Christine Kix
Is Giving an Engagement Ring Equivalent to Paying Bride Price?
A few months ago, I wrote an article about the bridewealth custom (also known as bride-price) practiced in many Sub-Saharan African...
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Christine Kix
Dec 10, 2015
Why Some African Cultures Need to Let Go of the Bridewealth Custom
As a Black girl growing up in Sub-Saharan Africa, I never questioned the merits of the long-standing bridewealth custom (locally referred...
Christine Kix
Oct 30, 2015
Confessions of a Single Bridesmaid: What I Was Really Thinking on Her Wedding Day
When I got the call from my former college roommate asking me to be a bridesmaid in her wedding, I was beside myself with happiness:...
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