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‘But It’s just hair’: Understanding Black HAIRstory
I was 10 and addicted to the burning feeling of the relaxer in my hair. The hairstylist would look at me as she massaged the chemical into my scalp, saying ‘tell me when it burns, my dear’. I’d nod but secretly relished the tingling in my scalp. That meant it was working. So I would […]
Inside Out 2: Joy vs Anxiety, An Endless Battle
There is something macabre about these Disney/Pixar shows and how they force unsuspecting adults to face the very thing they run to these light movies to forget. Inside Out 2 paints an eerily close picture of my inner self’s battle between Joy and Anxiety. And it shook me. From early school days, a path is […]
‘Nice Guys’ SHOULD Finish Last
On Tuesday 9th of July, 3 women (Carol Hunt, 61, Hannah Hunt, 28, and Louise Hunt, 25) were found close to death in their home in Hertfordshire. Unfortunately, they did not survive. The perpetrator of this vicious crime tied them up and shot them with a crossbow before fleeing their home, to be captured on […]
Something Rotten In The State Of The UK
There is something rotten in the state of Denmark- or in this case, the United Kingdom. A very concerning situation was highlighted by July 4th‘s election results. While ultimately we knew the Labour Party would win most constituencies, the presence of Reform closely behind is astonishing. Nigel Farage and his Reform party won 5 seats […]
So, You’re Being Micromanaged
You have my deepest sympathy for this major esteem killer. Beware of the manager who craves constant updates, that magnifies minute errors, that trusts no one but themselves and their input. Like a Mosquito that drains your blood but is not satisfied till it flickers by your ears, buzzing, craving more and more. Pardon my […]
To be Anti-African
As a little girl in Nigeria, whenever I was asked where I was from, I would say England. My teachers would shake their heads and tell me, ‘no, you’re Nigerian’. I was adamant; I was British. I had a red passport to show. However, I was weighed down by the green Nigerian passport laid below […]
Shuffering and Shmilling
Covered in a blanket ‘free will’ and enveloped by ‘rights’ is a plague on the world. It hides under the alias of democracy- a government for the people, of the people and by the people. What Abraham Lincoln failed to mention was: ‘the people’ actually means the elite. Those who have fortune and name in […]
What to do when your president is the biggest joke on the planet?
The answer is simple enough: resist, rebel and revolt! Nigeria is facing one of its most significant uprisings in history, greater than Moremi’s infiltration, greater than Jaja of Opobo’s actions and it would be an insult to minimize this struggle by refusing to write on it. Inspiration hits you in different ways, but it refused […]
The Monster Under the bed: Mental illness
In secondary school, we thought mental illness was a disease of white people. When we heard of some person committing suicide abroad, we would say ‘white people are so stupid’, or ‘Nigerians would never want to kill themselves, are they white?” Then we would fall into obnoxious belts of laughter. In my head, white people […]
The true woman is demure and submissive.
And assertive and commands the room. Just your everyday boss bitch. However, society has created two boxes, labelled male and female. The former filled with strength, leadership, macho traits while the latter is graceful, empathetic, sensitive. This is the positive side of these boxes. At the corner of the male box is egotistical, boastful, aggressive […]