Annette Gitahi

May 27

America has a Unique Epidemic of Violence fueled by the Love of Guns

I am sitting 8000 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, there is some report of a school mass shooting in my local news that didn’t happen in my country. Give it to America to give us this kind of breaking news and American politicians to duck responsibility. It quickly dawns…

Uvalde

5 min read

May 23

Conservatives have a lot to say about Roe v. Wade, and very little about Buffalo Racist shooting

A Bible thumping evangelical has a mouthful of prolife defense on Facebook in three words- ‘Abortion is Murder’-but does very little to speak up against killing of innocent black lives by a white supremacist. Nobody I know would want to murder someone, but its the context and the freedom of…

Abortions

5 min read

May 20

Putin has declared war on all of us, and we still think its Ukraine’s war to fight

June 6, would mark 100 days since Russia invaded Ukraine with thousands of men and women killed. A fledgling Ukraine army is still standing and not broken by the battle-hardened and ruthless Russian Army. Thoughts and prayers have just been that, thoughts and prayers. Military and humanitarian aid hasn’t stopped…

Russia

5 min read

Mar 3

Russian Invasion: We Should Condemn Eastern European Racism and the War in Ukraine

Russian Invasion: We Should Condemn Eastern European Racism and the War in Ukraine It’s seven days of war in Ukraine, and am heart-broken and praying for Ukraine. How one country can invade another with missiles and armies in our digital planet still surprises me. However, I have tried to let…

Racial Discrimination

5 min read

Feb 25

How Will Christians Pray for Putin?

How Will Christians Pray for Putin? I get it, it sounds cynical. Should we pray for Putin/Can we pray for Putin. We pray for good people. We should be praying for Ukraine, since Biden/ NATO has his hands tied, can’t move forces to help Ukraine, even if we are officially…

4 min read

Feb 15

Cancel Culture: Remember when the Right wanted to Cancel Hip Hop and Rap Altogether

Cancel Culture: Remember when the Right wanted to Cancel Hip Hop and Rap Altogether I hear a lot of whining and opining among conservatives about how they are being canceled. My first reaction is, Yeah, you started it. May be its a karma thing, you reap what you sow. But…

Rap

3 min read

Feb 8

Being Black and American in Africa

Being Black and American in Africa I don’t know if Black and American should separate. Being African American in Africa means you are in the majority. You quickly blend with the rest of the population. …

African American

4 min read

Feb 2

White Supremacy and White Privilege are Intertwined, Here is How?

White Supremacy and White Privilege are Intertwined, Here is How? The African Context In my native African language, Whites have two distinct names. Muthungu, translated the superior one or the special one, describe a powerful figure with higher status/hierarchy. …

White Privilege

4 min read

Feb 1

Putin Has Security Concerns Too, Huh!

Putin Has Security Concerns Too, Huh! When the bad guy says he’s afraid, what do you do about it? I mean, is he admitting he is vulnerable like the rest of us. This seems to be what Putin is putting across, he’s human after all. What security concerns? Does anyone…

1 min read

Putin Has Security Concerns Too, Huh!

When the bad guy says he’s afraid, what do you do about it? I mean, is he admitting he is vulnerable like the rest of us. This seems to be what Putin is putting across, he’s human after all.

What security concerns? Does anyone…

Jan 27

There’s a possibility of a White Minority in the U.S. Supreme Court?

There’s a possibility of a White Minority in the U.S. Supreme Court? Justice Breyer retiring and Biden announcing his replacement as a black woman has opened up the usual right vs left and more importantly the racial debate in America. Being in the minority, its easy to tell that president…

3 min read