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  • I Almost Let Him Run Off with All my Stuff

    By: Ada Kalu A Personal Account of a Woman Grown Weary of Explaining Patriarchy to Men I am using this week to lock off all talk of men, I am weary. In recent…

  • Highlife Soldiers: A West African Visual Commentary

    By: Labet Highlife Soldiers enters another chapter in artist Labet’s journey and unfolds an exciting new body of work. Showcasing paintings colourfully inspired by the highlife music genre, this exhibition comes together as…

  • For Us By Us: Women of The Lens Film Festival

    By: Niki Igbaroola A Recap of the Inaugural Women of the Lens Film Digital Broadcast Festival Lately, conversation around film, cinema and the industry have been centered around men and their inability…

  • New Moon Scorpio

    Tiara Kelly outlines mantras, rituals, and tips for a transitional shift in the Universe. November 18: LONDON: 11:42am NEW YORK: 6:42am LOS ANGELES:  3:42am ***Venus in Scorpio until Dec 1 Mercury Sagittarius (Retrograde Dec…

  • High Notes

    By: Mica Hamilton Why do we blow birthday candles out once a year? Hoping for that one wish that would make our next chapter special. But why is it that we never…

  • Sorry, I’m Late

    By: Wami Aluko A visual satire story of a Lagosian woman’s lateness. Here you see a fly Lagosian woman. She is running late for an event. Maybe a happy hour, maybe a…

  • Roses for Grace Jones: In Celebration of a Cultural Icon

    By: Niki Igbaroola A Review of Sophie Fennes’ Documentary Bloodlight and Bami There is something in the way Fennes chose to shoot this documentary that melded perfectly, with Jones’ enigmatic nature. The…

  • Eid Al-Adha Part TWO

    By: Wonuola Lawal   Part TWO It’s been thirteen years since Grandfather passed. His death was sudden. One night he was standing in the kitchen holding a cup of tea and the next…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Stills in Solidarity – A visual story that explores the intimacy among girls and women. 

    The photos shared were captured during my photo walk/ exploration sessions in Nigeria and a photo shoot I was commissioned to do for a clients birthday. Irrespective of the situation, there is…

  • New Moon in Leo Ritual and How to get in Natarajasana

    A Monday Moon in Leo is a great time to revisit your intentions for the month. How are you doing so far? Ask yourself sincerely and take the time to listen. This…

  • Freckled Face Girl with Nappy Hair

    by: Janice Hylton-Thompson In December 1990, at the tender age of 12, I boarded a plane at Kingston International Airport in Jamaica of the West Indies to JFK Airport in New York.…

  • What Traveling Taught me About Race

    by: Sope Adekola Stereotypes are still prevalent There are archaic stereotypes attached to being Black that are still unashamedly thriving in parts of the world. Living in a country like the UK,…

  • book review: milk and honey by Rupi Kaur

    This month we picked up a poetry book from an inspirational woman of colour. Rupi Kaur expresses the complex cycle of love, life, self-worth, healing and more in a beautiful prose. If…

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