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Another View – Pop Culture and the African American Community

Monique wins an Oscar for portraying an abusive mother. A white sorority wins a national “step show” competition but suddenly the judges change their minds and declare an African American sorority a winner, too. Retired national news anchor Dan Rather makes a comparison using President Obama and watermelon. On the next Another View, we’re talking about the way African Americans are portrayed in pop culture. Join our discussion with Professor Eleanor Earl, Cinema Program Coordinator at Hampton University; Bill Thomas, Community Activist; Dr. Wanda Brockington, Chair of Norfolk State University’s School of Mass Communications and Journalism; and Roger Chesley, Associate Editor of the Virginian-Pilot. Plus, go behind the scenes of “Porgy and Bess”.

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Another View – Pop Culture and the African American Community

Monique wins an Oscar for portraying an abusive mother. A white sorority wins a national “step show” competition but suddenly the judges change their minds and declare an African American sorority a winner, too. Retired national news anchor Dan Rather makes a comparison using President Obama and watermelon. On the next Another View, we’re talking about the way African Americans are portrayed in pop culture. Join our discussion with Professor Eleanor Earl, Cinema Program Coordinator at Hampton University; Bill Thomas, Community Activist; Dr. Wanda Brockington, Chair of Norfolk State University’s School of Mass Communications and Journalism; and Roger Chesley, Associate Editor of the Virginian-Pilot. Plus, go behind the scenes of “Porgy and Bess”.

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The African Social News Network

I was recently asked by my magazine editor to carry out a review of a new addition to the social bookmarking scene, the website is called AfricaNe.ws. My first impressions were very good, the site is well laid out and incorporates a warm welcoming feel, something generally lacking in the social networking sector. The site provides an array of news and gossip from around the African continent, this site more than any other shows how fast web 2.0 is progressing through the online world. The site is bound to attract huge support as there are very few media based African websites. To my knowledge this is the first African based social bookmarking website. I feel honored to be the first to review this unique venture.

The AfricaNe.ws site provides the ideal portal for news based publishers and the general public to post their own news or African related stories. The site encapsulates all aspects of African life with each post being listed in its own geographical section. I prefer these types of sites when I am researching a subject or simply catching up on the latest news, the reason is, they provide an unbiased view and they house all the information under one roof. This prevents me having to visit numerous sites whilst gathering information on a particular subject.

The site is easy to navigate and user friendly, it has a comfortable feel to it, this is backed up by the enforcement of a strict editorial policy, this is important as all the information displayed on the site is deemed suitable for all age groups. The use of colors and fonts certainly help to give an African feel to the site.

I managed to catch up with the owner, Mr Mike Kofi Okyere. I asked him for his thoughts on the AfricaNe.ws project and if he had any future plans for developing African themed websites. Mike Kofi informed me, he has always been passionate about providing a news based African website, in the end he decided to incorporate this idea into a social bookmarking network. With web 2.0 products growing daily I see this as a wise forward thinking move. Mike Kofi also went on to state that this would be the first of many African based websites, he would like to be an integral part of the expansion of the Internet within the African Continent. If the AfricaNe.ws venture is anything to go by I am sure Mike Kofi will have some interesting projects lined up for the future.

I give AfricaNe.ws a big thumbs up, I find the whole site generates a refreshing atmosphere, I am sure it will be well received by its members and visitors alike. As this is a totally new venture I imagine the first few months will be slow going; however I expect the site to gather momentum very quickly and in a few years have a multi-million membership base.

I would like to thank Mike Kofi for allowing us to carry out this review of his website, we wish him well with this and other ventures he undertakes in the future.

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The Importance of the Social Aspect of African News Portals

African news portals, driven by social bookmarking content, play an important role in connecting the world with the happenings on the African continent. What happens in Africa impacts us all, and it is critical to know the relevant news and events that shape the continent. Using social bookmarking news portals, users are updated with the latest events that take place on the African continent. The news portals add socially driven news every day, which is useful for distributing relevant, real, and unfiltered news internationally.

Today there are new resource tools that give users access to African news, such as AfricaNe.ws, which helps users to stay updated with the latest changes around the world. The African continent is always changing and growing, and each day, something new is developed. On the same token, there are also daily changes that take place in Africa that cause the people of certain countries to suffer major setbacks. No longer will the news be filtered through news organizations domestically and internationally, but in fact, the real, relevant, and important news can be easily accessed directly through African social bookmarking news portals.

One of the most important aspects is the “social integration” relationship that occurs with social bookmarking news portals. By simply loading a website, people are instantly integrated through the portals that connect them directly with African news. No longer are individuals spoon fed news that have been filtered through various organizations; rather, each person can take the news into their own hands and become involved with the African continent at anytime.

The news media broadcasts new information each day at the African news portals. The news is useful, yet it is the voters that cast their votes to determine how valuable the information is to the readers. At social bookmarking news portals, such as AfricaNe.ws, all users can cast votes easily, which collectively ranks the importance and quality of each article. Each individual can make a tremendous difference in creating and shaping the events and news that impact the African continent daily.

By the collective aggregation of votes and rankings, relevant news is determined organically by the people. The social aspects of African news portals are a powerful force that provides relevant, important news without any domestic or international news filters. Thus, through social bookmarking, people from around the world are directly connected to the heartbeat of news on the African continent.