by Teakisi | Jun 24, 2020 | Culture, Empowerment, Thoughts & Reflections
By Eunice Tossy 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 what I had expected. She was mad the first night, but later on she...
by Teakisi | Jun 17, 2020 | Current Affairs, Thoughts & Reflections
By Caroline Numuhire The 2019 International Women’s Day’ theme was Balance for Better. I loved how, as women, we did not focus on the traditional fight against men, but rather on women taking care of themselves, and each other. My intimate, personal experience with...
by Salha Kaitesi | Jun 8, 2020 | Affaires en Cours, Current Affairs, Thoughts & Reflections
When you are black or a person of colour in the UK, the United States and in many other countries where white people are the predominant race, you get to know of all the ‘intricacies, contradictions and double standards’ of racism. There is no such thing as being...
by Teakisi | Jun 5, 2020 | Culture, Thoughts & Reflections
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 her identity and sometimes a window into her personality. If you wear your hair pony-tailed without a...
by Teakisi | Jun 1, 2020 | Current Affairs, Empowerment, Health, Lifestyle, Thoughts & Reflections
By Stacy Kendi It’s been talked about over and over again but the solution is never found. The reason being, I believe the whole situation is controlled by the mind. Our minds are very powerful and have a huge effect in our overall being. A few weeks ago, as we were...
by Teakisi | May 18, 2020 | Thoughts & Reflections
By Grace Ancillar I always wondered why my aunt was the most respected woman in my family. In my opinion, she was foul-mouthed, cunning and quite rude if I must say so myself. Unlike Madea who was a tad bit likeable, she was as gloomy as the African sky on a stormy...
