What do the elections, and porta parties have in common? They can make people question their sanity. Hence our discussion on mental health. May is Mental Health Awareness month and our discussion was about the upcoming Kenyan elections and how some rules could easily lead to mistrust and unrest in an otherwise peaceful nation. We […]
Journalists in many parts of the world have changed policies and countries. Is it possible to have the same in Africa?
Kenyan lawyer, Cindano wa Gakuru, talks about the “different monkeys” who are fighting it out in the “same forest” that is the the Kenyan elections, which are scheduled for August 9.
Alpha Lewis, an educator and workforce development professional, talks about how important it is for African nations to trade and collaborate amongst themselves. Lewis is currently a professor at Skyline College in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Christian Obumseli, a 27-year-old Nigerian American, was killed in Miami by his white girlfriend, Courtney Clenney. Immediately, police and U.S. media started hinting at “self defense.” That was expected. What was shocking was seeing so many Black women say that he deserved it for dating a white woman — as if it’s unheard of for a Black woman to kill a spouse.
Africa Straight Talk 
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