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Terwijl veel gevonden humor in de ontdekking dat kolonel Kadhafi grote bewondering voormalige Amerikaanse. Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken Condoleezza Rice, zijn bewondering spreekt boekdelen aan de aantrekkingskracht van vrouwen, vooral zwarte vrouwen, aan de macht. Toen Gaddafi verklaarde in een interview in 2007 dat "Ik steun mijn lieve zwarte Afrikaanse vrouw…. I admire and am very proud […]

Ik herinner me dat het lezen van een kort artikel online over Rihanna's recente verschijning en deelname aan de jaarlijkse Kadooment viering van haar land en ik was verontwaardigd over de media reactie. Sommigen noemden haar kostuums en moves 'schandalige,’ ‘raunchy’ and ‘overly sexual.’ ‘Ignorance!'Ik verklaard. Voor mij, these responses are rooted in these people’s ignorance and their lack of knowledge […]

One of South London’s biggest exports has been lover’s rock riddimz. While it was orijinally created to fit within the more conservative London reggae scene, lovers rock has become a staple of reggae music worldwide. Incorporating the smooth sounds of soul music and reggae baselines and riddimz, lovers rock tunes have emerged as one of […]

Is Mixed Race “echt” beter? Ik kwam over deze video door dr Aarathi Prasad die beweert de wetenschappelijke voordeel dat 'gemengd ras' te onderzoeken en stelt de vraag: "Het is beter om gemengd ras zijn?” As a ‘mixed-race’ person I couldn’t help but feel a bit ‘special’ at the notion that I might in some […]

Its commonplace on almost every Caribbean cruise; older men dressed in tropical shirts, hitting the sticks they hold in their hands against the corners of the shinny hollowed silver ‘bowls.’ To a large extent, these ‘bowls’ or steelpans have come to symbolize the Caribbean. Also referred to as ‘pans,’ steelpans orijinated in Trinidad and Tobago […]

Addressing the misconception that soccer and education are separate entities Son: “Dad, I think I have decided what I want to be when I finish secondary school.” Vader: “Right my boy, what is it you have decided to do? Be a doctor like your aunt, a teacher like your mother or a lawyer like your father?" Son: “No Dad, […]

The term African fashion is becoming commonplace in the fashion industry as a result of new and fresh ideas, changed perspectives and a global mindset. African fashion is slowly but surely becoming popular culture in the couture scene. Echter, the problem with becoming pop culture is the possibility of losing uniqueness and breeding a sense of familiarity […]

On January 5th, 2010, the US congress, under the leaderships of President Obama, passed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act. This Act, also known as the ‘Loi Obama’ or ‘Obama Law’ in the République démocratique du Congo (DRC), was put in place with a mandate “To promote the financial stability of the […]

As a light skinned African American woman, I’ve grown up with questions about my “authenticity”. When people look at me, they assume I’m Latina or mixed. Very few people have met me without questioning what race I am. I tell them I’m Black, and they usually respond with ‘That’s it?’ or ‘Really’. Sometimes I tell […]