Stop Bleaching your skin, My African (black) brothers and Sisters

This writer was shocked to learn that there are people of her color who are bleaching themselves so that they can look “white”. These people have been brainwashed to believe that the white skin is superior to their skin and have as a result resorted to crazy ways to “change” their skins. Some are actually using liquid bleach that is normally used for cleaning on their skins to make a change.

A while back Tyra Banks had a show in which she interviewed women who confessed bleaching their skin. One woman stated that her mother used to bleach her and now she was bleaching her three young sons. This woman’s explanation was that light skinned people had it easier even if they were black than dark skinned people in America. It was clear through the program that this is something that the African America community in America believe.

This however is not only an American problem because women from Africa and the Caribbean’s also bleach their skin for a more lighter skin. Men, particularly in the entertainment industry, are also known to bleach their skins to a more lighter shade. It is in fact alleged that VYBZ KARTEL a Jamaican musician recently bleached his face. Was Michael Jacksons’ skin change as a result of bleaching or was it a skin pigmentation problem?

How then do you explain this weird behavior?

The African was colonized and enslaved by the white person. With colonization the African was forced into a culture that brainwashed the African to believe that her culture was inferior. This coupled with the fact that the master was of a different shade of skin psychologically indoctrinated some Africans to believe that it is how they look that is the problem. So them changing their skin color will perhaps make them acceptable and respected by the white person.

The black person in America also suffers from the same inferiority complex since the slave master was also white. There were some black people who were born as a product of the master having illicit sex with the slave. Since they were of a mixed race their skin color would be lighter and consequently, according to black Americans, more favorable to the white master and treated less harshly. This self doubt is so deeply ingrained in many black Americans which also explains why they would try to change their hair to look more like that of the Caucasian.

With black men, their self hatred is exposed in their attraction to the white female. Most successful black men end up marrying white women perhaps to wipe out their blackness or maybe perhaps because they hate their black sisters skin. Or is to prove to themselves that they are worthy since they are marrying from their masters heritage?

This is a confusing phenomena but psychologist have proved that you can program people on how to think. If you keep on repeating the same thing for along time people will come to believe it as truth. The kind of woman paraded by the media as beautiful is always white with certain features that are only common to the Caucasian race. If she is black she is of a lighter complexion with similar features as those of a Caucasian woman. This has continued the brainwashing of the African that they are not good enough hence their bleaching to look beautiful.

Read more: http://socyberty.com/ethnicity/stop-bleaching-your-skins-my-african-black-brothers-and-sisters/#ixzz1F6VYXAYx

Sunguprot, a Kenyan Discovery of Major treatment for HIV

HIV/AIDS is a disease that has caused a lot of havoc and pain to those infected or affected by it. This is because it is a disease that attacks one’s immune system and unless one can afford the cocktail of medicine that helps with the disease most sufferers die a fast and miserable death.

Many die out of fear and the stigma that the disease still carries. The fact that the disease attacks the immune system makes it worse for someone who was already not healthy. These are the ones that succumb to the disease very fast.

There have been many theories about how the disease came into being but this writer believes it was a creation of some twisted human being and now certain communities are more affected than others. Regardless of the genesis of the disease, the disease is with us and continue to cause untold suffering in many communities.

A cure for the disease has eluded the scientific community who have only been able to come up with vacine and medicine to control the symptoms. The only problem is that the medicine can be very expensive and out of reach of most people, particularly those in the developing world. Further this is not a cure but a sure way to ensure that one remains on medication for the rest of one’s life.

Yet this is the mode of treatment encouraged and well like by the pharmaceutical companies for obvious reasons. Things like nutrition and natural herbs are factors to be considered in dealing with HIV yet they are never emphasised.

It was therefore exciting to read that Kenyan Scientist have discovered a herb that has been proven to have antineutron- viral properties. Imbasal (Tylosema Fassoglenis) is a vine grown in the Western part of Kenya which has proved effective in treating HIV/AIDS symptoms. Studies for qualities found in the herb have been done both in Kenya and the USA.

Researchers led by Dr Michael B. Odotte, have developed a food supplement called “Sunguprot” currently under commercial observation at the Kenya Industrial Research Institute. According to Dr Odtte, the product “is a protein based protease inhibitor, meaning that it stops the replication of HIV in the body and has been certified by the Kenya Bureau of Standards as fit for human consumption”.

Read more: http://healthmad.com/conditions-and-diseases/sunguprot-a-kenyan-discovery-of-a-major-treatment-for-hiv/#ixzz1EXdobYLh

Petals of the African Woman, Part 2

As stated in part one of this article, there is an ignorance or misconception of Africa by many based on a biased reporting by the media. To many people all Africans in particular women all fit a particular stereotype.

Africa however has the greatest disparity of looks and cultures. Some have adopted Western cultures while others have retained the traditional cultures with pride. Some are light skinned while others are of a darker shade. In this second part we explore the many faces of the African woman from the various regions with a focus on South, Central and West Africa.

South Africa and Central Africa



The face of a South African woman with traditional cape



South Africa is the region in the Southern part of Africa.

Zulu women in traditional attire

According to the United Nations geographical scheme, the nations considered to be in the Southern part of Africa are the Republic of Southern Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and Swaziland.

 Traditional dancers, Zimbabwe


Read more: http://trifter.com/africa/petals-of-the-african-woman-part-two/#ixzz1EXcwvQMa

Petals of the African Woman, Part 1

Many people when they talk of Africa have a particular perception. Perhaps to most, Africans all come in the same shade and same features. The continent of Africa however has the greatest disparity of looks and cultures.

Some Africans have adopted modern western culture while others have retained the traditional cultures with pride. Some are light skinned while others are dark . Some Africans, particularly those in North Africa refer to themselves as white Africans. They insist they are Africans but of white descent. In this article we explore the many faces, features, dress and beauty of the African woman. The article is divided in regions for better exploration of different cultures and perhaps the features of the African woman.  This first part will consider North and East Africa.

North Africa: The people in this region are more related to the Arabs and consider themselves “white” Africans.

Algerian woman

The United Nations definition of North Africa includes seven countries or territories as follows; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia and Western Sahara.
  a different complexion Algerian woman

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Malindi a Kenyan tourist Destination wher Italian billionares converge

Malindi is one of the towns in the Coastal part of Kenya. It lies about 120 kilometers northeast of the city of Mombassa.

Malindi has been the home of Swahili culture since the 14th century. On the south of the city lies the Gedi ruins, a remnant of a Swahili city believed to have existed between 14th and 17th century.
 Gedi Ruins

Also in the city is the pillar of Vasco Da Gama a Portuguese explorer and trader who is said to have visited the city in 1498 and signed a trading agreement with the city’s authorities.
 Pillar of Vasco Da Gama

Malindi city is a tourist destination and for some reason it attracts Italian some of whom have eventually settled in the city. English and Swahili are the national languages of Kenya, but there is a joke that Italian maybe soon be another national language due to their presence in Malindi.

Read more: http://trifter.com/africa/kenya/malindi-a-kenyan-tourist-destination-where-italian-billionaires-converge/#ixzz1EXadtzdX