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Waiting For Sex After Marriage

Posted on October 21, 2019
by Malaka
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Twenty-four years ago, a friend of mine gave birth to a beautiful brown baby girl; a brown baby with cheeks not dissimilar in appearance to sweet cinnamon rolls and a pair of eyes that shone like polished pearls. I first met this summer child –…

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My Sole Regret After Appearing on the KSM Show

Posted on October 15, 2019
by Malaka
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Kwaku Sintim-Misa (KSM) is an acclaimed actor, comedian and talk show host. Last week he invited me to appear on his long-running TV program, the KSM Show. You’ll be proud to know that I kept my cool and resisted the urge to gush for a…

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Why It’s Important For Me to Travel To the North Alone, Afraid and Now

Posted on September 29, 2019
by Malaka
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Me: Hey, y’all! I’ll be going to the North this month! I’ll be taking a bus and I… Person A: Wouldn’t you rather fly there instead? Me: Of course I would. Person: A.1: So you are going alone? Aren’t you afraid? Me: Well…Of course I…

Marriage

Should You Have Sex When You Are Fasting?

Posted on September 19, 2019
by Malaka
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“Should I have sex with my husband when I’m fasting?” The question was delivered to me earnestly, without forewarning or a natural segue. At a recent book reading, I mentioned to the room that my husband is a pastor (which is passive and has different…

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Sure, Return. But 2019 Really Ought Be the Year Of Reconciliation

Posted on September 17, 2019
by Malaka
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I don’t think this year of return thing is good at all. It seems like more focus is being put on the Ghanaians come from abroad, and we who are here are being left out. Like that guy – the (Steve) Harvey guy came here and went to the dungeons and was so upset. Me, I can tell you I’ve been to Cape Coast (Castle), Elmina…when I enter those dungeons I don’t feel anything.

The South African Series

Black Is Beautiful, But THIS Black Terrifies Me

Posted on August 1, 2019
by Malaka
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Remember I told you all a few months ago that months ago that the family was moving into a century-old Dutch style home? And how excited I was because I know that the original builders never could’ve imagined in 100 years that my big, Black…

Musings

‘Niggerati Manor’ Is The Period Drama We’re All Ready For

Posted on July 31, 2019
by Malaka
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Niggerati: A blending of the words ‘nigger’ and ‘literati’, coined by unrivaled African American novelist, anthropologist and filmmaker, Zora Neale Hurston. Last week I received an email inviting me to participate in a literary initiative targeting young readers on the African continent. The person who…

Motherhood

My Daughter Asked Me If She Could Have A Boyfriend. I Had To Tell Her ‘No’

Posted on July 24, 2019
by Malaka
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Besides, a boyfriend isn't what she's really after. What she wants is social acceptance and external validation...which is normal for a person her age. On some level, we all crave this.

The South African Series

White People Really Need To Talk To Their Kids About Apartheid

Posted on July 15, 2019
by Malaka
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“As whites, we don’t teach our children about apartheid. For us, it’s not important. But the Blacks…they make sure to talk to their children about apartheid. All the time. It’s the complete opposite.” I had the opportunity to make a new acquaintance in George on…

Madness

Why You Should Always Check Your Receipt Whenever You Eat At The Marriott

Posted on June 27, 2019
by Malaka
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Let me tell you about how I got scammed at an Ohio based Marriott hotel/restaurant. Have you ever been scammed by someone in the food or service industry? If so, you can identify with that snowed under feeling you experience when you realize what/how/WTH happened.…

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