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It Benefits No Ghanaian to Take a Hardline Approach to LGBT Issues in Ghana; Especially Not Those Who Call Themselves Christians

Posted on February 25, 2021
by Malaka
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The mystery of religion is its mercurial nature, its plurality. It is a tool that both harbors and wields incredible power. Religion has inspired the pursuit of scientific knowledge and been used as a mechanism to demonize that same pursuit. Religion has been used to…

Musings

What’s Your Relationship with Gifts?

Posted on February 23, 2021
by Malaka
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I’m just going start this post off by professing my love for T. You make my world a livelier place and you bring animation to already colorful days. You are a gift and I love you. Speaking of gifts… During a recent two-hour long catch…

Motherhood

You’re Dating a Man Who Cannot Afford to Pay His Child Support. Should You Pay it For Him?

Posted on February 16, 2021
by Malaka
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Romans, friends, countrymen, lurkers and M.O.M readers; I come to you this day with the heat of blue flame coursing through my veins and the resolute determination of the water bear. Fear not! I come not with corona in my throat, but a question: Is…

Marriage

Why don’t I like Valentine’s Day?

Posted on February 14, 2021
by Malaka
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Valentine’s Day doth approacheth! *cue ominous theatrical score* Every year right around this time, an abundance of articles and think pieces appear on different corners of the Internet exploring the increasingly negative feelings people associate with Valentine’s Day. Mind of Malaka is no exception. I…

Madness

I’m Not ‘Going Through’ A Midlife Crisis: I’m Pouring On Gasoline and Jumping Feet First Into That Bish

Posted on February 2, 2021
by Malaka
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The Wax “What brings you in here today?” I gazed into the green eyes of the svelte brunette, barely visible above her mask as she snapped a pair of plastic gloves on her delicate porcelain hands. Hands that were soon about to deliver a peculiar…

Musings

How Cicely Tyson Helped Me Make Sense of My Diasporan Identity

Posted on January 29, 2021
by Malaka
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Forgive me if this is clumsily expressed. I have been misty eyed all morning, reflecting on the life of Ms. Tyson. The first time I ever saw a Black woman give birth on screen was in the movie The Color Purple. I was 8 years…

Motherhood

Pride and Parenting

Posted on January 28, 2021
by Malaka
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“Mom?” Crap. I had been summoned by my child. The pitch of her voice and query-tinged timbre with which my pseudonym had been uttered meant that the next words out of her mouth were going to cost me something. What was it this time? Money?…

Motherhood

My Preemie is Applying for Her First Job. How Did We Get Here So Fast?

Posted on January 9, 2021
by Malaka
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The child who was once small enough to fit in the palm of my hand stood towering over me, tears brimming her eyes. “Are you crying?” “No,” she said. A renegade tear plunked down her cheek. She brushed it away, but that only opened up…

Musings

How A Kulula Flight Inspired Me to Rethink Aging

Posted on January 4, 2021
by Malaka
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"Aging is inevitable. Getting old is optional." - Some wokeness I read somewhere online once. What is occupying your thoughts at the beginning of this year? (The raging global pandemic aside.) This is normally a time for resolution and goal setting, but in light of…

Musings

I’m Looking Back on 2020 With Gratitude

Posted on December 27, 2020
by Malaka
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Cast your mind back to December 2019. It seems impossible to fathom now, but it’s fair to say most people began looking forward to the new year – 2020 - with optimism and enthusiasm. 12 months later, a quick poll might reveal that the majority…

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