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5 years

The coconut oil has hardened. Summer is officially over

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6 months

At one point this year I could’ve done this for free, without the lamppost

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7 months

Would you do this for 6 million dollars ?

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5 years

Before excitement, first find out if she’s aware that she’s black too

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5 years

OMG a new black girl has started on my team at work !!!! Yess!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m not the only one anymore 😭😭😭😭

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5 years

I saw this and thought Lloyd’s TSB were moving mad

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5 years

OLD TOWN ROAD FT. BILLY RAY CYRUS, YOUNG THUG, & MASON RAMSEY !!!! 🤠🤠🤠🤠 OUT NOW 🐎⚡️🚨

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2 years

As far as I’m concerned, Rico Nasty is in trouble with Yves Saint Laurent. If it’s breaking news I shouldn’t have to work hard to understand it

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3 years

The most

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7 months

🥰❤️

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@elbarbelle

4 years

In Ghana last week, airport staff took everyone’s temperature before they could pass, forcing antibacterial into everyone’s hands, and making sure any necessary treatments were given right there. Landed back in the UK today. Not one airport health check. Absolutely nothing🙃

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@elbarbelle

3 years

Put Faye in Eastenders. Don’t even bother with a script. Just place here there like that

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@elbarbelle

3 years

Notting Hill Carnival has been cancelled. Guys, live your life now right now. The way things are going tomorrow could even be cancelled. Move mad today

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1 year

When are we gonna discuss how to use the term “mental health”???

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@elbarbelle

6 months

All these work demands when Christmas is just next week?? People have forgotten Santa Claus is coming to town or what??

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@elbarbelle

5 years

You might believe you bring a lot to the table - but that’s only as far as you’re concerned. If the table needs chairs and you bring 10000 plates, true - you’ve brought a lot to the table, but you didn’t bring what was actually needed

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3 years

In loving memory of outside 😌

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@elbarbelle

3 years

I don’t want any part in this crippling fear of a relationship ending that is stopping many of you from loving. If I feel to shout about my person then I will shout. And if it ends, it ends. Life is a series of constant beginnings and endings, you can’t shame me for living mine

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4 years

WHEN I LOOK INTO YOUR EYES ALL I SEE IS YOUR WAIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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1 year

Honestly. And people who acc use the lifts?? Utter filth. I personally bring my own ladder and climb to my room

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@elbarbelle

3 years

Kmt honestly at this rate when I get out it’s not even gonna be to do cute clink clink anymore. The way I’m gonna do CHEERS so hard the glass is gonna shatter everywhere

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2 years

Btw it is a normal reaction for someone to laugh at someone’s disrespectful joke at them *at first*, often out of shock/embarrassment, but then deep the violation and react to that Some of you even tweet about how you think back & realise violations you should’ve banged out for

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3 years

There you have it guys, Wizkid day 1. What a wonder. Can you imagine what it will be like on Wednesday for the big finale? No need to imagine. Selling 1x level 1 premium ticket. DM me. Don’t dull. Hehe

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@elbarbelle

3 years

He can address the nation as many times as he wants. But he can no longer address me.

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3 years

You guys’ Afronation tickets will have to be passed down from generation to generation at this rate. I hope one day one of your descendants gets to experience it at last

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@elbarbelle

3 years

I hate conversations about men lol. I don’t hate men, just hate all the energy we put into discussing them. They don’t fret like this over us you know. I think we should be more selfish like them ❤️

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@elbarbelle

5 years

That blank stare in response to a warm welcome is so disappointing. Why do black people often disassociate from other black people in the workplace? Do we feel threatened by our own?

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@elbarbelle

4 years

I’ve unfollowed bare female empowerment IG pages that centre their posts on making money. Too often it seems like the only response women can have in proving themselves as empowered is to become the breadwinners. Money is nice but equating your power to your paycheck is a bit 🥴

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4 years

Bout to jump in the work Zoom call like this wish me luck

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@elbarbelle

5 years

WHY DOES IT MEAN SO MUCH TO YOU LOT FOR MEN TO VALIDATE YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

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5 years

I need to go to SA cos when I dance like this here people ask me what I’m doing. You Brits don’t understand the sauce

ntondo kamamakhe 🤍🕊

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5 years

YHO HAYI ISUKILE 😭😭🔥🔥

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3 years

In an African household you can’t be sick and caught laughing you know. Hei god you’ll be called an imposter

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@elbarbelle

2 years

It’s so important to me to have a core group that prioritises collective enjoyment through life. Things like BBQs, activities, holidays etc cos community & fun is easily lost with age & responsibility. The older you get, the more intentional you have to be about making it happen

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@elbarbelle

2 years

My mum got stopped at Kotoka airport and asked the attendant why they’re stopping her, they said ‘please madam, it’s a random check’ My mum said ‘look at my face. DOES IT LOOK RANDOM TO YOU?!’ And left 😂😂😭😭😂😭

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@elbarbelle

4 years

Just found out the Pure Gym PT who named that workout 12 years a slave because 'slavery was hard and so is the workout' is Black. Lol

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3 years

I feel like we’re at that age where before our very eyes we’re watching our girls become the very aunties they swore they’d never be, and the guys are transitioning into those perilous LA Lounge uncles

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8 months

Having stuff to look forward to is the KEY to LIFE

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3 years

Offensively sexy when we step out. Provocatively peng. Ok?

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4 years

Yes because we want balanced living. Some of you keep beds in the living room, plates in the bedroom, random pens and calculator will be in the kitchen, and you can’t understand why you’re having nightmares every night. You are living in chaos

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4 years

I’ve deeped women rarely have a TV in their room

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4 years

Who remembers these? Undefeated snack

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2 years

This is the most unhappy I’ve been in a long time man. Praying for one genuinely happy day. I’m actually down and desperate for peace today, my well has run dry.

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@elbarbelle

1 year

Yes. My apologies aren’t always cos I did something ‘wrong’, cos we can always find 100 reasons why we think we are ‘right’. Wrong is subjective. Generally I apologise because my behaviour hurt someone. That, to me, is worth being sorry about because I don’t want to hurt people.

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@datbitchbeaast

1 year

Do y’all apologize even if you don’t feel like you did anything wrong?

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4 years

I'm Ghanaian; I like peace. I do not take kindly to stress

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@elbarbelle

6 months

Too many people are hearing me on this looool I hope we’re all ok!

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6 years

IF. YOU. START. GOING. TO. THE. GYM. NOW... You could lose an average of 2-3 pounds a week, that’s about 1kg average per week, that’s 4kg a month.. THAT’S 28KG BY SUMMER. TWENTY EIGHT. YO

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1 year

The clocks went forward for what then? So that we can have more sunlight to look at all this rain?

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4 years

This strong black woman narrative has been killing many of us in different ways, believe me. Even from our own people. Black women are not generally associated with tender loving care, if any care at all really.

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@elbarbelle

2 years

Rico Rico Rico ysl ysl ysl Why won’t I jump to my own conclusion? Come on

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5 years

How Ghanaians bring phone conversations to a close: “Yoooooooooooo. Yoooo, yooo.”

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4 years

We've reached BBC News? oh my god. we are really showing our arses with this one. that is all i have to say. BBC News - Dark-skinned girls, 'love yourself for who you are'

Dark-skinned girls, 'love yourself for who you are'

As some UK influencers apologise for "colourist" tweets, two women explain how it feels to be judged for being dark-skinned.

www.bbc.co.uk

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2 years

I want more people to ask themselves more often when they’re out, ‘what am I doing here?’ and happily leave when their answer isn’t good enough for themselves

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4 years

I dunno who in the UK needs to hear this but put water in the freezer right now

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1 year

I want everything 25+. The motive? 25+. The temperature? 25+. How many cocktails for me and my friends? 25++++++++++++

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2 years

This is why I got up and went to Afronation alone last minute you know lol. Met some girls at the airport, 10 of us shared a buff villa on the seafront, can’t believe I did it but I’m glad I did. When I have kids they will hear stooorieeees from me

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2 years

When it comes to enjoyment, I don’t have time to wait on people. I just book and worry about everything else later 😂

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2 years

The people proud of themselves for knowing what RICO and YSL are have found my tweet. Fun’s over guys x we had a good laugh, thank you all!

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5 years

KISS HER TOMMY!!! Ya askin ferrit!!!! YA DYYYYYYIN FERRIT!!!!!!!!

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6 years

Guys, I’m telling you now. If you start training now, come summer you will be absolutely laughing. Like, it’s not even funny. But your body will be SO set, you’ll be laughing anyhow. Anyway, El Barbelle told ya.

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6 years

Just cracked an egg lightly on the kitchen counter and it broke open everywhere. And y’know what? I’m glad it did. That’s not the sort of egg I want to eat. Weakling

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5 years

My 4c hair got to 20 inches long a couple years ago. I don’t have soft, curly hair. In fact, I barely have a curl pattern. Hairdressers have always dreaded treating it! Maybe one day when I’m done with this wig life, I’ll go back to making natural hair products and blogging?

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7 months

It’s Alex into aLess that gets me

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7 months

Ghanaians turning Charles into “ chas” will forever geek me

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2 years

@FerreroRS @TfL They’re tryna sell you your own belongings????? London is getting out of hand

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3 years

GUYS Debenhams are doing a HUGE closing down sale! I’m in the shop now and the makeup has been ransacked by their white customers, so there’s just darker tones left 😭🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 I just bought some Elizabeth Arden, should’ve cost me £60, I paid £17 😭🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

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1 year

Ready to confess that I am vehemently against brioche burger buns and this takeover has to stop.

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1 year

Recruiters on Indeed will see that you’ve specified you want a fully remote engineering role but will still reach out with hey! We think you’d be a great match for this in house zookeeper position

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1 year

The older I get, the more I dislike lateness. From both myself and others

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3 years

Bruv. We gotta just walk around fully bleeding in pain while going a bit mad, but crack on as if nothing is happening. We’re in disarray for like a week beforehand too. Why is this normal lol it’s a horrible thing to have to get used to

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3 years

Dawg periods really sound horrible. Y’all really deserve all the chocolate and gifts y’all want

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7 months

FYI I know it looks like a radiant cut above but for those who want to know, it’s actually an elongated cushion cut! The edges on a radiant cut were too harsh for me 🥹

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2 years

🎈🥳 Doin it like it’s ma bdayyyy BECAUSE IT IS!!!! 🥳🎈

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3 years

For the love of Ghana. 🇬🇭

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4 years

It’s so hot my candle is MELTING

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4 years

Don’t forget to learn how your friends receive love too, so that you can love them well and strengthen your bonds. When done vice versa, life be much sweeter. Don’t be passive. Invest in your friendships.

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3 years

Their staff are better than me lol. I’m not arguing. Take your papa, I wish you and your multivitamins all the best

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1 year

If there’s anything you should know about me it’s that I hhhaaattteeee cliquey behaviour and I avoid people who indulge it. Anything that makes people feel unwelcome/excluded is a big no from me.

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@elbarbelle

4 years

Countdown to clink clink 🥂

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@elbarbelle

5 years

Last time a guy didn’t take my no for an answer, he grabbed my arm so I grabbed him back harder and told him I’m about to get very violent. He left me alone. Weren’t expecting that were ya, ya fuckin fella

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4 years

Seeing black men and women loudly & proudly in love >>>>>>>>>

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3 years

GUYS. Partying in Ghana is actually no joke. We left the house at about 11 last night and got back at 7am this morning loooooool My insta story rn yeah 😂 littest night of my LIFE. Amazing people around. And we go again and againnn

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4 years

It’s no wonder Ghana are closing their borders now. They knows what other countries aren’t doing to prevent the virus and they are not on it at all

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11 months

That girl who gave some guy £20k has confessed several times to the world that she is a fool for it. She’s now asking for less gaslighting and more guidance, and some of you are like nah, we’re gonna focus on how much of a fool you are actually. ..Bit weird don’t you think

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2 years

@raydebss @Fourens__ Looooool you’re good! I didn’t cos I was being stubborn, I refused to work for the info

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1 year

Finished strong 🎈

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@elbarbelle

1 year

Birthday week 🥰

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1 year

Not if you have the right amount. But if you overdose you will quickly learn what it’s like to be Harry Potter

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4 years

As a Ghanaian, if I have a son, there is no way I'm going to sit there and name him Michael. Enough is enough

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7 months

I really enjoyed the whole process of designing and making each of my bridesmaids’ proposals from scratch because I really wanted each of my girls to feel that they’re worth the effort. I even made their boxes light up cos they really do light up my life 😂❤️

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6 months

@real_amos Loool if you don’t laugh, you’ll acc cry

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5 years

So last night was pretty cool. Watched a robot nay nay to OT BOP. Can tick that off the bucket list now

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1 year

I need God to do something really really good for me really really soon

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3 years

Today I’m on the lookout to see if the neighbours have people over. I’m fully cool with it if they do. I’m just gonna take pictures and videos as evidence against them so I can throw my own party. Snitch on me, snitch on yourself x

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5 years

4c length checkkk My hair is now longer than some of my wigs.. but I’m definitely due a trim

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11 months

This fox seems dangerous, but not in the feral sense as a wild animal. I mean this fox strikes me as a compulsive liar

Science girl

@gunsnrosesgirl3

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The distinctive appearance of the Tibetan fox

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3 years

Quit living with such certainty about tomorrow. Do it now. Tell them now. Love now. Live now. Let the sting of certain death ahead affect you more than whatever you can make of this life right now. You think you have tomorrow, but you don’t. In fact you just got lucky with today.

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@elbarbelle

4 years

🇬🇧: Goodbye 🇬🇭: YYYOOOOOOOO YOOOO YO YOOOOOOO YO BABAIIIIIIIIIII

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4 years

🇬🇧: Oh no 🇬🇭: OH HO

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5 years

What’s wrong with you lot? You won’t tell the person you’re dealing with that they’re looking fire because you don’t wanna gas them?? Oya GAS your LOVER. What is wrong with you???????? Your insecurities are killing your relationships man

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3 years

Last night I had my first and last edible. NEVER will I dance with death like that again omg

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5 years

Maura is what Amber was trying to be. You see that strong eye contact? Posture? Social dominance? Amber had to tell you what she is. Maura just shows you #LoveIsland

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@elbarbelle

3 years

The Uber/Bolt drivers in Ghana are really something else. They’ll accept the ride and just vibe around. This driver was 7 minutes away, next thing I know he’s 70 minutes away driving towards Nigeria

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@elbarbelle

4 years

i really do feel some way about presenting black issues before the eyes of white people with regards to colourism. it's bad enough that we have issues with racism from them towards us, now we're even revealing to them that we feel the same way about ourselves oh my god man.

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4 years

"Should I wait until.." who told you what you're waiting for is also waiting for you? Better live now baby

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2 years

They tried to stop her, she cussed them off in Twi all the way to the gate and flew off 😭 this woman

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@elbarbelle

5 years

@Feliciaaa_O LOL wise!! Let me know how it goes. I’d like to actually know if this is a thing. Black guys always give eachother ‘the nod’.. but I don’t feel we naturally got eachother like that in the workplace

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@elbarbelle

5 years

Tbh if Afronation Portugal is like this then Afronation Ghana will be out of this world, cos we Ghanaians pretty much just live to have fun

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1 year

I stopped getting fomo when my priority stopped being where everyone else is, and started being where I really want to be. Sometimes I want that shared experience, but sometimes I know I’m actually better without.

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