Kobina Wright
Wright has written for publications such as LACMA Magazine, The Daily Titan, and CYH Magazine. In 2004 she wrote her third volume of poetry titled, "Say It! Say Gen-o-cide!!" − dedicated to the Rwandan Genocide of 1994. In 2003 Wright created the Hodaoa-Anibo language and in 2004 published the first edition Hodaoa-Anibo Dictionary.
Articles by Kobina Wright
March 11, 2010
What if the unemployed thought outside their resumes and cover letters. The unemployment rate is high, but it doesn´t really have to be that way.
December 30, 2008
In his speech broadcasted on national radio, Yusuf said, "When I took power I pledged three things. If I was unable to fulfill my duty I will resign.
December 16, 2008
Brother of Zaidi, Dargham, has told news agencies that Zaidi suffers from a broken arm, broken ribs and internal bleeding. However, a spokesperson for the Iraqi military says the allegations are false and that Zaidi is in good health.
December 11, 2008
If this isn´t enough to get you, at least, thinking about your television usage and the world you live in, then I´m afraid you might already be brain dead. I´m so sorry.
December 03, 2008
What will the iconic photograph of our recession be? It most likely won´t be a migrant working mother and her two young children. Could it be another picket line? Or a home with a foreclosure sign on the lawn? Maybe even a long line at the unemployment office next to a retail store advertising a "going out of business" sale.
November 25, 2008
Poor Thanksgiving. Oh yeah we still celebrate it, and look to it for our annual feast, but Christmas is getting out of hand. Becoming obnoxious even, as it steps on a handful of holidays before it so that it could be seen and celebrated the longest.
November 12, 2008
For the path month or so, I´ve had language on my mind… particularly since I´ve decided to learn Dutch. Dutch? Yeah, Dutch! Have I been neglecting the Hodaoa-Anibo language, the one I created in dedication to my ancestors? No, not in the least – just ask my MySpace friends.
October 23, 2008
Earlier this year I wrote an article of quotes on "change" and posted it to Associated Content and just recently, after reviewing the article again, I thought it was a great idea, especially after becoming inspired upon hearing one of Obama´s speeches, and the product that came from Will.I. A...
September 09, 2008
For those who are uncertain, this presidential election is not men vs. women. Oh sure it would be nice to have a woman president, but the RIGHT one is what we´re aiming for…just like we´re looking for the RIGHT man. It´s the RIGHT person who should get the job. Can we all agree on this?
I have noticed that now that Sarah Palin is on the Republican ticket that many people have popped their heads up and cried foul against media bias and sexism against her.
August 28, 2008
For many, August has been a whirlwind of a month…it´s own journey within a summer journey all by it´s little ol´ holiday-less self. Of course I didn´t count, Discovery Day; Picnic Day, or Liberation Day. Every month, without us even realizing it, we learn so many new, important and not so important things, and in honor of our informal, mental and spiritual education, this post is dedicated to reviewing 5 things we learned in August.
August 18, 2008
According to Amnesty International, students, lawyers and journalists are among the 150 or so people who remain unaccounted for after a rebel attack back in May near the capital of Khartoum. Amnesty International´s deputy director for Africa, Tawanda Hondora, is calling Sudan´s special "anti-terror" courts a "travesty of justice", after eight alleged Darfur rebels were sentenced to die.
July 09, 2008
Paula, another single mother of one, decided that after two weeks with her newborn son, she needed a break and dropped him off with her mother for weeks at a time. I´m not a doctor, but I couldn´t help but think at first that it may have been a bit of baby blues that led her to do such a thing. Surly I remember a time shortly after my own child´s birth when I sat quietly on the floor in front of her crib and cried because she was crying, and after having changed and fed her, didn´t know what else to do. My situation wasn´t quite like Paula´s.
July 02, 2008
Last night I took my daughter to see the movie 21 at the theater in the mall because, well frankly, I´m saving to buy a house so right now I´m super cheap. On Tuesdays, movies are only $1.00 and with the cost of regular movie tickets prices right now, this cheap theater and Netflix are my new best friends.
If you´ve seen the movie, you´ll know the movie is about a young MIT genius who just turns 21 and is aspiring to go to Harvard Medical School (which he can´t afford) as he is introduced by one of his professors to the dark and lucrative world of...
June 25, 2008
Something struck me when I opened the cases of two brand new CDs I had ordered at the same time from Amazon. One was a soul music CD and the other was Céu. I recognized right away that Céu´s self titled CD packaging was exactly like that of Bebel Gilberto´s Momento in that it was mostly paper with the only plastic, being the mold where the actual disc fit into; while my soul music had the regular jewel case.
June 18, 2008
You should be very upset for the Mid-westerners whose businesses, farmland and homes have been devastated by the great flood of the Mississippi river and the broken levee in Illinois. And you should count your lucky stars that you don´t have to depend upon the government to feed you and find shelter for you as you helplessly watch your dreams and all of your steady-focused hard work get washed down this unsympathetic river.
June 16, 2008
What I found out today though, is that, three months ago, a study published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives found that sunscreens that use certain chemicals like benzophenone, cinnamate and preservatives called parabens, triggers viral infections in coral, causing them to bleach and die.
May 28, 2008
Nine times out of 10, our sacrifice is never going to be enough, and most of our children won´t be able to fully appreciate what we do for them and give up for them until they are somewhere in their 30´s. That´s okay. It´s just a good thing that they arrive there at all.
April 08, 2008
A few months ago, while attending a book club meeting some of the women in my family organized, I was pulled into an in-depth discussion about the title, "single mother."
March 25, 2008
According to Nico, because of the liquidity of drug trade, as most of the money goes to the US Stock Exchange, if all drug production were to cease, the US economy would collapse.
March 24, 2008
No, of course I would not be so crass as to blurt out
the names of my ex's or the names of single mothers
who's mistakes I boldly point out. That would make me
a jerk, and no one would want to be associated with me
because they'd be afraid of being blasted in my next
book.
March 21, 2008
His words may be sweet and his smile may be mesmerizing, but it´s important for you, the single mother, to know where his head is. Even more importantly, during your investigation, it´s important to know where your head is.
February 01, 2008
Not only am I calling upon myself to take a higher, more evolved road to stiff-arm barrage of mental junk food through the media vending machines, but I´m calling upon every last American citizen (and illegal alien) to do the same and ban any sugary decaying newsy gossip about Britney Spears from our eyes, ears and minds for the next eight months.
January 15, 2008
To give Hodaoa-Saturdays a much needed family oriented spin, thinking about my own daughter and children I´ve taught in the past, I´ve come up with three activities you and your child or children can do to participate in Hodaoa Saturdays for the next eight months and beyond.
December 17, 2007
That Jack Frost chill is in the air. Just take a trip down town and see it decorated in festive holiday white lights and poinsettias cluster in store front windows. Of course you've known since before Thanksgiving that it's the most wonderful - commercial - spiritual - manipulative - confusing - giv...
November 21, 2007
If you ever find yourself hopelessly trapped in the vortex of MySpace, mercilessly killing time by bravely exploring many of the infinite rabbit holes it has to offer, you may find my page there (or shall I say, a couple of them) and if you have been added as my friend, you, no doubt, will find dail...
November 13, 2007
Oh what a great big lead-heavy funk I find myself in sometimes! You can relate I’m sure – sitting at your work desk, daydreaming of freedom and trying to come up with a new shade of blue to describe the cloudless sky; fantasizing about doing cartwheels in the company lawn. However, a thin sheet of...
October 27, 2007
Of the 17 fires since Saturday, ten of them are still burning out of control, including Orange County’s Santiago fire that has been determined to be caused by arson. Yesterday, the Orange County California Fire Authority reported that there was a $150,000 reward for information leading to the arres...
October 25, 2007
With all of the news coverage of the 15 fires including the one that is currently blazing in my area, my curiosity finally got the best of me last night. After work I waited until the afternoon traffic died down; packed up my daughter and headed for the Santiago Canyon fire, to get a first hand loo...
October 24, 2007
“Mom! Mom! Look! A postcard!” That’s how my daughter described the high early morning sun that was the color it usually is when it is setting. Light blue patches peeked from behind yellowish brown haze in South Orange County near the Santiago wildfire.
Though most of the media coverage is f...
October 24, 2007
Last week I caught up with co-founder of Aspects Publishing and author of the novel "He Said She Said," Dennis L. Reed. What I thought would be a quick interview turned out to be far from routine and far from anything I expected, however, I'm very glad that it was one that I didn't miss.
Reed is...
October 23, 2007
The sky here in Southern California is a yellowish brown and the wind had been whipping trees and residents around at speeds of up to 90 miles per hour at times, but mostly averaging 35-45. While my attention and television set had been focused on Malibu, Aqua Dolce and other fires north of Orange ...
October 19, 2007
For the past five years I have maintained my weight at 98 pounds and if I’m a little too stressed, I’ll jump down a few pounds to 95. Previously, I stayed between 100 and 110 pounds, and once, when I was almost pulling my hair out, I dropped down to 90. I’m 5’3” and I am not anorexic.
I live in...
October 11, 2007
Dramatic Pause Publishing is officially calling October 13th, “Hodaoa Saturday.” By the way, Hodaoa is pronounced, shah-DOE-ah. This weekend begins a continuous launch to educate and promote the Hodaoa-Anibo language, as every second Saturday of every month for the next 12 months will also be deeme...