The First #YALI2019 Interview and it Wasn’t the Last
I got into the interview room and the panelists introduced themselves. I could only recognise two. They say it’s important to catch their names so…
How I Nearly Missed My #YALI2019 Interview
I had made it to the interview stage! WhatsApp’d my mentor the good news. But now, I had to prepare for the interview. I researched…
I Got Rejected for the Mandela Washington Fellowship
The Young African Leaders Initiative was founded in 2014 and a couple of people that I knew and admired had been a part of…
We Have Failed the Young Girls as Women
I used to hate going to pick up my sisters from their school. If I didn’t love them so much, I’d have left them there…
#WIASummit: How do African women engage the world and create a new paradigm?
They say black women are loud, but did you know that psychologically people that speak the loudest and have no sense of an indoor voice…
I Got A Mentor… And I love Her!
Every story has a sensei that guides the main character through the struggle and helps them to their purpose. Even Jesus had the holy spirit….
He Doesn’t Complete Me
I’ve been seeing someone for a while now and it hit me, hard, that he doesn’t complete me. I mean how could he complete me,…
You Don’t Love Your Mom?
Mother’s’ Day is coming up and not everybody will be celebrating. https://twitter.com/tashahhk/status/1077830611405062145 Other people don’t love their mothers. This is scandalous borderline blasphemous but it…
Three Free Online Courses That Helped Me As A Blogger
Blogging is something I see myself doing for the rest of my life. It’s inevitable that it will change and evolve with time and learning…
Okay, We Need To Stop With The Killer Butts
Oh my gosh, Becky look at her butt! When the butt cushion phase came I let it slide. I just thought its a silly fad…