Dr Ama Biney’s REVIEW OF THE FILM “AFRICAN APOCALYPSE” by Rob Lemkin (Dir.), narrator, Femi Nylander
The colonial conquest of Africa, or the scramble for Africa was sheer violence inflicted on African bodies, minds and land. The new film…
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The Bridge and the Boat: honouring and acknowledging our elders
In memory of Norma Veronia Peters Sometime ago I had an overwhelming feeling of something missing from my life. A photo of an old man…
The Reluctant Siura: short story
This short story is especially gifted to the expectant mother whose child is contemplating its re-entry into the world at a time when it is
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The Trouble is Silence: Notes of a Guyanese Daughter
For the past few weeks I’ve been wrestling my conscience about engaging with what’s happening in Guyana. I know
Are you Walter Rodney?
June 2020 marks 40 years since the assassination of Dr Walter Rodney. The following blog post formed the basis of an interview with…
To Guyana with Love: a sankofa
I had planned to go to Guyana later in the year as a kind pilgrimage for my 50th birthday. A prompt from the University of Guyana that I…
Toni Morrison – Mentor and Muse
Out of the blue a friend asked if I knew Toni Morris – yes- they’d omitted the suffix ‘son’. So
Dreams as Universal Consciousness
For Danny “In spiritual philosophy, unity is the foundation of good. In fact, it can be held as synonymous to
A Song, a Pizza and other Humanities
It was the last few days of autumn when you could still feel a fading summer breeze and the gentle embrace of the sun, not warm enough as…
Black History Walks: the River Cruise, Bus Tour and Blue Plaque
It was impossible to imagine what it would be like. Although riskily scheduled to take place in March (2nd) we