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British born Sudanese artist, Huda Hashim, is an interior designer, 3D rendering and contemporary artist best known for her abstract works depicting life in Sudan. Huda was born in Liverpool, England, while her father was attending medical school. When she was just three years old, she and her family moved to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, a city known for its growing medical infrastructure, where she spent her formative years. During her time in Jeddah, Huda experienced a city defined by its cultural diversity.
With the release of The Contemporary African Kitchen, Alexander Smalls continues his legacy of storytelling, celebrating the rich culinary traditions of the African Diaspora. The cookbook highlights recipes from leading African chefs while delving into the cultural significance of these dishes. Through its pages, Smalls invites readers to connect with the history, flavors, and personal stories that make African cuisine a global treasure.
“Strategy. Action. Walk into who you claim to be and lead.” Jill Scott’s reading of her poem, Agitation Definition #3 at the nationally televised, Juneteenth: A Global Celebration, was an urgent call to action. A rebuke of America’s so-called leaders — political and cultural — who seem to be failing us at every turn. She was demanding that those in a position to lead, do so. The fiery poem, ending with Scott’s defiant scream, “LEAD!”, evoked remembrances of Fannie Lou Hamer’s emphatic rallying cry, “We are sick and tired of being sick and tired!” Half a desperate plea and half a revolutionary command, the moment captured perfectly the emotions of a nation that genuinely wants to be better than it is, yet feels itself edging ever closer to something terrible.
It’s Hip Hop and street style. It’s Juneteenth in Harlem, the Caribbean Day Parade in Brooklyn and Carnevale everywhere. It’s all over Beyonce’s latest video. But what is the African Diaspora? It’s a common term for referring to the collection of cultures across the world that trace their roots back to the African continent.
