I was going around the Internet and the blogosphere for work looking for folks who are using ooVoo and stumbled upon Adrianne and her article, The AfroSphere is making headlines, and ooVoo is keeping us connected. The article is all about how the members of the AfroSpear think tank keep connected online using ooVoo and I think that’s cool and what ooVoo should be used for.
I asked about the AfroSpear story and Adrianne popped me the AfroSpear history:
The origins of “AfroSpear” started from a discussion a group of us had in regards to developing a community of African/Black progressive minded bloggers. From further discussions it developed into an idea to create a diasporic-wide think tank type blog comprising of 6 bloggers: 3 women and 3 men. The vision was that it would focus on discussing issues, exchanging ideas and creating strategies, with the objective of developing concrete and viable solutions to tackle the concerns relating to those of African descent worldwide.
The 6 we initially started with had developed a relationship by exchanging ideas and having discussions and respectful debates on each others blogs. We didn’t always agree, but what we had in common was our love for our community and a commitment to the progress of those of African descent, both near and far. We came from 4 different countries on 3 continents. We brought a variety of experiences, perspectives, ideas, beliefs and values in an effort to foster understanding, wisdom, knowledge and strength.
So we are currently and forever will be a work in progress. Standing still is not an option! When one stands still, you actually start moving backwards, you get left behind as others move forward. We don’t claim to have all the answers but we are searching. We want to be a part of, connected to and add our collective voice to the variety of other Afrocentric/Black individuals, cells, conglomerations and collectives out in the AfroSphere. To the best and the brightest for the progress of our people.
And to meet the members of AfroSpear you can explore Adrianne’s blogroll:
- Agloco-Own the Internet
- Black Women in Europe Award winning blog
- Black Women in Europe Shop
- Black Women in Europe Social Network
- Blog Rush
- Christopher Plantener
- Dynamic
- Facebook-JobsinStockholm
- FortyPlusTwo
- Gary Reid
- JobsinStockholm.com Blog
- JobsinStockholm.com For English speaking professionals
- JobsinStockholm.com Store
- Louis Armstrong Curriculum Guide
- MySocial Bio
- MySpace-JobsinStockholm
- ooVoo World
- Robert Wesley Branch Agency
- Squidoo-Black Women in Europe
- Squidoo-Expats in Sweden
- Squidoo-JobsinStockholm
- The Rock Consulting Group
- Women in the African Diaspora
- Women in the African Diaspora Social Network
- ZN
