Although I haven't written about Black History Month or contributing any articles to the subject, other than including in some of my other articles references to blacks and African peoples (I agree with those who think we should should about Black History everyday, not just a special month--as all our histories), nevertheless let's include a mention of African Heritage T-shirts and gifts, for those who are interested in purchasing such products.
Cafepress is also recommended for those interested in starting their own Cafepress selling custom-designed products.
For African clothing go to:
www.africaimports.com
For films from Africa and the African diaspora go to:
www.africanfilm.com/cat5.htm
At Urban Profile T-shirts you can find many African (diaspora) T-shirt, images which include Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Jack Johnson, Angela Davis, John Coltrane, Billie Holiday, Thelonious Sphere Monk, Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X, Original Man, and others.
You can also find many African American products, including books and films at
www.cushcity.com
. "The world's largest African-American selection of products on the Internet."
At Cush City, you can also find plays--Tyler Perry Plays, Gospel Plays, Stage Plays.
African American art can be found at Heritages Art and Brown Horizons Art. Discount African American art can be found at Avisca. This includes fine art prints, posters, limited edition art prints, and original African American art at discount prices.
For The African Bookstore, go to
www.africanbookstore.net
. Here you find not only books but "gifts from Africa such as masks, clothing, and home decor." For those interested in Biblical history and African heritage here are recommended books:'
Africans Who Wrote the Bible
The African Presence in the Bible
The Original African Heritage Study Bible
You also find children's books, fiction, nonfiction, and games.
The African American Shopping Mall has a link to many stores with Afrocentric products. It's located at:www.aasm.com
Include these African (diaspora) products when putting together your gift packages and gift baskets. These add to the multi-ethnic and international flavor of your gift-gifting, and also help to support and encourage African (diaspora) business and entrepreneurship in the online marketplace.
For those interested in diversity in shopping, including Greek, Jewish, Polish, Hispanic, and Native American, among other diversity products, go to:
www.DiversityStore.com
