A collection of opinion and book review posts
Goodbye Tata Madiba 1918 – 2013
5 December 2013 sees the death of the great icon: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, father of…
Browsing: Opinion and Book Reviews
Where the revolutionary sistahs at?
Some Brothers claim there are no (or few) conscious Afrikan women out there…. But, quite…
The Weaker Sex
Some Black Men are scared senseless when they meet Strong Black Women (I’m talking grounded…
The Afrikan Calendar – What is that all about?
As South Afrika celebrates “Heritage Month” (a dangerous month that is said to make everyone…
The war in your mind
Most Afrikan Women and Men find themselves “thinking too much”. We think so deep, so…
TO BE OR NEVER BE: There is a difference between Doubting your Something-ness and Knowing Your Nothing-ness.
Elaboration: When you doubt your somethingness, you keep asking questions about your abilities of Self,…
Literary Gatherings Galore
The first weekend of September, spring weekend as it’s affectionately called, has been known to…
The Effeminization of Afrikan Men
I am aware that some Afrikans are under the illusion that Black oppression is over.…
How do i put my life in order as a young Afrikan Man?
Question from “Tshepo” (21 years old): Baba, I want to be a responsible Afrikan man,…
My problem with the “I am An African” speech
A critique of the speech made by Thabo Mbeki on behalf of the African National Congress in…
From Boys to Men
Let me just level for a minute, gotta get this off my chest; I mentor…
Who destroyed Afrikan Marriage?
The institution of marriage has been a fundamental socio-economic stronghold and source for cultural sanity…
Response to young man’s question on READING BOOKS
Young Afrikan Man (asking): I WANT TO READ, BUT I STRUGGLE TO FOCUS – HOW…
On the conspiracy of Afrikan Existence
Conspiracy theories have a numbing effect on Afrikan people. Mostly because they are masked as…
Revolutionise Your Prayer
Do you pray? Mindful that I’ll be stepping on a number of sensitive Black toes,…
Football’s Burden of History
As people we are products of histories that we have no hand in their creation…
Talking and Talking
I’m sure it has happened to all of us; Leaving an activist / community /…
Know your purpose
Daughters and Sons of AFURAKA, dwell on this question today: “Do you KNOW your purpose?”…
Rising from the black impossibility of Afrikan being
When you say you don’t know your purpose, you are articulating the strongest sense of…
To Achebe, With Love
To Achebe, With LoveDeath is the ultimate right of passage for all living things. Its…