Mariama will be at the The Mayors Thames Festival 2010 to celebrate 1 year online.

Come and visit me and the many attractions taking place over the two day festival.

AMD Networks presents The African Market Day 2010

Mariama will be presenting fashion, accessories and homeware at the event, it is Free to attend just bring your purse with you for all the goodies that will be on offer.

Hampstead Town Hall, Haverstock Hill, London, NW3 4QP

Uhuru Blackhistorystudies!
This is great stuff and I wish more people would look into African history and they would realise that prior to the invasion by the white European Christians, Africa had its own empires and kingdoms along with a history to be proud of. I would urge everyone to take advantage of these courses and become aware of Africa's great empires and kingdoms. Take for example the powerful (yes! powerful) West African kingdom of Ghana prospered from its gold trade by taxing the traders when gold and salt passed through the kingdom on trade routes; Arab writers later called Ghana “the land of gold” because of its great wealth; the Ghana Empire increased its wealth through its gold trade with the Muslim North Africa and other smaller cultures grew up such as at Igbo-Ukwu. The Arab writer Al Yakubi described the king of Ghana as “The king of Ghana is a great king. In his territory are mines of gold, and under him a number of kingdoms, among them the kingdom of Sugham, and the kingdom of Sama. In all this country there is gold”. Indeed, the kingdom of Ghana was so rich that the dogs in the king’s palace wore collars made out of gold! The Kingdom's wealth, strong army and well run government allowed it to last more than 500 years. Similarly, people do not know that the city of Timbuktu, on the Niger River, was a centre of learning or indeed that the subsequent wealthy empires of Songhai and Benin dominated the area. The Songhai Empire grew up around the city of Gao in the 14th century AD. It expanded rapidly under the Muslim ruler Askia Muhammad (known as Askia the Great) from the late 15th century. These examples show the great history of Africa and a history to be proud of … that is until … the invasion of the white European Christians. I would reiterate once again to take advantage of these informative and no doubt enlightening courses that are being offered. Well done Blackhistroystudies! Brother of Africans

Ancient Egypt is the most controversial part of Black History. Most historians continue to place Egypt alongside the civilisations of the Middle East to the virtual exclusion of its African origin. The key fact here is that the modern Arab nation of Egypt was born in 639 AD when the Arabians invaded and occupied Egypt (and the rest of North Africa) for the very first time. Ancient Egypt is what the Africans built before the Arabians got there.

What follows here is a history of some of that ancient African achievement.

Transatlantic Enslavement: What really happened? is a fascinating five week short course starting Wednesday 11th August 2010 until Wednesday 8th September 2010.

Were Africans primarily to blame for the Slave Trade? When the African American academic, Henry Louis Gates, made this outrageous allegation a few weeks ago, everybody got upset but NO-ONE could answer him point-for-point (You can read his article http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/23/opinion/23gates.html).

That is, UNTIL NOW!

In August  2009 – a dream team of successful businesswomen held its 2^nd annual “You’re Beautiful, Woman” event,  an exciting and formidable event honouring black beauty and black women.  “You’re Beautiful, Woman!” is a fun yet constructive & educational event celebrating black female beauty in all its forms – fashion, hair, beauty, fitness and more and YBW! 2010 will be bigger and better than ever! With award winning Television presenter, Rhoda Wilson as the host of this year’s event; it will be an inspirational and vibrant one.  2010 will also be the exclusive premiere of the YBW Documentary “What makes the black woman beautiful”.

We wake up everyday and go about our routines. Do you try and say a kind word to someone or help them in some way? Most will say yes. I have met so many wonderful people who are doing great things, not for themselves, but for others. They don't toot their own horns or have advertisements posted up everywhere, but if you stop and read their profile information, you'll see that these are the people who you should be connected with.

I met Tiffiany who has Help Moms Stop The Murders. She has a social network that helps families who have been hit by violence. She is focused on stopping all aspects of violence.

Did you know the ancient poet Homer called the people of Africa gods?  He said, "the blameless Ethiopians were the sole humans regarded by Elohim (God) as being fit for high spiritual positions."  In the book, Land of the Black Gods author Thessalonian Jackson explores this issue and others regarding the spirituality of African peoples.  The book is $14.95 USD plus shipping and is available online at www.sanctuarybooks.com and Amazon.com. Just follow this link:
http://www.amazon.com/Land-Black-Gods-Thessalonian-Jackson/dp/0977781968

12^th July 2010

Market days –

AMD Networks presents The African Market Day 2010 on Saturday 14^th August 2010 showcasing jewellery, food, arts and crafts, live music and fashion.

10^th July

Watching highlights of Glastonbury 2010 on BBC iplayer and wishing I could attend but only as a performer of course ( one day my dreams will come true, maybe performing as a static trapeze artist) enjoyed seeing Steve Wonder and really like Muse and Kele, Kele really takes me back to my happy hard core days, but with a new twist. I like ‘On the Lam’ in particular.