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Sun & Moon: Wiyaala’s Lesson on Tolerance

Posted on September 19, 2014
by Malaka
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One of the hallmarks of what makes an artist great is the subject matter they choose to address through their craft. Indeed, the idea and the messages that an artist adopts as their core mission will determine whether he or she will be remembered and…

Are You Ready to #TalkDirtyToMe?

Posted on September 10, 2014
by Malaka
with 3 Comments

You read the title. Look at where you mind went. Just because I write for a sex blog and had one, maybe twelve explicit scenes in a novel I wrote, you automatically assume this is going to be a naughty conversation. See your life! Ask…

A #FilthCleaningChallenge is Long Overdue

Posted on August 28, 2014
by Malaka
with 5 Comments

Every culture has to deal with its “thing” – a question or problem that pricks at the conscience of a people - at one point or another. China has Tibet. India has rape. America has racism and hypocrisy. Ghana has filth. Let’s just face it:…

Introducing: Noella Wiyaala. You May Thank Me Now!

Posted on May 20, 2014
by Malaka
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The year was 1988. It was a hot day. I know this because we weren’t in the rainy season, and all days outside of the rainy season in Ghana have one temperature: hot. There we stood; a ragtag mix of children with short-cropped hair, brown…

Why Camps and Cons Are Oh-So Thrilling

Posted on April 12, 2014
by Malaka
with 3 Comments

Don’t misread what I’m saying oo! I’m not talking about Concentration Camps and Con men. I feel like I have to clarify this at the onset because I have an (unjust!) reputation for being a cynic. No, Random Readers and MOM Squad, I am referring…

The Trouble With ‘An African City’

Posted on March 20, 2014
by Malaka
with 27 Comments

There is a new web series online called ‘An African City’, and if you have any device imbued with magical internet powers and any connection to Ghana in any way, chances are you’ve heard of it. Created by Nicole Amarteifio (whom I’ve had the pleasure…

What Does ‘Independence’ Mean For You?

Posted on March 6, 2014
by Malaka
with 2 Comments

Ghana is 57 today. Wow. The gravity of that statement really just struck me. Fifty-seven years old as a sovereign nation... [youtube=http://youtu.be/lTTdi8AjZg8] I wonder if Kwame Nkrumah, Ebo Taylor and my sainted grandmother imagined on that glorious Independence Eve that Ghana would look as she…

The ‘Price’ of Panty Theft

Posted on February 27, 2014
by Malaka
with 8 Comments

Are you all fired up? Good. Then we can begin. A story that is quickly eclipsing all others in Ghanaian news this week centers around three girls, a few bagful’s of panties, and human rights abuse in Ghana. The “facts” have been hard to decipher,…

Open letter to God and His Part Time Servants: No. Really. We Need Fewer “Churches” in Ghana

Posted on February 24, 2014
by Malaka
with 7 Comments

Saints and the Most High: We need fewer churches in Ghana. Considering Jesus never once preached in a church (churches differ from synagogues, right?), I don’t think this is a very controversial statement. Jesus preached on mountains, by rivers, in the city square…if you –…

Why and How Ghana is Going to Lose the GMO Fight

Posted on December 19, 2013
by Malaka
with 3 Comments

If you sit in the lobby of the African Regent in Accra during the brunch hour, you can literally watch the direction the country will be going in unfold before your eyes. You’ll find out what’s coming to your screen in the coming months. You’ll…