The murders of African foreigners in South Africa at the hands of Black South Africans is so troubling, vile, barbaric, and cowardly. I thought we were all “brothers”, fellow children of Mama Africa, yet here we are being persecuted for our nationality as they were once persecuted for their race. More shameful that President Zuma […]
Gender Fluidity and Women’s Colleges, Part I
We are in the midst of a gender revolution. No, not the male versus female one. But the one about those in between. Recently, it forced Wellesley College, my alma mater, into the news when the New York Times published an article titled When Women Become Men at Wellesley. I was startled, not because a […]
Ghana Lost!
I’m in pain not because Ghana lost but because of how they lost. I will admit that like others I thought our chances in this World Cup were slim when it was announced that Essien was not yet ready to play for us. I was energized by that first win against Serbia and started to […]
Arrest for Attempted Peeing!
Friday, I went to Sandton to pick up my ticket for the Round of 16 USA vs. Ghana match in Rustenburg. I don’t have much angst about this game though I worry Ghana may not be able to beat the US. The US seems to be somewhat better this year than they were in 2006. […]
Chillin’ in Joberg
Thursday after the Ghana – Germany game, we woke up late and decided to meet up with my namesake in Montecasino. We had a nice outdoor lunch at Ciao Baby Cucina. The sun was blazing hot. Really nice. Even though namesake, 007 and myself went to the same junior high, namesake realized there that she […]
Sweet Loss – Ghanafrica makes it to the round of 16
I woke up Wednesday feeling nauseous. Yeah, downright nauseous to the pit of my belly. Ghana – Germany, oh goodness, can we go through? Ok, so an African team is unlikely to win the first (and only?) FIFA World Cup on African soil, but can one of us at least make it through to the […]
Naija disappoints
After South Africa’s expected lack of qualification the goal Tuesday is for Nigeria to score JUST ONE GOAL against South Korea and advance despite their poor showing against Greece and Argentina. That is all we asked, oh! Just that. But it was not meant to be. Now, it’s left to Ghana to do the impossible.
Samba kings trample the elephants
I wasn’t able to get tickets for the Brazil – Ivory Coast game on the FIFA website. But back in March I had arranged to buy two tickets from a Finnish man I contacted online. He was arriving today, the day of the game, and I was to go to his guesthouse to make the […]
Australia dampens Ghana’s spirits
Saturday morning, British cousin, his friend, and I set off bright and early to Rustenburg for the Australia – Ghana game. Rustenburg is a couple hours away. There’s minimal traffic until we hit congestion right around the stadium. Chaos I tell you. Traffic chaos. Parking chaos. The parking area wasn’t well delineated although if you […]
It’s party all the time!
I was awoken around midnight by my British cousin. He and his friend were back from Lesotho but couldn’t reach any of the Africans where they were staying and wanted to know if they could crash where I was. Again, am I surprised? An hour or so later (and many attempts at giving directions in […]
A lover of mangoes. A woman - smart, without pretense, lefthanded, Afropolitan - navigating this thing called life. An unapologetic believer in social justice and karma. Choosing to radiate positive energy and be true to myself. Here, my musings.