Culture
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, […]
Feminism
Culture
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 […]
Culture
The Women of Wakanda
By the time you are reading this, you are probably thinking it is stale already … you are absolutely right, but read it anyways. I was obsessed … scratch that … I am completely obsessed […]
Thoughts & Reflections
Checking My Feminism: A Turbulent, But Beautiful Love Story
2017 was an interesting year, given events that happened as well as the conversations that spurred from those events. From dinner tables to online spaces, there were several social issues that erupted and women were […]
Empowerment
The Mistress. Evil?
I had the misfortune of reading a Facebook post by a not so bright man, who said that infidelity would stop if women stopped being their own enemies and said no to men. Many women liked and shared the post. It seems […]
Empowerment
Spreading Love And Flowers To My Sisters
It is 2:00 am and I am wide awake. I put on my unkempt hair in a messy bun, switch on the lamp, take my writing book, and start scribbling. I can hear the grandfather’s clock ticking […]
Culture
A letter to Baba Opembe
Dear Baba Opembe, I have wanted for so long to write to you a letter. To tell you how my new home is not home without you. But is home anything so physical? I think […]
Current Affairs
I Love You
I love you. I love you because you are me. I love you because there will never be another you and you are amazing as you are. I love you, each part of you. As […]
Education
A La Découverte De Ma Féminité
Au moment où j’écris ce blog, le monde entier célèbre la journée de la femme. Là où tout a commencé… Il n’y a pas si longtemps encore, je n’affectionnais pas particulièrement cette fête. Ne vous […]