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Why Anthropology?

Posted by on Sunday, July 18, 2010, In : Why Anthropology 


"A friend asked me how being an African American woman is like being an anthropologist? I had not thought the two bore any resemblance to each other, but upon reflection, I see connections. Anthropologists have the task of inserting themselves into communities where they do not fit automatically. In this respect, I have spent the vast majority of my life adapting to and intruding myself upon places where unwelcome signs abounded. As anthro...

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Ethiopia

Posted by on Friday, July 16, 2010, In : Diaspora Postcard 



This is a beautiful, yet harsh country. Once you move outside the city of Addis Ababa, the landscape changes to an amazing mountainous terrain, that sometimes seems unforgiving to the people who seek to cultivate it. 

Driving to some of the historic sites turned into the road trip from hell, since many of the roads are unfinished, and were literally being built as we drove, more often than not, alongside them.

The history of Ethiopia is rich and deep, and  a source of pride for most. Bu...
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A Doll Like Me...

Posted by on Tuesday, July 6, 2010, In : Black Beauty & Health 


Black women are rarely praised for our beauty. We exist in a world that constantly reminds us that we don't fit the

normative. So how would it feel to have someone design a doll that looks like you, reflects your personality?  Wonderful!.

Meet Amandina. She is based on photographs of me, and was designed by Kristen Belton Willis who, "created Abena's Family to help the diverse children and adults around the world find a doll that looks like them."

I named my doll "Amandina,"  a Tanzan...
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A Moment in Time...

Posted by on Tuesday, July 6, 2010, In : A Moment in Time 


It is great to have opportunities to just spring up in your life at any given moment.

I was able to stop, take a photo, and document a moment in time.

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Photo taken by Robert McIntosh

 

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