Why we still need to be talking about slavery
The deep sadness associated with slavery does not make it an easy topic of discussion; but the depth of resistance and perseverance and sheer determination of fighters and survivors eases …
Tag: America
ILAVA: How to succeed in ethical fashion
When LA Fashion Week came calling, the Tanzanian born Americans, Rahel and Mwasi Mwitula couldn’t believe their ears. “I kept asking them, ‘Are you sure you meant to call us? …
Am I the last woke black girl to read Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi? (A Review)
*No Major spoilers* Yaa Gyasi’s “Homegoing” traces a family tree through the genealogy of two sisters, separated at birth, whose descendants live vastly different lives on two different …
In the United States, One Can Not Be Here and Simply Be African
In the United States, one cannot be here and simply be African. One must also be black, and being black and being African in America are completely distinct identities. With blackness in …
Rewriting Africans Back into Dutch History
The Curator series re-examines historical depictions of Africa and the Diaspora If I was asked four years ago, when I came to the Netherlands as an exchange student, what does ‘Homeland’ …
Evelyn from the Internets on Youtube, Cultural Identity & Homeland
Evelyn from the Internets, aka “the Internet Cousin You Didn’t Know You Needed” is an online video creator who has created her own platform to consistently deliver her hilarious, …