CEO/Founder @nextnarrativeaf. Former U.S. diplomat and lawyer. Forever loud mouth for justice and equity. Proud Bison 🦬, & Mom. 🌍✊🏾
Rockville, MD
Joined November 2012
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🌟 Calling Namibia’s top musical talent! 🌟
Win a chance to perform at *The Bridge* event at NYC’s Apollo Theater on Sept 26! Apply now: [bit.ly/applnam]
Hard to not be grinning ear to ear watching Democrats in full ARRAY. This party has a monopoly on the best political talent, best policy ideas, and it’s hard to fathom how half the country could disagree with this vision of the future. #Vote
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"Gen Z and millennial Africans are better educated than the generations before them... Unemployment was ranked as the most important problem by 18- to 35-year-olds surveyed by the pan-African survey organisation Afrobarometer," says The Guardian's @rachelmsavage in her latest article on young Africans' economic struggles.
Read more here: bit.ly/46AdhpP
#VoicesAfrica #Youth
Exciting day to be a Democrat. If you went into a coma 3 weeks ago and woke up today, I don’t think you’d believe the plot twists and turns but here we are. #HarrisWalz2024
🚨🚨 2 of Africa’s biggest stars are headlining #NNATHEBRIDGE. Tickets on sale 8/5!
@adekunleGOLD & @patorankingfire headline Next Narrative Africa's The Bridge. Tickets will go fast and you won't want to miss this EPIC concert celebration of African power, creativity, and narratives. Tickets on sale 8/5. Subscribe at nextnarrativeafrica.com for pre-sale access.
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As a Howard grad, I knew about our alum #KamalaHarris. I remember at one alumni club meeting talking about how her star was on the rise.
I also used to watch State of the Black Union every year on C-SPAN, and I became a fan forever when I saw this in 2006:
The Bridge is back! 🚨🚨We’re announcing headliners next week. Pre-sale access exclusive to followers and subscribers starting 7/31! Head over to NextNarrativeAfrica.com and sign up 💃🏾💃🏾
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I'd just like to point out that, for 250 years, American presidents didn't need to ask for immunity.
It’s wild that we are in a place where this won’t get more attention because everything else is so 🦇💩
A divided Supreme Court threw out a decades-old legal doctrine that empowered federal regulators to interpret unclear laws, issuing a blockbuster ruling that will constrain environmental, consumer and financial-watchdog agencies. blawgo.com/cPQHmVO
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The Chevron ruling today feels more "late stage empire" than anything else. Congress is increasingly broken, now the administrative state is radically withered down. I am generally optimistic but the ability for the state to govern is unwinding before our eyes.
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Lovely that this clip regarding my film Boomerang is getting a lot of play on social media these days. Hollywood was really hostile to the film and denied its success, but time reveals the truth. Thanks to everyone for their support.
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@AkunnaCook CEO and Founder of the Next Narrative Africa has announced her partnership with NIPDB to host local talent at the Apollo Theater in New York City.