In the trembling shadows of a struggling neighborhood in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), lies the charred body of a man. His identity is unknown, his name erased by flames and carried away by the wind. What remains is a brutal scene—another grim episode in a land haunted by violence and impunity. A…
Imagine reaching retirement reflecting injustice, low paid salaries, lack of ownership incest, communities that devalues positive self-representation, where social media depicts our culture as mutt vagrants, gun, knives, animals that roam our neighbourhoods without sanctuary. Preventable Oblivious to the harm you created by doing nothing to Unite the Black population. Yet, you expect younger…
It is believed the blessings of liberty and happiness prevails in the United States Constitution. The merriment of words: an ideology by people whose overall interest is to dominate the happiness, existence, and welfare of the people. When a cultural group’s well-being is not conducive to law or policy, political influence shapes particular lifestyles on…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnsCs3C7lfU Shara Lewis-Campbell, Founder of Beauty & the Beast Publishing, a multi-award-winning Book Publishing and Media Services company discusses the Importance Of Book Writing Among People Of African Descent with Host Obehi Ewanfoh at the The Power of Your Book 2024 Webinar. You can learn more about Shara Lewis-Campbell, founder of Beauty & the Beast Publishing,…
From age eleven, I have carried a vivid vision of a large, beautiful house filled with young people from various backgrounds. This house, a sanctuary for victims of abandonment, neglect or abuse, is where they discover their talents and transform their lives. In this vision, their hope is renewed. They become musicians, artists and inventors,…
https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=1119035492501265 Check out our Live radio interview on Nigeria Info FM where S. Lewis-Campbell, Founder of Beauty & the Beast Publishing discusses Modern Literature, and how African authors can be better promoted, and our new Group B.I.T.E. Black Ideals to Empower and how the Black Diaspora can participate in this transformative strategic movement that is…
Untold tales, lives lived. We thought We wouldn’t survive Survival eluded us Somehow, we sought it Then, it showed up but Never taught us how we would survive Yet somehow, we did And here we are Not quite able to tell the tale Yet we live amongst you Sometimes, we are present Sometimes, we’re…
The war on the Black and African family has been ongoing since slavery. Breeding farms, rape, forced marriages, and now presently surrogacy. To the point of preservation of race and identity, the concept of White Supremacy is to define family based on universal power and control. Just for clarity I define “family” here as a…
I am tapping away on my keys, in a furious attempt to have my task accomplished this dull evening (8:00pm), when three lovely girls knock at the office door, present me one fine folded piece of paper as soon as I usher them in. “Joy asked us to deliver this to you” they say, with…
Our globe has evolved rapidly through the years. It is such beauty to see us grow every single year that goes by. Development is multi-dimensional, thus the need to be on the lookout for coordinating every environmental aspect, for sustainable growth. Lately, women empowerment is at its peak, as is climate change. Are we pushing…
The African Diaspora plays a significant role in shaping the socio-economic and political landscapes of both their host countries and the ancestral homeland. The Mark of Nations approach to the African Diaspora is multifaceted: to seek, engage, and leverage dispersed African community’s collective influence to promote shared interests, foster development, and enhance cultural understanding. Understanding…
In the vast chessboard of incarceration, each of us plays a role: pawns of conflict in the grand scheme of things. As pawns we’re seemingly insignificant, pieces who hold less influence, less agency, less existence. As incarcerates we’re easily interchangeable and maneuvered to serve the systems interests. Similarly, formerly incarcerated individuals in society often find…