An Open Letter to Michelle Obama: Beyonce is Not a Role Model
Posted April 25th, 2013 by siyonbola in Articles, Blog, Musik, Womanism
I loved this piece so much, I thought it is the type of thing I would have written. Somehow I get the feeling “King Bey” is on the cusp of a media chew-and-spit. By Rakhi Kumar Dear Michelle Obama, I’m addressing this to you because I admire you. Because you’re smart and a mum to […]
Garlic Beauty Pill.
Posted July 16th, 2012 by siyonbola in Articles, Blog, Health & Vitality
My skin is doing the smooth and glowing thing that I love that makes me almost able to recognize myself 😉 My skin has been through a TON since the tragedies of last year. Just when I started to shop for foundations and powders for the first time in my adult life, my skin begins […]
The Many Tribes of AFRiCKA
Posted June 21st, 2012 by siyonbola in AFRiCKA, Blog
I really enjoyed this vid. S/He really went in, covering so many of the “nations” in AFRiCKA. I wish he had referred to the Rwandese as Rwandese or Kinyarwanda though. I was hoping they wouldn’t acknowledge that Belgian-induced Tutsi/Hutu bull. But anyway, enjoy! The song is dope! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6XfxrYbXNE&w=420&h=315]
I HATE the Way Wheatgrass Tastes
Posted June 20th, 2012 by siyonbola in Blog, Health & Vitality
But I LOVE the way it makes me feel. I’ve been a wheatgrass juicer since my pregnancy in ’08, but I’ve been a drinker since ’07 when the Great Ali introduced me. It’s been quite a journey, noting that this stuff has a profound effect on my health and energy levels. I first tried it […]