Hair Your Way: The Politics of Negro Gals’ Hair
“Spiritual” is what he said my hair makes me look. Then, he said “Chika,” Nigerians would “be a little afraid of you.” Chimamanda Adichie was right. Discussing her latest novel, […]
Category Archives: Society
Desegregation And Crime: Resegregation Has Led To A Spike In Violent Crime
The Dismal Science Brown v. Board Reduced Crime And now resegregation is leading to a spike in violent crime among young black men. At the turn of the millennium, a […]
The Feminization Of African Men
If you have read some parts of this article before, take your anger out on Chika Oduah. Her seminal work, “Where the Vagina Counts” http://www.bellanaija.com/2013/03/06/chika-oduah-where-the-vagina-counts/ made me revisit the feminization […]
Where The Vagina Counts
Mothers lay their daughters on mattresses, spread their legs as wide as “Vs,” push their fingers inside their daughters’ vaginas and measure the depth of entry into the soft mounds […]
‘Concerned Black Men’ Put Fatherhood First
I recently joined a White House press call with representatives of the Obama administration. The topic of discussion was the recent grant awards to programs that support healthy fatherhood and […]
Afrocentric Confessions 