Daughter of the Dyaspora- The Diasporan Socialite

Dinner with 7 African feminists

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 10:00:07 -0500

3. Ama Ata Aidoo - The Ghanaian novelist was once asked in an interview how she deals with people saying that she learnt to be a feminist abroad-out of Africa and how she learnt to give voice to the silenced African woman.

Aidoo replied, “…if the women in my stories are articulate, it is because that is the only type of women I grew up among. And I learnt those ﬁrst feminist lessons in Africa from African women.”

Discussing the misconception that most female African writers that write about women’s issues are not feminist, Aidoo rejects those suggestions in her case, saying: “how much more loudly should I declare my feminism?”

Continue reading at MsAfropolitan…

kilele: “A Misty City” Cape Town, South Africa Photo by Luke...

Sat, 26 Feb 2011 17:57:40 -0500

kilele:

“A Misty City”

Cape Town, South Africa

Photo by Luke Lanterme

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 08:00:07 -0500

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Sat, 19 Feb 2011 16:00:07 -0500

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Sat, 19 Feb 2011 08:00:07 -0500

It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to...

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:00:06 -0500

It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.

Nigerian model Ty Ogunkoya,

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 10:49:14 -0500

Nigerian model Ty Ogunkoya,

Jollof Rice is among the best known of West African dishes not...

Sun, 30 Jan 2011 17:00:50 -0500

Jollof Rice is among the best known of West African dishes not only because it is delicious and easy to prepare, but because the ingredients are readily available in Western countries! Its origin, however, remains a bone of contention between several West African nations. There are many regional cooking variations—this version is my mother’s!

500 g (1 lb) lean beef or chicken
Salt and ground white pepper, to taste
Vegetable oil for frying
1L (1-3/4 pt) stock or water with 3 crushed stock cubes
3 large onions, finely chopped
4 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
2-3 chillies (hot peppers), finely chopped
4 large tomatoes, blanched, peeled and blended or mashed
45 g (3 tablespoons) tomato paste
250 g (8 oz) each of assorted chopped vegetables, e.g. carrots, green beans,
mushrooms and capsicums (sweet or bell peppers)
500 g (1 lb) long-grain rice
Lettuce, parsley or fresh coriander (cilantro) and hard-boiled eggs to garnish

Cut meat or chicken into 5 cm (2 in) cubes or small pieces and season with salt and pepper. Cover and allow to stand for 1-2 hours.

Heat oil in fry-pan and fry the meat or chicken pieces until brown. Remove meat from oil and add to the stock in a large, heavy-based saucepan. Simmer on low heat until meat begins to soften, then remove from heat.

Drain excess oil from fry pan leaving enough oil to fry onions, garlic and chillies (hot peppers) until golden. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, half the combined vegetables and 250 mL (8 fl oz) of stock from the meat mixture. Stir well, adjust seasoning and simmer on low heat for 5-7 minutes. Add this vegetable sauce to the meat mixture in the saucepan and simmer gently. Finally, stir in the uncooked, long-grain rice. Adjust the seasoning again, cover and simmer slowly on low heat for about 15 minutes.

Arrange the remaining vegetables on top of the rice and continue to simmer until the rice absorbs all the stock, softens and cooks, and the meat is tender. It may be necessary to sprinkle additional water mix to help the rice cook. If so use small amounts at a time of approximately 250 mL (8 fl oz) lightly salted water.

Serve hot, garnished with chopped lettuce, parsley or fresh coriander (cilantro) and hard-boiled eggs.

from:
A Taste of Africa
by Dorinda Hafner
Ten Speed Press, 1993
$16.95 / Paperback
ISBN 0-89815-660-2

Nouveau Riche 8485 by Nigerian designers Tolani Aremu and Kolapo...

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 18:16:26 -0500

Nouveau Riche 8485 by Nigerian designers Tolani Aremu and Kolapo Alex-Oni

Check out their website: http://www.nouveauriche8485.com/index.htm

thatafricankid: Eki Orleans, by designer Hazel Aggrey-Orleans

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:31:01 -0500

thatafricankid:

Eki Orleans, by designer Hazel Aggrey-Orleans

thesmithian: …brain drain has been an enormous challenge for...

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 08:23:19 -0500

thesmithian:

…brain drain has been an enormous challenge for African nations. So an innovative new boarding school in Johannesburg is trying to create some incentives to keep talent at home. The two-year African Leadership Academy program targets the continent’s most talented young people, positions them to get top Western-college educations…and then tries to make sure they come back.

more, here.

Malian photographer Seydou Keïta (1921 - 2001)...

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 21:50:08 -0500

Malian photographer Seydou Keïta (1921 - 2001) has great work.

thatafricankid: This African loves these designers! 1. Ituen...

Sun, 28 Nov 2010 08:00:09 -0500

thatafricankid:

This African loves these designers!

1. Ituen Basi is a Nigerian theatre arts graduate and former London College of Fashion student, Basi has certainly made her mark as an African Fashion Week Favourite. Her artistic genius and creativity reflects itself through her vibrant pieces. (Ituenbasi.co.uk)

2. Ghanaian-born, Christie Brown is last year’s Emerging Designer of the Year Winner at the Arise African Fashion Week in South Africa. She also featured in this year’s Paris Fashion Week. She adds a hint of her global citizenship to traditional African print.

3. Janice Morrison is the Founder and creative director behind the collection Afro-chique. With her bold shapes and colourful, alluring prints, she is easily this African Kid’s fashion favourite! (www.afro-chique.com)

Who said Africa isn't high fashion?

Sat, 27 Nov 2010 16:00:09 -0500

thatafricankid:

New African Woman Magazine- get your copy today!

thatafricankid: This African Kid just can’t get enough of...

Sat, 27 Nov 2010 08:00:09 -0500

thatafricankid:

This African Kid just can’t get enough of Boxing Kitten’s breathtaking designs. With bright and colourful blends of eye-popping patterns and tailored shapes to dazzle and flatter, the Brooklyn- born desginer, Maya Amina Lake, adds an “ethnic rockability” and vintage touch to replicas of the African attires we’ve grown up with our mothers wearing.

thatafricankid: This African Kid LOVES ASOS! And I love them...

Fri, 26 Nov 2010 16:01:07 -0500

thatafricankid:

This African Kid LOVES ASOS! And I love them even more for creating ASOS AFRICA! Check out their WEBSITE and follow their BLOG to be part of this ground-breaking movement in transforming the image of African-printed cloths, making them an integral part of internationally-renowned high fashion pages.

thatafricankid: I write this as November comes to a close. By...

Fri, 26 Nov 2010 15:26:07 -0500

thatafricankid:

I write this as November comes to a close. By this month, just over half a century ago, several African men had lost their lives fighting on the side of the Allies during the second World War.

As that African kid, I’m not too quick to dismiss the World Wars as ‘Western’ history. As that African kid, I remember to observe the two-minute silence at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day. As that African kid, I will buy a poppy or two for those other African kids that fought for what was right.

Take a look at these links:

In pictures: Africa’s World War II veterans
World War 2: Africa, We Were There

Beautiful by Damian Marley

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:36:41 -0500

Beautiful by Damian Marley

afro-art-chick: Vlisco: ‘Gallery of Poems’

Sun, 07 Nov 2010 14:12:30 -0500

afro-art-chick:

Vlisco: ‘Gallery of Poems’

just wanted to drop by and say heyyyyy :) how you been?
~z

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 22:21:23 -0400

hey you!!! How’s it going? sorry for the maaaaaaaad late response :(

Daughter of the Dyaspora- The Diasporan Socialite

Dinner with 7 African feminists

kilele: “A Misty City” Cape Town, South Africa Photo by Luke...

Photo

Photo

It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to...

Nigerian model Ty Ogunkoya,

Jollof Rice is among the best known of West African dishes not...

Nouveau Riche 8485 by Nigerian designers Tolani Aremu and Kolapo...

thatafricankid: Eki Orleans, by designer Hazel Aggrey-Orleans

thesmithian: …brain drain has been an enormous challenge for...

Malian photographer Seydou Keïta (1921 - 2001)...

thatafricankid: This African loves these designers! 1. Ituen...

Who said Africa isn't high fashion?

thatafricankid: This African Kid just can’t get enough of...

thatafricankid: This African Kid LOVES ASOS! And I love them...

thatafricankid: I write this as November comes to a close. By...

Beautiful by Damian Marley

afro-art-chick: Vlisco: ‘Gallery of Poems’

Vlisco: ‘Gallery of Poems’

just wanted to drop by and say heyyyyy :) how you been? ~z

just wanted to drop by and say heyyyyy :) how you been?
~z