Elaine Owusu writes this love letter to one of her fave podcasts, ‘Okay, Now Listen’ from Netflix.
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Lessons I’m Taking Into 2022
Read moreI’m going to channel Oprah Winfrey to start this post. “What I know for sure”(™) is that 2021 has been a year of growth and new lessons. I’m thankful for them all. I’m gonna share some with you. I’ve learned to become really COOL with not fitting other people’s boxes neatly. A poking bulge here…
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S***hole Country: “The Struggle Narrative Can Go Straight To Hell”
Read more‘S***hole Country,’ a podcast presented by Radiotopia, is written and co-produced by ‘Afia Kaakyire.’ Yes, I use quotation marks because I don’t know the protagonist/host’s real name — and that’s by design. ‘Afia’ is keeping her real identity secret because, she says, ‘her parents would kill her’ if they found out she was putting ALL…
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Listen to (de)CIPHERED: Sylvia Arthur on Diaspora Kids Standing as a Legacy to Our Parents
Read moreSylvia Arthur, the founder of The Library of Africa and the African Diaspora (LOATAD), based in the heart of Accra reflected on her identity as a Black British woman, and how claiming that honours the work of the ancestors who came before us. It’s a gnarly subject for some because claiming Britishness, feels like claiming…
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The thing about Gina Yashere is…
Read more..well, she seems so unflinchingly HONEST. I’ve believed this to be true for years — ever since I first saw her on TV, strutting and OWNING the stage as she dropped joke after joke about being Black and African and British back in the ’90s. The first time I watched Yashere on TV, I remember…
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I Said What I Said!
Read moreHow many times have you said that to yourself – in your head — or to your friends with all the confidence of a prize boxer? I already know the answer. LOTS. I can see it now. You’re sticking your chest out while emphasizing each verb with a nod of your head; “I SAID what…