MEMBERS & VISITORS Listening To Brother Bird Sadly, most of us have forgotten the wonders and joys of early childhood. When you are born and raised in a certain part of the world, that locale gives you most of what you learn and know. Its magic and wonder eventually fades into tame familiarity so […]
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MEMBERS & VISITORS Sarafina! As tensions of apartheid spread across South Africa, many students revolts to massive stone throw, a demonstration that comes in a wake of the introduction of Afrikaans language as a means of teaching. This sparks riots among school age young people who have resolved to do what it takes for […]
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MEMBERS & VISITORS African American Builds Ghana Movie Studio Ghana can likely claim the honor of having the most visionary and progressive set of national leaders in Africa. It is evident in so many of the bold projects undertaken by diverse global interests within the African diaspora. A Los Angeles-born entrepreneur enstooled as Mpuntuhene […]
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MEMBERS & VISITORS Obruni, Mzungu, Whatever… When my wife and I first landed in Ghana in 1971, as African Americans we were completely baffled as to why Ghanaians referred to both of us as Obruni, the term used for white people. Since I was lighter skinned than my wife maybe that was a reasonable […]
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MEMBERS & VISITORS A journey of 1,000 miles begins with a single step. TODAY’S YOUTH WILL NOT ALLOW AFRICA TO BE RECOLONIZED A special form of light made using an ancient Namibian gemstone could be the key to new light-based quantum computers, which could solve long-held scientific mysteries, according to new research led by […]
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MEMBERS & VISITORS BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN Yes, Africa has had tragic histories which, at times, have been hard to comprehend in their scope. A refugee’s escape, a prisoner’s promise, and a daughter’s painful secret converge in this inspiring real life story of hope. As three fathers fight to save their families, their lives […]
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MEMBERS & VISITORS Why Black Americans Are Leaving The U.S. “I Don’t Think I’m Going To Get That Here” A small but growing percentage of African descendants in America and elsewhere are taking a clear-eyed look at their domestic situation in 2022 just as some European Jews did in the mid 1930s. Consider the […]
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MEMBERS & VISITORS This World Is All About Branding and Marketing Africa needs superheroes like Shaka Zulu, Akon says. It is time to rebrand Africa. It is time for the African content makers to show the beautiful side of Africa. Akon who is on a mission to promote Africa was speaking in Rwanda. It […]
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MEMBERS & VISITORS BUILDING INVENTION SCHOOL GRAPHIC NOVELS BUILDING INVENTION SCHOOL GRAPHIC NOVELS Two of my areas of expertise are in computer graphics and 3D animation. With this background I’m able to accurately visualize all of the characters and scenes taking place within my stories. Kimathi and Kate are the Founders of Africa […]
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MEMBERS & VISITORS INVENTION SCHOOL: End Game INVENTION SCHOOL: End Game Economies grow not only by adding more capital and labor. A vital ingredient Invention School will contribute to African development is skill in creating and commercializing innovation, which makes investment and workers more productive. Productivity, which is defined as the value of goods […]
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MEMBERS & VISITORS INNOVATION KNOWS NO BOUNDS Creativity can apply to solving social problems, making potable water, developing sustainable energy systems, healing sickness, developing affordable housing, or creating a recipe for a dazzling new soft drink… Coca Cola has become a global soft drink behemoth after introducing its highly sought after beverages. One of […]
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MEMBERS & VISITORS WILL CAPITALISTS EAT INVENTORS? WILL CAPITALISTS EAT INVENTORS FOR BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND DINNER? I have personally experienced how evil and wicked even ordinarily good people can become when they are presented with the opportunity to make a lot of money. I invented a patented device, under contract, for de-boning chicken wings. […]
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MEMBERS & VISITORS Who Is Going To Build Africa? Who Is Going To Build Africa Into A First World Continent? If not those in the African Diaspora who have the skills and resources, then who??? Prof. Oku Singer, Mechanical/Solar Engineer
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MEMBERS & VISITORS African American Man Marries A Ugandan Woman This is What it is like Being an African American Man Married To A Ugandan Woman Watch the interview of Brandon Abbot and his lovely wife on the Podcast. Brandon is from Austin, Texas and his wife is from Kampala Uganda. Kenya and Uganda […]
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MEMBERS & VISITORS MOVING TO THE MOTHERLAND ISN’T EASY MOVING TO THE MOTHERLAND ISN’T EASY Listening to this gentleman’s experiences of relocating to Ghana from the United States is an enlightening look into “the African experience”. Anybody who is considering a similar move must certainly heed his words and advice. Prof. Oku Singer, Mechanical/Solar […]
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MEMBERS & VISITORS YOUNG APPRENTICE INVENTORS WILL TACKLE THESE PROBLEMS When young minds are given a heads up about some of the challenges that interest them besetting their homeland , their solutions may be percolating for 10 years or more, but you can believe that they will come up with solutions. Aside from writing […]
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MEMBERS & VISITORS Inventions Driven By Greed Inventions Driven By Greed One U.S. scientist caused two environmental disasters and the deaths of millions. We can see clearly how corporations will and have put profits before people. Does this trend have to continue. These are not the sort of values that Invention School will be […]
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MEMBERS & VISITORS GO TOGETHER GO TOGETHER The technological progress of Africa and its Diasporans was dramatically broken beginning with slavery and later through its colonization by European powers up to today’s aspirants from China, European Union, America, and India. With the arrival of the 21st century, a new era of an awakened Africa […]
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MEMBERS & VISITORS Anti Aging Technology Anti-aging technology is coming. Here’s how you can be ready for it; see aging as a disease, hang out with younger, more vital folks who surround you with optimism and a youthful vision of the future, get lots of sleep, eat truly nutritious foods and avoid junk, and […]
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MEMBERS & VISITORS Necessity Is The Mother Of Invention In the Socratic dialogue ‘Republic’, Plato famously wrote: “our need will be the real creator” which was molded over time into the English proverb ‘Necessity is the mother of invention’. Prof. Oku Singer, Mechanical/Solar Engineer
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