The Modern Trobador is back at the keyboard after a brief hiatus to work on a photography exhibition in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. I have managed to weave together a post about photographs of Africa in New Hampshire, photographs of Africans in France, French Presidential trips to Africa, and the bestowing of France’s most prestigious award to Liberia’s President, all of which I hope you find interesting (and impressive that I wove it all together, coherently, I hope!). Africa is on my radar these days because I am part of an organization, the Seacoast African American Cultural Center (SAACC), which organized and just opened a photography exhibition entitled, “Africa Is Not A Country.” This exhibition of 81 photographs of 25 different African countries is a beautiful and moving collection of fine art photography that reflects the culture, people, wildlife, and landscape of this diverse continent. It opened on November 1st and, in the days leading up to the show’s debut, this exhibition—with accompanying lectures, music, and a movie—consumed my every waking moment. Hence, The Modern Trobadors was not in your mail box. French President François Hollande has also had Africa on his mind in recent days. On Wednesday, November 7th, [...]