Having children can greatly enrich your life. If you don’t believe that, just ask Mark and Rhea (who have chosen not to release their surnames to the public), who go by the YouTube username “ilovemaything”. They made $1 million just uploading videos of their kids Maya and Hulyan playing with toy trains. My son, Stone, […]
In a chorus there are many voices, and indeed there are millions of people speaking up both for and against the attacks on foreigners living in South Africa. There are numerous South Africans, frustrated youth primarily, who believe that all foreigners who have come to “steal” their jobs should leave the country immediately. Then there […]
Don’t let the title fool you. Trust me, it’s not what you think. Recently, someone on Twirra was talking about how men “love women”, because if they didn’t, they wouldn’t go to war for them. “Didn’t Helen of Troy begin a war?’ he asked in pseudo Socratic reasoning. Hei! The Trojan war was as a […]
Last night (and part of this morning), Vodofone hosted Ghana’s version of the MTV/American Music Awards in this year’s edition of the Ghana Music Awards Festival. Whereas the average American Awards show is 2-3 hours, the VGMAs was an endurance testing 6-7 hour affair which ended around 5 am GMT. Reviews of the show have […]
I’m not here with questions today, M.O.M. Squad. Questions that I hope you will help me find the answers to. When it comes to trends in pop culture and social events, I am usually the last person to find out. Mommy and parenting business though? Pshaw! I’m all over that. If there is a cartoon […]
Nope, nope, nope and all the nopes that ever noped. I am really hoping that someone like Soraya or Kinna or one of those really cerebral chicks I follow on Twirra will pound out an amazing think piece on this disaster that one Togolese/Ewe artist is pitching as art and help the WORLD understand why […]
Nana Darkoa and I believe in African people telling the stories of African people. For centuries, our stories have been told from the perspective – and in the language – of our captors and oppressors. That’s the reason I’m writing this post today in English on a Chinese manufactured laptop instead of in Twi. We […]
I’m going to attempt to put a week’s worth of thoughts into 1500 words or less. Bear with me. Oh yes, and before we begin #NotAllMen and #NotAllWomen. Some of you people are Cinderella’s step sister, forcing your foot into the proverbial slipper of my observations that was not intended for you… I hate a […]
“I wish I had been better prepared for this moment.” “You are the descendant of a mighty people…of kings and queens. Their blood flows through your veins and they have prepared you for this moment.” -Paraphrased conversation between Coretta Scott King and Amelia Boynton Robinson in the movie Selma A few friends and I […]