Tag: culture
Alternative Parental Remedy
One quiet Saturday afternoon, afternoon, my two-year old toddler interrupted my ‘mummy time’ during which I usually catch up with work which I need to ... Read More
Africa’s 600 year-old Chinese Fable
In 2010, China named a player of mixed African and Chinese heritage to the national men's volleyball team. The selection of Ding Hui was noteworthy ... Read More
Queens and Mothers of Afre Kh: Queen Amina of Zazzau (Nigeria)
Queen Amina was instructed in political and military strategies (Imagined by AI) Queen Amina of Zazzau in the present-day Kaduna state of northern Nigeria, was ... Read More
DONOR PROJECTS – Just Enough but Not Enough
Photo by Alex Radelich on Unsplash I have just spent three days in a donor-funded workshop with government partners, the objective of which was to ... Read More
“We Don Close”: Gatekeeping, Skin Color, and the Expatriate 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
Reconstructing Black
Black, proud, and thriving (Photo by Kiptoo Addi, Pexels) The colour BLACK has had a bad rap in western culture and European colonialism promoted western ... Read More
Snag Yourself an ‘8-Cow Wife’
A virtuous woman, who can find? (Image by Pixabay) by Janel Breitenstein (C. FamilyLife.com) An old story told from the island of Kiniwata relates the ... Read More