by Teakisi | Jun 13, 2017 | Culture, Current Affairs, Thoughts & Reflections
By Josephine Amoako We tell ourselves that we are all equal. We teach this to the children at school. But coming from a society where we study mainly to pass exams, and not to imbibe the knowledge, it’s disheartening (but not surprising) to witness the injustice...
by Teakisi | Jun 6, 2017 | Culture, Development, Empowerment, Religion
By Racheal Kiiza Book: Culture of Honor Subtitle: Sustaining A Supernatural Environment Author: Danny Silk Pages: 568 This book provides and calls for a culture of honor in the church, a culture that strips off the clothes of shame, fear and punishment culture in our...
by Teakisi | May 9, 2017 | Culture, Empowerment, Fashion & Style, Hair & Beauty
By Amandla Karungi Uganda’s fashion industry has come a long way from the days when just shoving kitenge material onto anything would do as fashion. We are now experimenting with new material and designs, including a modern take on an ancient material which...
by Teakisi | May 4, 2017 | Culture, Empowerment, Entertainment, Thoughts & Reflections
By Ariane Kamdoum I don’t know if you are aware of this but the entertainment industry in Africa is going through a massive stage of growth. Be it movies, music, sitcoms or TV-shows, the continent is going forward and holding its head proudly up as it should be. Kudos...
by Natacha Umutoni | May 1, 2017 | Culture, Empowerment, Love & Sex, Thoughts & Reflections
Addressing women during an RPF-Inkotanyi Women’s League Congress in Kigali on April 22, 2017, the president of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, warned elder women against terrorizing the younger ones about tolerating domestic violence during bridal showers. The president...
by Teakisi | Apr 20, 2017 | Culture, Empowerment, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Thoughts & Reflections, Travel
By Stella Demasus I never had any issues with my being African, until I started living in the United States of America. That was when I realized that my kind of “African” is different. I’m not talking about racism between just white and black, but also...