Oil Spills/Disasters
My cousin and I were discussing the recent BP (British Petroleum) oil spill and what BP was doing after the fact to fix the problem. Click here for more info. It led me to do some research and I included links to the articles, “Nigeria: Between the Gulf of Mexico and Niger Delta” and Niger Delta Spills. Apparently across the Atlantic, oil crisis has been going on for over 50 years. Quite shameful if you ask me. I must say that I do support President Obama in his conviction to make the oil companies pay for their transgressions. Read on and stay blessed.
~LSpyce
May R’ebel of the Month: The Troops, the Lovers & the Fighters
I woke up this morning very troubled by the current conditions of the world, from the unnecessary wars, to the violent and brutal attacks taking place in Gaza, Nigeria, and all over. This piece was written for and inspired by the lovers, the fighters, the children, and the soldiers in the world. Continue reading
WAX POETICS: Afrocentric, Afrodynamic, Afrobeats
My eyes caught the corner of a magazine as I was sitting in my friend’s living room on Easter Sunday waiting to tear through some marvelous home made food: candied yams, collard greens, baked salmon, crispy asparagus, baked red potatoes, and some wonderfully glazed ham… Yes, I love food. Anyways, back to the magazine. Caught the corner of a magazine called WAX POETICS. I’ve never heard or seen that magazine before in my life but I tentatively picked it up and nodded in appreciation of the fact that Fela Kuti was on the cover. For those of you that don’t know, Fela is the pioneer of Afro-beats hailing from Nigeria. My curiosity was spurred because I wondered what article they were writing on him– I clearly failed to see that on the cover of the magazine it was unmistakeably written in black and white that it was an African issue.
Machete attack in Jos, Nigeria
It’s disheartening to think that in this day and age events like the machete incident in Nigeria, are still going on. Gone are the days when you could blame it on the “white man” or the Colonial Masters. OR is it possible that issues could be that deep rooted as in the case of the Hutus and the Tutsis in Rwanda? It always starts out on a small scale and gets ignored by the world. The next thing you know we are faced with a genocide.The Machete incident in Jos, Nigeria is just the beginning. Let’s not let this get out of hand.
Please read this link about the recent clash Nigeria between the Christians and Muslims.
~LSpyce
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