Norman "Otis" Richmond (aka Jalali), Author at The Burning Spear

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Prince: The great musician and his connection to Africans worldwide

Norman "Otis" Richmond (aka Jalali) - January 5, 2016

"There is an African connection to Prince's film 'Purple Rain' as Director Christopher Kirkley re-imagines Prince's 'Purple Rain' on the mother continent."

Gil Scott and Jimmy Ruffin

Norman "Otis" Richmond (aka Jalali) - January 22, 2015

“The artist must elect to fight for Freedom or Slavery. I have made my choice. I had no choice. I had no alternative." Paul Roberson Robeson...

A Book Review of Richard Williams’ (Serena and Venus’ dad) Black and White: The Way I See It

Norman "Otis" Richmond (aka Jalali) - September 2, 2014

TORONTO-After reading Richard Williams, new memoir Black and White: The Way I See It, I thought about Black Uhuru's song, "Sponji Reggae." Williams is the "genuine character" that Michael Rose, their lead singer sang about.

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Diasporic Music

Norman "Otis" Richmond (aka Jalali) - June 26, 2013

Music and talents of Colina Phillips, Eric Mercury and K'naan. Plus the passing of Marvin Junior, Clarence Burke and Mulgrew Miller.

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Aminata Moseka (Abbey Lincoln): “The Girl Can’t Help It”: She was a freedom fighter

Norman "Otis" Richmond (aka Jalali) - August 26, 2010

"We have inherited a great music. This music is a holdover. It comes with us like the skin, the texture of our hair. It’s our memory banks.” - Abbey Lincoln.

February is African Liberation Month

Norman "Otis" Richmond (aka Jalali) - February 4, 2010

Black History Month must be updated for the 21st century. February should be the month that we re-double our struggle against imperialism and white supremacy, and for reparations for slavery, the slave trade and colonialism.

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Michael Jackson will be welcomed by the ancestors

Norman "Otis" Richmond (aka Jalali) - July 3, 2009

The year is 1983. My friends and I are in Buffalo, New York. We are there to see the poets Amiri Baraka and Jayne...

Roots of today’s Black reparations movement chronicled in new book on 1982 Tribunal

Africans demand end to colonialism at protest in Washington D.C. at French embassy

Motion shreds DOJ case attacking black free speech rights

The Biden Administration desperately seeks confidence of African people of Haiti—we seek African self-determination!

United Nations Permanent Forum reveals influence of Uhuru Movement, weakened U.S. hegemony

United Nations Permanent Forum reveals influence of Uhuru Movement, weakened U.S. hegemony

African parents fiercely march on White House for the return of our stolen children!

Not one step backwards! FBI attacks the Black Liberation Movement…again. Drop the charges now!

Jesse Nevel, 1 of 3 indicted by U.S. gov’t, speaks: “We work for the African Liberation Movement”

Penny Hess, “I’m still here” – 47 years in solidarity with African liberation

Motion shreds DOJ case attacking black free speech rights

United Nations Permanent Forum reveals influence of Uhuru Movement, weakened U.S. hegemony

Not one step backwards! FBI attacks the Black Liberation Movement…again. Drop the charges now!

Voices around the world demand the U.S. drop the charges against the “Uhuru 3” in International Day of Action

Jesse Nevel, 1 of 3 indicted by U.S. gov’t, speaks: “We work for the African Liberation Movement”

Africans demand end to colonialism at protest in Washington D.C. at French embassy

Motion shreds DOJ case attacking black free speech rights

Me and the African People’s Socialist Party – interview with Nyindu Nyungusha, founding member

United Nations Permanent Forum reveals influence of Uhuru Movement, weakened U.S. hegemony

African parents fiercely march on White House for the return of our stolen children!

Africans demand end to colonialism at protest in Washington D.C. at French embassy

Motion shreds DOJ case attacking black free speech rights

Me and the African People’s Socialist Party – interview with Nyindu Nyungusha, founding member

The Biden Administration desperately seeks confidence of African people of Haiti—we seek African self-determination!

United Nations Permanent Forum reveals influence of Uhuru Movement, weakened U.S. hegemony

Norman "Otis" Richmond (aka Jalali)

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