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Topic: French President Sarkozy's Speech in Senegal |
atim
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Forum: International Stories Posted: Fri 21 Sep 2007 19:15 Subject: French President Sarkozy's Speech in Senegal |
Hi All,
Nicolas Sarkozy gave a speech at a prestigious university in Dakar, Senegal: the university of Cheikh Anta Diop, in July of this year. It was very controversial and caused quite a stir among ... |
Topic: Sanaa Lathan interracial romance movie Something New |
atim
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Views: 14421
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Forum: Popular Culture Posted: Fri 19 May 2006 18:04 Subject: Sanaa Lathan interracial romance movie Something New |
| Well I agree with gemini that this film was different from all the others, as it's the first (that I have seen at least) that actually shows the whole process of falling in love, between a black woman ... |
Topic: Reality TV hit unites Africa in 'Brother'-hood |
atim
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Forum: Popular Culture Posted: Fri 19 May 2006 17:28 Subject: Reality TV hit unites Africa in 'Brother'-hood |
| Yeah, my sister in Nigeria told me about this series. She actually finds it very funny& ridiculous. Her main problem with it was how phony the whole set up is. Everyone's trying to be somethin ... |
Topic: Biscuit maker kisses goodbye to 'negro' link |
atim
Replies: 13
Views: 3560
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Forum: International Stories Posted: Wed 05 Apr 2006 17:14 Subject: Biscuit maker kisses goodbye to 'negro' link |
| In colonial times "negre" was used to refer to people of African & Carribean descent - particularly slaves. It's derived from the word "negro". And has that whole slavery/colonial connotation to ... |
Topic: Man, I Don't *Get* Zwarte Piet |
atim
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Forum: International Stories Posted: Wed 05 Apr 2006 16:13 Subject: Man, I Don't *Get* Zwarte Piet |
| According to my mother, who grew up in Kikinda, Yugoslavia, and had German-speaking parents, there is an equivalent in some German cultures, called "Schwarze Peter" (Black Peter). His duty in the fol ... |
Topic: Biscuit maker kisses goodbye to 'negro' link |
atim
Replies: 13
Views: 3560
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Forum: International Stories Posted: Wed 05 Apr 2006 15:49 Subject: Re: Negrita |
Hi,
In Chile we have a brand name of chocolate cookies called Negrita, which means "pretty Black girl" in Spanish. The publicity shows a gorgeous Brazilian model of mixed Afro-European ancestry.
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