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Dinner with 7 African feminists and why

February 4, 2011 By MsAfropolitan 36 Comments

in·spi·ra·tion Stimulation of the mind or emotions to a high level of feeling or activity. Thursday 03/02/11: Experienced lack of stimulation of the mind resulting in a low level of feeling towards activity = leth·ar·gy I’ve been feeling sluggish this week, and particularly yesterday. I tackled work assignments in the morning, went to an interesting…

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Filed Under: feminism, seven Tagged With: Africa, African feminism, African women, African Women's Decade, decolonisation, fiction, gender, happiness, Life, Spirituality, women's issues

The 7 rules of digital etiquette

January 29, 2011 By MsAfropolitan 9 Comments

Facebook – Okay, we get the picture. Life’s sucks, understandably so if your boss is a dick and your partner’s dumped you and your dog simultaneously pooed on your Manolo’s. Or perhaps you are full of internal sunshine and you see the positive in everything now that you are born again and feel elevated, all…

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Filed Under: feminism, seven Tagged With: Blogs, Life, Patience, stereotypes

7 ways to love yourself more in 2011

January 1, 2011 By MsAfropolitan 17 Comments

The year is 2011. I’m at home in Lagos, Nigeria. I feel excited about the year to come. I always feel excited about a new year, there is always a chance for more of everything, that’s what I like about it. I’m thinking about 2010, the people I met, what I learnt, what I (still)…

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Filed Under: seven, Social Criticism Tagged With: happiness, Islam, Life, Religion, Spirituality, women's issues

7 black UK blogs to bookmark

December 28, 2010 By MsAfropolitan 19 Comments

Sometimes blogging makes me want to pull out my hair. I subscribe to some social media blogs and by no means do I follow their blogging advice religiously but sometimes a recommendation catches your eye, like the other day when I read that every self-respecting blog should have a featured posts box. It made sense,…

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Filed Under: Pop Culture, seven, uncategorized Tagged With: african diaspora, Afropolitan, Black UK Blogs

7 African male icons that shaped history

December 22, 2010 By MsAfropolitan 7 Comments

One of the challenges, and also opportunities with writing an opinion blog like mine is having to take a stand on the range of topics you write about. Whether it’s feminism, women’s libidoes, pornography or natural hair, when you take a firm stand on something you can appear to be unable to relate with the opposing side….

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Filed Under: Africa, seven Tagged With: Africa, African feminism, decolonisation, gender, Ghana

7 things that happened this week

September 19, 2010 By MsAfropolitan 25 Comments

1. MsAfropolitan was featured on some great websites. There was an interview for the Twenty Ten Club Blog, which is a club that connects, inspires and supports Black female business owners. MsAfropolitan was also featured as one of the ‘Women of Webster’, Webster Magazine being a men’s lifestyle magazine doing some admirable work on redefining the…

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Filed Under: seven Tagged With: African Writer's Evening, Blogs, fashion

The MsAfropolitan Boutique launches in tribute of the African Women’s Decade

August 11, 2010 By MsAfropolitan 13 Comments

It is not sufficient to see and to know the beauty of a work. We must feel and be affected by it. ~Voltaire The African Women’s Decade 2010-2020 was recently launched in the UK by WILPF in conjunction with the Gender Studies department at SOAS (School of African and Oriental Studies). I attended for three reasons:…

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Filed Under: Africa, seven Tagged With: African women, African Women's Decade, Afropolitan, entrepreneurs

7 facts to love about Ghana

July 5, 2010 By MsAfropolitan 3 Comments

The World Cup is almost over, and not to disregard whichever country ends up taking the trophy (g’wan Germany), but there is one country which I will remember as the real winner of the event – Ghana. I make this claim on the basis that Ghana was the first African country to make it this…

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Filed Under: Africa, seven Tagged With: Africa, Afropolitan, football, Ghana

7 things African women don’t like to be told

June 3, 2010 By MsAfropolitan 27 Comments

1. You are very different from other (insert African country) people I know – Well, could it be because I am a different person? 2. When I was in nursery school I had a friend from (insert African country) – Hold on, should I nominate you for the Nobel peace prize? 3. Do you tan…

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Filed Under: Africa, Decolonisation, seven

7 quick and useful online tips

April 5, 2010 By MsAfropolitan 6 Comments

Photo by Paul Watson If you rely on the internet as much as I do (who doesn’t?), then you should always look out for ways to optimize and personalize your online activity. Below is a list of helpful things to consider that could save you time, and enable you to enjoy using the internet more….

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