Black Perspective

The Black Panther hype is justified; it is absolutely a must-see film

February 22, 2018Mireille Liong

The last time I fell for a hyped movie was in 2009, for Avatar. That movie was absolutely great, but Black Panther is better! Where Avatar paints a complete fantasy...

Nellly Cooman, what good did the VOC do for Suriname?

January 28, 2018Mireille Liong

Let me start by saying that I am a fan of Nelly Cooman. She has been a real trailblazer in the field of running. Whether you are a fan of...

Transracial: About White People Who Want to Be Black

June 18, 2015Mireille Liong

Rachel Dolezal I Feel Black Transracial, a word still unknown in the Dutch language, got a new meaning last week, when the parents of Rachel Dolezal declared, that the local...

Bill Cosby; Accusations, Sexism and Racism

November 23, 2014Mireille Liong

Bil Cosby, the once immensely popular comedian/actor, made famous by the groundbreaking Cosby Show, is silent in all languages. The man who accused his own Black people of failing to...

Dear White People, a Satire of Black Faces in a White Environment

October 22, 2014Mireille Liong

Last Friday, the film Dear White People opened in select cinemas in four major cities in America, including New York. A satirical film by young filmmaker Justin Simien, who has...

#WhyIStayed Domestic Violence

September 10, 2014Mireille Liong

While domestic violence is more often than not swept under the rug when it comes to millionaires, the video of Ray Rice literally knocking out his fiancée Janay Palmer has...

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White Comments by Black People

June 23, 2014Mireille Liong

After a long time again a Social share that is more than worth sharing. Buzz feed in America “flips the script”; you know it from those comments that you as...

Friends and or girlfriends

February 17, 2014Mireille Liong

In a conversation with an American friend, the question came up whether friendships between men and women, platonic relationships, are common where I come from. I think so, but it...

Black Pete is not racism

December 02, 2013Mireille Liong

A good native Dutch friend confirmed this yesterday when I tried to explain why I am working on Kroeshaar.com and why all of this, from frizzy hair issues to Black...

Pieterbaas, Curly Hair and Thanksgiving

November 25, 2013Mireille Liong

Like many others, I watched Quincy Gario on Pauw and Witteman via uitzending gemist with my toes curled. It took me quite some effort not to react to the disgusting...

DSK, pathetic?

May 22, 2011M. Liong

DSK arrested You've probably heard about it, the DSK affair. The papers are full of it. Almost everyone has an opinion about it. Even before the verdict has been given,...

A "crazy" Dutchman and frizzy hair

June 12, 2009Mireille Liong

A Surinamese friend of mine recently told me that he would never again just walk up to a Dutchman to ask for anything. Surprised, I asked, “Why not?” A Surinamese...