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It Will Probably Take A Zombie Apocalypse To Make Ghana Clean Again

Posted on March 20, 2018
by Malaka
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This morning, I woke up in a panic. My heart was racing so furiously I thought it would tear through my rib cage and bounce its way out of my bedroom window. I had just dreamt of Ghana, and I was terrified by the vision…

Motherhood

I Like to Imagine My Children’s Faces When They Discover All Their Teeth

Posted on March 14, 2018
by Malaka
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My two oldest children are 13 and 11 years old, which means that they are just about done losing teeth. This is a good thing, because there are few things creepier than tiptoeing into a pre-teens room in the dead of night, swathed only in…

Motherhood

The Key To Great Parenting Is Simple. Have Some Sympathy.

Posted on March 8, 2018
by Malaka
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Sympathy noun Understanding between people; common feeling It doesn’t matter if your child is a few days old or well into their fifties; a parent is most likely to assess an unfamiliar scenario with one uppermost question: “Am I responding to this situation the right…

Musings

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…

Motherhood

There is a Long History of the ‘Nakia Ideology’. I Have Come So That We Might Honor It.

Posted on February 23, 2018
by Malaka
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It’s another thought piece centering on Black Panther, y’all! Just ride with me for a sec. I think it will be worth your while. Since the release of Black Panther last week, there have been many conversations (and on certain Sci-Fi fan pages, outright…

Marriage

Find a mate to match your mountain

Posted on February 20, 2018
by Malaka
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My husband does the lion's share of the cooking in our house. I can cook, but he's the better culinary artist. He grows and uses his own herbs in his dishes. Our family has developed a palette that demands more than salt and pepper to…

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‘Black Panther’ Touched Me Deeply and Unexpectedly

Posted on February 19, 2018
by Malaka
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Black Panther has been in theaters for three days. I have held my tongue and waited for you all to get apprised for long enough. It’s time to discuss the film as a family. Black Panther boasts a lineup of some of the most celebrated…

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Tommy Annan-Forson, Retired Journalist, Prescribes Censorship For Topics He Can’t Comprehend

Posted on February 8, 2018
by Malaka
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There isn’t much to me said for the caliber of Ghana’s media landscape or its professionals. With a handful of bright exceptions, journalism in Ghana is a profession overridden by undisciplined individuals who plague the landscape with their amateurish attempts at broadcasting and storytelling. For…

Madness

David Oyelowo’s Wife Is Wicked: Part 2

Posted on February 5, 2018
by Malaka
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January 2nd, 2018 10:01 am A woman’s squealing voice shatters the silence. “David, darling!” A man yawns. It is the yawn of a man content with his life and all that he surveys. “Yes, darling?” Footsteps pound down the stairs, announcing the arrival of…

Musings

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

Posted on February 1, 2018
by Malaka
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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…

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