The Hibiscus Notes

It still amazes and irritates me in equal doses that some Western journalists think they can visit countries in Africa for relatively short ...

Can I just say in my defence that I've resisted weighing in on the case against Dominique Strauss Kahn for some weeks now. The reason fo...

Tomorrow will mark two years since Barack Obama took office as President of the United States and today the House Representatives voted to  ...

They call themselves critics or commentators, I prefer the term cowards. I refer to those who hide behind cyberspace in order to voice their...

At what point did everyone become so self-absorbed? I may have been off travelling somewhere or may have simply missed the memo that said th...

I find the expression which some American Journalists employed to describe with optimism the climate when President Barack Obama was elected...

There was a time when I used to catch every black film that was released, and buy every book written by a writer of African origin....then c...

I watched a film called 'Not easily broken' with Taraji P Henson and Morris Chestnut and was taken aback by how unpleasant Taraji...

It's always best to avoid discussing religion if you can help it. Even when cornered by people eager to learn and quiz my religious beli...

Is it me or do some people seriously think that domestic violence is okay if the victim is a fame-seeking gold digger? I know it may sound l...

http://bit.ly/abIjqV Today the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain made a gaffe by branding a woman he came across while ...