Month / August 2017

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  • Colourful Convo: Amarachi Nwosu

        Powerhouse women are everywhere around us, on this issue we sat and discuss with one incredibly creative soul, Ms. Amarachi Nwosu. She is fire brand in the art world. A woman…

  • A Love Letter to my Sistas

    By: Cortnie Vee My dearest Sista, Thank you for showing me the purest meaning of unconditional love. Thank you for your constant encouragement and care. Thank you for helping me to understand…

  • Healing in time of chaos

    By: Adeola Naomi Cry if you have to, Pray if you have to, The tears flooding your face aren’t a sign of weakness, You are tired, angry, frustrated, alone, drained, You do…

  • The Fracturing of Friendship

    -an essay that examines the process of a friendship break-up There is nothing in life more continuously joyous than friendship.  In your youth you are burdened with the idea that you will…

  • 5 Must Read Books by Women of Colour

    Today is #BookLoversDay and we are sharing with you five must read books written by women of colour. We journey from fiction, non-fiction to poetry and satire. These women have boldly claimed…

  • Three Little Latchkeys

    By Onicia Muller Balancing the thin line of beauty and torture is a difficult and necessary act every girl and woman must learn. My father was a restaurateur and entrepreneurial-minded, party boy.…

  • Brown Bodies

    by: Mica Hamilton   I wanted your brown body To find my brown body   I dreamt of your brown body Before I became enough cells to dream   I saw our…

  • Biting My Tongue Until it Bleeds

    A personal essay the dangers of silencing of women as a means of preparing them for wifehood. By: Mavis Michelini “Nne, you burnt the food again. Is this how you will be…

  • Note To Self II

    By: Wonuola Lawal Note to Self is a self-portrait series captured on 35mm film. It’s about a woman writing notes to herself in order to keep track of the lessons she’s learning…

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