What Would Thembi Do? » Black Girl Adventure http://www.whatwouldthembido.com Pontifications, coonery, quips, blasphemy, miscegenation, freshness, concern for celebrity life, the beauty of blackness, the sorrow of work-life, the curse of brilliance, and sassy stories. [Pop culture criticism, entertainment reviews, and humor writing by Thembi Ford.] Tue, 09 Nov 2010 18:34:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Big, Black, and Nappy in the Persian Gulf Part III: So Do They Have Black People There? http://www.whatwouldthembido.com/2008/09/big-black-and-nappy-in-the-persian-gulf-part-iii-so-do-they-have-black-people-there.html http://www.whatwouldthembido.com/2008/09/big-black-and-nappy-in-the-persian-gulf-part-iii-so-do-they-have-black-people-there.html#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:31:00 +0000 Thembi Ford http://www.whatwouldthembido.com/2008/09/big-black-and-nappy-in-the-persian-gulf-part-iii-so-do-they-have-black-people-there.html
Answer: That would be a yes.

The first thing I noticed about Doha was that black movies and television shows came on all of the time. I’m talking about Jumping Jack Flash, I’m Gonna Git You Sucka (twice in one…

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]]> http://www.whatwouldthembido.com/2008/08/big-black-and-nappy-in-the-persian-gulf-part-ii-gulf-culture.html/feed 8 Big, Black, And Nappy in The Persian Gulf Part I: Addressing Some Myths http://www.whatwouldthembido.com/2008/07/big-black-and-nappy-in-the-persian-gulf-part-i-addressing-some-myths.html http://www.whatwouldthembido.com/2008/07/big-black-and-nappy-in-the-persian-gulf-part-i-addressing-some-myths.html#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Thembi Ford http://www.whatwouldthembido.com/2008/07/big-black-and-nappy-in-the-persian-gulf-part-i-addressing-some-myths.html Just like the post about my trip through Asia last summer, I’ve been putting off this post because I’ve had no idea how to explain all that I learned and saw while spending three weeks in Doha, Qatar. Therefore,…

]]> http://www.whatwouldthembido.com/2008/07/big-black-and-nappy-in-the-persian-gulf-part-i-addressing-some-myths.html/feed 15 I’m Behind Enemy Lines, Dog! http://www.whatwouldthembido.com/2008/05/im-behind-enemy-lines-dog.html http://www.whatwouldthembido.com/2008/05/im-behind-enemy-lines-dog.html#comments Wed, 14 May 2008 21:02:00 +0000 Thembi Ford http://www.whatwouldthembido.com/2008/05/im-behind-enemy-lines-dog.html I was going to come back to the U.S. with this fabulous post about my trip and only then reveal where I’ve been. But after only 24 hours in the Persian Gulf, I have to share something with you all.…

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