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Archive for May 29th, 2008

FESTAC - New Nigerian Restaurant in NYC

By Rab Bakari • May 29th, 2008 • Category: Food

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New Nigerian Restaurant in New York City. A rare sight indeed!
FESTAC GRILL - 263 Hendrix Street,
East New York, Brooklyn - NY 11207-2623
+1-718-627-5151

Photo by Flickr User -EOS Chaos
While the Senegalese have boldly opened semi-upscale restaurants in Harlem and Clinton Hill, complete with annotated menus, and the Ghanaians have established numerous small groceries and cafés [...]



SONNY OKOSUNS DEAD AT 61

By Rab Bakari • May 29th, 2008 • Category: Music

Famed musician, freedom fighter and evangelist Sonny Okosuns died Saturday, May 24 at Howard University Teaching Hospital, Washington, D.C., at the age of 61. Considered as one of Nigeria’s leading artists, Mr. Okosuns succumbed after a prolonged battle with colon cancer.

He was one of my favorite pan-African musicians!
The anti-apartheid singer turned evangelist and praise [...]