Culture Muses
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Am I Getting Old?
Each passing hour, each day that slips away, and every year that tacks on another number brings us closer to the inevitable march of old age.
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Why Are Black Women Not Getting Married?
Why is there so much societal pressure on black women to get married, as if it is their fault that they are not getting married? It seems perfectly rational to blame a single…
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Angry Black Woman: Media Stereotyping of Black Women
Black women have a very interesting relationship with the media. For many years, there was a lack of representation of black women on television, but there has been a shift over the last…
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The Year I Came To America: An Experiment in Memoirs
The year I came to America began at the American embassy in Lagos. It is one of the many memories of my last days in Nigeria I recall vividly. We were all waiting…