Changing Perception of Africa

December 14, 2011     Africa Underground / African culture / changing perception of Africa / cross-cultural communications and relations / linkages amongst Africans / National Press Club / New Media Africa / partnership building / perception of African people / Smithsonian / Sub-Saharan Africans

With Afrolehar’s permission, we have decided to republish this blog on Abrabrand as the topic remains relevant. This blog was written and published by Afrolehar LLC. Last week I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the Media Check Africa event at the National Press Club, where interesting questions and statements were made about changing the perception of African people and of the continent, and the urgency to engage new media to attain such goals. It seemed to have a good balance of Sub-Sahara Africans in the room with the common love for Africa, though organized in an informal manner; the…