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May 7, 2014

So You Think Your Past Doesn’t Matter?

Next to “men will be men,” the next best hilarious lie I have heard about relationships is that “the past does not matter.” In the words of Joe Biden, that’s a bunch of malarkey. On another day, I will tell you more about the men-will-be-men lie. For now, let us talk about the past that does not matter. More times than I can count, I have heard people say – when talking about relationships – that the past does not matter. What a person did in his/her past should not matter in his/her present Read More

May 5, 2014

The Moment I Fell In Love With Real Housewives Of Atlanta Again

Did anyone else watch yesterday's episode of Real Housewives of Atlanta? Say you did, please. I thought the first reunion was the best one because Porsha literally dragged Kenya by the hair and dragged her across the floor, but I was wrong. I fell in love with Real Housewives of Atlanta again yesterday when Phaedra gave her a read and her her laid flat on the ground - not literally. As usual, there is a lot of argument going on between everyone and Kenya. No one really jumps in contribute to Read More

May 2, 2014

Why I Have Not Participated In The #BringBackOurGirls Social Media Campaign

It was only two days ago that I told you why I don't blog about Nigeria. I woke up yesterday morning to find my Instagram feed over flooded with pictures like the ones here and hash tagged with #BringBackOurGirls. I found it sweet, especially the posts from the international community. Several celebrities - whose names I cannot now remember - put up a picture demanding that our girls be brought back. And then, just as I expected, there came posts about marches and protests. Here in my Read More

April 30, 2014

Why I Don’t Blog About Nigeria Often

I am very much aware of the things going on in Nigeria. I know that there are over 200 girls missing, and I know that Boko Haram is still going ham on us, and I know that our leaders have not gotten better, and it is exactly for these reasons and more that I don't blog about Nigeria much. Every time I think about the problems we have in Nigeria, a deep anger resonates within me. A few years ago, the plan was to move back to Nigeria. I knew I'd experience culture shock in my own country, Read More

April 24, 2014

Lupita Nyong’o Is People’s Most Beautiful Person And What It Should Mean For Africans Everywhere

When I looked at my phone yesterday morning and saw that Lupita Nyong'o was named People Magazine's Most Beautiful Person of 2014, I was in awe. I was happy. Too happy. I immediately put it up on Instagram and spent the rest of my day thinking about the irony of Lupita's win. How is it that a Black girl - a black-skinned Black girl - from Kenya, with an accent, and with a last name that has an apostrophe in it - is the most beautiful girl in America? She's the current Hollywood it girl Read More

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