Blogs & Updates
Black Lives Matter – A Story of The Unprivileged
June, what a month! News has been filled with images of marches worldwide, toppling of statues, discussions on subtle racism…Meanwhile, somewhere in Africa we look on and wonder how movements like Black Lives Matter really mean for us? Perhaps, it’s just me. However,...
For Those Who Can Not Tell Their Tales
By Eunice Tossy I always imagined how my mom would react to me telling her I was being sexually assaulted in our own home. To the extent that when I did, her response was good, but it wasn't what I had expected. She was mad the first night, but later on she handled...
Stop Killing Women
There has been a plethora of hashtags that took turns trending on various social media platforms - #ManAreTrash, #IamNext and so forth, with the intention to stop the madness and frightening numbers of women being killed each day, but the question remains. Are...
Take Ten… With Eunice Tossy
Another Friday, another piece spotlighting the women behind Teakisi. This week we head to the largest East African country that is known for its exotic wildlife, rich culture and ancient cities. Who is ... I'm Eunice Tossy, a 25 year old Tanzanian woman, who is on a...
Is “My Sister’s Keeper” a Half Promise?
By Caroline Numuhire The 2019 International Women’s Day’ theme was Balance for Better. I loved how, as women, we did not focus on the traditional fight against men, but rather on women taking care of themselves, and each other. My intimate, personal experience with...
Prendre Dix Avec Christelle Kamanan
Je n'en ai pas fait depuis longtemps. Je vois cela comme ma petite façon de mettre en lumière les femmes africaines extraordinaires qui croient en moi et en ce que j'essaie de réaliser avec Teakisi. La prochaine étape de notre "Take Ten" est ... Qui êtes-vous ?...
Are White People Ready To Confront Racism?
When you are black or a person of colour in the UK, the United States and in many other countries where white people are the predominant race, you get to know of all the ‘intricacies, contradictions and double standards’ of racism. There is no such thing as being...
My African Hair, My African Soul
By Winnie Kyomuhendo “I am not my hair I am not this skin I am a soul that lives within” India Arie A woman’s hair has often been described as her crown, a symbol of her identity and sometimes a window into her personality. If you wear your hair pony-tailed without a...
The Turmoil That Is Killing Silently
By Stacy Kendi It’s been talked about over and over again but the solution is never found. The reason being, I believe the whole situation is controlled by the mind. Our minds are very powerful and have a huge effect in our overall being. A few weeks ago, as we were...