Category: Blog (Misc and opinions)
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
Drowning in a Drop of Water
Image: Unsplash I never went to boarding school and I did not think I missed much. That is, until the week we had a water ... Read More
‘Tiny’ Skin Mutation: Rethinking the Origins of Race Relations
Albinism (Image: Bamby Diagne on Unsplash) Photo by Bamby Diagne on Unsplash One Mutation Away: Rethinking the Origins of White Skin In 2005, scientists ... Read More
“We Don Close”: Gatekeeping, and the Skin Color Advantage
"Welcome Massa!" — A Glimpse Into Nigeria's Lingering Colonial Complex As the gates flung open and the gateman barked “Welcome Massa!” to the approaching white ... Read More
Nubian Heroes Rise: African Historical Figures in Art & Film
African Cartoon Superheroes (Imagined by AI) Nubian Heroes Rise Again “It’s a bird… It’s a plane… It’s Superman!”We all remember that line. That jolt ... Read More
Milestones: Celebrating the Death of Aunt Flo
Milestones: Celebrating the Death of Aunt Flo It’s official. Aunt Flo is gone. Forever. After contributing six beautiful lives to the human story—two of ... Read More
Lost in Translation: The Cost of Cultural Approximation
Photo by Etienne Girardet on Unsplash Lost in Translation: Why African Culture Can't Be Explained in English Have you ever tried explaining a traditional ... Read More