Wednesday Notes: Pink Siifu & Ahwlee, Randall Robinson, Jim Trotter

Wednesday Notes: Pink Siifu & Ahwlee, Randall Robinson, Jim Trotter

Music: Pink Siifu & Ahwlee on Owning the Neo Soul Lane w/ New B. Cool-Aid Album

Pink Siifu and Ahwlee are B. Cool-Aid, and this ambitious hip-hop duo are committed to resurrecting the spirit of D’Angelo’s Voodoo sessions. The two spoke with Okayplayer about their new album Leather Blvd.

Pink Siifu and Ahwlee Talk Owning Neo-Soul Lane on New Album
Pink Siifu and Ahwlee are B. Cool-Aid, and this hip-hop duo are committed to resurrecting the spirit of D’Angelo’s ‘Voodoo’ on new album ‘Leather Blvd.’

Jill Scott’s Blues Babe Foundation Celebrates 16th anniversary of giving back to the community

On a cool star-studded evening at the Arden Theater Company, one of Philadelphia’s premier theaters, hosted the Blues Babe 16th Foundation Anniversary.  The Blues Babe Foundations (BBF) is the brainchild of soulful sultry (sensuous) singer / poet, Jill Scott.  The life she has lived has inspired her to help young children make dreams happen through education and the arts.

Jill Scott’s Blues Babe Foundation Celebrates 16th anniversary of giving back to the community - New York Amsterdam News
On a cool star-studded evening at the Arden Theater Company, one of Philadelphia’s premier theaters, hosted the Blues Babe 16th Foundation Anniversary. The Blues Babe Foundations (BBF) is the brainchild of soulful sultry (sensuous) singer / poet, Jill Scott.

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Kamala Harris, at Former Slave Port in Ghana, Ties Past to Present

The vice president leaned into her heritage during a three-nation trip to Africa to strengthen U.S. relations on the continent.

Kamala Harris, at Former Slave Port in Ghana, Ties Past to Present
The vice president leaned into her heritage during a three-nation trip to Africa to strengthen U.S. relations on the continent.

Idris Elba, Black Sherif and Sheryl Lee Ralph Join Kamala Harris in Ghana

Idris Elba, Black Sherif and Sheryl Lee Ralph Join Kamala Harris in Ghana
Idris Elba, Black Sherif and Sheryl Lee Ralph recently visited a music studio in Ghana with Kamala Harris.

Fashion: Five Women-Led Companies Taking African Fashion to the World

Five Women-Led Companies Taking African Fashion to the World
These are just some of the trail-blazing women who are overcoming obstacles and globalizing African fashion with their e-commerce platforms.

Sports: Jim Trotter believes his questioning of Roger Goodell “played a role” in his termination by NFL Media

Jim Trotter believes his questioning of Roger Goodell “played a role” in his termination by NFL Media - ProFootballTalk
Jim Trotter has dared to poke the bear during two consecutive pre-Super Bowl press conferences. He believes the bear has now poked back.Appearing on Peacock’s Brother From Another, Trotter said he believes his termination by NFL Media was influenced at least in part by his public questioning of Comm…

Related: Roger Goodell on termination of Jim Trotter: “I wasn’t part of that decision”


Randall Robinson, an unwavering foe of injustice and human rights advocate, dies at 81

When a notice appeared that Randall Robinson, the exemplary human rights activist, law professor, and man of letters had transitioned, journalists around the world recalled his unimpeachable commitment and global influence, many of their voices gathered on Journal-isms where the esteemed editor Richard Prince is at the helm.

On Saturday, as word spread of Robinson’s death, James Hudson of TransAfrica, the platform established by Robinson in 1977, told Journal-isms that Robinson had been hospitalized in St. Kitts where he died on Friday morning at 81. According to Hazel Ross-Robinson, his wife, the cause of death was aspiration pneumonia.

Randall Robinson, an unwavering foe of injustice and human rights advocate, dies at 81 - New York Amsterdam News
When a notice appeared that Randall Robinson, the exemplary human rights activist, law professor, and man of letters had transitioned, journalists around the world recalled his unimpeachable commitment and global influence, many of their voices gathered on Journal-isms where the esteemed editor Rich…