Tag: news
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Nairas & Puppy-Therapy: Grazie Mille
(Try) & Rise and Shine Darlings!Tell me why my job has instituted a new de-stress session of “puppy therapy.” I’m too village for all that, those animals better not lick my face BUT I appreciate the innovation nonetheless. Adorbs… Also, learned a new term. A diplobrat is the child of a diplomat and so spent…
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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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GISÈLE PELICOT: SHERO
**Trigger Warning** The following contains references to grave sexual violence crimes. Frenchwoman, Gisèle Pelicot is enduring what French Media is calling “Le Procès du Siècle”. (Trial of the Century). She opted for proceedings to take place in open court insisting, “it is not for me to have shame but them.” The terrible crimes committed against…
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HARRIS v. TRUMP
Well well well.. we were entertained last night, weren’t we? While I very much wish to see a black woman President, I remain mostly nonpartisan. Harris is no angel. Trump is no devil. I disagreed with Harris invocation of International Law when the topic of Israel and Hamas came up. It is true that Article…
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4 of 54: Ghana, Black Stars!
Since the nation does not belong to anyone’s father, (**cough cough ex husband** – ariko Mana ndiyenza!) Ghana remains one of my favorite nations in Africa… While it is true that the First African UN Secretary General, one of the coolest African diplomats I recall seeing from childhood, Kofi Annan, was Ghanaian. He is unfortunately…
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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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