1958 was the year Ghana’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah first visit the the united states. He wore Kente Cloth, which I happen to have seen at a recent wedding I happened to be present at. Kente also known as nwentoma, is the traditional and ceremonial clothing of the Ashanti tribe of central Ghana. Kente is [...]
Published by September 3rd, 2007 in Design and History.Archive for 2007
I love dabo very much, that is why I prefer to get a sandwich to a plated meal. I eat a sandwich at least five a week I think, whether it’s a philly cheese steak, to a chicken pesto with roasted red pepper in olive bread panini. They have one called the Manhattan in Georgetown; [...]
Published by August 30th, 2007 in Childhood, Personal and Social.There is talk and there is talk, but what is talk with no action. You know, walking it the way you talk it. I was under the impression that walking is easy. But it’s not, it’s hard. I want to practice what I preach, I want to compromise, I want to do whatever it takes [...]
Published by August 29th, 2007 in Bernos, Design and Noteworthy.Let’s face the reality; there is a huge divide between African Americans and Ethiopians especially when it comes to dating and social relations. Unfortunately in the society that we live in, African Americans get the short end of the stick – they are portrayed in a negative light by people and the media. I’ve heard [...]
Published by August 26th, 2007 in Current Issues and Dating.September 12 will be a celebration of a new year and most importantly it will be the celebration of a new Millennium. The countdown for the celebration of the Ethiopian Millennium started a long time ago and we are closing fast on it. So we thought we should retire the Ethio-Milli tee before the Millennium. [...]
Published by August 23rd, 2007 in Bernos.
