Author: Bimi
Changing the Rules
Lush grounds in a middle-class estate in the heart of Africa Every now and then in my household, we disconnect the cable TV and other ... Read More
Africa of my Youth
"The sap would... provide additional nutrition to the mother's milk. Those trees are all gone now." Read More
Africa’s 600 year-old Chinese Fable
In 2010, China named a player of mixed African and Chinese heritage to the national men's volleyball team. The selection of Ding Hui was noteworthy ... Read More
“JabuVuvuWaka, This is How We Do it!”
The FIFA trophy and Vuvuzelas (Image by 3D Animation Production Company from Pixabay) The excitement has reached fever pitch as South Africa becomes the first ... Read More
“It Doesn’t Matter if You’re Black or White”?
Black & White twins smiling at camera (Imagined by AI) THE ROOT.COM re-published a 2005 Washington Post report of a study in which scientists said ... Read More
Skin Color and Smoking Addiction – the Connection
A dark-skinned young man lights a cigarette. Photo by Arun Sharma on Unsplash Addiction is something that many who have never known this struggle view ... Read More
Queens and Mothers of Afre Kh: Queen Amina of Zazzau (Nigeria)
Queen Amina was instructed in political and military strategies (Imagined by AI) Queen Amina of Zazzau in the present-day Kaduna state of northern Nigeria, was ... Read More