Nigerian first-time author of Say You’re One of Them is getting rave reviews from the international community.
Uwem Akpan, Nigerian Jesuit priest currently a teacher in Zimbabwe, presents a picture of mode Africa through a collection of short stories narrated by African children who face unspeakable crimes such as genocide, child prostitution, sniffing glue and poverty. [...]
Entries from June 2008
June 25, 2008
Jennifer Hudson looks great
Jennifer Hudson rocks. She has lost tons of weight – wonder what’s her secret. You go girl!
June 25, 2008
India Arie on the move to the stage
Who better than India Arie to be chosen for a role in this revival of Ntozake Shange’s For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf.
The African American beauty who is not afraid to embrace her African-heritage will make her broadway debut on September 8, 2008
This prose-poem portrait of black women in [...]
June 25, 2008
Teddy Bear Ruben Studdard to Marry a woman
Former American Idol Ruben, 29 of Birmingham, Ala. will marry unknown Surata Zuri McCants 30, in the near future. The couple have allegedly took out their marriage license last Monday.
What can I say but good luck to the man. I hope he finds the love and happiness his songs have given to many of his [...]
June 25, 2008
Depression is no stranger to the rich and famous
Yes the confident, Heather Locklear has checked in with her doctor for a complete overhaul to get to the bottom of her depression.
It just goes to show that you can be rich and famous and still be depressed. It is because depression is some form of chemical imbalance that has little relation to one’s material [...]
June 14, 2008
Holy Moly – Tim Russert dropped dead at 58
How fragile is life – today you’re here and tomorrow you’re gone. Tim was a great newsman. He was serious about his work and I loved his hard hitting interviews.
Strange how we get attached to people we only come in contact with through the Television or other media. From the sounds of thing, Tim has [...]
June 14, 2008
Fox News in trouble with the Obama Mama
How many times and how long will it take for the media to get it that some things are definitely off-colour politically and racially. It is as if they are just fresh out of the cave or something because they just don’t seem to understand the racially charged statements they make or perhaps this is [...]
June 12, 2008
Is this love or what?
Eva and Tony appears to be really in love and they are not afraid to let it show even in the public glare at New York’s Central Park.
