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Race

Mama JunkYard's

Not Just Junk...

If This Was About Black People…

Recently there was a huge demonstration by some Christians against the BBC's decision to televise the stage production of 'Jerry Springer: The Opera'. I don't intend to get into this debate but one aspect of the Christians' argument really annoyed me. It was suggested by some … [Read more...]

Silly Comments of 2004…

As the year ends most people are reflecting on highlights and low points of 2004 and not wanting to be left out of this experience I have decided to look back on some of the funnier racialy ignorant conversations that I have been involved in. I can safely say that in all the … [Read more...]

When in Rome…

No idea what has got into me but I am in rant mode this week; I am blaming it on the Tia Maria shortage that has hit Lancaster. Anyway, yesterday I was harping on about ignorant black folk...today I am going to focus on Kenyans. I have no idea what it is about Kenyans but we … [Read more...]

Sleeping With The Enemy…

Often when I blog about race I either blog about my locks or about some stupid incident involving an ignorant white person....well today I've decided to take on some of my people who I consider to be ignorant. To clarify when I say 'my people' I am not limiting it to Kenyans; I … [Read more...]

The Last Door…

A few years back while mum was working at the Africa Centre, I met a writer/director who asked mum if I could appear in her latest play - Goree: La Dernier Port. The writer who was orginally from Jamaica had just returned from Senegal and while there she had visited a slave … [Read more...]