A HISTORICAL-MUSICAL-CONVERSATIONAL DRAMAA BLACK IMMIGRANT PERSPECTIVE ACT ONE The setting is a Middle-Class neighborhood in Atlanta, GA. The year is 2021.(Car horn). Junior, 14 years old, runs out to welcome dad from work. JUNIOR: Welcome, dad. DAD: Hello Junior, how was school today? JUNIOR: Great, dad. It is Black history month, and everyone must write…
In case you slept through the entire week, here’s a summary of what happened around the world. The Democratic National Convention had a carnival of sorts and a coronation most unexpected as Biden passed the torch all be it, a little bit reluctantly. Events have come to prove that he made the right decision for…
We live in difficult times. We also live in fearful times. Hunger stalks the land. Inflation stings. Everywhere you look, you see people wearing long faces. The land is green. The sun blazes forth in its majestic glory everyday. The heavens give off their dew and rain, but there is no food in the land….
As the abduction of citizens of various social statuses continues unabated across Nigeria, security agencies find themselves grappling with an escalating threat that seems to belittle their achievement, writes ISMAEEL UTHMAN From schoolchildren to VIPs, no one is safe from the pervasive menace of kidnapping ravaging the entire length and breadth of the country. Despite…
The only thing that mattered yesterday was Kamala in confident strides, decked in Purple/Blue and taking the podium. Her beauty shone through. Her toughness was evident in her colors. Her speech was thoughtful and hit every note. Someone has taught her well. You can only govern from the center. This election has been won. Kamala…
I know that some feminists and woke warriors might drag me for saying this, but I really don’t care at this moment because I’m determined to save lives. Have you noticed the high incidence of slumping and death among women? Have you not heard of the housewife who slumped and died right in her kitchen…
Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention was quite packed. They had Bill Clinton, they had Oprah Winfrey and they had the Vice Presidential candidate, Tim Walz who came on sprightly to accept his Party’s nomination. Ever the teacher and coach, he could not help but wrap up his speech with a football analogy. Here…
After a 4-day trip to the Middle East in a desperate attempt to broker a Ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, Antony Blinken has come up empty. Once again, like many times in the past, in a curious irony of events, the side that’s stronger wants peace. The weaker, and more vulnerable side demurs. It’s hard…
Jennifer Lopez has filed for divorce from Ben Affleck, US media reported Tuesday, two years after the Hollywood power couple officially gave love a second chance by tying the knot. The pair, who were nicknamed “Bennifer” when they first dated in the frenzied tabloid celebrity days of the early 2000s, had rekindled their relationship almost…
A big revelation for Day 2 came in the form of Stephanie Grisham. She was Communications Director for Trump and a very close aide to Melania. There’s a story I’d like to tell before I continue. There’s an anecdote about a Pharaoh who became a tyrant. When he was asked why he became a tyrant,…
