Writing About the Forgotten Black Women of the Italo-Ethiopian War

We walked up the leafy stairway up into their sun-filled home and were greeted by their children Bella and Jordan. This was the first time I had met Tigisti or Tee, the stunning powerhouse of the family. We sat down and started chatting about life, kids, culture and of course FOOD. A little background: many Ethiopians and Eritreans identify as being Habesha- a common term used to refer mainly to the culturally Ethiosemitic-speaking people inhabiting the highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea.

One could make the fatal mistake of confusing someone from Eritrea as being from Ethiopia- they share many of the same foods, customs, religious practices and historical roots however there is some serious history between the two- first a civil war starting in which resulted in with the two separate countries of Ethiopia and Eritrea, and then a war from that officially ended in between the two countries.

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I received a call from a good friend of mine earlier this week. He called me because he wanted to get together and talk. He was extremely frustrated with his. He asked me why African governments seems to always hire white lobbying firms to represent them in the U. Having done a lot of work in African countries for various presidents, I have often wondered the same thing. So, I began calling other friends with various levels of knowledge and familiarity with Africa.

One thing I have learned and noticed during my many trips to Africa is a lot of these attitudes are taught to Africans.