The Hibiscus Notes

Reflections on life, love, the arts, Africa and its Diaspora

Wednesday, 29 December 2010

A better society requires universal condemnation of certain acts

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Sometimes life requires a balanced approach, these are the times when it helps to look at the situation from several perspectives. In an arg...
Tuesday, 21 December 2010

An open letter to corrupt African Leaders

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Dear Sirs, As a citizen of the most beautiful continent in the world, the second largest and second most populous, I am writing to tell yo...
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Tuesday, 30 November 2010

The Alternative Big Read - 100 of the most influential books

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A list of books compiled in April 2003 and circulated widely on Facebook is the result of the BBC’s Big Read campaign where the British broa...
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Saturday, 27 November 2010

Learning to love Ms Knowles

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Beyonce Knowles is an incredibly talented, hard working, beautiful black woman and as a black woman I should be proud of her, yet its taken ...
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Wednesday, 24 November 2010

Help! I’m surrounded by narcissists

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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...
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Monday, 22 November 2010

Post racial my a**

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I find the expression which some American Journalists employed to describe with optimism the climate when President Barack Obama was elected...
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Wednesday, 3 November 2010

Act your age!

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I once tried to explain why a friend of mine in his early 40s had never had never had a proper job - I reasoned that he had spent a number ...
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So why a blog? I've heard the comment that bloggers are self-obsessed. I'd like to say that we certainly aren't but we do have opinions - we like to comment on life, the papers, other people's actions - you don't have to agree with us but you may find that we reflect your line of thinking. So read on and if you have an opinion...share it. If you like our blog...talk about it. If you object....say so but be polite about it. We can disagree but let's do so agreeably. Enjoy reading and if you'd like to contribute then let us know.
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