The Hibiscus Notes
Reflections on life, love, the arts, Africa and its Diaspora
Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Confessions of an imperfect mother
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I'd like to think of myself as a good mummy, certainly above average. If asked to score myself out of 10, I'd say 7.5 on most days a...
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Sunday, 2 October 2011
Has our generation dropped the baton?
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There is a scene in Katori Hall's new play on broadway about Martin Luther King Jr which sees Angela Basset's character deliver a m...
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Wednesday, 17 August 2011
Black woman seeks white man for promotion of marriage among her race
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Yes, I know the title of this post sounds absurd doesn't it but that's precisely what a black male author is suggesting in a recent...
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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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