Africa - xoJane http://www.xojane.com/list/africa en Tue, 09 Oct 2012 10:30:00 -0400 <![CDATA[Rooti Dolls Aim To Foster African Pride, End Up A Hit/Miss]]>

Enter the Rooti doll, which also features European and Eastern European models. The African version presents a variety of skin shades and hair types that definitely surpass the options available for, say, a "Just Like You" American Girl Doll.

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/issues/rooti-dolls-aim-to-foster-african-pride-end-up-a-hit-miss http://www.xojane.com/issues/rooti-dolls-aim-to-foster-african-pride-end-up-a-hit-miss Issues Tue, 09 Oct 2012 10:30:00 -0400 Anna Breslaw of Jezebel <![CDATA[Why the Whole "Poor Africa" Thing Isn't Cool]]>

During one rare opportunity to spend the night at a friend’s house, her father said something that stuck with me for years. “You need to eat all your dinner. There are people in Bassey’s family who don’t get anything to eat. Isn’t that right, Bassey?”

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/issues/why-whole-poor-africa-thing-isnt-cool http://www.xojane.com/issues/why-whole-poor-africa-thing-isnt-cool Issues Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:00:21 -0400 Bassey <![CDATA[No, I Don't Plan To Be Murdered While Studying Abroad]]>

The most notable emotion that African travel conjures up for folks in the US seems to be fear. Especially if the traveler is a woman.

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/issues/no-i-dont-plan-be-murdered-while-studying-abroad http://www.xojane.com/issues/no-i-dont-plan-be-murdered-while-studying-abroad Issues Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:00:14 -0500 Emily Chapman