Tony Hsieh, CEO Zappos, appears to be convinced happiness is a serious problem, at least among today’s entrepreneurs. It might be the basis for why he delivered a keynote speech titled, “Delivering Happiness,” to TIE CON 2009 mostly entrepreneur attendees on May 16th, 2009 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Silicon Valley, California. Hsieh …
Hip-Hop World Awards 2009 Red Carpet + Winners
This past weekend was all about the much anticipated Hip-Hop World Awards 2009 which was relocated from Lagos to Abuja, Nigeria for the first time. The very brilliant lyricist/rapper/producer aka “Hip-hop Messiah” M.I. walked away with two awards including Best Rap Album while the equally brilliant 9ice, the King of ‘Gongo Aso,’ walked away with …
Chaka Khan, Mo’Nique, Stephanie Okereke at the 6th Annual African Goodwil Awards 2009!
Music Icon Chaka Khan, the brilliant Comedian & Actress Mo’Nique, Soprano legend Hope Foye, Nollywood Actress Stephanie Okereke, Nigeria’s Olympian Marathon runner Mary Akor, Her Excellency Dame Patience J. Goodluck (middle) wife of Vice President of Federal Republic of Nigeria and Dr. Deborah Hyde, the second Africa-American Neuro Surgeon were some of the dynamic personalities …
Nigeria: Country Surpasses Hollywood As World’s Second Largest Film Producer – UN
This week brings great news for Nigeria’s entertainment industry. CNN reports about its booming music industry and following closely is UNESCO’s report that Nigeria’s film industry has overtaken Hollywood! You don’t say? Not particularly surprising since the costs of producing Hollywood flicks remains astronomical! Hollywood would do best to team up with Nollywood [Nigeria’s movie …
Top African TV producers/filmmakers coming to UCSC for week of events, May 11-15
Isaac Moses and Nneka Isaac-Moses produce, direct, and star in the television series “Goge Africa,” an award-winning travel show seen by almost 50 million viewers worldwide. The popular series explores African arts and culture, focusing on performance, festivals, and events. Created as a response to negative stereotypes of Africa that the Moses saw in both …
Nigeria’s Hip-Hop Industry Booming in Africa, CNN Reports
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