: About Me

I work as an international journalist, research specialist, documentary filmmaker, and college lecturer on international relations. I hold a Masters degree in international business and am a PhD candidate at the International School of Management in Paris, France.

I have been published in Lonely Planet 2008 Egypt 9th edition, the Magazine Community times, and business journal the Lead. I have conducted extensive research on both microfinance and renewable energy projects in diverse parts of the world such Sri Lanka, India, South Africa, Egypt, Tanzania, and Panama.

I am presently the CEO of AJNA VISION, which is a multimedia communications company with an emphasis on creating socially transforming documentaries.

I am quite the globe trekker and have a true passion for traveling and experiencing diverse cultures: I have recently visited Spain, Great Britain, Brazil, France, Germany, Singapore, Cyprus, and Bahrain. My interests include Latin Jazz, indigenous art, photography, history, philosophy, world mythology, and ethnic cuisine.

My passion is ...

Learning

I know too much about ...

International Relations

My parents always told me ...

Always be true to myself

My childhood ambition ...

To be a film Producer

My favorite memory ...

Getting into every law school that I applied too.

Why I write ...

To express my need to transform

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I am reading Hegemony or Survival by Noam Chomsky

My first job ...

working in a funeral home

My best moment ...

Directing my own play in high school

My inspiration ...

Life

Arts & Humanities > Ancient History Mexico's hidden African legacy

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Mexico's Hidden African Heritage Mexicans of African heritage? This often seems like a strange combination in the minds of many. The images and overall knowledge of this legacy force many of us to re evaluate many old preconceptions about not only Mexico, but more generally about issues effecting historical relationships within the African Diaspora. Six months ago I made an historic trip to the town of Yanga, in the state of Veracruz on Mexico's gulf coast. Originally known as San Lorenzo de Los Negros, renamed Yanga in 1932 after its rebellious African founder Gasper Yanga. Yanga led the ...

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