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BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board member Lola Adesioye is a, writer, socio-political thought leader and, activist. Her grandfather was one of the forefathers of journalism in Nigeria. She holds a master’s degree in Social & Political Science from Cambridge University. Lola’s writing covers topics such as race and African-American culture from a black British perspective, American politics, music, women’s issues and travel. . Her blog is lolaadesioye.com. She writes a weekly column for The Guardian Online. You can also visit her on twitter, facebook and youtube. Click here to contact Ms. Adesioye.
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Complaining is something that we indulge in a lot. Way too much. In some countries, it’s akin to a national hobby. I’m not sure why we do it. Has complaining about something ever actually changed that thing? No. So what’s the point? Well, it’s a good question to ask. Why do you complain? I can…
Complaining is something that we indulge in a lot. Way too much. In some countries, it’s akin to a national hobby. I’m not sure why we…
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First, it was Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. Then it was Madonna. Now Sandra Bullock has joined the collective of celebrities adopting black babies. Bullock appeared on the cover of People magazine with Louis, her newly adopted and, admittedly very cute, child. It’s a lovely photo yet also one that evokes a variety of emotions.…
First, it was Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. Then it was Madonna. Now Sandra Bullock has joined the collective of celebrities adopting black babies. Bullock appeared…
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Note: BlackCommentator.com welcomes Lola Adesioye as a columnist and member of the Editorial Board. On April 7, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof wrote a piece in the NY Times about Zimbabwe. “Ordinary people,” he wrote “said time and again that life had been better under the old, racist, white regime of what was then…
Note: BlackCommentator.com welcomes Lola Adesioye as a columnist and member of the Editorial Board. On April 7, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof wrote a piece…
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