Take it or leave it, Africa is a splendid continent. It is my beloved continent with an anticipated population of one.216 billion people. There are about 7 billion humans with precise talents, abilties, understanding, and experience. God bless humanity. So,…
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Real-Life Insecure: The Most Scandalous Celebrity Love Triangles Of All Time
Source: GETTY / Getty If you’re into drama like we are then you love a good love triangle. Usually we see them on TV shows like this week’s Insecure that gave us one of the biggest love triangle shockers we…
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Fatal police shooting of Rayshard Brooks ruled a homicide
Atlanta Police Officer Garrett Rolfe, left, was fired, and Officer Devin Brosnan, right, is on administrative leave. (Photo source: Atlanta Police Department) The police killing of Rayshard Brooks has been ruled a “homicide” after the Black man was shot twice…
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US Missionary Worker Pleads Guilty to Sex Crimes in Kenyan Orphanage
Gregory Dow, a 61-year-old US missionary from Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty to four counts of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor, between 2013 and 2017.Dow moved to West Kenyan town Boito in 2008 to build and run the…
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“Love & Marriage: Huntsville” Season 2 Returns To OWN This July… Will These Families Ever Be Friends Again?
Source: Courtesy OWN / Oprah Winfrey Network Fix it Jesus! We’re headed back to Alabama for Season 2 of “Love & Marriage: Huntsville” but the couples are a long way from being back on good terms. OWN announced today that…
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Reading for the End of the World
This essay is part of OkayAfrica’s SA Reframed series, featuring personal writing from some of South Africa’s best young writers edited by Verashni Pillay.There have been times in my life when I read as much as a book a week….
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Burna Boy, Sho Madjozi, Rema & More Earn 2020 BET Award Nominations
The nominees for the 2020 BET Awards have been announced and a number of big-name African artists have earned nominations. Burna Boy is up for Best International Act for a second year in a row after taking home the award…
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Kroger ‘Karen’ Blocks Black Mother From Pulling Out Of Parking Lot Over ‘Gatorade’
Source: Facebook / Shaneeka Montgomery-Strickland A white woman has, once again, tried to play law and order with her overcommitment at policing a Black person’s actions. The latest one has been dubbed “Kroger Karen”. According to FOX 2, a Black…
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Interview: Shingai Speaks About Her New Record ‘Life.Sounds.Dimensions’
You might know Shingai Shoniwa better as the lead singer of platinum selling UK-based indie rock band, The Noisettes. With hits from the previous two decades such as “Don’t Upset The Rhythm” and “Never Forget You,” the band went on…
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