TweetIn a much debated OpEd last week by former conservative MP, Louise Mensch, Mensch defiantly declares that intersectionality is bollocks and that she for one, has “no intention of checking her privilege”. Mensch went on to hold this inters…
- 14 days ago, 4 Jun 13, 9:32pm -

Tweet This post is an extract from a Q&A by sixty7 Architecture Road, a Canadian site devoted to the built environment, which asked four individuals, from various professional backgrounds, and from different parts of the globe, to give answers to th…
- 18 days ago, 31 May 13, 2:14pm -

TweetIn the lead up to the short list announcement for the Nobel Prize in Literature on 30 May, headlines this week brought to the fore the problematic obsession that some people have with the Nobel Prize in Literature being awarded to the late Ch…
- 26 days ago, 23 May 13, 5:12pm -

TweetI am glad to share that I have won the ”Blogger of the Year” award at the Women4Africa Awards. The awards, which took place on 18 May 2013, was described as “the most honourable event for African’s by Africans ever in the UK”. Anoth…
- 27 days ago, 22 May 13, 8:01pm -

TweetI was fourteen the first time that I was molested. It was an incident that (in hindsight) ushered me into the awareness that womanhood was in many ways going to be quite the challenge. I was walking home after school, this was in Malmo, Sweden,…
- 35 days ago, 14 May 13, 8:55pm -

TweetThe world has never been as patriarchal as it is today. I’m not claiming that individual societies don’t treat their women better than they did previously, but in the globalised, interconnected world we live in, we can no longer consider is…
- 42 days ago, 7 May 13, 8:22pm -

TweetI am happy to announce that I have won the ”Outstanding Achievement in Media” award at the African Diaspora Awards which took place on 2 May 2013. The African Diaspora Awards (ADA) ceremony is an event which pays tribute to African succes…
- 46 days ago, 3 May 13, 12:55pm -

TweetIf the government passes a proposal that bans miniskirts, Uganda may soon join the list of countries to restrict women from making independent choices about what they wear. If the bill, which has been proposed by (insert drumroll) the minister…
- 61 days ago, 18 Apr 13, 10:13am -

TweetConversations with women who empower is a quarterly interview series where women of African heritage share their views on work and life. The series highlights women whose work empowers and inspires in its skilfulness, ethos, creativity and imp…
- 69 days ago, 10 Apr 13, 7:36pm -

TweetOn 24 June 2011, over 5,000 people showed up for an event at the V&A Museum in London titled “Friday Late: Afropolitans”. Now, packing the world famous museum is usually the function of western art and high fashion, but on this night the cr…
- 76 days ago, 3 Apr 13, 8:15pm -

All I wanted was some chin chin.So, I fortunately visited Avarstycooking.com and found a simple recipe.I doubled the suggested measurements - afterall, I had to have enough for 3 children - and got to cooking.My KitchenAid stand mixer did the…
- 22 Nov 12, 4:01am -

I know it has been a while since I have updated this blog, but I just had to take some time to write this post.It seems my youngest son, Mr. Bomboy, is in love.We were watching Rhythmic Gymnastics and with everyone of the lovely ladies who appear…
- 11 Aug 12, 5:34pm -

Here's something I saw at O Hell NawlThe Naija in me wanted to jump through the computer and onto that bus to whoop that boy's behind!Yessssss!!!!Bomboy has tried me in public and I have always handled him appropriately. Sometimes, right…
- 30 Jan 12, 5:00am -

Hey Easier crew! Here's wishing you a wonderful Christmas and holiday season!
- 23 Dec 11, 5:00am -

My daughter outed her stinky brother and all I could do was burst out laughing.He farts, says "Excuse me!" and then tells you "Farting is good for you." (A nugget he got from my mother who thinks everything Bomboy does is glorious. *smh*He rol…
- 20 Dec 11, 8:00am -

Okay, I know that my title is unusual, but you have gats to listen to this episode of 'Busted'. I have posted one in the past titled, This Is How To Catch A Cheating Spouse, but this one takes the flipping cake.All I have been saying is "ew…
- 9 Dec 11, 5:00am -

Hey everyone. I know that it has been a long time since there was a TTTEC segment but here is one that came in recently. I sat on it for a while before putting it up to let things cool down and am sharing as a cautionary tale of sorts. Please share y…
- 25 Nov 11, 2:23pm -

Yes, where have I been?That is the question I am asking myself at this moment.I have considered writing a blog post but the impulse has not been strong enough.However, the receipt of TTTEC requests reminded me that I have not been to these here…
- 20 Nov 11, 5:00am -

Hey guys: Believe it or not, this is the first TTTEC of 2011. I received this from Amanda, who is a friend of Mary's. She contacted me asking for my opinion on Mary's 'relationship'. My comments, as shared via email, follow the issue. I received perm…
- 18 Mar 11, 7:14am -

Our voracious reader...It's been a long while since I updated the blog with gist about the kids. The reality is that they are such big kids now that keeping up with their hilarious ways is a job in itself. And I am thankful for that.With that sai…
- 14 Mar 11, 7:45am -

Forgetful. That's what we are sometimes. We forget how intricate and extremely complex we are. How uniquely exquisite. How different our neural networks are from the person next to us. Why our patterns of thinking just seem to be so pecul…
- 62 days ago, 17 Apr 13, 12:36pm -

The sound of a baby crying a few inches from where I lie jostles and fully awakens me. At first, I frown. What could be so wrong to cause that shrill scream? Surely, whatever it is can't be that bad. Before bedtime everything was done right. Li…
- 9 Mar 13, 10:13pm -

It's windy and hot. I look down at my feet...dry, dusty, and flaky. My sandals are worn out, I've been walking down this endless path for hours searching for water. Cool, cool water to quench my raging thirst. I see something in the distance.…
- 26 Feb 13, 4:44pm -

New year after new year, thousands of people have a confessional. They identify who they've been in the past year and mutter these words, "I want to be a new person." Some make a big deal out of this, making themselves accountable to several eye witn…
- 7 Jan 13, 1:01am -

[Photo by msabrzi on Flickr]On the most dreaded night of my life, the night I was driven out because I couldn't pay the rent, there's one thing I will never forget. I'd been tired of walking, so I 'd found myself sitting down there by the road-…
- 1 Sep 12, 2:49pm -

[Image by iladnaar on Flickr]As Halima trudged down 31st & Henry street, she noticed the wind was blowing in an odd fashion today. Very odd, actually. Haphazardly, as though it did not know where it wanted to go. Leaves and sediments from the…
- 16 Aug 12, 7:34pm -

[Image by Scott W. on Flickr]As human beings, we tend to put too much emphasis on the "now." We forget that the "now" or the present is only a piece of the pie, only a chapter of the book, and only a small part of the journey. In a flimsy j…
- 19 Jul 12, 5:18pm -

TruthThe people at Jairus' house knew his daughter was dead but Jesus said she was not dead, only sleeping. What is happening here? How could she be dead and not dead?I believe what is being displayed here is two completely different levels o…
- 11 Jul 12, 2:58pm -

This very second, as the breeze gently touches the velvety curtains cascading your window sill, millions of people around the world are down on bended knees, in front of their own velvety curtains, and they are asking God for the very same thing.…
- 30 Jun 12, 3:56pm -

[Image by C. Pagani on Flickr]"Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God." (vs 9)"And God said to Noah..."(vs. 13).The walk and the conversation go hand-in-hand, like two peas in a pod. There can be no conver…
- 30 Jun 12, 11:48am -