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The African Immigrant’s Personal Development Blog
African Man Worth Looking Up To:Derrick Ashong
May 21st, 2008
When I wrote about Coach Carol’s book, one of the things that came up was the fact that there aren’t that many people for the African boy-child to look up to and the general lack of support that African boys have from their peers.
Anyway I was browsing around the Read the rest of this entry »
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April 29th, 2008
Posts like this are why the Displaced African was born and what I pretty much live for.
My Heroes (Bonus): Dead Prez
March 18th, 2008
Part 6 of the 10 things I wish I knew before I left Africa
NB: This post has a lot of cussing via the music so if that turns you off then skip right by the music tracks and enjoy the article!
This series was only supposed to be seven articles long but I had to show love to Dead Prez. Like Malcolm, Read the rest of this entry »
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Red Black and Green- Kalamashaka feat M1 Dead Prez, Umi POW by jamhuri Wear [5:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (192)My Heroes: 7 Special People
March 17th, 2008
Part 6 of the 10 things I wish I knew before I left Africa
The second last article in yet another series. Yay! 
I want the final one, as always, to be special and so in the meantime I thought I would share with y’all seven other people who have really affected the way I think and why Read the rest of this entry »
For reaching out to us Africans like this, Dead Prez you have my maximum respect: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Dead Prez Can Do No Wrong!!: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadMy Hero: Anthony Robbins
March 16th, 2008
Part 6 of the 10 things I wish I knew before I left Africa
It was a dark lonely night in the CBD of Sydney, Australia. Read the rest of this entry »
Part 6 of the 10 things I wish I knew before I left Africa
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March 14th, 2008
Part 6 of the 10 things I wish I knew before I left Africa
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March 13th, 2008
Part 6 of the 10 things I wish I knew before I left Africa
My second of seven heroes is the man, the myth and the legend of the gospel music industry, Kirk Franklin.
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March 6th, 2008
Part 6 of the 10 things I wish I knew before I left Africa
Today, I challenge you to examine why you think the way you think. Who is it that gave you your ideas, your thoughts and your feelings about the world you live in? Who are the teachers, not necessarily academic, who impacted you the most? I think when we know where our thoughts and ideas came from, that is power. We begin to see what draws us to our teachers and what draws us to ideas and certain feelings. With such knowledge, we gain better control of ourselves and ultimately better control of our environment. This of course gives us greater power to make a better world.
Today, I thought I would share with you the first seven people who have had huge impact on my thought life and tell you why they did that. Read the rest of this entry »
