:24
Chicken Little: Haunted Blood (An Urban Story) Vol. 1; Part 2copyright K. Omodele 2016The minute Glass' gun popped out, I realized - we got set up, plain and simple. How they, and them alone… Read More
2017-09-20 20:06
Garvey’s Ghost, written by Jamaican author Geoffrey Philp, was launched on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, accompanying the birthday celebration of Jamaica's f… Read More
2017-09-08 00:21
Culture and Tradition are Key to Agricultural DevelopmentCopyright 2017 Kentake Malopenza"You measure a people's potential for liberation based on how different their culture is from their o… Read More
2017-07-23 20:13
And of Zion it shall be said that this man was born there...Blessed Earthstrong, Jah RastafariHis Imperial MajestyHaile Selassie INegusi Negast Read More
2017-07-22 13:29
Ital Shop - Abeng PhotosWhy this shop closed, my lahd?? Read More
2017-03-18 01:10
Greetings writers and bloggers!The Abeng and My Conscious Pen is seeking short stories, news reports, articles, profiles and essays from the Black (African) Diaspora. Pieces/work must shed l… Read More
2017-03-18 00:52
by Kaya OmodeleDon't get it twisted and damn what you heard: Bah-Pna Dahane is the originator, the fire-blazing creator of Quai54, Paris, France's super-eminent street basketball tournament… Read More
2017-03-18 00:50
Interview by Kaya Omodele @TheAbeng"This tournament was first and foremost a celebration of Blacks at its best on the French soil - a country that owes its freedom to the blood of black sold… Read More
2016-12-13 19:00
copyright K. Omodele 2016 * (This is a work of fiction. Any similarities to actual people or situations is purely coincidental.)It was Doc birthnight we had come to celebrate but every… Read More
2016-12-13 16:30
My Publishing Journeyby Kaya Omodele @TheAbeng #TheAbengMy book The Abeng and My Conscious Pen: Cries of Redemption is now in the hands of my editor.The challenges getting a book published w… Read More
2016-11-25 14:30
Abeng Short StoryAmalaika Vs. The Council of Elders (The Palm Wine Controversy)copyright K. Omodele 2016Amalaika, gazelle-like in body but dragged in spirit, chucked her son all the way… Read More
2016-11-23 15:00
Satta a massagana, Ahamlack #TheAbengI give thanks for my family and loved ones. There is no greater gift in life than the gift of Love.In Amharic (the official language of Ethiopia), satta… Read More
2016-11-07 14:30
What We Have Been Reading Lately … Read More
2016-11-01 13:45
Abeng Editorial Opinion: Sevyn Streeter Barred From Performing The National Anthem at The Philadelphia 76ers Season Opener &n&hell…Read More
2016-10-26 13:30
Roots by Caribbean Poet Cicely Rodway (from her book of poems Facing The Wind; 2009)FOR WOMEN OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORAHer roots are deepmany bloods cruise through her veinsyet she can tr… Read More
2016-10-25 13:45
Coronated Queensby K. Omodele @TheAbengI'm drawn to strong, steely queens who bend but don't break, who may crack but don't shatter; practical, can-do, will-deal-with-any-situation women; Wo… Read More
2016-10-24 18:18
Dry Cry (Revision): A Short Storyby K. Omodele copyright 2004This is a revision of a short story I submitted as a lesson for a correspondence/self-paced writing class I took through UNC-Chap… Read More
2016-10-18 12:00
Worlds Away From Home (from her book Sunstreams and Sunsets)by Cicely A. RodwayLooking out at snow-capped treesin the heart of Queens, Jamaica,worlds away from homeyet homethe heartmind trem… Read More
2016-10-17 14:00
The African Oral Tradition of Storytelling in Dancehall: Early B, The Doctor &nb&hell…Read More
2016-10-12 13:00
The Oral Tradition of Story Telling (Spoken Word in Dancehall)By Kaya Omodele(first published as Lyricist Chat for Method Mecca @ZigZee)The oral tradition of storytelling is intricately… Read More
2016-09-14 13:00
African Repatriation: Journey Back To The ContinentWritten by Joshua Chikudo; Edited by K. Omodele @TheAbengEver since I was a little boy growing up in Southern Africa, Africans have left th… Read More
2016-09-12 18:15
Chicken Little: Haunted Blood (An Urban Story) Vol. 1; Part 2copyright K. Omodele 2016The minute Glass' gun popped out, I realized - we got set up, plain and simple. How they, and them alone… Read More
2016-08-20 13:00
The Haitian Revolution (The Revolt That Birthed a Nation - Part 2: Vincent Oge and John Boukman)  &hell…Read More
2016-08-17 15:42
Where Does Winding Come From?by Kaya Omodele .@The Abeng (first published in Method Mecca @ZigZee) A while ago, I stumbled across a website where someone was asking "How d… Read More
2016-07-29 18:22
"I was cold and I danced to keep warm."~ Josephine Baker"Ms. Josephine-" Kaya Omodele replies, "this is why I write."I've suffered a thousand deathscaged in an eight-by-tena bull in a penpac… Read More
2016-07-23 16:33
There is no night in Zion, there is no night thereHalleluJah there is no night thereRastafari is my lightI&I need no candle lightHalleluJah there is no night there."Let Jah arise and let… Read More
2016-07-14 14:00
Abeng Tribute To A Grandmother's Loveby K.Omodele@TheAbengMy grandparents' love was pure, over half-century cured. I don't mean theirs was the definition of love because dictionaries only sp… Read More
2016-07-11 14:00
The African Diaspora: Cubans of African DescentThe Caribbean island Republic of Cuba is culturally both Latin American and Spanish Caribbean. The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade brought Africans… Read More
2016-07-06 21:00
If We Must Dieby Claude McKayStrange FruitIf we must die - let it not be like hogsHunted and penned in an inglorious spot,While round us bark the mad and hungry dogs,Making their mock at our… Read More
2016-07-06 16:19
Caribbean Writer Claude McKay: Poet Laureate of the Harlem Renaissanceby Kaya Omodele @TheAbengWriter Claude McKay was a pre-eminent poet and novelist of the Harlem Renaissance. His experien… Read More
2016-06-21 13:15
African Diaspora 101: Black Historyby K. Omodele .@TheAbeng"It's not all that glitters is gold/and half the story has never been told..." ~ Bob Marley; Peter ToshThey gave the whole, en… Read More
2016-06-19 12:00
by K. Omodele .@TheAbengI got three bredren who have a total of eleven different baby mothers - that's three point six, six... baby mothers a piece. And each one of these bredren have drama… Read More
2016-06-15 13:00
Letter To The Indomitable, Muhammad Ali&nbs&hell…Read More
2016-05-23 18:30
Abeng Prison Short Story: Letting Go &nb&hell…Read More
2016-05-18 13:30
The Branding of The Maasai and Bob Marley … Read More
2016-05-16 15:42
The Marlon James Article Dissecting Kendrick Lamar's Lyrics  &hell…Read More
2016-05-05 14:15
by K… Read More
2016-04-28 16:16
7 Benefits of Meditation  &hell…Read More
2016-04-19 13:30
Building A Foundation (A Freestyle P… Read More
2016-04-18 19:08
A Father's Rights Vs Planned Parenthood &n&hell…Read More
2016-03-31 21:59
Yolan Mo Jumbie Come To School ( A #Caribbean Story) &n&hell…Read More
2016-03-22 14:15
Cry My Redemption (Reflections of A Fallen Soul) &nb&hell…Read More
2016-03-21 13:30
Chicken Little and The Carrion Crow (Introducing An Urban Story) … Read More
2016-03-08 18:54
SEVEN BOB MARLEY CHUNE* LYRICS FOR SEVEN DIFFERENT VIBESThrough his Natural Mystic, I've had a personal bredrenship with Robert NestA Marley ever since I was a little youth. And I'm positive… Read More
2016-03-08 18:50
Abeng Poetry: No Fairy-Tale Valentines (A Sonnet for a Queen) &nb&hell…Read More
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