In this video, for those of us who are not hearing-impaired and/or know how to sign, the most interesting thing I think can be learned is how similar those who are hearing impaired are to those who are not. Who would have thought there was a "gay" way to sign, like there is to speak? This leads to another discussion in how certain "norms" can transcend any language.
Showing posts with label african voices. Show all posts
Showing posts with label african voices. Show all posts
Thursday, April 5, 2012
A Gay, Deaf and HIV Positive South African Activist
CNN's African Voices has once again brought another interesting story out of Africa. This one, out of all so far, is definitely the most interesting of all of them. Take a look.
In this video, for those of us who are not hearing-impaired and/or know how to sign, the most interesting thing I think can be learned is how similar those who are hearing impaired are to those who are not. Who would have thought there was a "gay" way to sign, like there is to speak? This leads to another discussion in how certain "norms" can transcend any language.
In this video, for those of us who are not hearing-impaired and/or know how to sign, the most interesting thing I think can be learned is how similar those who are hearing impaired are to those who are not. Who would have thought there was a "gay" way to sign, like there is to speak? This leads to another discussion in how certain "norms" can transcend any language.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Training Africa's Future Leaders
I saw this and thought about the program I help run, but this is at a far greater scale and goes beyond international boundaries, but, at it's core, the same goal.
This grassroot effort to change Africa as it is already changing, for the most part, for good, might help solidify the change and continue to make necessary improvements to put the continent at it's full potential. We'll have to wait for another decade or so to see the results, but I think this is in the right direction.
This grassroot effort to change Africa as it is already changing, for the most part, for good, might help solidify the change and continue to make necessary improvements to put the continent at it's full potential. We'll have to wait for another decade or so to see the results, but I think this is in the right direction.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Nollywood is Online (duh!)
Apparently, as much as love CNN International's Christian Purefoy for his coverage of Nigeria, he is kinda late on this.
This week in African Voices, Nollywood's online presence is the focus. In fact, the focus on the YouTube channel, Nollywood Love, which has hundreds of Nollywood titles for peeps to watch - FOR FREE.
One of my friends got me hooked on Nollywood Love a few months ago when I was taking care of business in Korea. Seriously, this is a treasure for any person of the African diaspora and another simple way for non-Africans to take a look into the continent (and, of course, the world's second largest film industry).
And, for readers of this post, if you can name the Nollywood actress spotted WORKING in this edition of African Voices (watch all three parts), I have THREE Nollywood DVDs to give away to the ONE person that gets the answer right (after random selection if there are several with the right answer)! To enter, follow me on Twitter (@theobomanu) then comment on this post like so:
Answer
Your Name
Twitter ID
City, Country
The three I have all have good stories and one is hard to find online and even in typical African stores. I think anyone will enjoy all of them! The winner will be announced at the end of August! Good Luck!
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