First of all, thanks to Acolyte for giving me the idea for this post.
Who Else Wants to Know Why they Drink So Much?
May 17th, 2008Stuff African People Like: Sleeping
May 16th, 2008A Cause for Celebration: Have a Great Day!
May 15th, 2008I interrupt the scheduled festivities to say two things: Read the rest of this entry »





The Secret to Working Beyond the 20 Hours Per Week Work Limit
May 14th, 2008NB: Please refer to the comments section and visit Mwalimu and the Mwalimu Blog for more information on this topic.
After brilliant guest posts from Acolyte and Seinlife that touch on this subject, I felt that this post was in order. After all, it’s something that almost every international student must encounter at some point.
Stuff African People Like: Talking about Demons and Satan
May 13th, 2008Jungle Fever 2: The Relationship Between White Men and African Women
May 12th, 2008One of the first articles I ever wrote was Jungle Fever: the Relationships Between African Men and White Women. It’s not my proudest achievement, but if you type ‘mandingo fantasy’ in Google, I will be among the first few search results (and ironically, by using that term again in a post, I pretty much solidify my standing on page 1 of the term’s search results).
For that reason, that article get’s read every single day somewhere in the world. Since I am constantly going back to the article to moderate comments, I noticed that I promised to give my take on what happens when the Women of Chocolate meet the Men of Vanilla. So here we are.
Considering that I was not blessed with the ability to breastfeed Read the rest of this entry »
Stuff African People Like: Degrees and Advanced Degrees
May 11th, 20087 Artists That Make Hip Hop Worth Listening To
May 10th, 2008Hope you are enjoying your day of rest! I have already expressed my opinions on gangsta rap, and those opinions definitely do not extend to the 7 artists I talk about below. These artists are actually part of the reason it’s close to impossible for me to take a lot of gangsta rap seriously.
After all how can you settle for less when you have seen musicality at its finest. Long ago I promised I would do a post of this nature….the promise is now fulfilled. Read the rest of this entry »
Stuff African People Like: Big Words
May 9th, 2008I could lie and say that this post came to me in a dream or an epiphany but I won’t lie. After reading Stuff White People Like and Stuff Educated Black People Like, I thought to myself, “That looks fun. I should do that.” So here we are. We begin with one of my favorites……….
The Displaced African is 100 Posts Old!
May 8th, 2008Huge correction! This Post is My 100th Post, not my 101st………