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
Feb 29, 2016
Who's Allowed to Tell You That You've Gained Weight?
I gained a couple extra pounds over the last few months, seemingly appearing out of nowhere and for no apparent reason. As a former...
Christine Kix
Jan 21, 2016
Is Female Virginity Over-Valued?
Don’t have sex until you’re married: that pretty much sums up the sex education I received as a prepubescent girl. Meanwhile, the boys...
Christine Kix
Jan 14, 2016
Rethinking the 'American Dream'
Get married, buy a house with a white picket fence, fill it with 2 children, and buy a minivan—this is the “American Dream” and the...
Christine Kix
Jan 5, 2016
I Didn't Wear a Bra to Work for a Week
At age 10, there was nothing I wanted more than to wear a bra. Some girls in my grade had already started wearing training bras, and I...
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...
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