by Teakisi | Mar 22, 2014 | Culture, Lifestyle
By Kye Makyeli A few days ago, I attended a craft show that was being held at the Yaya Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. After buying a beautiful pair of earrings at one particular stall, the elderly lady who sold them to me offered me a formidably colored string of beads as...
by Teakisi | Mar 21, 2014 | Empowerment, Lifestyle
By Nellie Umutesi-Vigneron At the top of each year, I pull together my favorite Bible verses to encourage myself along my journey as a woman. As we are living our lives, situations will arise where we will feel frustrated, pushed, defeated and our faith will be...
by Teakisi | Feb 27, 2014 | Empowerment, Lifestyle
I went for a comedy show the other day, and as I walked towards the venue, I noticed a young black woman walk by in a figure hugging dress. She looked great and I believe she knew it. As she sashayed her hips ahead of me and a few other men also making their way for...
by Teakisi | Feb 20, 2014 | Lifestyle
Recently, a very close male friend of mine passed away. Indeed he could have been described as part of my ‘inner circle’ if I did have one. We had a special bond, and a unique relationship. Truth is each of us has a unique type of relationship with everyone in our...
by Teakisi | Feb 10, 2014 | Lifestyle
There lies my purse of cowries, shells and beads, strung and unstrung, my hero of a thousand years years. Is this the future I so looked forward to seeing? My hopes, imaginations, aspirations dashed. In the beginning: Sitting on a cane chair amidst an array of exotic...
by Teakisi | Jan 27, 2014 | Lifestyle
“People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself. But the self is not something that one finds. It is something that one creates. ” – Thomas Szasz – Hungarian Psychiatrist and Academic I have recently been reading quite a...
