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Jesse Belvin, “the very best” singer/songwriter

Norman "Otis" Richmond (aka Jalali) - October 4, 2013

The following interview with Jesse Belvin, Jr., son of incredible songwriter and singer Jesse Belvin, was conducted by Norman Richmond on Diasporic Music on Uhuru Radio on September 8, 2013. Listen to the full interview also featuring Bunny Goodison of Kingston, Jamaica's Hot 102 FM at uhururadio.com.

Diasporic Music: Remembering Bobby Blue Band, Etienne Charles’ new album, The Mighty Sparrow’s story, George Duke

Norman "Otis" Richmond (aka Jalali) - September 11, 2013

Remembering Bobby “Blue” Bland Bobby “Blue” Bland joined the ancestors on June 23, 2013. He was born Robert Calvin Brooks on January 27, 1930...

Our culture must be a weapon we use to defeat imperialism!

Luwezi Kinshasa, ASI Secretary General - June 30, 2013

African artists in the world have two choices to make: either represent the interests of the oppressors or represent the interests of the oppressed. It...

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.

The struggle for black music in Canada

Norman "Otis" Richmond (aka Jalali) - June 11, 2013

The 2013 Juno Awards (Canada's Grammys) were recently held in Regina, Canada. At one time, these awards were "white on white, in white." Africans in...

An open letter to Barack Hussein Obama “What About We People Who Are Darker Than Blue?”

Norman "Otis" Richmond (aka Jalali) - May 10, 2013

As this is being written, Barack Hussein Obama is yet to issue a proclamation for Black Music Month, which is in its 32nd year of observance.

Diasporic Music for April 2013

Norman "Otis" Richmond (aka Jalali) - April 9, 2013

Call for Alicia Keys to boycott illegitimate settler State of Israel Alicia Keys is scheduled to play in Tel Aviv, Israel on July 4, 2013....

The way forward: African Internationalism vs Cultural Nationalism

Rich Piedrahita - February 17, 2013

“We have to realize our black heritage in order to give us strength to move on and progress. But as far as returning to...

Django Unchained, or, “Killing whitey while protecting white power”: A critical analysis

Omali Yeshitela, Chairman of the African People's Socialist Party - January 20, 2013

It has been a long time since a movie has sparked as much controversy as Django Unchained. Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, the movie...

The UN Security Council is imperialist! It demands Iran’s surrender!

Sonya Massey’s killer faces conviction, but colonialism still runs free

St. Louis is in crisis mode

The African Revolution is taking back Martin Luther King!

“The Alabama Solution” reveals the genocide of prisons; African Internationalism provides way forward

Sonya Massey’s killer faces conviction, but colonialism still runs free

The African Revolution is taking back Martin Luther King!

The role of African intellectuals and the struggle for a multipolar world

African women condemn U.S. attack on Venezuela, kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro Moros and First Lady Cilia Flores de Maduro

Boston demands accountability for killing of Shacoby Kenny!

The African Revolution is taking back Martin Luther King!

African People’s Socialist Party plots course to win Black Power

Uhuru 3 win early termination of probation in victory for anti-colonial free speech

New book chronicles the leadership of Chairman Omali, correctness of African Internationalism

Support letters for Chairman Omali’s leadership flooded Uhuru 3 sentencing judge

Sonya Massey’s killer faces conviction, but colonialism still runs free

St. Louis is in crisis mode

African women condemn U.S. attack on Venezuela, kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro Moros and First Lady Cilia Flores de Maduro

Boston demands accountability for killing of Shacoby Kenny!

Reparations Investment Company: The “greater investment” in African self-determination!

The UN Security Council is imperialist! It demands Iran’s surrender!

Minnesota raids expose the U.S. fear of ‘white-lessness’ and the crisis of imperialism

U.S.-funded Philippine military bombs Black Indigenous community in Mindoro

Housing theft is colonial domination—organizers demand community control!

Spies and gentrification threaten to erase African population in St. Louis

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