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Mama O reacted to the unfortunate case of Trayvon Martin, saying that it's the same thing really as Emmett Till. She did, however, add that the country has moved forward from the time of Emmett Till to now. For those who don't know, Emmett Till (July 25, 1941 – August 28, 1955) was a 14 year old boy from Chicago, Illinois who got killed in Money, Mississippi when he went to visit his relatives. This all happened because Emmett allegedly flirted with a white girl - Carolyn Bryant. A 21 Read More
I read this post on Hollyscoop about 20 gay celebrities. I didn't know all of them, but I was shocked by these six, as I really did not know they're gay - with the exception of Raven Symone who I already blogged about here (on May 23rd 2o12 ). What rock have I been living under? My biggest gay shocker is definitely Matt Bomer. How can a man this beautiful be gay? I mean, look at his eyes. I think that for us Read More
This past weekend, Funmie and I attended a couple of events. At one of the events, our friend - a guy - was there and we all chatted and laughed together. He introduced us to a girl as his wife. He said it jokingly, so I didn't know if he was serious or not. But each time he said something like, "This is my wife ..." she'd look at us and just look away. And I'm thinking, ah ah, warris the problem? Are we dragging boyfriend? I didn't even look at her face very well, as there was nothing Read More
Ariel Castro is the monster that abducted three girls and abused them sexually and physically for a decade. Thankfully, the girls were finally discovered, and set free. He abducted Michelle Knight in 2002, Georgina DeJesus in 2004, and Amanda Berry in 2003. Ariel Castro was arrested and charged with 937 counts, including murder and kidnapping. Michelle Knight got pregnant for him several times, and each time she did, he would beat her till she miscarried the baby. He pleaded guilty to Read More
One of the things my parents drummed into my ears as a child was the need to say please and thank you. I don’t know if it is the time we live in or the country we live in (US of A) that has killed this courteous act. It’s not that I really think that this is an American problem (because Americans are thankful), but I am here in America, and the people I have noticed doing this are Nigerians based here in America. Basically, you attend someone’s event or do something for them and they never, Read More
