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With its rich terrain of diverse musical styles, Caribbean popular culture has done an extraordinary job of keeping us in tune with world developments, especially during times of Uprising. It is not by accident that kompas, reggae, calypso, salsa, etc., are regarded as ‘the people’s journalism.’
And the modern David vs. Goliath succession of liberation struggles across the continent culminating in the independence of Southern African countries were heralded with psalms from Brother Valentino, Peter Tosh, Ziggy Marley, Sparrow, and others.
As we celebrate African Liberation Day today, May 25, which commemorates the founding of the Organization of African Unity, now African Union, we rise to take grand steps towards Bob Marley’s dream of the good and the pleasant. But, as necessary or even more critical to the struggle for physical liberation were the giant steps of self-love and self-empowerment. Join us today, from 5.30 to 7.30 p.m., in Celebrating African Liberation Day.
The black consciousness movement across the African diaspora that flowered in the 1960s and 1970s paved the way for political successes. One such track that exemplified these sentiments was Mighty Duke’s “Black is Beautiful.” In commemoration of ALD 2021, Winthrop R. Holder traces Calypso in the Service of African Liberation: Kelvin (Mighty Duke) Pope’s Contribution. While in African Liberation Day Message to the World During the Pandemic: Ubuntu, Kittitian diplomat Dr. Thelma Phillip-Browne, taps into Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song” to examine African resilience in the time of Covid. And, we welcome an ALD Solidarity Message from a Section of Germany’s African Community.
Happy African Liberation Day!
From BDN Editors