April 2012
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Killing the African Dream →
Sometimes, I feel like if we could just get rid of this, we could avoid so many problems.
About three years ago, a foreign organization visited a Ghanaian village that had frequent outbreaks of diarrheao, cholera, typhoid etc. Why? The well they were drinking from had dirty infected water. They had good intentions. They wanted to help. So they built a solar panelled borehole for the people, told...
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The LAFA (Locally Acquired Foreign Accent) →
” Ever heard a Ghanaian you know (for a fact, mind you) has never set foot on U.S. or British shores speak with an accent you found downright baffling? Or had a friend return from the briefest of summer vacations with a new, inexplicable tendency to slur words while completely sober? This, my dear friends, is L.A.F.A – the Locally Acquired Foreign Accent – and it is taking Accra by storm....
“The idea that intelligence is linked to English pronunciation is a legacy from...”
– Delalorm Semabia, 25, a Ghanaian blogger (via varys)
“Be daring, take on anything. Don’t labor over little cameo works in which every...”
– Joyce Carol Oates (via writingquotes)
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franticcurls:
African solutions must be brought up by African people.
I don’t care if that makes me sound exclusive or anti-humanity or racist or psychotic or just annoying.
No one built the Western world for Westerners. (Or maybe they did but it was through slavery…)
And until we start doing these things…
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“If you get pregnant in this house, I will kill you.”
– African Proverb (via mafindor)
“Don’t you dare believe other people’s stories about you.”
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When I first saw that anonymous poster called me Dee I got hella shocked like “how the hell do you know my name?” Then I remembered my tumblr is connected to my twitter account with my name on there. LOL!
Anonymous asked: Hi Dee. Just came across your blog and i love it. Was wondering if you have any pictures on African surroundings(houses, roads, places of entertainment), etc. I have a presentation on debunking African stereotypes and would love many pictures to illustrate that we don't all live in huts, ride donkeys, etc. Please post some pics if you have any. My presentation is due on Wednesday. Thank you!
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: Searching through tags for certain African... →
africaisdonesuffering:
Searching through tags for certain African nations and I notice that the most recent post for a lot of these countries is months ago. If you are from an African country that you feel is underrepresented, please don’t feel as if there is nothing at all that you can do. You can take action in…
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East African Music
Do you know East African songs that I could add to my playlist? I hardly have enough East African songs. So, if you know some songs to recommend I would love that.
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franticcurls:
The idea that a woman’s worth lies primarily in her sexual habits is a lie. I have spent a greater part of my life believing this jazz. Subconsciously and sometimes not.
And I will not teach my girls that.
Do you know what worth is? Haha, I cannot imagine that it would revolve around mere sexual activity. It is SO much more than that.
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So I have been taking a look at my music collection from years gone by and came across some Naija tunes. So the next few videos/songs will be tunes I use to play all the time.
