Tag: history
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Recovering “Racist”?
Dearest reader, I must warn you, today’s entry may be offensive, for that, I apologize in advance. In the hopes you can bear with me as I offer a raw, unfiltered, account of my current reality; Welcome! ——— My name is Olivia Mugenga, I am black, I date black, I wear black, I studied black,…
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Congo, Brazza/ Congo, Kin.
Sassou-Nguesso. Ngouélondélé, etc. If you are an adept of Rumba music, these names will be familiar to you. These are politicians from the Republic of Congo, popularly known as Congo, Brazza (to not be confused with DRC- Democratic Republic of Congo, popularly known as Congo, Kinshasa.) They are trending in African pop news because the…
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3 of 54 : Rwanda, Mother of Giants
The land of a thousand hills. The land of milk and honey. The land of a majestic people. Home to the endangered specie, Mountain Gorilla. God’s resting place. In that East African Eden, women don’t age and men still have shame. Somehow though, I have never had a Rwandan boyfriend. They don’t understand me and…
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1 of 54: “NAIJA NO DEY CARRY LAST”
Nigeria is the self-proclaimed Giant of Africa. Its people are a fascinating bunch. I admire their drive and ambition but most of all the fact that whether in Atlanta, London or Sydney, they never assimilate. They only eat their foods, only wear their clothes, and always speak their mother tongue. Plus, whether their children are…
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DAY 11 – COCKROACH
“Genocide is only possible when dehumanization happens on a massive scale, and the perfect tool for this job is propaganda.” In broad daylight, shameless animators at propaganda radio known as RTLM, called for the annihilation of Tutsis. So very convinced of the efficacity of their masterplan, they often bragged: “Umwana Uzavuka Azabaze Uko Abatutsi Bari…
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