Archive for May, 2008

Jungle Fever 2: The Relationship Between White Men and African Women

Monday, May 12th, 2008

One of the first articles I ever wrote was Jungle Fever: the Relationships Between African Men and White Women. It’s not my proudest achievement, but if you type ‘mandingo fantasy’ in Google, I will be among the first few search results (and ironically, by using that term again in a post, I pretty much solidify my standing on page 1 of the term’s search results).

For that reason, that article get’s read every single day somewhere in the world. Since I am constantly going back to the article to moderate comments, I noticed that I promised to give my take on what happens when the Women of Chocolate meet the Men of Vanilla. So here we are.

Interracial wedding

Considering that I was not blessed with the ability to breastfeed (more…)

Stuff African People Like: Degrees and Advanced Degrees

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

Graduating gown (more…)

7 Artists That Make Hip Hop Worth Listening To

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

Hope you are enjoying your day of rest! I have already expressed my opinions on gangsta rap, and those opinions definitely do not extend to the 7 artists I talk about below. These artists are actually part of the reason it’s close to impossible for me to take a lot of gangsta rap seriously.
After all how can you settle for less when you have seen musicality at its finest. Long ago I promised I would do a post of this nature….the promise is now fulfilled. (more…)

Stuff African People Like: Big Words

Friday, May 9th, 2008

I could lie and say that this post came to me in a dream or an epiphany but I won’t lie. After reading Stuff White People Like and Stuff Educated Black People Like, I thought to myself, “That looks fun. I should do that.” So here we are. We begin with one of my favorites……….

Written dictionary (more…)

The Displaced African is 100 Posts Old!

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

 
icon for podpress  A message on my 100th Post [6:30m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Huge correction! This Post is My 100th Post, not my 101st………

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Displaced African Review: You Deserve to Feel Good by “Coach” Caroline Jalango

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

You know your blog is doing alright when you ask a reader to send you a copy of their book to review and they do it for free. I’ll say it once, I’ll say it many times: Thanks Carol for sending me your book, I really appreciate that.

Coach Carol book (more…)

No! Gay Marriage and Fornication ARE NOT Signs the World Is Coming to an End

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

The L Word

For My Church Folk

It’s amazing how entire societies can practice selective amnesia. How African people, of all people, could have bought into the idea that because gay people are getting married, youngsters my age are fornicating like steroid-amped bunnies and there are natural disasters such as hurricanes and tsunamis, that means that Jesus Christ is coming tomorrow boggles me.

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Guest Post: Sci-Culturist

Monday, May 5th, 2008

Introduction

 
icon for podpress  Introduction to Sci-Cultura guest post by Mwangi [1:39m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

NB: I also find it very cool to be getting a guest post from an African living in the UK. The first of hopefully many.

1) Sci-Culturist

Immigration signs at an immigration protest

Immigration Redefined

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Guest Post: An Open Letter to Men on How to Treat Women

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

Introduction

 
icon for podpress  Introduction to Sunny from Project Sunshine post [1:22m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

1) An Open Letter to Women on How to Treat Men

2) Sunny’s article on the Walk for Breast Cancer

African couple

Letter To Men (more…)

Guest Post: The One Thing They Never Tell You Before You Immigrate

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

Introduction

 
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1) Martin Luther King’s Dream Had One Little Hitch: Tolerance Isn’t All That It’s Cracked Up to Be (This post is quite long so get yourself something to drink before you read it)

You feel like you are lost and isolated even though you are sorrounded by other people

Take It Away Gal

Mwangi put me on the spot and asked me to do a guest post about being an incarnate immigrant Kenyan. Being quite the (more…)