Bai Bureh, leader of the 1898 rebellion against British rule.
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Swit Salone!!!
Lakka Beach, Sierra Leone. We go here almost every other weekend, the water isn’t super clean but its still beautiful.
‘Sweet Salone’ is a series of portraits of Sierra Leoneans today. It is a project that aims to give a small insight into the lives of some of the individuals that make up this vibrant country. For too long Sierra Leoneans have been depicted in a less than positive light. It is time that this outdated portrayal is finally discarded
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Don’t think that because you’re gay you can’t perpetuate sexism and misogyny; you don’t have license to repeatedly call women “bitches” innocuously just because you aren’t sexually attracted to them; just because you may not overtly discriminate against women on the basis of sex doesn’t mean you…
Very relevant, also…
- “I will ship you back home”
- ”You need to go back home and learn!”
- “…back home we never…”
- “If we were home right now…”
- “so you think you’re an American now?”
- “This is an African house ! “
- “your cousins back home are…”
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Muammar Qaddafi, to residents of Benghazi, in an angry broadcast speech. The UN Security Council hopes for a final vote this evening to impose a no-fly-zone, and other possible measures, on Qaddafi’s regime.
The latest at “What’s Happening in Libya Explained.”
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Let’s pray for our sisters and brothers in Africa.
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This example of emotive imagery is of child in Uganda holding hands with a missionary. The stark contrast between the two people serves as a reminder of the gulf in wealth between developed and developing countries.
I dare you to reblog this.
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When I was a kid I inhaled frequently. That was the point.
Salone women put in WORK!
Selita Ebanks wearing Madam Wokie. Madam Wokie is a label coming out from Sierra Leone.
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