Africa Is Who We Are

Article written by Likeleli M. Monyamane. In school, they did not teach me to have pride in my continent. They never taught me who I was or what being African meant. Growing up I wanted to speak English with a perfect American twang like the actresses on the Bold and...
Confessions of a Former Hair Abuser

Confessions of a Former Hair Abuser

Like almost every other black woman with internet access, I have joined the healthy hair bandwagon. I have always wanted the luscious, long locks that I saw on my classmates’ heads in high school and university, but that I could never have. My own hair is very...