A piece on politics, soft power, appropriation and braids, and how Africa can better leverage her cultural assets to maximise socio-economic returns. It starts with …
“I’m just not political”
During the height of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) and George Floyd protests, I took a two week hiatus from social media. I had shared …
TERF Tantrums and Faux Feminists
The definition of feminism is largely undisputed: an ideology that advocates for equality between the sexes. But as this statement is broken down, differences in …
two sides of crisis
The room is dark, only voices can be heard. A string tied to my belly, being pulled from both sides. The insides of my stomach …
I don’t care where you went to college
Throughout my upbringing and education, college was always in my future. I grew up in an environment where college was seen not as a luxury, …
A Critique on Bimboism
This piece is part of a collaboration with The Group Chat for Change, the online periodical run entirely by young people. Their work to engage …
This is what makes us girls
organisations offering support to survivors of sexual abuse in the UK [Editors content warning: reference to sexual assault.] According to YouGov statistics, 97% of young …
in twenty-twenty I started writing more letters
When I was 16, my family collectively decided to gift me a box of letters. It was a medium sized round teal box, with golden …
The Growing Pains and Joys of Being
The thing about belonging to a marginalized or minority group is that most of your experiences as a human being seem to be dictated by …
El Amor en los Tiempos del Covid– On Trauma, Loss and Grief
On December 31st 2020 my mother and I set out on a mission to find white roses to decorate for the family New Years Eve …