During the last quarter of 2009, myafricandaspora.com ran a short story contest. The contest called for all writers across the African diaspora to submit a story that reflected the diverse images of our communities and that featured a black protagonist. The winners were announced in January
We have compiled the best entries from the contest (along with 1 of my previously published stories), into a short story collection entitled: “Bloodlines – Tales From The African Diaspora“. Authors hail from the U.S., Canada, England, Niger, Nigeria and Trinidad & Tobago.
The book is available at Amazon.com and in ebook format at Smashwords.com and on the Kindle. Show your support for these authors.

We’ve come to our last post for this quarter. Remember, change takes time. From now to June, you should examine the action items from all 7 days, plan, implement and report.
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My journey on the road to embracing the “Green” movement began a few years ago. I’ve suffered with allergies my entire life and my skin is also sensitive. Cleaning (one of my favorite pastimes) would invoke sneezing fits, and if I dared get a drop of product on my skin – well, let’s just say it wasn’t pretty.
Quite a lively discussion going on the other challenge days. Don’t be shy, chime in.
Keeping things rolling, we must talk about another topic many of us would rather we didn’t. That’s right, the dreaded annual exam.
Our second day of change goes hand in hand with Day 1’s challenge – exercise. All the exercising in the world won’t amount to much if you don’t learn to control what goes into your body.
There was a recent coup in Niger where current President Mamadou Tandja was captured following a shoot-out in in the capital, Niamey. The coup was led by Col. Abdoulaye Adamou Harouna, apparently an aide to a former coup leader. It appears the coup was in response to a move by President Tandja – he illegally changed the constitution to allow himself a third term. Read the full story

