Have you wondered why no African religion became a global pest? Because we keep our worship to ourselves. Even ancient Egypt never tried to export its religion to the lesser civilizations in its environs. Don't get me started on the Vatican and the bullshit they tried to pull on Somalia. I'm glad they're still too…

You’re bringing tears to my eyes, especially when I came across Hatshepsut. She is the Queen that named the region I hail from in Somalia, Land of Punt (or Buutiland as Somalis are wont to call it). I have always looked back at the golden continent with such reverence for the sheer bliss it has given us as Africans.…

I heard Cape Verde is beautiful and I would love to go there.

Well thank you!

I think it's because the trauma endured by black Americans is in part shared by some African populations on mainland Africa (not Somalis though, they got off pretty easy and are still unwilling to discuss their part in the Indian Ocean slave trade) and in that pain, they're unwilling to see how much they have in…

That has not been my experience at all. Negative images and stereotypes about Black Americans are sent all over the world, and just having black skin doesn’t make one immune from believing them. I’ve had Africans and Black people from other countries say a lot of the same things about me that white people say, with…

Not to give outsiders too much power but some Africans (including my hoyo) internalize the shit fed to them about black Americans. I totally agree with what you said. I have nothing but love and respect for the black American experience, their sense of humour (dark and biting is how we love it in Africa), and their…

Venus and Serena Williams might be the greatest American success story we’ve seen unfold in popular culture in the last 30 years. They are, in every way, the so-called American Dream.

To hear Chris Evert and the other commentators you would think Maria Sharapova is American and their own flesh and blood the way the pull for her against Serena. When she’s up against someone else she’s just another Russian.

This. Everywhere. As a long-time tennis/golf/skating-on-tv fan, listening to the commentary around the Williams sisters, especially early on, was jaw-grinding. But, again, not dissimilar to the commentary around Woods, Jesse Williams, Debbi Thomas, Surya Bonaly, etc. Always the back-handed compliment that begrudgingly…

The Williams sisters are both confident, fiercely competitive, well-spoken, physically powerful, cagey on the court, and at ease with their personal style. Which is why most men (of all races) find them terrifying. I consider them a litmus test for guys, actually; if a man says he can't stand the Williams sisters,…

There was no twitter then... but black folk knew what happened there and never forgot, either. Those fucking people... and it wasn’t just there. It was (is) all over with americans rooting for any foreign white lady against one of the sisters, or both of the sisters when they play double. They get more love out of…

Just unbelievable. Just another example of people not believing black people. Reminds me of something someone said to me about how a male superior “was oppressing you while he was telling you you weren’t oppressed.” The layers of violence involved in what happened to the Williams family. Holy shit.

Well if everything you say is true(how would I know but I can take your word) then I truly and sincerely respect you and take back what I said. You are truly an activist and A better person than me. Also I agree that other ethnicities can be racist as fuck towards black Americans. I’m black Dominican, that’s a whole…

There is a part of me that agrees with you, but I also think that the only reason they had the opportunities they had is because of the show. It wouldn’t have killed them to just show up for one episode.

Agreed. I was going to give this a chance, thought it might be cheesy fun. Seeing this turns me off. Olsen’s spent their childhood’s doing corny straight to video movies. Now they are grown billionaires who would rather not. Had Candice refused to do it because of motherhood and Jesus, there would be Fox news outrage…

A cameo wouldn’t hurt their poor, privileged asses.

You’re completely ignoring the racial and religious bias at play here. Ahmed has brown skin and he is a Muslim. He’s likely dealt with bias all his life. Doing something that could set adults off would be something a young Muslim child of color would avoid - because he doesn’t know how it could turn out. He could have…

You're just learning about shade now? That's sweet.

OMG. I love that old Mariah quote about Madonna. Man, I love Mariah. She will always be my baby. (Except her new music is just not as good, let's be real.)