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My Books Are Available on TakeALot.Com, And That’s A Big Deal

Posted on December 8, 2017
by Malaka
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Everyone thinks self-publishing – or any independent creative work – is sexy. There’s this aura of grittiness, the allure of the idea of that you can grind your way to the top, the crowning achievement being that indelible interview on Ellen or Access Hollywood. It’s…

Marriage

Prince Harry Ran Through A Field of Laoghaires to Find His ‘Meghan Donn’

Posted on November 30, 2017
by Malaka
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Mo nighean donn (Gaelic). Translation: My brown haired lass You’d have to be a fan of the series ‘Outlander’ to truly appreciate what I’ve done with the title of this post. And the answer to your unasked question is, yes. Yes, I’m right proud of…

Madness

Dear White People: Telling Black People That They Are ‘Not Like Other Black People’ Is Not a Compliment.

Posted on November 7, 2017
by Malaka
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I suppose I should’ve been ready for it. It was a Monday afternoon, after all. These sorts of things only happen during queer times. Like when the 13th of the month falls on a Friday, when the moon is full during its lunar cycle, and…

Marriage

There Are Days When I Still Mourn the Loss of My Maiden Name

Posted on November 3, 2017
by Malaka
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Do you remember your early middle school crushes? Did you ever play that game when you wrote your name and substituted your surname for that of the class prefect you only dared to admire from afar, fantasizing about the day you would be wed? I…

Motherhood

I’m Terrified That My Daughters Will Identify With a Hashtag like #MeToo One Day

Posted on October 24, 2017
by Malaka
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I’ve been sitting on this post for a week or better. The subject matter is one that people like myself – empaths – would much rather leave to our darkest imaginations than speak about, the risk being that the undesired event may come to pass.…

GH2013

Lecherous Lecturers: Preparing Your Student For the Lion’s Den

Posted on October 12, 2017
by Malaka
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It’s not the kind of message I was expecting to receive to early in the morning, particularly not from the individual in question. He is a casual (and one of my more pleasant) acquaintances on social media. Our conversation has run the gamut from history,…

Marriage

When Marriage Becomes Idolatry

Posted on September 28, 2017
by Malaka
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Idolatry: extreme admiration, love, or reverence for something or someone. A fetishism. It’s a widely held belief that the wedding industry is the only viable, locally sustained industry in the Ghana. Oil and gas is still somewhat nascent and has yet to yield all…

Marriage

Patriarchal Princesses Don’t Bother Me. Here’s Why.

Posted on September 26, 2017
by Malaka
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In just four short months I will turn 40. I mention the coming of this milestone with pride and eagerly await its coming. Like 16 and 25, 40 is a one of those benchmark birthdays that heralds a shift in a woman’s life. For one…

GH2013

I Support Africa’s Supreme Court Judges’ Right to Wear Those Ridiculous Robes

Posted on September 25, 2017
by Malaka
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There was an article making the rounds on social media last week querying why African judges still wear wigs 50 years after the end of colonization. The question remains a post-colonial conundrum: What is so appealing about the trappings of a judicial system that robbed…

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#PepperDemMinistries: An Official Statement

Posted on September 21, 2017
by Malaka
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Are you listening to the Super Morning Show of Joy FM? Perhaps you would like to know more about PDM. Here is their official statement! This is our official statement on who we are, what we are about, and where we would like to go…

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