No, African People (I) don’t hate girls. I, however, can’t stand the song (Girls, Girls, Girls), which was the second single off of Jay-Z’s Blueprint album. In the lyrics, he says
“I got this African chick with Eddie Murphy on her skull
She like, “Jigga Man, why you treat me like animal?”
I’m like excuse me [...]
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Girls, Girls, Girls
July 16, 2008Family Drama: The Caribbean
July 14, 2008Shortly after Liberia was colonized by former slaves, there was also an influx of Caribbean immigrants to the country, mainly from Barbados and Trinidad. As a result, I am Liberian but my father’s grandmother was a Barbadian-Liberian. Actually, a huge part of diaspora history that we never learn about is the moving around [...]
Just a Note
July 13, 2008I just wanted to let you know that I won’t be writing over the weekends. I know the weekend is over and it’s a little late, but I received an inquiry and wanted to let you know for future reference.
AFRICA IS NOT A COUNTRY
July 11, 2008One day in high school while at lunch, I sat down with a group of friends who were having a conversation about a new guy that had just transferred to our school.
“Did you meet him?” Someone asked me.
I shook my head. I was hungry and didn’t want to be bothered.
“You may know him,” another [...]
The Skin Debacle Part II: The Double Standard
July 10, 2008An African boy grows up in America. If he refrains from using his accent unless he’s around family, visits the gym frequently to grow a body that women call sexy, gets hip to the latest music and styles, he is usually able to gain acceptance from his peers. He is still seen as an African, but somewhat [...]
The Skin Debacle
July 9, 2008The crude implication that white skin is the right skin is one of the main reasons that Black people stay mentally constrained and unable to reach the potential of global economic influence, educational wealth, and unity.
For the most part, the African men that I have been exposed to care about (1) The bone structure/physical characteristics [...]
Democracy
July 8, 2008When I say democracy, I’m not talking about the actual principle or theory of it; most African countries enjoy perpetrating democratic governments that are ruled fairly and equally. When I nominate democracy, it is because democratic rule has made monarchies dwindle and has undermined the strength and power that they may once have had. This has become a huge problem because African men and women [...]
Homelessness
July 7, 2008When’s the last time you saw a homeless African in America? Think long and hard. When was the last time that the fellow asking you for change had a deep and somewhat aggressive accent that led you to believe that he was from the mother continent? It was probably around the [...]
The Assumption that African Men Are Physically Abusive
July 4, 2008Don’t get me wrong. There are scums in every culture and demographic, who prey on their women because they are cowards, but the assumption about African men is becoming a stereotype. That’s a problem. A big problem.
At first, I thought that the assumption came from media. After all, if Africans and [...]
Repetitions
July 2, 2008Have you ever been at a bar or club, or in any sort of loud room where you were asked to repeat everything you said at least four times because the person couldn’t hear you? You try different methods of relaying your words to them–pronouncing each syllable slowly, making silly gestures with your hands–and [...]
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