MTV Staying Alive Ignite’s Drama, Shuga. Set in Nairobi, Kenya, Shuga aims at igniting a change in sexual behavior amongst young people, turning previously held norms on their head.

In this episode the fast boys get caught slipping, while Ayira thinks she is playing Felix, meanwhile everything becomes clear with why Virginia has been acting distant. It all goes pear shaped for the fast boys, as Leo Kenneth and Skola wake up regretting the night before, sweating over some bad news. Meanwhile Ayira thinks she is playing new squeeze Felix, but is she the one in control? Or does he have much more to gain from her than she does him? And what about the implications with long term man Ty? We find out the reason behind Virginia’s erratic behavior, she’s been hiding something from Leo.

The suburban swimming club that caused quite a stir last summer by revoking the membership of mostly Black and Hispanic kids in Philadelphia has filed for bankruptcy. This was a club that was bankrupt in so many ways.  Here was a chance to share facilities while generating revenue in the process of helping erase racist perceptions…but the members couldn’t give it a chance!  What the club had to do was change their status from Exclusive to Inclusive and stay in business.

It would  be so easy to join the bandwagon at pointing out how racist these club members are and add to the already existing comments on existing blogs about how racism still exists in America – We have to cut them some slack.  … More

How Not to Write About Africa – by Binyavanga Wainaina – narrated by Djimon Hounsou.

An excellent essay written by Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina for Granta. Director Jesse Dylan worked with Binyavanga and actor Djimon Hounsou to narrate the essay. Also music by Kenyan musician Ayub Ogada.
Binyavanga Wainaina is also featured on the upcoming documentary film “Ni Wakati” (It’s Time).