Oct 06 – Oct 19, 2022
Monbiot’s Colonial View of Eden
To restore some form of balance and sustainability to the earth means learning not from George Monbiot and his colonising ilk, but from the native peoples of Africa, Asia, and the Americas who were living along side nature for millennia before Europeans sought to conquer it (and them), writes, very thoroughly, Johannesburg based health and nutrition coach Sameer Dossani.
White House Meeting on U.S.-Africa Leaders' Summit: December 13-15
White House officials met with members of the African diaspora September 28 and shared plans for the upcoming U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit, the first since 2014. When comparing the difference between Biden-Harris’ and Trump-Pence’s relationship with Africa, veteran activist Ron Daniels stated that when Trump was in office, “We were totally ignored.” (See how Port of Harlem readers are also involved in African affairs.)
Book Review: Sugar Town Queens
"Sugar Town Queens" is at its heart a story of what South Africans call ubuntu–love and strength in action—of the love between mothers and daughters, of friends helping friends, and of a broken family beginning to form new bonds.
Activities
Mosaic Theater in DC opens its fall season with "The Till Trilogy" by Ifa Bayeza (pictured).
Test Your COVID IQ! - see Health/COVID-19, still at the top of the page. The Fiesta De La Familia is Sun, Oct 16 in Adelphi, MD. Understanding this Medicare Mess with Tayvon Jackson is online Wed, Oct 12. as are business clases from Impact Hub Baltimore. The Las Vegas Black Rodeo is Sat, Oct 15.
Readers' Trends
With Stacey Abrams finding it necessary to make an extra effort to motivate Black men to vote and to vote for her, it was good to see this meme featuring the late John Lewis as the most popular on our Facebook page. Eva Brock continues to win fans as she finishes her newest book and promises a new POH article. Another one of POH publisher's family pictures is the hit on Instagram, see what you missed.