Uncategorized Archives - Mind of Malaka

5 Days in Puerto Rico: Day 5 – Behind Her Smile

Posted on May 26, 2021
by Malaka
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Cagney was incensed. "You mean to tell me these people can't tell the difference between me and my boojie behind and these ghetto birds strolling around here in their socks and fuzzy house shoes?"She was reacting to Enrique's analysis of events. I hate to categorize…

5 Days in Puerto Rico: Day 4 – High Art, Low Fares

Posted on May 25, 2021
by Malaka
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I woke up the next morning with a burning throat and the flames of my compassion doused. I was sick; my body reacting to the numerous allergens in the hotel room and my psyche affected by the series of quarrels the evening prior. The Fellowship…

Untitled, because there are no words to define this grief

Posted on January 8, 2018
by Malaka
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“We always had a problem with him and pools. The people who own the pool upstairs said they caught him walking around it when I already told him not to. I gave him a hiding. He said he wouldn’t do it again. And then just…

Have You Ever Told A Lie That Ate Away At Your Insides?

Posted on January 27, 2017
by Malaka
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As I type this, it’s been 3 days since my 39th birthday and I’ve been living in a forest hut in virtual solitude. You see that? That’s not entirely true. In your mind’s eye, you probably imagine me sitting in some darkened hovel in the…

The Chicken Connoisseur – On The Exploitation of Black Creativity

Posted on December 11, 2016
by Malaka
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Excellent read. The trend of colonizing Black culture shows no signs of abating.

Les Carpede, Walking in Worship

Posted on October 13, 2016
by Malaka
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A chance encounter on a street corner “Who are you?” “Who are you?” I retorted with a slight roll of the neck. What a strange question from a total stranger! I looked at the man who’d paused as he was tying his shoes to address…

Tia Boone’s Marketing Oil Well

Posted on October 11, 2016
by Malaka
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As an RN trained in Western medicine, Tia Boone’s championing of essential oils as an alternative to drug therapy may seem strange. However, to listen to Tia speak on the topic in depth, her fascination and support of essential oils makes total sense. “I have…

Women in Tech – What's the Real Story?

Posted on May 10, 2016
by Malaka
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The good people at Toptal.com reached out to me and asked me to share this article with you about gender and technology...because a blog about marriage, motherhood and the conflict of the African female with her environment has everything to do with programming languages and…

Why Can’t We Have an ‘African Bond’? Okay, Since You Asked…

Posted on December 19, 2015
by Malaka
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First of all: Happy John Boyega Day! Today –and forevermore, quite frankly - John Boyega belongs to all of us, not just Nigerians. Just like sister Lupita is for Africa. Kenya alone cannot commandeer all her shine! Much has been written and commented about Black…

Viola’s Emmy Win and a System of Salt and Shade

Posted on September 21, 2015
by Malaka
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It’s Monday morning and two days before the official beginning of Fall. I won’t be keeping you for very long, MOM Squad. Like you, I have coffee to procure and a wardrobe that needs rotating. Before I begin, I want to send hugging and high…