tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16707843888477481892024-03-18T22:06:19.628-05:00Kevin's Black AdventureMy adventure starts wherever black people live.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078849686260075094noreply@blogger.comBlogger163125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670784388847748189.post-75886663566468293762012-10-05T10:49:00.001-05:002012-10-05T10:49:19.755-05:00It's been a while, but I've been doing A LOT!Hello all! I know it's been MONTHS since I have been on here. I've been mainly posting on my Tumblr page (kobomanu.tumblr.com). I would love for you all to check it out.
Why? Aside from it being AWESOME, I am moving away from my Blogger page since my Tumblr page better fits my style and who I am trying to reach. Plus, I can better micro-blog and source information that is easier and quicker for Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078849686260075094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670784388847748189.post-85148188173885671502012-06-18T11:00:00.000-05:002012-06-18T14:36:20.830-05:00In Korean air and in Kenyan fire
Monday started off in flight with the unintentionally offensive marketing ad by Asian airline giant Korean Air.
The airline is promoting it's newly added flights to Nairobi, but unfortunately referred to Kenyans as "primitive." The airline apologized and removed the ad for revisions. Below is the revised version, which has the classic generalizations.
The use of "Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078849686260075094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670784388847748189.post-88900176716642716772012-05-26T12:25:00.000-05:002012-05-26T12:25:54.456-05:00Hot Summer, Hot Afro-Centric AttireSummer is almost here officially, but for many parts of the US, the heat is already burning. Like, seriously, it was over 90 degrees a few days ago and ridiculously humid. Stay cool and look hot, here are some low budget tips that'll give anyone that high fashion look.
First, I'll start with this video I found on BattaBox, which is one of my favorite Nigerian websites co-directed by Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078849686260075094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670784388847748189.post-43890709978613015542012-04-27T11:58:00.003-05:002012-04-27T12:09:43.921-05:00Post-Racial My *** (Part 2)Yes, folks, I'm back with more of an insight on post-racial America. I already dissected this term before, so I won't delve into it again, but for those who have never read my blog before (or might become so enraged that they won't revisit), post-racial simply means "after a period of racism" and suggests that racism in the United States has ended, primarily because now we have a black president.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078849686260075094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670784388847748189.post-69894286939935967652012-04-05T15:31:00.001-05:002012-04-05T15:31:56.972-05:00A Gay, Deaf and HIV Positive South African ActivistCNN's African Voices has once again brought another interesting story out of Africa. This one, out of all so far, is definitely the most interesting of all of them. Take a look.
In this video, for those of us who are not hearing-impaired and/or know how to sign, the most interesting thing I think can be learned is how similar those who are hearing impaired are to those who are not. WhoAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078849686260075094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670784388847748189.post-54005076166407137412012-03-21T14:56:00.001-05:002012-03-21T14:56:39.396-05:00Wande Coal NEW Video: "Private Trips"You know, I love promoting Nigerian music, especially if it's Hip-Hop or R & B. Hope you enjoy this new song by Nigerian megastar, Wande Coal.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078849686260075094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670784388847748189.post-59243545066538528052012-03-20T13:15:00.001-05:002012-03-20T13:15:18.434-05:00Open for business
Aerial view of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. The city recently reopened it's national theater.
Two very interesting things have happened this week north of the equator on my favorite continent. In Nigeria, states and local government areas (LGA) have been given authorization to distribute and produce electricity. In Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, the national theater has reopened after being Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078849686260075094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670784388847748189.post-12032021502483953732012-03-20T12:40:00.002-05:002012-03-20T17:17:50.410-05:00Post-Racial My ***!!One unarmed black teen is shot dead by a neighborhood vigilante. Two white teens make fun of their black peers and post it on YouTube. One black student is told to read a Langston Hughes poem "blacker." These are just a few of the things that have happened in the past few weeks and yet we're in a post-racial society. What the hell is post-racial? Let's deconstruct.
Post is a prefix meaning "Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078849686260075094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670784388847748189.post-87128712229952513232012-03-15T17:59:00.001-05:002012-03-15T17:59:33.153-05:00Two Twitter trends, one continentTwitter seriously has become my number one social media connection, especially since I have decided to phase out my Facebook page (which I seriously have found to be the hottest mess of ads and unnecessary "improvements"). What makes it even easier to use - the trending topics. Two kind of stood out to me this week - Kony 2012 and What I Love About Africa.
The Kony 2012 trend was started by Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078849686260075094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670784388847748189.post-59939033072319445092012-02-24T15:20:00.001-06:002012-02-24T15:20:58.933-06:00"Chop my money...because I don't care"I'm definitely not talking about my money; my wallet is on lock and chain. P-Square and Akon, however, have explicitly stated they want women spending their dinero in their new song cleverly titled "Chop My Money."
Of course, all of these guys are pretty much ballers (SURPRISE! Not everyone in Africa is poor and helpless) and they are not afraid to flaunt it...in the music video that was Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078849686260075094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670784388847748189.post-78202543930086193442012-02-08T18:13:00.001-06:002012-03-15T18:03:00.185-05:00Columbia College Hosts Ethiopian Coffee CeremonyBlack History Month is already in full swing with events happening everywhere. One in particular I had a chance to attend and partake in was at Columbia College Chicago, the country's largest media arts university, and also where Degrassi's Shannon Kook-Chun made his first trip to the great Midwest. Here's a look what the Columbia Chronicle (the school's award winning newspaper and currently the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078849686260075094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670784388847748189.post-18314145160158859342012-02-01T14:04:00.004-06:002012-03-15T18:03:56.428-05:00Real Housewives of Atlanta Visit South Africa
I would be the world's biggest liar if I said I didn't enjoy watching Bravo's highest rated reality TV show "Real Housewives of Atlanta." Seriously, this show never fails at having me laugh either at the silly women (which half of them are not married so I don't know what qualified them as housewives) or the downward spiral of the production value per season.
Anyway, I'm not really going to Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078849686260075094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670784388847748189.post-44909060763716438972012-01-20T12:50:00.001-06:002012-01-20T12:51:17.996-06:00Zara Opens in South Africa
The first major (and fashionable) global clothing retailer to hit the African Continent is none other than Spanish retailer, Zara. According to Africa Review, the clothing giant is targeting the growing middle class in South Africa.
This is following Wal-Mart's big purchase of South African retailer Massmart, which has (or had) stores in 14 African countries.
Now, is the world finally Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078849686260075094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670784388847748189.post-74426188370883060952012-01-20T12:11:00.001-06:002012-01-20T12:11:56.417-06:00It's Never Too Late to Say: "Happy New Year!"After a nice long break, I'm back! There have been SEVERAL things in the news that have been going on in the black world since the last time, and here are a few highlights - some funny, some serious, and some just down right messy.
Obama Sings
All I can say is watch. As many of you may know, I'm not a Obama supporter, but I think all can admit this makes one chuckle at least a bit.
Etta Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078849686260075094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670784388847748189.post-54003236552133072872011-12-22T11:48:00.000-06:002011-12-22T11:48:48.845-06:00Ignorance and Kwanzaa
It's that time of year again when Christmas decor line commercial streets, menorahs light up various homes, and every black person in America is wished "Happy Kwanzaa."
Today, I was one the lucky black folk to receive this holiday greeting from a random white woman. Granted she was trying to be nice, but she started off with happy holidays and then remixed to happy Kwanzaa. This was one Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078849686260075094noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670784388847748189.post-27545898160079168302011-12-20T11:17:00.002-06:002011-12-20T11:17:59.859-06:00Nigeria Teams Up With China to LIFT OFFChina has been pretty involved in re-development and development projects in Africa for a while now, and on a very large scale. Yesterday, Spaceflight Now reported that Nigeria and China joined on another venture - space. No, as far as I know, no Nigerians will be floating thousands of miles above our atmosphere, but Nigeria definitely will be marking itself as Africa's leader in satellite Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078849686260075094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670784388847748189.post-47719768988264048172011-12-07T11:20:00.001-06:002011-12-08T07:03:28.462-06:00Tweets From Nigeria's News Desk
In the midst of Nigeria's National Assembly passing a bill that adds strengthens anti-homosexuality laws in Africa's most populous nation, reliable news source Nigeria's Newsdesk tweeted some rather interesting news bites:
"@NigeriaNewsdesk: Anyone who discriminates against HIV/AIDS persons in Cross River State is liable to three months’ imprisonment or option of fine."
Immediately after, theyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11078849686260075094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670784388847748189.post-75754567249437773742011-12-01T13:34:00.001-06:002011-12-01T14:21:46.144-06:00Nigeria Anti-Gay (Marriage) BillI've been thinking about some of the issues I have with the fight for gay rights in most of sub-Saharan Africa, mainly it's approach from the West (or should I say the former colonizers).
There's a condescending nature of the West when they tell African nations: "We'll pull aid from countries that pass anti-gay legislation." The United Kingdom's Prime Minister David Cameron said something of a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670784388847748189.post-24068246711307790862011-11-28T13:10:00.001-06:002011-11-28T15:48:52.834-06:00Training Africa's Future LeadersI saw this and thought about the program I help run, but this is at a far greater scale and goes beyond international boundaries, but, at it's core, the same goal.
This grassroot effort to change Africa as it is already changing, for the most part, for good, might help solidify the change and continue to make necessary improvements to put the continent at it's full potential. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670784388847748189.post-66166797847959303412011-11-21T13:39:00.001-06:002011-11-28T15:49:27.633-06:00I'm Back...With A LOT of NewsHey all! I've been gone for a while because of all the madness associated with planning International Education Week and most recently Thanksgiving. Now that that's over, I can sit down and give some of my thoughts on recent events throughout the Black World:
Herman Cain - Oh my, where do I begin? The sole black presidential candidate for the Republican party is already in a scandal and the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670784388847748189.post-53649431802837425202011-10-25T15:07:00.002-05:002011-10-25T15:07:35.372-05:00Question of the Week - Part 2: "Are there rich people in Africa?"
I'm a bit late posting this question, like two weeks late. This is from someone in Korea.
Question: Are there rich people in Africa?
Answer: Yes. Plenty. I know several Western news media tend to mostly show Africans in poverty (which there's a lot of that, too), but they also forget that several African countries are leaders in production of some resources we take for granted, like gold, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670784388847748189.post-83835660286859664992011-10-25T14:44:00.000-05:002011-10-25T14:44:02.602-05:00What Americans Can Learn From TunisiaYesterday marked the completion of the first national elections in Tunisia since it's independence in 1956 and since the uprising in January that that caused the leak to burst out as Arab Spring. Now Tunisians and many around the world are waiting for the results, which could take days since the turn out was so high.
The most inspiring about this election is not the election itself, but Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670784388847748189.post-51126429069952908792011-10-04T17:51:00.001-05:002011-10-04T17:51:31.113-05:00Documentary: When China Met AfricaCurrent TV's Vanguard has done a mini version of this, with a focus on China's involvement with Angola, now one of the world's fastest growing economies after nearly three decades of civil war. Now this look like a full blown coverage into China's deepened relationship with African nations to fuel both of their quickly growing economies. Take a look at the trailer.
When China Met Africa: Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670784388847748189.post-68982787624578367762011-10-04T15:01:00.001-05:002011-10-04T15:06:57.149-05:00Question of the Week - Part 1: "Are there white people in Africa?"Starting this week, and for as long as I receive questions, I think I need to answer commonly ask questions about Africa. If you have a question about Africa, send it to kevin.obomanu@gmail.com or tweet it to @theobomanu. I'll try to answer as many as I can, but I'll only answer one every Tuesday, and it will be one blog post for question. You can ask anonymously, if you'd like, just like the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670784388847748189.post-54309447759693371372011-09-30T16:09:00.002-05:002011-09-30T16:10:42.141-05:00The Gift of Sight in NamibiaNot too many people know much about this coastal south African country, a former protectorate of South Africa. It's one of the world's least dense countries and also has one of the highest rates of blindness by cataracts. A former fashion designer now Dr. Helen Ndume, noticed this dilemma and has worked tirelessly for those who once blind, to now see.
This story says a lot aboutAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0