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Luc Olinga

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  • 1 week ago | medium.com | Luc Olinga

    The popular podcaster hosted a debate between a conservative and a libertarian influencer. But he ended up in the hot seat. One major difference between the West and Africa is how adults are perceived. In most African countries, children are expected to extend the same respect they show their parents to all adults. This was certainly the case during my childhood in Fanta Citron, a neighborhood in the Mvog Ada slum in Yaoundé, Cameroon, where I grew up. The power of adults was immense.

  • 1 week ago | medium.com | Luc Olinga

    The president’s escalation of the trade war is confusing some Black men who support him. Auntie Bébé was a “numéro” (a very unique personality), my mother and her siblings would say of their little sister. It was a way for them not only to dismiss whatever she might say, but also to signal that they weren’t surprised by whatever she did.

  • 2 weeks ago | medium.com | Luc Olinga

    Luc Olinga·Follow10 min read·--The world’s richest man lived in the X bubble, surrounded by millions of fans who constantly stroke his ego. Then Wisconsin happened. Photo by Markus Spiske on UnsplashMy mother was proud of her dish. In her family and among all her sisters, she was known as the one who prepared okok the best. Okok is a traditional dish from Cameroon, made from a dark green forest plant called Gnetum africanum.

  • 2 weeks ago | medium.com | Luc Olinga

    Luc Olinga·Follow9 min read·--The world’s richest man and the 47th U.S. President have formed a strong alliance less than three years after publicly feuding. Dorian Bell with his wife. Luc OlingaWhen I was a child, one thing stood out: we children and our mothers did everything, but it was our fathers, their husbands, who got all the credit. In Fanta Citron, a shantytown in Mvog Ada, Yaoundé, Cameroon, where I grew up, men were seen as the kings of the barnyard.

  • 3 weeks ago | medium.com | Luc Olinga

    Luc Olinga·Follow9 min read·--The star podcaster believes that concentration of all powers in the hands of one party is not healthy. Photo by Jon Tyson on UnsplashGrandpa Jean Amougou was my mother’s uncle, but he wasn’t present in our lives — not because he didn’t want to be, but because my mother and her siblings had accused him of practicing black magic without any proof. Their reasoning was that their parents had passed away too young, and they believed he was somehow responsible.

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Luc Olinga
Luc Olinga @lucolinga
10 Apr 25

Elon Musk Discovers He’s Neither Trump Nor Obama https://t.co/5unqokKZIA The world’s richest man lived in the X bubble, surrounded by millions of fans who constantly stroke his ego. Then Wisconsin happened.

Luc Olinga
Luc Olinga @lucolinga
6 Apr 25

My MAGA Black Bros Have Plenty to Say About Trump and Musk https://t.co/f3iFTEvpkq The world’s richest man and the 47th U.S. President have formed a strong alliance less than three years after publicly feuding.

Luc Olinga
Luc Olinga @lucolinga
4 Apr 25

Joe Rogan Has a Warning And a Surprise for Liberals https://t.co/9iQaGHUTY0 The star podcaster believes that concentration of all powers in the hands of one party is not healthy.