news from kintespace.com

::: 07/29/2009

Contents:

• ::: Akatu Ajonye: The President's visit
• ::: Sekou Sundiata: Come On And Bring On The Reparations
• ::: Dick Gregory Speaks Truth (YouTube.com)

::: Akatu Ajonye: The President's visit

::: ::: http://kintespace.com/p_akatu_ajonye0.html

Now, we indulge in our third selection from Dr. Jerry Agada's labor of love, 500 Nigerian Poets. This Aboki Publishers volume, shipping from 43 New Bridge (Otukpo) Road in Makurdi, Benue State, sings with diversity. It is a rich tapestry of creative vision.

Akatu Ajonye, a graduate of drama of the Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, preserves a compelling snapshot of the Bush-Administration Presidential tour of Africa. It rings in harmony with the report in "Njoki Njehu: What's Missing in US/Africa Policy?" here in the kinté space.

::: Sekou Sundiata: Come On And Bring On The Reparations

::: ::: http://kintespace.com/p_sekou_sundiata0.html

With the assistance of my FaceBook friend, Bob Holman (Mouthalmighty Records), I have learned that Sekou Sundiata's The Blue Oneness of Dreams is now owned by Mercury Records. Over the years, Bob had to tell me twice that this was the case—merely an indicator of my dense denial.

Sekou Sundiata is a foundational inspiration for the kinté space. He has been my personal teacher in absentia for years—and only now, at this writing, do I realize that he was a professional teacher—with none other than Ani DiFranco as one of his students at New York City's New School. Her talent and public persona lead me to conclude that his other significant body of work Long Story Short, released by Ani's Righteous Babe Records is in a better place.

Meanwhile, here in the kinté space, we only have YouTube.com. We collect five selections from YouTube.com that capture the awesome power of Sekou Sundiata. Importantly, Katea Stitt, the manager and friend of Sekou Sundiata, is featured here reading his work. I fear that without YouTube.com seeing this event would not be possible.

::: Dick Gregory Speaks Truth (YouTube.com)

::: ::: http://kintespace.com/p_dick_gregory0.html

Every self-described `Black family' should have a character like Dick Gregory in it. A certain kind of ethnic cleansing makes it likely that such a character is no longer around—so this collection of YouTube.com videos make up for the mistake. It's amazing how the color of the Web can change in less than five years…