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Cloak of Invisibility
By Amandla Karungi When I was younger, I was the shy one who always got left out and was never the favourite. Not the crowd favourite, nor the sisters' favourite, not the Aunt's favourite or the Grandmother's favourite. As the second born out of three and then...
Où sont les Loups Dans L’imaginaire Collectif?
Par Christelle Kamanan Femme née dans les années 80, j'ai grandi bercée par des contes de fées, pleins de princesses qui attendent leur prince charmant et se font taper par de méchantes femmes. Tout cela à l'écrit ou encore mieux en image, à travers de célèbres...
Femme Teakisi: Solange U. Demarque
Depuis quelque temps déjà, j'ai l'intention de présenter et de célébrer les femmes Africaines francophones à Teakisi. Bien que je comprenne et sois capable de lire et de parler un tout petit peu de la langue, je n'avais pas la confiance nécessaire pour tenter...
“Female Bosses Are Wicked”
“I don’t want to have a female boss” “Female bosses are wicked.” You have probably heard this said a number of times or even said it yourself. When I was a lot younger and I would say, ignorant, I believed this too, even without having a female boss. You know how...
Wolves
By Brenda Atuhairwe Wolf me or Wolf you? We all have the two wolves within us, we battle daily which one we choose, which one we abide by, which one we feed. So we fight an everyday battle within us, we win with which ever wolf we decide to feed. Do we have a choice...
Tick Tock to Valentine’s Day
By Esther Chawai February is known to be the love month, and the 14th day is usually anticipated being VALENTINE’S DAY or LOVERS DAY as it is fondly called. This day comes with excitement and it’s being symbolized by the heart shape in red colour. It’s usually a...
The Narrative of The African Woman
A lot of the stories told about the African woman do not portray her true self. This is usually because the story is single and comes from people who do not know her, nor care to learn about her. By an African woman I mean, a woman who was born in Africa or whose...
Dear Abuser
By Eunice Tossy Dear Abuser, I don't want what you did to me to happen to your daughter . I don't want your daughter to be abused. I have always wondered what life would be like if I got my justice. If I reported the abuse to the authorities and they took it...
Date Night
By Amandla Karungi She rolled her sheer black thigh length stockings up her legs and wobbled to the full-length mirror tilted across the wall next to their bed. The shirt she was wearing went down to her knees and covered the lacy frill on top of the stockings....