Chiclete Com Banana
On Wednesday this week I was fortunate enough to spend a couple of hours chatting with Gilberto Gil. I am still pinching myself. When I was 17, I was an exchange student for a year…
African Women and American Academics
I find myself wondering if I am the only one dismayed by the “mudwrestling” going on among Dambisa Moyo, Jeffrey Sachs and William Easterly… and others. In case you haven’t heard, Dambisa Moyo has written…
Ubuntu and Descartes
When I first encountered the Southern African word ubuntu a few years ago, it instantly resonated with me. A person is only a person through other people…. the suffering of one person diminishes all of…