Sing I a Song of Black Freedom: New and Edited Poems on the Black Experience by

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Sing I a Song of Black Freedom by Nana Farika F. Berhane, Ras Marcus G. Burrowes Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description "Sing I a Song of Black Freedom" is a collection of poems and chants by Nana Farika Berhane that record and promotes consciousness of the Pan African vision of African peoples in the Diaspora towards freedom from mental and physical slavery. Her work advocates African self-love and peace within themselves through the realization of their unification with those on the continent and the establishment of a union government in Africa. It is written from the perspective of an African Jamaican woman poet who has sojourned in the Rastafarian, Garveyite, Maroon and general Pan African communities in Jamaica, the Eastern Caribbean and the United States of America. Nana Farika's poetry takes us into an inside journey of the reality of her world. She brings alive the word sound of her island's landscape and the color, vigor and danger of Kingston. She records historical moments that she has witnessed in Black America and in Jamaica, utilizing her background as a journalist to document them through her poetic expertise. Her poetry is illuminated by quotations from the leading Pan Africanists and Civil Rights leaders in her life. She shares through poetry and her essay recorded in her prologue, the cultural resolution that took place in Jamaica during the cultural revolution that took place in Jamaica during the seventies, spearheaded by Rastafari, the eye of the storm in which she found herself playing a leading role through her poetry, plays, fictional memoir (The Story of Sandra Shaw) and media articles. Her poems have influenced the birth and growth of reggae music and have been influenced by the words of singers in that genre. The present collection spans three decades of Nana Farika's poetic work. She began writing the poems in this collection during the seventies while she was preparing for the 6th Pan African Congress in Tanzania. It was a joyful time for activists in Jamaica as the momentum for justice and equaity was given a big push by Dr. Walter Rodney, a teacher of African History at the University of the West Indies, a site that was fermenting students zealous for social change for the grass roots people in Jamaica. The marriage of Pan Afrcanists, sociaists and Rastafari through "the Abeng group" born from the mobilization that the riots against the banning of Dr. Walter Rodney from the island of Jamaica had caused. Mrs. Amy Jacques Garvey, wife of the famous Pan African leader, presided as Queen Mother over this Black consciousness era and a quote from her documents her vision of the role of the poet in the awakening of the spirit of Black peoples towards nationhood. "Sing I a Song of Black Freedom" was first published in 1979, in Palo Alto, California. Many of the poems in this collection were influenced by the Civil Rights and Black Arts movements in the USA as well as the Jamaican cultural revolution of former colonial subjects using literature to express their journey towards breaking the chains that once mentally bound them. The poet's father was a follower of Pan African leader Marcus Garvey. Many of the poems are well known in Pan African circles and are being used to upkeep their quest for freedom, self-determination and to awaken African consciousness among African American people. The book is divided into sections marking the new millennium, the nineties, a section of Black love and poems of the seventies. The book reveals Nana Farika's command of writing readable Jamaican patois as a former student of Jamaican folklorist icon Louise Bennett and of Rastafari speech known as Rastafari Word Sound. Author Biography Nana Farika Fayola Berhane is a writer and cultural activist who was born in Kingston, Jamaica. She is the winner of medals for her writing in the genres of poetry, short fiction, children stories and plays from literary contest in Jamaica and London. The Smithsonian Institution has commended her "in appreciation of exceptional contributions to the increase and diffusion of knowledge.." for her work with the Maroon people of Jamaica. The Jamaican National Association recognized her for "excellency in Literary Arts' for the 50th anniversary of Jamaica's independence. She wrote the very first local television sitcom in Jamaica. Writing of the arts in the seventies Professor Kamau Brathwaite, acclaimed poet and historian said: "There was a cultural revolution in Jamaica and throughout the Caribbean during the 70's expressed by Rastafari and the philosophy, life style and music and at the heart of this was Farika Berhane." "Sing I a Song of Black Freedom" is her signature poetry collection. Nana Farika's work is published in Jamaica, London, Europe and the United States. She is a journalist who was trained at the London School of Journalism, The Gleaner Newspaper in Kingston, Jamaica and the Instituto de Allende in Mexico. Her creative writing blossomed with studies at the Creative Writing Centre at the University of the West Indies in Jamaica and with a scholarship to the Instituto de Allende in Mexico. She studied drama at the Circle in the Square Theatre School in New York and script-writing with the British Broadcasting Corporation. She worked for several years with the Jamaica Information Service in the public relations, radio and film department. She also worked as a journalist/consultant with local media houses, the Gleaner Company and the Literacy Project in the island. Her children stories " were used as readers in the Jamaican Public Schools. Migrating to the USA, Nana Farika worked as a performing artist, an arts educator and a literacy specialist in the public schools. Her arts education projects won several prizes from arts agencies. She was also able to use Maroon culture to mine her storytelling. She is versed in the art of writing Jamaican patois and Rastafari word sound. "I-Lan in di Sun," a collection of poetry featuring life in Jamaica and its Diaspora by Nana Farika is available on Amazon.com and Create Space in the USA, Canada and Europe. Contact her at . Details ISBN 1540862003 ISBN-13 9781540862006 Title Sing I a Song of Black Freedom Author Nana Farika F. Berhane, Ras Marcus G. Burrowes Format Paperback Year 2017 Pages 134 Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform GE_Item_ID:127772469; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. 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