In an article entitled Honour Amongst Thieves Guardian columnist Philip Hensher offers an interesting argument in favour of Western nations keeping hold of historical artifacts and national treasures that rightfully belong to African nations. Using Sudan as an example he states … [Read more...]
Jipoxers
Jipox -(verb) Kiswahili Slang: to boldly assert one’s belonging/membership to a group of people or an event despite irrefutable evidence to the contrary. Jipoxer -(noun) Kiswahili Slang: one who jipoxes. Last year, my blog twin wrote a fantastic response to Angelina … [Read more...]
The R Word
"For me, I thought it was going to be fair and square and even…I thought I did have a chance to win [Celebrity Big Brother UK]. But according to Faria [Alam] and Dennis [Rodman], because I'm female and I'm American and my skin is brown, I don't stand a chance." [via … [Read more...]
African Women in Politics
EDIT: Nubian Soul has a lot to say about the whole "first African woman leader" talk. A fantastic history lesson which I wish I had seen before I blogged this post! In the same week that the people of Liberia (and African’s everywhere) celebrate the country’s … [Read more...]
No Laughing Matter
I see in Science the first black person that makes me want to join the BNP!..tomorrow! The above was said Derek Laud, one of the four black contestants in the Big Brother house. It was in relation to his frustration at Science's behaviour and personality. According to Derek, … [Read more...]
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