December 2010
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I always get this song stuck in my head when I am...
Happy Holidays from the Mali Health Organizing Project Thank you for making 2010 a huge success. With your help, we:
Opened the first public clinic in Sourakabougou
Provided comprehensive free care to 400 children
Trained a team of 12 Community Health Workers
Aired over 100 health radio shows
Launched Mali’s first mobile electronic medical records system
Organized 12...
Went to Guinean dance class this afternoon in Oakland. Tamika Harris stepped in, started the class because it was getting late, and BROUGHT it. That woman is amazing. I’ve never seen someone rock Guinean dance like she can.
“Y’all need to get down!” she cried out. “Bend your knees and move your back - cause that’s Guinea!”
Alseny came, stepped things up...
How I Met a Man, Two Ways
Over a month ago, I had dinner at my former neighbor’s home in Oakland. She and her husband just welcomed a new roommate into their house, a kind man from Louisiana. We enjoyed delicious homecooked Southern food, and talked into the evening. The new roommate found out I was interested in West African culture and excitedly ran to his room to burn me a CD of one of his favorite albums -...
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Malian culture is so rich.
On December 22nd...
… I will be in Dakar for FESMAN 2010. That day, there is a talk by Chinua Achebe, and then a concert by DJ Arafat. What an odd day.
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“Pour faire de grandes choses, il ne faut pas être un si grand génie : il ne...”
– Montesquieu
