Racist white “scientists” elaborated theories to prove Africans’ inferiority and provided a “logical, reasonable, and objective” foundation to why our ancestors needed to be enslaved. Their pseudo-science started to feed off of itself with absurd eugenic and darwinian theories based on natural features such as the shape of one’s head or the length of one’s […]
“Motivate your ass call me Malcolm X” “I’m Malcolm X” “Mansa Musa reincarnated” “I just might be a Black Bill Gates in the making” If you’re a Hive like me, you’ll recognise these Beyoncé’s (and Jay-Z’) lyrics. Her 2016 Superbowl performance was deemed controversial by many: the police and white supremacists who deemed it a […]
In 1622 Queen Nzinga went to Luanda to negociate peace treaties with the Portuguese. De Sousa, the governor, refused to give her a seat and instead offered her a mat. Refusing to be humiliated in front of him, Nzinga had a servant kneel down for her so that she could sit on his back. Many […]
“Of the five senses, hearing is the most pervasive and penetrating. I say this, although many, from Aristotle […] to Hans Jonas […], have said that sight is most noble. But sight is always directed at what is straight ahead…And sight cannot turn a corner, at least without the aid of a mirror. On the […]
Dear children of the sun, after two years I am ready to tell you something I only shared with a very few people. A few days ago, my cousin and I had a very long conversation about many different things and then…we started talking about depression. We are two extremely similar people and have had […]
It was summer 2004 when I was watching Top of the Pops and Kevin Lyttle performed ‘Turn me on’. I was 11 years old, I didn’t really understand English so I just enjoyed the music and the rhythm. I was sitting in the living room with my father when at one point he kissed his teeth and […]
There is an ongoing debate on cultural appropriation and I personally believe that some people (Blacks and Whites alike) refuse to understand the meaning of it, and until we do, we will never stop talking about it. As Amandla Stenberg says “appropriation occurs when a style leads to racist generalizations or stereotypes where it […]
After three years of university, I decided I needed some time off to rest and put my life into perspective. I applied as au pair girl in Germany where I will be staying until May. It wasn’t a big deal. I chose a family, bought my ticket and moved to Germany for the second time. […]
And then I moved to Birmingham, UK. That was the most beautiful, eye-opening, wonderful year in my entire life. I met so many beautiful souls that have, maybe unawarely, taught me so much about myself. Most of the people I surrounded myself with were of African and Asian descent. We share common life experiences since we all […]
I spent my last year in high school deciding in which university I was going to enrol. My first choice was Trieste, Italy but then I opted for Paris. Since I studied languages, it would have been a great opportunity for me to improve my fluency in French. I have many relatives there, one of my […]
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