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Black Masquerade: When Feigning Joy Is A Defense Mechanism

Posted on May 10, 2018
by Malaka
with 3 Comments

When I pressed play on Donald Glover’s ‘This Is America’, I was completely unprepared for what was to transpire within the first 45 seconds of the visual masterpiece. There was Glover, shirtless, hair grown longer than usual, clad in nothing more than a pair of…

The Consistence of Casual White Violence

Posted on April 19, 2018
by Malaka
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When I tell you this story, you’re going to swear I’m lying. But I ain’t lying. This really happened. An acquaintance of mine has been having financial difficulty ever since her freelance contract came to an end last year. As a fellow freelancer, my…

Moesha Boduong Isn’t A Disgrace. She Represents An Uncomfortable Reality

Posted on April 12, 2018
by Malaka
with 2 Comments

Last year, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour began production of her series Sex and Love Around the World, where she traverses the globe in order to investigate ‘unconventional’ expressions of intimacy and the unspoken rules that govern unorthodox relationships in different societies. I had the opportunity to…

The Dynamism Of Black American Naming

Posted on March 29, 2018
by Malaka
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What’s in a name? Naming in African communities is an act steeped in tradition and, some say, one that comes with spiritual consequences for the bearer. Children are named to honor an ancestor, to reflect a significant event in a space in time, even to…

Where Do The Poor Fit In the ‘Africa Rising’ Narrative?

Posted on March 3, 2018
by Malaka
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Over the past two decades or more, the portrayal of Africa as a continent scabbed over by war, famine, hopelessness and ignorance has given way to depictions of a continent brimming with new and untapped promise. The ‘Africa Rising’ anecdote is now as ubiquitous as…

What Happens When ‘Shithole’ Countries Try To Rid Themselves Of That Stain?

Posted on February 1, 2018
by Malaka
with 6 Comments

Conservative men were virtually jizzing themselves in the Comments Section all over the innanets yesterday ahead of the State of the Union Address, each heaping their fawning adoration on a subject who could neither hear their euphoric vociferation nor care if he did. America’s Orange…

I Feel For Mo’Nique, But She’s Fighting An Unwinnable Battle

Posted on January 31, 2018
by Malaka
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“Are you boycotting Netflix?” “What?” “Netflix. Mo’Nique said we should all boycott Netflix.” It was now 5am CAT and I could only stare at my phone and wonder what had happened 8 hours prior EST to illicit this text from my sister. I know her…

How Much Time Do You Invest Into Your Personal Development?

Posted on January 29, 2018
by Malaka
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I’m a (not so) secret super fan of the FOKN Bois, the oddly paired rap duo from Ghana. It’s often tempting to invoke parallels between the members of this group and the now-defunct Outkast, but it’s even wiser to refrain from that temptation. Just like…

What’s On Your Plate in 2018?

Posted on January 4, 2018
by Malaka
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Do you make New Year resolutions? I don’t. Not any more. I don’t even make goals. Murphy’s Law operates in my life with the efficiency of a bicycle and the ferocity of Eddy Merckx on the pedals. Whether horrific or splendid, every event in my…

Goodbye With Gratitude, 2017

Posted on December 31, 2017
by Malaka
with 0 Comments

The year is drawing to a close and we are in the homestretch! 2018 is peering back at us over the horizon. 2017 has been a bizarre year, much of it in a good way. After the horrors that 2016 wrought upon us, it was…

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