More Than Just Hair: The Politics of Natural Hair
With art by Laylie Frazier About seven years ago I noticed that my relaxed hair was thinning and generally looking rather unhealthy. A friend suggested I go natural because my hair would …
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Woollen
With art from Laylie Frazier I was first aware Of my strange woollen hair When my mother twisted it into three puffs When colorful ribbons trailed down to my shoulders I swung my head to …
Are Egyptians Africans? Our Egyptian correspondent asks and answers
Back in August 2016, the hashtag #IfAfricaWasASchool took over twitter for a couple of weeks. And while it was funny (sometimes, hilarious!) to follow the different perspectives everyone had …
Have You Heard of Zimbabwe’s Iconic Plus Size Model .R. the Towering Goddess?
Body image, particularly, women’s body confidence has been framed as a critical issue worldwide. However, when thinking about the Motherland, and what the opinions and experiences of the …
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 …
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, insightful …
Lawyer by Day and Lifestyle Blogger by Night: How the Cameroonian American Remains ‘Still Simply Cyn’
“Know you, then be you.” Somewhere between laughter, fangirling over Issa Rae, black girl magic, and sisterhood, attorney and blogger Simply Cyn said these words to me. Simple, profound and …
Up and coming Vancouver artist on blending African cultures and her top 5 Homeland songs
We asked up and coming musician Missy D to talk us through her top five songs that remind her of Homeland. First discovered in France at age 11, the rapping talent continues to grace the …
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 …
African Dutchmen: How Going Back Home Reminded Me of Who I Am
As someone who was born and raised in the Netherlands, from Caribbean descent, I grew up being quite proud of my love for cheese, milk, and detailed monetary budgeting. My mother, on the …