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Archive for the ‘The Psychology of an African Leader’ Category
The Most Important Question You Must Ask About Aid Organizations
Saturday, May 31st, 2008So Here’s the Thing About Relocating to Africa
Thursday, May 29th, 2008It’s really hard, and when it’s all said and done doesn’t appear to be for everyone. But most of us know it’s an incredibly noble, brave and courageous thing to do. So let’s break down four reasons to go back home and three reasons to stay put in the diaspora.
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Stop Reading and Thinking! Do Something Instead (Audio)
Sunday, May 25th, 2008
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African Man Worth Looking Up To:Derrick Ashong
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008When I wrote about Coach Carol’s book, one of the things that came up was the fact that there aren’t that many people for the African boy-child to look up to and the general lack of support that African boys have from their peers.
Anyway I was browsing around the (more…)
Derrick Ashong Lecture: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Derrick Ashong: Why I Support Obama - The Emotional Response: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Derrick Ashong on Barack Obama: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Kirk Nugent - Pursue Your Passion: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadWho Else Wants to Know Why they Drink So Much?
Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Displaced African Review: You Deserve to Feel Good by “Coach” Caroline Jalango
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008You know your blog is doing alright when you ask a reader to send you a copy of their book to review and they do it for free. I’ll say it once, I’ll say it many times: Thanks Carol for sending me your book, I really appreciate that.
Guest Post: Acolyte from My Part of the World
Thursday, May 1st, 2008Introduction
Introduction by Mwangi - Acolyte from My part of the world [1:17m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Introduction by Mwangi - Acolyte from My part of the world [1:17m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download1)The West Has Many Distractions: Focus on That Which Is Important Not That Which Is Urgent
2) Acolyte’s fascinating post on the Dutch missionaries (It’s a three parter and it’s amazing)
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Audio Interview: The Woman Who Entered a Poor, AIDS-ravaged Community and Left It as a Self-Sustaining Banana Exporter
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008Posts like this are why the Displaced African was born and what I pretty much live for.
Five Videos That Make Us Proud to be African and Remind Us How Far We Have to Go
Saturday, April 26th, 2008For those who don’t know, one of the great thinkers who helped define what it means to be black died recently: (more…)
Life and Debt (Part one): Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Black Star - Brown Skin Lady: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Documentary on Frantz Fannon (part one): Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Chrisette Michelle - Your Joy (Dedicated to her father: The only song I could think of that was dedicated to a father): Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Remembering Aime Cesaire: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadWhat Does Fundraising in the African Diaspora Have to Do With 27 Dresses and Rugby Sevens?
Friday, April 25th, 2008First up, the site is going through some changes in design and I am also adding and subtracting some stuff, so please bear with me.
This process will only last a few days and then it’ll be business as usual.In the meantime please give me feedback on whether its easier to read, what looks good, hideous etc etc
And yes, I have a funny accent and no I can’t explain what it is and where it came from, it’s just me and I rather like it!
Three events: Distant in chronology, but far from it in psychology. To another man, random events that have no bearing on each other. To me, (more…)