Black Success

The Women's Jazz Festival at the Schomburg is billed as "A gathering of some of New York's Best come together to give praise to those who lead the way". Includes the Spelman Jazz Ensemble and the Berniece Johnson Reagon Songbook. Click here for details of the Women's Jazz Festival plus lots more Black history and cultural events.copyright (c) Zhana 2005-2010Read Full Story

Want to have money flooding into your bank account this year? This video shows you how. Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), also known as meridian tapping, is a highly effective method which can help you achieve your goals. EFT is a very simple method which takes just a few minutes to learn. Warning: EFT tapping will make you become aware of everything that is getting in your way - your fears, doubts, and challenges. That's because Love Always Brings Up Its Opposite for Healing. To find out...Read Full Story

Do Black Consumers Buy Black? Judging by the emails I have received, the answer is a resounding "No". On my radio show, I was joined by Kwanzaa expert Charles Taylor, author of Kwanzaa: How to Celebrate It at Home. You can listen to the recording below. We discussed many things, including - the meaning of Kwanzaa - how to involve children in Kwanzaa - the seven principles (nguzo saba) and the role of business owners in Kwanzaa. Kwanzaa is not a commercial holiday. However, the founder, Dr...Read Full Story

On Saturday, we were honoured to have Sister Panyin as our guest on What U Need to Know. She spoke very eloquently about African Remembrance Day and the Haitian Revolution. Panyin emphasised the role of traditional spirituality in the revolution, in which the Haitian people under L'Ouverture's leadership defeated the armies of France, Spain, Britain and France again. Click here to listen. We talked about practical spirituality, which is the basis of my book Success Strategies for Black People...Read Full Story

As the season of Kwanzaa approaches, we are asking, Do Black Consumers Buy Black? We will be joined by Charles Taylor, author of Kwanzaa: How to Celebrate It in Your Home. For more info, and to listen in, scroll down. Listen to internet radio with Zhana21 on Blog Talk RadioClick here to listen or phone in, on Saturday the 3rd of December, 4:30 p.m. EST, 9:30 p.m. GMT. If you miss the broadcast, you can still listen to the recording there. Click here for lots of Christmas and Kwanzaa gift...Read Full Story

Every year, I post a list of Kwanzaa events on my site, including international events. I have the first details of international events now. Tokyo Kwanzaa A Kwanzaa will be held in Tokyo today (Monday 28th November). London Kwanzaa Stereo-Hype will be presenting a Kwanzaa event on Friday the 9th of December, 7-9 p.m. in east London. Click here for details of these and other Kwanzaa events. I shall continue to update the comments section on this page. Click here to read about the tradition...Read Full Story

Annual Plainfield NJ Kwanzaa Authors and Vendors The City of Plainfield is looking to honor writers at their December 30th annualKwanzaa. If you've written a book and are interested in promoting it, pleasecall 908.753.3097.The Kwanzaa will be held at the Washington Community School, Plainfield.Free of charge.Performances, vendors, and a Kwanzaa dinner for all. Many thanks to African Cultural Vendors for this information. Click here for more Kwanzaa events. Click here for more ideas about how...Read Full Story

I have started listing Kwanzaa and pre-Kwanzaa events on my site. Click here for Kwanzaa events. Some of these include: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture will hold Kujichagulia: A Kwanzaa Celebration for School Groups on Wednesday, December 21, 2011, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Click here for museum events. Some of these include: The DuSable Museum in Chicago will hold the Harambee pre-Kwanzaa Celebration on the 8th of December. The African American Museum in Philadelphia will hold a...Read Full Story

I have just found out about two pre-Kwanzaa events being held at the Alexandria Black History Museum in Alexandria, VA on Saturday December 10th. For more info, see Black Museums.Click here for more listings of Kwanzaa and pre-Kwanzaa events.Click here to read about the tradition of Kwanzaa.Click here for loads of lovely Christmas and Kwanzaa gifts, including my books as well as free online fun for children and the whole family, books, DVDs and more.Happy Kwanzaa!copyright (c) Zhana 2005-2010Read Full Story

Below is a fascinating video interview with Clarence Lusane, author of The Black History of the White House. One point he makes is that people who were enslaved in the U.S.A., and all over the world, were influenced by the Haitian Revolution. Like Oney, a young woman who had been owned by George and Martha Washington until she ran away. We have so much to learn from each other internationally. Click here to read more about the Haitian Revolution. copyright (c) Zhana 2005-2010Read Full Story