The Hibiscus Notes

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

Monday, 11 July 2011

Is the jury really still out?

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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...
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Monday, 20 June 2011

O is for Oprah!

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A friend of mine called last week to tell me she was just sat next to Oprah in a hotel restaurant somewhere in the English countryside. As ...
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Friday, 13 May 2011

Beautiful Salone

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On 27th April 2011, Sierra Leone celebrated its 50th Independence anniversary and although the debate about what there is to celebrate still...
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Saturday, 9 April 2011

Africa and the single narrative

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I've been trying to read a horrid little book (well not so little but very horrid) that was recommended by a colleague of mine as a back...
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Tuesday, 15 March 2011

Skin bleaching - whose problem is it?*

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In a short piece written a couple of months ago for http://www.rollingout.com/ , Amir Shaw argued that reggae artist, Vybz Kartel’s horri...
Tuesday, 8 March 2011

If I see one more ‘woe is the single woman’ article…..

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I’ve just read three articles dealing with the woes of being a single woman, the first written by a single woman who spends the entire artic...
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Wednesday, 23 February 2011

It's LFW darling

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So London Fashion Week came to a close yesterday and the baton will now be handed to Milan for  its 'Pret-a-Porter' collection... th...
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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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