I like to think of opening acts at music concerts as starter meals. Typically, starters are consumed in anticipation of something else. They are meant to whet your appetite in preparation for the main…
Since Wangechi stepped into the Kenyan rap scene with her unique flow and energy, and lyrics containing a confessional frankness, she has on occasion been tipped as the artist to challenge the hegemon…
Home can be a steady ground when your life is shifting sands. It is to me at least. Cutting lineages from your skin has consequences. It takes effort. It takes more bleeding than you think possible. T…
I have a toxic relationship with my hair. My 4C, tightly curled beautiful hair. I don't always feel like it’s beautiful. I think it is partly because 4C hair is only praised when it's long, and only o…
Today, communities across the world are marking International Safe and Legal Abortion Day, a day which draws its origins in the Latin America struggles of the ‘90s in pursuit of the decriminalisation …
As I sip my coffee and stare out at the parking lot from my office window, I reflect on how, years ago, I had imagined that by the time I get to 30, my life would be perfectly figured out. This is not…
Sprout
I’m 11 when I first feel an unusual tenderness and slight swelling on my chest. It happens by accident when my hand grazes my nipple and sets little ripples of thunderbolt across my body. Th…
