AGHOGHO

Where do I start with this one? This is a very personal topic but I believe that in sharing your experience with others, there is liberation – both for yourself and for those who can relate. So today I’m going to talk about the current state of my relationship with God.. I actually planned to …

So it’s 10am on a Tuesday morning and this isn’t much of a blog post rather than me just expressing my thoughts. So I don’t know how long or short this is about to be as I just grabbed my laptop and spontaneously decided to analyse my thoughts, so here we are. If there is …

This is my response to somebody who this morning kindly informed me that I should be grateful for colonisation. Dear kind soul, and anybody who else who holds these same sentiments. 1. Colonisation was never carried out for my sake, nor for the sake of the nations that were subdued. It was never a matter …

This is my challenge to you, yes you reading this, this summer: Lock yourself out of your comfort zone. A baby is allowed to eat liquid foods such as breast milk until around 6 months old, when it should be introduced to solid foods. This process is called weaning. If you fail to begin this …

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/30/tech/instagram-hiding-likes/ So I read this CNN article earlier this afternoon and it really got me thinking. If you’re too lazy to read the full thing, here’s a brief summary: Instagram are running an experiment in Canada this week that presents a version of the app which doesn’t allow you to see the number of likes …

“Be selfish” “Always put yourself first” “You don’t owe anybody any explanation” “You have a right not to forgive them” Here I describe common sentiments of what I call ‘the selfish generation’ i.e. the generation that both you and I find ourselves living in. This is the generation that encourages cutting people off, being cold …

I want to begin with a question for you. Why do you do the things that you do? Are you aware of the intentions behind your actions or are you more prone to acting thoughtlessly? Do not take ‘thoughtlessly’ to be an insulting term. Most people do act thoughtlessly, and are not very self-aware (myself included). …

When I was a child, I used to tell my friends this in defense when I was referred to as black. Why? Because my underdeveloped brain understood, beyond my knowledge then, that having black skin meant something. Being black meant something. It wasn’t just a colour or title, it was a statement on who I …

Dear Instagram, So I went out last night with my friends and it was so fun. But the best part was that I think I got good pictures! You of all people would know how important that is to me. I wore that dress I ordered from PLT that hugs my frame best, and I …

I was 5 years old the first time somebody made me feel significantly lesser about myself. It was subtle. It was probably done without malice. It was done by other children. It was for my name. This was only the beginning of an exhausting series of events and experiences that, unknown to me, would constrain me …