WHY DO YOU WEAR YOUR HAIR LIKE THAT?

Someone asked me that exact question a few months back.”Dont you have money to fix it? Cant you wear a wig or something?” This was after i had spent about two hours the previous night working on my bantu knots. I sat there reflecting on these questions. Just because i choose to wear my nappy…

A FEMINIST IS ONE UGLY WOMAN

Its Tuesday the 16th of October. I gazed through the window with the hopes of catching a glimpse of something that could declutter my mind. I was in the middle of writing a school paper. Its unbelivably hot as the sun is scorching outside. I decided to take a much needed break and do what…

SCARS TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL

I think as women one of the things we struggle with the most is beauty standards. Who is a beautiful woman? How does she look? Or rather how is she supposed to look? For a long time a beautiful woman has been described in a particular way with very distinct features. I grew up as…

IT GETS BETTER

The world is a scary place. One day you are alright and everything is going fine and the next well, your entire world is shattered into pieces.When you feel like you don’t want to get out of bed , and everything is falling apart just remember it gets better. How exactly does it get better…

BACK TO SCHOOL ESSENTIALS

It’s that time of the year again , the back to school season . Putting together outfits in the morning is ussualy such a struggle for me because most of my clases are early, and the morning rush does me no good. I casually wore my favourite little black dress and decides to spice things…