#thelastshallbethefirst

#TruthThursday #VisuallySpeaking This was a great conversation in ending the the run of the "Visually Speaking" series with a focus on Africa and its future. @jamesbarnor was the first African and international photographer to be part of this series and the fact that it comes to an end at the Schomburg with young African curators looking to a future in Africa and telling Africa's story also speaks to Mr. Barnor's legacy - which we should not overlook! There is so much global fascination with telling African and Africa's story, but now more than ever this generation is reclaiming the narrative to make sure Africans tell their own stories globally! This is a great time to be amongst the creatives throughout Africa and her Diaspora! We need structures, archivists and ready and willing soldiers in showcasing that the new Africa can not only fight its own battles, but can soar in the excellence that our founding fathers and mothers set the foundation and blueprint for. We are not reinventing the wheel, we just need to build from the blueprint and add our modern day touches to greatness! #TheLastShallBeTheFirst #TellingOurOwnStories #ReClaimingOurNarratives #OwningOurTruths #SettingTheRecordsStraight #GoingHigher #ThinkingFar #OurGlobalFusion (at Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library)