online networking community for cultural expression /creative artists of african descent to communicate, engage in dialogue, share information, and support one another in their respective crafts. Members are principally based in the New York metropolitan area and include writers, poets, spoken word, performance artists, musicans, actors, songwriters, dancers, visual artists, film makers et al .... individuals committed to telling the stories and experiences of people of african descent throughout the afrikan diaspora and participating in the creation of new visions for the future.