Category Archives: Africa

Open Thread | More of the Vice-President’s Trip to Africa

Posted on April 3, 2023 by rikyrah

It was a great trip for her. “…when asked what she wanted Black Americans to take away from her trip to Africa. The message, ⁦⁦@VP said, wasn’t just about “how the diaspora came to be.” It’s about “the resilience, the … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | More of the Vice-President’s Trip to Africa

Posted on March 29, 2023 by rikyrah

More from this terrific Overseas Trip: This is why US Political media needs to be ignored particularly when it comes to VP Kamala Harris. Their takes and the the reality are two different things. https://t.co/FH1nqqh0sa — Hope Restored In DFW … Continue reading →

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Saturday Open Thread | AFRICA —How you shake up a catwalk

Posted on May 18, 2019 by SouthernGirl2
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Friday Open Thread

Posted on May 17, 2019 by rikyrah

TGIF, Everyone. MOTHER AFRICA!

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Thursday Open Thread

Posted on May 16, 2019 by rikyrah

More Sona Jobarteh

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Wednesday Open Thread

Posted on May 15, 2019 by rikyrah

Happy HUMP Day, Everyone! Bracket – Mama Africa

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Tuesday Open Thread

Posted on May 14, 2019 by rikyrah
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Monday Open Thread | West African Music

Posted on May 13, 2019 by rikyrah

This week’s featured music is from West Africa. Sona Jobarteh is a vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and composer from the Gambia and the UK. She was born in 1983[1] into one of the five principal Kora-playing Griot families from West Africa – … Continue reading →

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video: President Obama delivers the annual Nelson Mandela lecture in Johannesburg

Posted on July 17, 2018 by rikyrah

Full video of speech MUST WATCH

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Friday Open Thread | Lupita Nyong’o says Black Panther’s Wakanda is Africa if it had never been colonized

Posted on February 23, 2018 by SouthernGirl2

Cinematic smash hit Black Panther means many things to many people – including the film’s star Lupita Nyong’o, who said that the film’s re-imagining of Africa had the continent not been colonised is liberating. The 34-year-old appeared on The View … Continue reading →

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