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• | How to Write about Africa | Granta 92: The View from Africa | Magazine | Granta Magazine

  Posted: November 11, 2009, 4:42 am by Beve

  Always use the word 'Africa' or 'Darkness' or 'Safari' in your title. Subtitles may include the words 'Zanzibar', 'Masai', 'Zulu', 'Zambezi', 'Congo', 'Nile', 'Big', 'Sky', 'Shadow', 'Drum', 'Sun' or 'Bygone'. Also useful are words such as 'Guerrillas', 'Timeless', 'Primordial' and 'Tribal'. Note that 'People' means Africans who are not black, while 'The People' means black Africans.

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• What will happen to Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe after 'Precious'?

  Posted: November 11, 2009, 4:34 am by Beve

  Hollywood: Same As It Ever WasEven with Oscar buzz and box office success, “Precious” isn’t likely to blow up the careers of its female stars. Black actresses still have a hard row to hoe. Just ask Angela Bassett—and Cicely Tyson. By: Stanley Crouch | Posted: November 9, 2009 at 12:14 PM

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