The director, the emcee and the racer: a check in
Of Africa is coming up on our second birthday soon and we can’t help but be nostalgic. In January 2017, we launched an idea for a series of essays, interviews and art pieces that centered …
Tag: Canada
Three of my favourite places in Ottawa, my city
I grew up in Zimbabwe and moved to Canada to pursue higher education. I lived on the east coast for a number of years after which I moved mainland to complete my Masters of Public Health …
Are Africans ready to talk about mental health?
With art by Monica Obaga The first time I had a sneaky suspicion that my brain did not quite operate like other people, I was twelve. It was my first year in a new school, in a new country, …
Eritrean Canadian Elsa Isaac broke out of the fashion industry to become her own boss
In a small, remote, mountainous village, when she was 4 months old, during the almost 30-year Eritrean war for independence, fashion stylist Elsa Isaac had a near-death experience. Her …
Guinean-Guyanese and Canadian: Wheelchair Sprint Racer Djami Diallo on Her Paralympic Dreams
With photography by Brenda Spielmann Wheelchair sprint racer Djami Diallo is not deterred by life’s complications and narrative complexity. In fact, she is deeply aware of the idea that some …
Back Home
Back home is more back than home to me. As a child I was called in from playing and asked to shout into a phone so my voice could wrap itself around the world several times to reach a …
How a Senegalese Chef Found Her Identity by Cooking
I remember being in second year at the University of British Columbia, in Canada, and hearing “djolof rice”. There I was, the only Senegalese girl on campus, finally hearing a familiar word …