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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...]

It Is Not In Our Genes

I often want to blog about real things said/done by real people. By real people I mean those I interact with. By real things I mean those things that some people do or say that are so incredibly stupid/outlandish/bizarre that had I not witnessed it I would struggle to believe … [Read more...]