Tag: Africa
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VINTAGE POSTCARDS FROM THE AFRICAN WORLD- JESSICA B HARRIS
A coffee table book for the ages, one you will read and gift to friends who come to your home. One that will be a talking point at the dinner table because this book is simply divine. It shows Africa in her delight, through the work and play of her people. Of us. It shows…
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WATCH- HIGH ON THE HOG
There is a moment when this documentary reaches in and touches the core of who we are as Black people, unleashes our stories on the world and reveals us to ourselves through our roots. It is from the very beginning, guided gently through the stories of Dr Jessica Harris. Food. When Black people cook, it…
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WHAT’S HAPPENING… IN TIGRAY
In 2020, whilst the events in the US rode roughshod over everything else, political or otherwise, around the globe, there was a conflict brewing in the East of Africa, the horn of the continent, in Ethiopia, between the Tigray tribe and its federal government. So what is happening in Tigray? Let’s take a short walk…
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Travelling Whilst Privileged
Before the entire world went into hyper lockdown mode, I was travelling around in Morocco with my sister- a bucket list trip for my birthday that saw us traipse from the historic city of Fes to the blue pearl- Chefchaouen. An unforgettable place. This was my second trip to Morocco in two years, last year…
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The Amazigh | We Travel That We May Know
We journey out of our comfort zones that we may learn about the wider world. The world is big and vast and in so many respects small and intimate. When we travel there is a need to be connected; not just physically or digitally, but in a way where we learn the history of the…
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Africa Is Not A Prop | We Can All Do Better
There is a conversation buzzing around, a larger conversation that ought to be had but keeps circling the periphery, it is one about the ethics of being a tourist anywhere, but especially in Africa. A propriety that is expected from travellers; how to behave when travelling outside of your norm. There is an expectation on…
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Black Panther | A Narrative Retaken
You’ve seen the movie (I have six times, once we bought tickets and did not even go to the cinema), and now that is is on DVD I have seen it near enough everyday with my friends, nieces and nephews, alone… because it is such a movie that resonates with me. You know the story…
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Shithole Countries, The West & The Media
In a bipartisan meeting about immigration policy in the White House, donald trump asked why the United States allows immigrants from “all these shithole countries”, (in reference to African countries and Haiti) instead of immigrants from countries like Norway. Basically, immigrants from predominantly white countries are preferable to those from predominantly Black countries in his…
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I Am My Hair
From the age of five to about thirteen, just before I left for boarding school, every Saturday or Sunday, mostly Sunday because I am the last minute child, I would go to the market with my sisters to get my hair done for school the coming week. Braided or threaded, it was a weekly ritual, and most…