Culture
Date Night
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 […]
Culture
Culture
The Boss’ Daughter
She walked through the front door of our office strutting in as if it was her own. “I hope your sister is not coming too,” I said to her in greeting. “How many of you […]
Culture
Check Your Privilege
What is privilege? You might have heard about white privilege. Why are people talking about white privilege? If you follow anything to do with contemporary American politics, you will have heard that African American people […]
Culture
Beatrace Angut Oola, Propose Une Autre Image de L’Afrique en Allemagne.
Beatrace Angut Oola fait partie des pionnières de la diversification de la mode en Allemagne. Elle est aussi la fondatrice de la plateforme de mode et de style dédiée à l’Afrique: Fashion Africa Now. J’ai […]
Culture
A Son to Calm My Nerves
I stood in the kitchen, preparing supper, stirring something on the cooker, a dropped spoon in the sink and back to the cooker and as my mind came back to the same thought over and […]
Culture
We Are Turning One!
It has been almost one year since I gave birth, and I remember many firsts I have experienced since then. I can say for certain that the biggest change has been clarity in my priorities. […]
Culture
When They See Us
My son came home with a letter from school, for a family day event that was supposed to take place in his classroom. Unfortunately, neither my husband nor I could attend because we had to […]
Culture
The Issue With Pink
Pink. What first comes to mind when you think about that colour? Femininity, delicateness, romance? Growing up, I didn’t like pink. I never had anything against the sight of the colour itself, but only what […]
Culture
The Unaddressed Pressure from the Society that All Women Face
I was at church one time, when a guy said, “you will find some women over confident which affects their lives negatively, women SHOULD be shy, and less confident, Women that go to the US […]
Culture
Qualified Beauty
Once again, Queen Bey drops a number that does not just turn ears, but hearts too. And it comes at an opportune time for me. Of late, I realised discrimination was far more complicated than […]