Social Good Summit 2013 kicks off this weekend in NYC. This year I was invited to share the stage with Magatte Wade, the sharp tongued (her take down of Jeffrey Sachs is a must read) and…
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About 5 years ago, I waded into the international development arena, commenting from time to time on the absurdity of some of the development projects that seemed to run rampant – both in their physical manifestation…
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Spectra Speaks unloads on Mindy Budgor
September 14, 2013 Diaspora at work International Development WTF?Spectra at the Spectra Speaks blog went on a very effervescent rant yesterday over the whole Mindy Budgor debacle. I love this bit, because it resonates with my thinking on the topic of agency, cultural appropriation and…
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Voices from Maasai Women: thoughts on Mindy Bugdor’s ‘Warrior Princess’
September 13, 2013 AppearancesI have been toying with the idea of writing a full blog post in response Mindy Budgor’s ill-advised Warrior Princess book that I linked to yesterday. Partly because I got so incensed by and felt I really…
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Join our African Diaspora Facebook discussion group
September 13, 2013 Diaspora at work International DevelopmentI opened up the African Diaspora Facebook discussion group almost 2 years ago. I suppose it was a precursor to my shuttering the Project Diaspora site and blog. I am a firm believer in taking the…
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When did Maasai rites of passage become the latest cleanser for bored California girls?
September 12, 2013 WTF?I am just… I mean, I, have. no. I. Where do I begin with this piece? I am without an appropriate response to this. So I am just going to let you come to your own…
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flowserve_cowboys_luncheon_13_647, a photo by Happy Hill Farm / NCTA on Flickr. Looking forward to actually seeing a game at AT&T stadium. This mid-field big screen always scares the mess out of me.…
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The Verge’s almost perfect coverage of Lotikipi foiled by poverty porn
September 11, 2013 International Development technologyI have become a fan of the neo-tech journalism as practiced by tech blog, The Verge. It is a tech first outfit that does serious journalism on stories outside the technology just outside the sphere. Take…
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Jason Sadler HeadsetsDotCom is disappointed Apple doesn’t knock his socks off anymore: Unfortunately, this has been the state of Apple for the past few years. Yes, the iPad was a great new product, and reaches an entirely different…
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On September 27, join yours truly, along with Tope Folarin, Prof. Carol Boyce Davies, and Hannah Pool at Pace University as we explore the topic of Africa’s literary identity. I am looking forward to joining this…
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