Tag: history
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“No Kings Rally”, Where the Black Ppl At?
No Kings Rally is a series of well coordinated peaceful demonstrations against #47’s increasing tyranny; organized by a number of orgs including ACLU which, fun fact, has more than 50 cases filed against Trump at the moment. Yesterday, all over America, millions took to the streets. I was there 3 hours, listening to some of…
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I met Mobutu, forgot to ask of his twin wives.
Congolese Politician Mobutu is considered one of the most flamboyant African strongman ever. First, based on his policy of Authenticité, he rejected all colonial ties & renamed himself Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu wa za Banga. Translated as “The all-powerful warrior who, because of his endurance and inflexible will to win, goes from conquest to…
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Meet Tidjane Thiam
It is as if our regions are allergic to brilliant men & women… Check this out: Ivory Coast’s presidential elections are set for next month & we are unfortunately foreseing chaos. I have confirmed we will not observe these elections. Generally, when we observe we are to maintain neutrality. Remember when I observed US elections…
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A Quickie on Marxism, Socialism, Communism
It is 3am, creative juices are highest “iyo nicuye” – which is when I work on “Ode to My Father”. (First Book) The topic of Sankara possibly being a Socialist comes up in my research. These economic systems STAY confusing me. So… I call for a quickie. Not the type others are engaging in at…
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Kenya & Customer Service in Africa
As I prepare to travel to my 9th African country in coming days for work, I note, Kenya is a Pan African Hub. First of all, they have eliminated visas for all Africans. Granted, this is not yet in full effect. These laws take a minute to fully implement but still. How cool? They seem…
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Presidential French Couple Sues (Wanna be White) Candace
To her greatest delight, Candace has been sued by the Macrons for insisting Mrs. Macron was born male. Please refer to my previous blogs on Feb 3&14 for the facts surrounding the controversy. Brigitte does not warm my bed. Others do the job very well (cough cough…) As such, her private parts m’importe peu (have…
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Kémi & I in DRC
Let the record reflect. I did not hapharzadly meet Kémi Séba. I had a drink with him & his wife. We talked about Kinshasa traffic. We pondered, where are the traffic lights? We did not linger on the topic – for our obsession with Africa does not permit… We talked about pure democracy not being…
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Life Lately…
First things first, 7000 Dead Bodies in DRC since last month. There are really no more words left to say in re- depravity of man, but let us take a moment of silence to honor every life lost. As for you Genocide apologist, Ewww, brute that you are, may your pinky ever get jammed in…
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RASTAFARI
(Originally Published 11/24 – Must have accidentally been deleted subsequently) I admire a lot of things about the rastafari religious movement. Most especially the concept of livity which is righteous everyday living. That is respecting the Earth and the humans in it. Least Fav Part? They presented the Ethiopian Emperor Haile Salassie as the Second…
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SIGN OF THE CROSS
Warm Greeting to you, Friends and Foes: J’ai fait la grasse matinée ce matin, quelle volupté ! (* I slept in this morning, what bliss!”*) Ever wondered why Pentecostal Christian churches don’t make the sign of the cross before praying? It seems to have all started in the 1500s with the Protestant Reformation. Basically Reformers…
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