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SARAFINA (The Weaker Sex)
“Sarafinaaaa! Don’t break our bed! Sarafinaaa! Leave our bed alone. Sarafina, you are going to pay for our bed!” squealed the mid-wife. I was gnashing my teeth in the opposite room as I imagined Sarafina […]
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The End of a Journey
Sometimes we can tell it’s over. Sometimes we can’t. When it comes to natural hair, one YouTuber, Ijeoma Kola, who formerly went by the name Klassy Kinks posted a vlog where she said her natural […]
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Friends Of The Dead
During my father’s funeral, the chief insisted on giving a short speech, but after he had had something to eat. So after eating, the chief came back to the gathering, tummy full and started his […]
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Re-Igniting The Mother-Daughter Bond
As ages come and go, it brings along a new age and takes away the old age. This has been the case now, since the rise of the digital era, the old traditional ways have […]
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Being Powerful Is A State Of Mind
By Naide Obiang This morning, like few of them lately, is full of uncertainties. But, for philosopher Bob Proctor, “each day holds something good for us. We just have to find it.” The secret is, […]
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Il M’a Vraiment Laissé
By Naide Obiang « Pat s’est marié le week-end dernier. Tu savais ? » La nouvelle arriva enfin. J’ai rapidement conclu la conversation et me suis assise au coin du canapé ; offusquée et désorientée dans l’espace qui […]
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L’Africaine à l’Occident Face aux Attentes d’un Monde Hypocrite
By Naide Obiang Elle ouvre les yeux à… Un monde qui cherche toujours à la manipuler, comme un pion à un jeu de Ludo. Une société qui insiste à vouloir l’immortaliser en statue de plaisir. […]
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Don’t Put Us In The Same Box
Women don’t have to like each other Women don’t share the same privileges Women don’t share the same ideologies Women don’t want the same things Our struggles are wired differently And we deserve to express […]
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A Tribute To My Secondary School Life
There was no air Every time we rose above the tide They shoved us back into the dark water They shook, shook, shook And tightened the lid The rules The regulations The law Wearing ankle […]
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To Would-be Bridemaids: Don’t Feel Bad About Saying ‘No’
When I was growing up, I used to watch my mum dress up for funerals, dinners and weddings on weekends. Funerals especially, felt so far away from me. I could not even process that one […]