Archive for March, 2010
“A Nation Exists When All The People Share The Profit of The Land” & “You Give Respect, You Don’t Take It” – Keme Tobodo from the BBC Series Blood and Oil.
When I started watching this two-part series yesterday evening, I was at first put off by the stereotypes that instantly hit me. The silly accents [...]
I have never really taken to Eryka Badu or her music. There are tracks of her different albums I thought sounded good but this new video which has got a few people raging like lunatics and frigging hypocrites, has got me thinking in a different way about Miss Badu.
I am not one for showing it [...]
Armed with a sharp intellect and a fierce sense of social exploration through her creativity, Leboganag Mashile is a poet’s poet. She has won the respect of critics, her contemporaries and the hearts of ordinary South Africans. In her own words, she explains why South Africa is intrinsic to her birth as a poet.
Belinda: When [...]
Let me start by saying, I am not an American. I have nothing to gain or lose from the Healthcare Bill that was passed sunday night in the US House of Representatives. However, as an individual who has had to deal with a medical condition, I know for a fact that if I was based [...]
Adewale Ayuba was and is the only Fuji artist that really impressed me when I moved to Lagos as a teenager. I danced the life out of his Mr Johnson track.
I heard Ariya when I went to get my dress made a few months back and my tailor, who happens to be a man, could [...]
Have a fabulous sunday. I am loving this song, I hope you like it too. Enjoy!
I listened to this and thought it was best people decide for themselves. As far as I am concerned, every life counts regardless of race, gender, sexuality, social or cultural background. I understand that sometimes, as women we have to make painful decisions whether or not to keep our babies. But for those sisters of [...]
Have you ever wondered how different your life would be if you didn’t have a father or never knew him? I know its the dream of some little girls to be daddy’s girls but that is not a dream I carry about. Maybe if I was 10, it would have been cool but I am [...]
It is one of the best ironies of life – the very thing that is connecting us to millions of people around the world is also taking killing some of our most intimate and valued relationships. But we cannot blame this solely on the internet. We are responsible for the hollowness many of us feel [...]
“When people walk past us, they look at us like we are dogs. They look down on us like we are not even people, just because we eat from bins” – Wanda Msani
A powerful statement from a 15-year-old that makes your heart sink. It was only a week or two ago that the documentary, Zimbabwe’s [...]
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