In 2000, I was contracted by Wesley Snipes and St Clair Bourne to do 3D animation for a documentary on Yosef Ben-Jochannan aka Dr. Ben. Wesley was doing a series of Black History documentaries, the first being A Great and Mighty Walk: John Henrik Clarke. The doc on Dr Ben was never finished when the Blade Series took off. There was some controversy about the film I was never sure about. History fell to commerce. Wesley, treated folks right and just got caught up in a great success. Maybe it will be finished one day. <br />
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The 3D animation was based on a survey of the ruins of Karnak that resides at the Oriental Institute in Chicago. This is what it would have looked like based on the 8 weeks of research I did. Then 6 weeks of production with Max McMullen in London working remotely between Chicago and there most of the time. <br />
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I returned to Chicago permanently and Max went on to be animation supervisor for Dave McKean's Mirrormask.

⁣Visit of Nelson Mandela to Nigeria [1993]

Dr Hastings Banda is one of the most underrated African dictators. During His 33 year rule, the country experienced the worst human rights violations and paternalistic control of the Malawians.

He controlled every aspect of their lives, treating his people as children and addressing his ministers as my boys

He banned televisions, beards, dreadlocks and long hair among men. Any sort of political dissent was ruthlessly dealt with through his secret police and Militia.

Though he never had children, he relied on the support of his official hostess and former secretary Cecilia Kadzamira and Kadzamira's uncle John Tembo, who saw themselves as his successors when he left power.

He is remembered on the continent as the only leader who maintained ties with the Apartheid South Africa and Portuguese regimes; backed Nixon in Vietnam and refused to support an armed struggle against the Ian Smith regime in Southern Rhodesia.

Chris Hani tells us about the Wankie campaign, the first attempt at an armed incursion by ANC guerrillas.

⁣Paul Robeson: Here I Stand [Documentary]

George Jackson Speaks! 1971 Prison Interview. George L. Jackson (September 23, 1941 – August 21, 1971) was a revolutionary activist, a member of the Black Panther Party, and of the Black Guerrilla Family, an internationalist and a Marxist. Jackson was also a Soledad Brothers and was shot to death during an escape attempt by guards in San Quentin Prison .