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We are living in very strange times. There were the fires in Australia that started since July 2019 and lasted for about 8 months. They are currently over (thank God) due to the rainy season. But the rain has gotten very heavy to the point of causing flooding. Then, there are swarms of locusts in East Africa, the Middle East, and Asia - that's a wide…
After the 5-week series on what colonization to our psyche, we need some fun. There's this expression we used to say as kids in Cameroon, "All work no play makes Jack a dull boy!" The cool thing about the video below is that it is African inspired and created. The producer who is the founder of YouNeek studios is Nigerian (my naija brother) and wanted to…
For Black history month, we've been talking about the effects of colonization on Black people. You can read all four posts here. Although it's the last day of February, we don't have to stop here, let's continue the conversation with friends and family.Since we've talked about the problem, it makes sense to discuss what we can do about it. As I stated in my last post,“I…
Between the years of 1997 to 2002, I went to an all-girls boarding school in Cameroon made up of 98% black girls, I mean brown-skinned-Wakanda-looking African girls. We had a few girls of mixed raced (a white and a black parent) similar complexion to Trevor Noah, hence the 98% instead of a 100%. Every year, we would have what is comparable to what Americans call their…
Have you heard of the Bobo doll experiment? When kids of various races and ethnicities were asked which doll was the nice or pretty doll versus the bad or ugly doll, most chose the good qualities for the white doll and the bad qualities for the black doll. This was the case even if they identified themselves as looking like the black doll. In some cases,…
February is black history month in the U.S. Sounds like a good month to examine African history and its effects on us today. When I say "us" I mean black people, not just Africans, but all descendants of Africa. In addition to our genetics, we are products of our history and our environment in more ways than we are aware of. During the month of February,…
It’s the winter season and in most parts of the US, it is cold. With the winter season half way over, it’s worth observing how the season is affecting you. Winters can be freezing cold and most of us Africans are not used to it. No matter how long I’ve lived in the US, it’s still too cold to be outside in the winter. In most…
It’s a strange time to be African in the U.S. or should I say, it’s a great time to be African in America. I was sitting in Starbucks in Philadelphia and heard them playing “On the low” by Burna Boy and I looked around like, “Where am I?” Oh yeah! Africa is IN now… African music, African clothing, African dance moves, visiting Africa, going to live…
A few days ago, I was talking to a friend and mentor from Central Africa whom I have known for 13 years and who has read a few of my blog posts. From our conversation, he just now understood what I do for a living. “You mean to tell me you are one of those people on TV to whom people come and tell their problems?”…