Discourse with Dr, Desta
Discourse with Dr, Desta
POLITICIANS, PANAFRICANS & PRIESTS/ESSES
The iconic images visually narrated by Ethiopian artist Belachew Yimer (1869-1957) entitled “BATTLE OF ADWA” dramatically depicts the political and spiritual fight for the protection of the sovereign empire...
Discourse with Dr, Desta
“WAKE UP AND LIVE…ALL TOGETHER NOW”
Amidst gunshots, riots and streets filled with soldiers, armed with art whilst guarding my four youngest children - Ghenett 13, ShemaMiriam 10, and 8-year...
Discourse with Dr, Desta
HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM RWANDA WITH LOVE
Writing from Rwanda, in the clean green capital of Kigali, the land of way over one thousand hills, country of 13 million citizens…it is...
Discourse with Dr, Desta
PART II: AFRICAN SOLUTIONS TO AFRICAN PROBLEMS: REBOOT RESTART RESET
A device’s original Operating System (OS) may be likened to African Indigenous Knowledge Systems (AIKS). Rebooting AIKS ignites traditional skills, intellect and values honed...
Discourse with Dr, Desta
AFRICAN SOLUTIONS TO AFRICAN PROBLEMS: REBOOT RESTART RESET
A typical treatment for technological devices in need of repair, from smart phones to computers, is a reboot. This usually resets the operating system,...
Discourse with Dr, Desta
Birth of the Majesty & The Movement Part II
“Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence...
Discourse with Dr, Desta
BIRTH OF THE MAJESTY & THE MOVEMENT
On July 23rd 1892 Tafari Mekonnen was born in Ejerso Goro, outside Harar, beginning a transformational journey for Ethiopia, Africa and the Black World....
Discourse with Dr, Desta
STICKS & STONES VS. SPEECH & STROKES
“Sticks and stones may break my bones but names shall never hurt me” was a popular 20th century children’s saying to ward of verbal...
Discourse with Dr, Desta
IN BLACK & WHITE & LIVING COLOR
“Water Life” is a series of photographs, presenting the plight of water faced by the women of Afar, by Ethiopian photographer Aida Muluneh. Her...
Discourse with Dr, Desta
UBUNTU: I AM BECAUSE YOU ARE; YOU ARE BECAUSE I AM
As Ethiopia grapples with the reality of extinguishing extremism, Ubuntu the African philosophy declaring ‘I am because you are; you are because I am’,...
Discourse with Dr, Desta
CULTURE: AFRICA’S SAVING GRACE
Ethiopian artists are gearing up for the East African Cultural and Art Festival, June 15-22nd, planned as an annual event to be hosted in...
