by Teakisi | Nov 24, 2013 | Love & Sex, Poem
Article is by C.J Npowa Hey it’s me, Can we talk? I’ve been thinking… It’s not that I don’t want to f**k It’s just that I want so much more You feel me. I want to be able to hold you to The promises you made to me back when I want...
by Teakisi | Nov 17, 2013 | Empowerment
Article written by Likeleli M. Monyamane. A few days before Christmas in 1999, I asked my mother to cut my hair so that I could style it in dreadlocks. I will not forget the look on her confused face as she angrily grabbed the scissors and pointed them in my...
by Teakisi | Nov 1, 2013 | Empowerment, Poem
I saw the queen of Afrika Standing upon great Many Meandering hills Of heaps Of heights Too great For rubble I saw the queen of the world Bending down Looking for gold in a dirty collage Of copious pieces Of meaningless scraps Discarded even by the poor I saw the...
by Teakisi | Nov 1, 2013 | Lifestyle
I had seen jeans around, other kids wore them but for some reason I didn’t own a pair, guess I was still content with my red shorts or maybe I just wasn’t bothered. I was 9 or 10 when I got my first pair of jeans from my big sister. I fell in love with...
by Teakisi | Oct 30, 2013 | Education, Empowerment, Lifestyle
The “F” word is really a no-no on some circles these days. Indeed, if you admit to being a feminist in public, chances are you will be laughed at or worse you will receive the harass look. Inversely, if someone accused you of being a feminist, you have gravely been...
