Let’s Talk Afrika.
“It is clear that we must find an African solution to our problems, and that this can only be found in African Unity. Divided we are weak; united, Africa could become one of the greatest sources for good in the world.” – Kwame Nkrumah
Category: lifestyle
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SARCOMA AWARENESS MONTH
Nothing excites me more than talking about what I’m truly passionate about. And this week, I’d love for us to dive into health, specifically cancer. It’s actually Sarcoma Awareness month; sarcoma being a cancer of the bones and connective tissues. Cancer is something that has always been conceived as one of the Western world, of…
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Alone No More: Philly Bongoley Lutaaya’s Legacy in Uganda’s HIV Fight
It was on April 18th 1989, Philly Bongoley Lutaaya, a prominent Ugandan musician, made a groundbreaking announcement became the first prominent African to announce: he revealed that he was HIV-positive. At the time, HIV/AIDS was heavily stigmatized in Uganda, often referred to as “Silimu” (meaning “slim”) due to the severe weight loss it caused in…
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Second hand clothes, second hand problems!
I once bought a green long-sleeved jumper conspicuously written on the words ‘Michigan State University’. I liked it a lot and wore it quite often but I wondered why those specific words were chosen. I mean this was such a random…
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Abortion: Is there a middle ground?
A young Christian girl of 21 years engages in pre-marital sex, and unfortunately she gets pregnant. As the pregnancy matures, she finds it hard to hide it. She decides to come to you seeking for abortion as she realizes that she is going to be discovered. She even asks you to keep it as a…
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Save the Earth
I recently participated in a Model UN event as the delegate of the Phillipines to the United Nations Environment Program. It went better than I expected as I even bagged a prize. But that is far from the main point. I and a couple other delegates from around the world came up with a resolution…
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Day 1000: Schools still closed here in Uganda.
Who knew I’d get to celebrate three birthdays in the same class! It’s been such a blast. All this fun has got me feeling light headed. Maybe it’s all the partying…or the fact that I’m losing brain cells by the second. At least I’m alive though, huh? I may be a hollow shell of my…
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Thoughts On Money!
Many things continue to baffle my intellect but one that my mind has refused to subdue to, is the idea of using paper money. When I take a deep dive back in time and see how money has evolved from barter, to commodity media, to shells, to coins and then to gold, I have to…
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The Nursing Crisis!!! Subtle But Not So Subtle!
What came first: the egg or the chicken? If you have had this argument before, then you know how heated this topic can get. With certain people involved, you’d have to have the blessings of your ancestors to avoid a fight. Naturally, being the deep thinker that I am, I realised how vague this question…
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Black Nation!
“how effective is activism in combatting this particular variant of racial discrimination…”…….can we gauge the rate of progress, measured by the lay black man’s impression…..
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PLUMBERS MAKE THE BEST PRESIDENTS!!!!
I have been known to inflate my titles with radical ideas, but one thing I scoff at is the idea of clickbait. Yes, just like all my previous blog posts, this is not intended to set a mousetrap for you. Stick around for the next five minutes and I’ll show you why plumbers are best…