Author: Bimi

“Haiti Needs Justice not Charity”
Archive, Blog (Misc and opinions)

“Haiti Needs Justice not Charity”

Bimi- February 6, 2025

The Cathedral du Cap-Haïtien as seen from Rue 17 (Patrice S Dorsainville, Unsplash) In the summer of 2006, four years before the devastating earthquake that ... Read More

Changing the Rules
Blog (Misc and opinions)

Changing the Rules

Bimi- April 17, 2023

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
LOUDER (Culture, lifestyle and Interviews), VILLAGE (Family/Relationships)

Africa of my Youth

Bimi- March 30, 2023

"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
DISCOVER (History)

Africa’s 600 year-old Chinese Fable

Bimi- February 3, 2023

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!”
Archive

“JabuVuvuWaka, This is How We Do it!”

Bimi- February 1, 2023

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

The Missing Black Populations of North Africa
Blog (Misc and opinions), DISCOVER (History)

The Missing Black Populations of North Africa

Bimi- February 1, 2023

A mixed race woman. Photo by Jude Infantini on Unsplash There are many similarities between the history of North Africa and that of North America ... Read More

“It Doesn’t Matter if You’re Black or White”?
Blog (Misc and opinions)

“It Doesn’t Matter if You’re Black or White”?

Bimi- February 1, 2023

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