Enjoyed this last night! It will hold me over until Viola Davis channels Harriet on HBO!
Asante Sana, Charlie Murphy
“The only thing that was acceptable was victory.” Indeed.
CONGRATS TO…….
……..Dr. Saswat Pattanayak! He got his doctorate yesterday from the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland at College Park!
What I’m Trying To Do, Who I’m Trying To Be
“Doctor Who” Season 10 Is Farewell To Doctor No. 12
Okay, I’ll admit it; Capaldi was not my favorite Doctor. But he did grow on me and I thought the last season kept up the very high standard of this series. I will binge watch this and the Christmas Special some time this year.
My Article On The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitors Center…….
…….is here.
6-Word Review of “Logan”
How I Met Your Monster: Some Quick Thoughts About “Get Out”
Chris uses cotton to stop the brainwashing. This film is filled with interesting historical turn-around tidbits like that.
I like the idea of a horror version of “Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner.” Having white people take the next logical step in their Black fetish was frankly, refreshing to see on-screen, as was the Black hero not being afraid to take out the (white) monsters the way monsters need to be taken out.
Milton “Lil Rel” Howery not just stole every scene he was in, he took them hostage and killed them all after the ransom was delivered.
A psychological sci-fi/horror film, simply done but, contradictorily, with great thought behind the non-complexity.
My New Article From The United Nations About The New U.N. Deputy Secretary-General…..
“Newark Is Not Brooklyn”: Newark, N.J. Mayor Ras Baraka Addresses Gentrification Issue
The below is a public response to a street conversation that has gotten increasingly louder as Newark has gotten better.






![Panel discussion on ÒKnowledge from experience: Building the post-2015 development agenda with people living in extreme povertyÓ [organized by the International Movement ATD Fourth World, in collaboration with the Permanent Missions of France, Peru and the Philippines, the Organization International of la Francophonie (OIF), the Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS), the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and Social Watch]](https://drumsintheglobalvillage.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/aminamohammed.jpg?w=374&h=320)