It was a freezing winter morning but it wasn’t the cold or the dimness of winter dawn that scared me. For the first time in my twelve..
Category: Mbong’s Memoirs
A call to Africanity, identity and self-love
So it seems everyone else gets it. My French friends drive french cars, my Japanese colleagues Japanese cars. Trust me, my German acquaintances do the same and my..
The untold stories that spark outrage and why it is never only about race
In my previous blog on racism – ‘Racism Cannot Survive Justice and Humanity’ – I made the point that most blacks don’t fundamentally care about the ideology..
Lebo wasn’t racist
Lebo was my first black South African friend. She was bold, confident, fearless and intelligent. Our friendship was brief, it only lasted through our post graduate honours..
My perfect black world
For a long time I thought I didn’t care about racism but the truth is, I had very little reason to. I was born in Cameroon. At..
Racism can never survive justice and humanity
Let’s cut to the chase with a quick definition of racism. Whichever dictionary you choose to use, racism will generally be defined by as many words, superiority,..
I am Black, don’t dare
Let’s help a brother. What will you use as a more empowering hashtag to counter the racial injustices and abuses against black lives in the USA? As..
The stolen dreams of Africa
This has undeniably been a really grumpy day for me. But I didn’t wake up grumpy, I woke up feeling really excited, reminiscing about my university days…
Letter to dad
Dear Dad, You must have wondered why it has taken so long to write this letter. The truth is, your passing left a deep and crippling..
Mbong’s Memoirs
Professional Mbong is a recognised chartered public relations practitioner with the Public Relations Institute of South Africa (PRISA) and Head of Communication with Greenpeace Africa. She holds..