Commentary/Essays

All rights reserved for The Abeng and My Conscious Pen/YardCore International, Inc. PublishingSeeking Makeda I:  (Journey into Sound)copyright 2011 K....

Lemon-grass and Ginger TeaSleepily I waddled on wobbly knees into the kitchen. Grated piece of ginger, crushed up two lemon...

©2011 K.Omodele   It’s 12:35 p.m. one damp April day in Lower Manhattan. The Malone Construction labor crew’s collective spirit...

copyright 2011 K.Omodele for The AbengA new beginning...her sashay graced the catwalksnatched his thought,suspending his breathon a climatic ledge...gripped his...

Never gone! Never forgotten!Uncle Lawrence (Stuartie),You wear many crowns: Elder, counselor, philosopher, comrade, griot. I laugh when people cringe and...

Drawing property rights to The Abeng.../ YardCore Int'l, Publishing Copyright 2010 K. OmodeleOne sun-parched, Third World July noon, a mother...

 Copyright 2010 K. OmodeleWhen he first saw her, he was convinced the secrets of the pyramids were etched in her...

Cover of Gregory IsaacsGregory Number OneCopyright 2010 K. Omodele6:45 A.M. and sunrise is pecking, struggling to hatch through the Manhattan...

What life has taught me I would like to share with Those who want to learn...- Bob Marley Intro to...

(Photo By Jennifer Poyser 2009)©2010 K. OmodeleWhy does Marcus’ house leanwith dilapidated beamsand neglected, time-cracked posts?Surrounded by rambling goatshurry come...