Sticks and stones can break bones – words can break much more

The ‘shorthand’ labels placed on places and events have enormous power to establish stereotypes that can last forever. Africa has suffered from such negative labels for centuries. Time to put a stop to it. I love(d) Bridget Jones, the fictional heroine of the hugely successful British film series that started 20 years ago – Bridget […] The post Sticks and stones can break bones – words can break much more appeared first on New African Magazine.