Let’s Talk Afrika.
“It is clear that we must find an African solution to our problems, and that this can only be found in African Unity. Divided we are weak; united, Africa could become one of the greatest sources for good in the world.” – Kwame Nkrumah
Category: black lives matter
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We Were Never Strangers
Something is wrong when Afrikans begin to fear other Afrikans. Recent headlines and viral videos have shown scenes of anger and exclusion directed at migrants from neighboring countries. Among the most affected are Nigerians, Ghanaians, and Zimbabweans; many of whom operate small businesses such as kiosks, salons, and informal shops that sustain their families and…
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The Sidewalks Are Full Of Stories Too
You ever walk down a busy avenue in Africa, say Kampala’s Kikuubo at 2 pm on a Monday and feel like your eyeballs have gone into hyper focus mode? Like, every honking boda boda and guy selling Rolex watches (this is me humouring you 😂) are standing out, but then there’s… nothing. No actually human faces,…
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Who Gets To Imagine Africa‘s Future
There’s a quiet but powerful question that rarely gets asked out loud. Who gets to imagine Africa’s future? Not who funds it. Not who writes reports about it. But who actually gets to decide what progress, development and success look like on this continent. Because if you listen closely, Africa’s future is being imagined constantly…
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Legal Rights vs Lived Reality in Africa
On paper, Africa is doing amazing. Constitutions promise equality. Laws guarantee freedom. Charters protect women, youth, workers, minorities, voters, bodies, voices. If you read the documents alone, you’d think justice is not only alive but thriving, well funded, moisturized, and fully operational. Then you step outside. This is the gap African youth learn early. The…
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The Politics Of Beauty In African Society
In many African societies, beauty isn’t a vibe. It’s a political system, structural, inherited, and filled with policies nobody voted for. Colonialism didn’t just leave languages and architecture behind, it also installed an entire aesthetic framework with the enthusiasm of a shady interior designer. Let’s start with the loudest statistic in the room: skin lightening.…
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Black Nation!
“how effective is activism in combatting this particular variant of racial discrimination…”…….can we gauge the rate of progress, measured by the lay black man’s impression…..