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Fat People Do Not Owe You Good Health
I was born fat, a big 4.5kg and was born with a huge appetite. I always blame my mom for my appetite because she fed me ubugali at 4 months. As a toddler, I was […]
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I Don’t Want To Be a Strong Black Woman
By Cynthia Kinyera Every Mother’s day, every Day of the Girl Child, I hear cheers and jubilation for the strong black women of Africa and the diaspora. The strong black woman has become a cultural […]
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Body Neutrality: An Alternative to Body Positivity
By Cynthia Kinyera I recently heard of body neutrality and one of my first thoughts was… why am I just finding out about this now? Most of us have heard of body positivity, which has […]
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Our Environment, Our Heritage
The African people have always shared a deep respect for their environment. Our culture embodied our love affair with our environment and for centuries we co-existed in chaotic harmony with the great gorillas of the […]
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The Rape Epidemic in Africa
By Cynthia Kinyera Sometimes I think, we Africans have a talent of focusing on all the wrong things. We’ve built a society that loves sweeping uncomfortable things under the rug, and actively convincing ourselves that […]
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For Those Who Can Not Tell Their Tales
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 […]
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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 […]
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Fat? Really?
By Stella Damasus “I am pregnant.” These three words are life-changing for everyone involved. It could be good or not so good news but will definitely change lives instantly. All of a sudden, there are […]
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The Silence Pandemic African Women Should Address
There is neither decorum nor honor in silence, I suggest we should know. A whispering voice is better than words never uttered at all. So, having said that, I think it is preposterous to opine […]
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L’amour Est Une Histoire De Sorcellerie
Par Christelle Kamanan Entretien avec Nathalie Tientcheu Aujourd’hui je vous propose d’aller à la rencontre de Nathalie Tientcheu, l’autrice du livre L’amour est une histoire de sorcellerie. À travers un roman dynamique elle nous emmène […]