A Blessed African Connection

This show features Omar Ashaka the other host of the show Africa's Vision Network. Here we featured him sharing his experiences as a Peace Corper to the Republic of Niger in the summer of 1979.

Yorubas Contribution to Civilization

We went back to the archives on this one folks. Dr. Brimmy Olaghere came to the studio and graced us with so much information that we had never heard before. Our director, Gloria Fleming, couldn't resist pulling this one out and dusting it off for me to put up on our blog.

I hope you enjoy it.

Motivating Our Children to Excel in Mathematics

Blacks in the Civil War - Part 1

This year America is honoring those who fought in the American Civil War and our show, Africa's Vision Network, did a show last year getting ready for this. It was shot on location at the African American Civil War Museum in Washington D.C. A gem in the heart of D.C. that everyone should go and check out. We are grateful to Mr. Hari Jones, the museum's curator and assistant director, for always accomodating us and giving us such a wealth of knowledge.

Blacks in the Civil War - Part 2.wmv

Blacks in the Civil War - Part 3.wmv

Blacks in the Civil War - Part 4.wmv

Angolan Writer

Here's a fellow children's writer in Angola. She reminds us of a group of Africans we don't usually talk about - the Portugese speaking Africans of the Republic of Angola or Republica de Angola.

Writer Presents Children’s Book in Luanda
by Bontle on 20 Jul 2010
The children’s short story book entitled Palacio Cinzento, Uma Peripécia em Benguela, by the teacher Carolina Lagutorp was releasd on Thursday in Luanda.

According to her, the initiative is a response to the lack of literary production for juveniles and aims also at stimulating the habit of reading among children.The writer Kanguimbo Ananás, who presented the work, said it reflects the historic relation between Angola and Portugal and presents an imaginary and realistic world of the children in these countries.

http://puku.co.za/2010/07/20/writer-presents-childrens-book-in-luanda/

TheFiddler - Part 1.wmv

This our show featuring a fiddler our Associate Producer found in the subway of Washington D.C. What a gem! He was thoroughly enjoyed. His name is Raycurt.

The Fiddler - Part 2.wmv

The Fiddler - Part 3.wmv

The Fiddler - Part 4.wmv

This our show featuring a fiddler our Associate Producer found in the subway of Washington D.C. What a gem! He was thoroughly enjoyed. His name is Raycurt.

CelebratingBlackHistoryInMusicAndDance - 4.wmv

This was a fun show to tape, which we did some years ago and features the choir of our producer, Gloria Fleming and celebrated African American history in song, poetry and dance. Scroll down on this screen to Celebrating Black History in Music and Dance - 1, to start at the beginning.

CelebratingBlackHistoryInMusicAndDance - 3.wmv

CelebratingBlackHistoryInMusicAndDance - 2.wmv

CelebratingBlackHistoryInMusicAndDance - 1.wmv

An Interview with the Founder of Africa's Vision Network

This Part 3 and the final section of the great interview we had with out founder, Mr. Goyimwole Kpodo.

An Interview with the Founder of Africa's Vision Network

This is Part 2 and the continuation of that great and interesting interview with our founder, Mr. Kpodo Goyimwole.

An Interview with the Founder of Africa's Vision Network

It was our delight to receive a visit from our founder, Mr. Goyimwole Kpodo, from Ghana, after over a year of being away. We managed to get in an interview with him while he was here and see his little boy, an inquisitive 5 year old. He still has interesting and uplifting ideas of how we should be living and joining in with the greatness of Africa.

FUTURE LEADERS IN MEDIA GUIDING WHAT WE THINK ABOUT

We had a great taping session on Friday 3/26/10. It was very different as our taping experiences are becoming. First we got out of the studio again and taped in the producer, Ms. Gloria Fleming’s condo. Secondly, we were filmed by a 13 year old, Kofi Roberts. Now, he has worked on the TV show since he was 9, but this was a first for him to film the whole thing. We had one camera and so we asked him to man it and he did! We loved the outcome, his creativity and the sharpness of the image. As soon as it’s been aired in the Commonwealth and the District of Columbia…we’ll show it to you on this site.

It’s one of the things I love about being involved with the group of people on AVN – the way children are allowed to jump right in and do work on producing the show. It’s amazing what they can do when given the opportunity. And they often do it so easily. Yes, immaturity has to be dealt with, but as we stand by to guide and guard, the work gets done; they see the results and know they can do it and did. These are the future leaders. Leaders guide us in what we think about. That’s why teachers, librarians and media moguls are so important. They present the ideas that lead to our ideologies. As Kofi and the other young people that work on Africa’s Vision Network do their jobs to bring ideas to the public they will realize their power. They will also empower the world to think differently.

As you see the shows we’ve produced and continue to produce, you’ll see images send strong messages and notice how your mind changes as you view the screen. One of the comments on my Facebook page about the Women in Ministry episodes (see our Blog Archives, left margin) was that these two women, though filmed in 2002, are speaking to us today in 2010. Their words and experiences are encouraging for today’s women in ministry to the Lord God. That’s another thing about TV and the media, things are recorded, almost, for all time. Once TV shows are out there, they are there for generations. People copy them, record them, send them to others. People around the world see them and can be effected by the messages.

Its exhilarating folks, exhilarating!!!