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		<title>The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Doctors took her cells without asking. Those cells never died. They launched a medical revolution and a multi-million dollar industry. More than 20 years later, her children found out. Their lives would never be the same.&#8221; A recent post at Black Looks reminded me of a fascinating story I came across in one of my [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mywretchedconsciousness.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4357524&amp;post=1557&amp;subd=mywretchedconsciousness&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wanuri Kahiu</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:49:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have read my blog before then you must know that I love to highlight visionary African women. Visionary Kenyan women are even more exciting to feature. Wanuri Kahiu definitely falls into this category. As an accomplished film maker and the director of Pumzi, Kenya&#8217;s first science-fiction film, she is setting the cinema scene [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mywretchedconsciousness.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4357524&amp;post=1511&amp;subd=mywretchedconsciousness&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Nneka</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:13:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the spirit of re-acquainting myself with the blogosphere in 2010 (it&#8217;s been a while) &#8230; I introduce Nneka, one of my absolute favorite discoveries of 2009! Born Nneka Egbuna in Warri, the capital city of Delta State, Nigeria, she is a 28 year old Afro-German, &#8220;musician-activist&#8221; who&#8217;s spent her life living between Nigeria and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mywretchedconsciousness.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4357524&amp;post=1282&amp;subd=mywretchedconsciousness&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Face to Face with Chimamanda</title>
		<link>http://mywretchedconsciousness.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/face-to-face-with-chimamanda/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:42:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>misswretched</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two weeks ago, I had the pleasure of spending an hour with acclaimed Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie while she was in Melbourne. She was en route from the 2009 Sydney Writer&#8217;s Festival where she gave the opening address. I was absolutely thrilled to attend a free book-reading event she was hosting to promote her [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mywretchedconsciousness.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4357524&amp;post=1294&amp;subd=mywretchedconsciousness&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>No Sex Please</title>
		<link>http://mywretchedconsciousness.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/no-sex-please/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 15:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been trying to summarise my thoughts on the recent political sex strike in Kenya ever since it began. On April 29th, a consortium of women&#8217;s groups, led by the Women&#8217;s Development Organisation launched a 7 day sex ban to protest poor leadership, chaos and disunity in the government. As the BBC reported, the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mywretchedconsciousness.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4357524&amp;post=1180&amp;subd=mywretchedconsciousness&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The New Rape</title>
		<link>http://mywretchedconsciousness.wordpress.com/2009/04/16/the-new-rape/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Corrective&#8221; rape: the use of sexual assault to &#8220;cure&#8221; lesbians in South Africa. This is the latest wave of gender-based violence and human rights violations against a particularly marginalized group of women on the continent. According to Kerry Frizzelle (The Guardian), it is also an example of &#8220;double-discrimination&#8221; against women who also happen to be lesbian, as well as an event [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mywretchedconsciousness.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4357524&amp;post=1144&amp;subd=mywretchedconsciousness&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gurrumul</title>
		<link>http://mywretchedconsciousness.wordpress.com/2009/04/09/gurrumul/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:16:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was perhaps total serendipity that I walked into a cafe earlier this week and came across a poster for an upcoming concert by amazing artist Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu. Gurrumul is by far my favorite Aboriginal musician and one of Australia&#8216;s most talented singers. According to the Sydney Morning Herald,&#8220;listen to Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu and you will  instantly surrender to the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mywretchedconsciousness.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4357524&amp;post=1110&amp;subd=mywretchedconsciousness&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wangechi Mutu</title>
		<link>http://mywretchedconsciousness.wordpress.com/2009/04/04/wangechi-mutu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 11:11:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I was introduced to the inspirational work of Wangechi Mutu, an artist after my own heart. Kenyan-born Wangechi Mutu has trained as both a sculptor and anthropologist. Her work explores the contradictions of female and cultural identity and makes reference to colonial history, contemporary African politics and the international fashion industry. Drawing from the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mywretchedconsciousness.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4357524&amp;post=1082&amp;subd=mywretchedconsciousness&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Visualizing Colonization</title>
		<link>http://mywretchedconsciousness.wordpress.com/2009/04/02/visualizing-colonization/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:33:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My good friend Jepchumba recently posted an entry titled &#8220;Visualizing Colonization&#8221; on her site African Digital Art. She shares a short animation from an Amnesty International advertising campaign which she describes as a &#8220;moving illustration [that] portrays the darkest moments of modern history.&#8221; It is a powerful video and I would encourage you to visit her at Jepchumba [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mywretchedconsciousness.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4357524&amp;post=1068&amp;subd=mywretchedconsciousness&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>But Africa IS a Country</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently came across this brilliant essay by Binyavanga Wainaina (first published in 2005): &#8220;How (not) to write about Africa&#8221; Wainaina, a Kenyan writer, exposes the stereotypes and cliches used by non-Africans when writing about Africa. The entire article is a must-read, but here is an excerpt: Among your characters you must always include The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mywretchedconsciousness.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4357524&amp;post=967&amp;subd=mywretchedconsciousness&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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