Author: Ibironke Babalola
Famous Persons of African Heritage: Emperor Septimius Severus, Rome
Roman Emperor Septimius Severus is believed to be the most powerful black ruler in all history (Imagined by AI) Septimius Severus: Africa’s Roman Emperor ... Read More
Who Invented it? The Global Origins of Skipping Rope
Photo by Jakayla Toney on Unsplash The Global Origins of Skipping Rope 1. Ancient Egypt & Indigenous Australia Evidence shows Egyptians used vines to ... Read More
MOVIE REVIEW: “Queen of Katwe” Defying the Odds
Image by Kiana-Bosman @ Unsplash What Did You Have to Overcome to Reach Your Goals? The True Story Behind Disney’s Queen of Katwe Most of ... Read More
Rhyme and Introspection
Photo by Paraskevi Vafiadou, Pexels Woman Is she cursed or the architect of her own fate?Ever so loving and givingSo forgiving and trustingTo the detriment ... Read More
Truly Wrong Love
Photo by Nadine E on Unsplash She arrived on my doorstep looking like she had been run over by a truck: clothes twisted and torn, ... Read More
Queens and Mothers of Afre Kh: Queen Moremi (Ife, Nigeria)
Queen Moremi sacrifices her son Oluorogbo to the river (Imagined by Gencraft) Queen Moremi: The Heroine Who Saved Ile-Ife Among the great women of ... Read More
Knowing When To Quit
For a short while, I was not sure where I was (Photo by Deji Prince: Pexels) There is a saying that 'quitters never win'. Lemme ... Read More