Empowerment
African Woman
Who is an African Woman? Pure in heart like the clear waters, She is known by her skin tone and curly hair texture, She is proud to be called black. Her well defined body she […]
Women
Thoughts & Reflections
Can I be Independent in Peace?
No man is an island; I believe this and I agree with it. To me, that means we all need each other. In fact, one of my best songs to describe the situation, would be this […]
Culture
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 […]
Empowerment
Catch Them Young
Not too long ago, an image of a tweet went viral on my timeline on Facebook. I was so impressed by the girl described in the tweet that I had to share the image as […]
Health
Do You Love You?
The bible teaches us to die to self and to lay down our lives for others, so every time someone mentioned the word self-care or self-love, I would cringe because I thought they are promoting […]
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, […]
Empowerment
Wear Your Big Girl Panties
I am going through my Whatsapp and come across a post in one of our groups. The post is about a woman who posted on Facebook that her husband watches porn with their six-year-old son. […]
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 […]
Thoughts & Reflections
Wives Need Competition to Step Up?
Yep, that is exactly what one Uber driver told me one night on a drive home. I was too exhausted to think, much less to have a conversation. According to him, wives become complacent in […]
Empowerment
Gender Myths
Before I proceed, let me clearly state that this is purely my opinion; something I totally believe in after proper observation and I think you should too, but I have no intention of shoving my […]