Part four of the 10 things I wish I knew before I landed in Australia
From time to time I write a post that is not specific to the African community but is more general and a lot more far reaching. Consider this one of those posts.
We begin with the age old question:
Who Are You, Really?
This post is a little winding, so please bear with me and I hope you get the nugget of truth that I was aiming for.
Part five of the 10 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Landed in Australia
Today’s story is one of transition. How is it that I went from a place of being deeply ashamed of my race to a place where it became one of the cornerstones of my identity? The story is not a linear one and a lot of the time it wasn’t very logical. As you read this I hope you see not only a glimmer of yourself in the past but also have a greater understanding of where you are now and perhaps begin to dream up who you could be in the future.
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Today I thought I would share with you all two great resources all revolving around answering the same question: What’s wrong with Africa? Is it Africans?
Part three of the 10 things I wish I knew before I left Africa
You know it’s absoloutely amazing how ‘coincidences’ (is there really such a thing) occur at just the right time. As I was sitting down to right this article I noticed a great post from the Whispering Inn which ties in pefectly with what I want to talk about in this post. Please go to this page and listen to the audio of Mzee Jommo Kenyatta’s speech
I Am His African Child and I Feel Betrayed (more…)
Part two of the 10 things I wish I knew before I landed in Australia
I know some of you are probably wondering why I released Part 7 of the series before I released Part 2.The reason is pretty simple: I couldn’t write part two. This is my fifth attempt at writing this article. For some reason, I just couldn’t seem to write this post in a way that ‘felt real’ to me and that I felt would serve at the same time.
Eventually, in the middle of the night, I had an epiphany: I have two younger sisters (more…)