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I have a question to begin proceedings: Why do we find it so easy to pass judgement on others? This country has one of the most liberal Constitutions in the world, but as we all know, a document written in Pretoria doesn’t exactly give a clear reflection of the cities, the small towns, the townships,…
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Love. Oh, that four-lettered word. I’ve never felt comfortable writing about love, because I feel like my experiences are somewhat different to those of the average person. There is my tendency to linger after my exes, my inability to ask somebody out without the use of a touch screen and a social network, and of…
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The silent killer. Many diseases in world history have been given that moniker- HIV/AIDS, diabetes, even tuberculosis. Yet, the one killer that is almost never spoken about- the true silent killer that lurks around our society- is depression. As a young black man, I can tell you that talk of mental health- never mind depression-…
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My birthday. The anniversary of the day I was born. 19 years ago, I became my own person. I left my mother’s womb, and began a life that continues to this day. I’m thinking about February 5, 1997. Not just how I was born, but the entire world at that time. My grandparents were still…
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My social anxiety, I think, was born out of a need to be loved; to be accepted. And indeed I was accepted, but only under certain conditions. First, as the fat one. Then, as the stuttering one. Followed by smart, the the snooty intellectual. Whenever I tried to show that I was more than just…
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Why is homosexuality still a hot topic in 2015? Is the conservative nature of our country to blame? Is it the discriminatory overtones that still exist in black culture? Are religious affiliations the main dilemma? We were bred for development- not just on an individual level, but on a societal level. And it absolutely worries…
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“What if sometimes there is no choice about what to love? What if the temple comes to Mohammed? What if you just love? Without deciding? You just do; you see her and in that instant are lost to sober account- keeping and cannot choose but to love?”-David Foster Wallace These are questions that one wishes…
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Advertisers and marketers know exactly how to fidget with our emotions. The marketing industry has seen some changes in the past decade or so, but the modus operandi remains the same- your life is incomplete until you buy this product. This message can be delivered in many ways, but it mostly consists of demeaning the…
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Our world is in disarray. We have so many people lost, and living lives that they are strangers to. Material things are glorified more than other people respected, the stink of fear is rampant all around our communities, and collective consciousness. The world can be changed, but only if we change first. This is how…
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It’s become the norm to live life unconsciously; to only see the tangible, and disregard what isn’t. We act all ‘chill’, get our hearts broken and have our loved ones die, and our retaliation? Binge-tweeting Nicki Minaj lyrics when all we want to do is cry. Our feelings are important. In fact, they are vital…
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