On “Discourse on Colonialism” by Aime Césaire

It has been a minute hasnt it?! Well glad to be using this space again. I'm only here because I occasionally share thoughts on some books I read and sometimes my thoughts are too long for instagram captions. So every now and again when im inspired, you'll find the longer un-fleshed out thoughts here. this …

i am Black until i am thriving and suddenly i am a Womxn of Color.

Its been a while since I have written something so... Happy new year! I feel like its really upsetting, sad actually- that I am going to start a whole blog post about a feminist issue that’s going to seem- for many- like yet another division within the movement. However, we gotta do what we gotta …

The Violence of Compulsory Heterosexuality: A Review of Inxeba

“What do you see in him? Do you think he cares about you? Do you think he thinks about you? You want me to be a man and stand up for myself but you can’t do it yourself. Aren’t you tired? Pretending to be something you’re not” Kwanda to Xolani I first learned about "Inxeba" …

Carefree Black Girl: The Afrikan Edition with Vanessa Zuba Mutesi

This will be the last session of CBG: The Afrikan Edition. It has been an incredible Black Herstory Month for me, doing these interviews and sharing them with you. My aim will always be to share the stories and experiences of Afrikan women. Various times, in a world that continues to miseducate us on our …

Carefree Black Girl: The Afrikan Edition with Yohanna Kagayo

Fortunately, the conversations surrounding representation of Black women are becoming more popular. This does not mean the representation is actually happening, but the fact that we have Black women actually creating spaces specifically for other Black women to showcase their talents, celebrate them and tap into untold herstories is incredible. That is why I am …

Carefree Black Girl: The Afrikan Edition with Nshuti Stella

I feel like I always say this before every session but I am so excited for today's interview for so many reasons. Now, us Black folks been knowing that Black people honestly are the smartest folks on earth. It was only a matter of time before the media started to have this representation out here- …

Carefree Black Girl: The Afrikan Edition with Uwase Gahizi

Dimming your glow just to just fit in only hurts you, so why not shine on? We are slowly coming to the end of the series, with just four interviews left. This has been an incredible journey, allowing me to learn something new with each woman's story on being carefree. You know those instances where …

Carefree Black Girl: The Afrikan Edition with Kakazi

When I started writing, whether personal poetry or blogs, I really never questioned the why beyond "I loved it". However, the more I talked to people that pushed me to think beyond that, the more I realized a thing or two. Most times, I had a new reason as to why I wrote but one …

Carefree Black Girl: The Afrikan Edition with Linda Iriza

Happy Black Panther Eve for those who live in the U.S. because everyone else seems to have already watched it- karma for spoiling Get Out for everyone when we watched it first. Anyway, the real reason we back to this blog again is for today's session of Carefree Afrikan. As an Afrikan, one of the …

Carefree Black Girl: An Afrikan Edition with Jade Umwali Nsenga

As we are preparing to walk and participate in the man-made day of love (Valentine's Day), I thought what better way to walk into this day full of love than to share the story of one of the people I know that readily pours love into Black sisters. Jade Umwali Nsenga's love is not only …