At some point today, Funmie and I will be travelling to North Carolina. We should have been on our way last night, but as whatever would have it, we are still here ... in Baltimore. We've run into all sorts of complications from not having round trip tickets to not having enough money to not having enough proof of residence to rent a car (apparently, a license, car title, and car registration are all not enough proof). You name it, we don suffer am.So, yes, we are now stuck here in Read More
Peace Be With You. Really?
I attend a small catholic church in a White neighborhood. On a good day, we're about ten Black people at most. On two or three occasions, I think I have only been the only Black person there. I only say this to give you a visual color demographics of the church - so to say.The catholics do this peace-be-with-you thing where everyone shakes their neighbor's hand, and it's supposed to mean that we're all at peace (and wishing each other the peace of the Lord). Ever since the swine flu palaver Read More
Tomorrow On Moments With Mo: Showbiz Naija
Mo exposes the lifestyles of Nollywood’s best artists, their lifestyles, their challenges, the good, the bad, and the ugly. She goes in-depth into the lives of the sky-rising hip hop artistes ElDee – the Don - and Banky W, dashing Omotola Jalade, heart throb Chidi Mokeme, and stars from the intriguing soap, Tinsel on Mnet.Showbiz Naija ElDee, Banky W, and MoShowbiz NaijaFilm Maker, Femi Odugbemi & Tinsel Box Producer, Tope Oshin Ogun with MoTune in and watch as some of the best acts Read More
50, Huh? *Yawns*
Everyone a lot of people are going around all happy and thrilled that Nigeria is 50 today, so I don't want to be the party pooper. Sure, I'm glad we're 50, but my gladness is overshadowed by my disappointment at where we are and how we have had the same problems for the past five decades. I'm not going to sit here and tell you about all the problems we have, or what I think we need to do to fix them. Part of the problem is that everyone thinks his or her solution(s) is (are) the best. That said, Read More
Talk To Me — Again
Mention it, and I'm sure that someone, somewhere is experiencing it. When I started the Verastically Speakin' Talk Radio, I wanted to talk about everyday issues. One year later, I still want to talk about everyday issues. However, I also want to talk about everything else. Bring it on. I want to talk about it. I want to learn. I want us all to learn.Below are some future shows that I need co-hosts for (and by co-hosts, I mean people who have experienced or are experiencing said issue):1. Read More
