When I was growing up my mother used to tell me that she was saving up money so that when she gets to her retirement age, she can have herself moved into an old age home because she knew I wouldn’t look after her. Thinking of it now, the frequency of the conversation should have been a sign, but I didn’t know it then. It was usually a conversation brought on by my lack of desire to do chores of …
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I need to buy a new nightdress. The one I’ve been wearing is torn all the way down the armpit and around the neck. It’s an old nightdress so it’s paid its dues, so to speak. …
In 2021, Nana Darkoa and I were brainstorming over how we could expand the ways in which we use this platform to amplify the amazing voices and work of African women, feminists and activists. “I know!” …
I’ve never been the outgoing type since the incident at college but this girl had me considering otherwise. She picked out one club on 3rd street downtown “The Twist”. Every Friday she’d pick me up from …
Pleasure is… a worthy aspiration. deserves to be a guaranteed yes i always have time for pleasure Pleasure is…art defiance self love, also the highest manifestation of the human essence Pleasure is… having my nipples painted …
The Sex Lives of African Women by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah is a bold, exceptional and well-curated book about…wait for it…the sex lives of African women within and outside the continent. I say bold because we do …
I grew up in a devout Christian family with strong cultural backgrounds as well. My mother and aunts always lectured me about what a good woman should and should not do. It was about how I …
Social Media Fellowship Adventures From The Bedrooms of African Women is still receiving applications for the 2022 Adventurous Social Media, Writing and Visual Arts (SWV) Fellowship Program. The aim of these fellowships is to seek out, support …
“I hope you aren’t offended?” And what if you are? What’s the right answer to this question? Do you tell the sender of the unsolicited Penis Pic to fuck off and admit that you, indeed, offended? …
A few weeks ago, I shared on Twitter about how Valentine’s Day brings hard feelings for me as a queer person living in a homophobic country because the threat of danger and violence just looms over …
If you’ve heard of polycystic-ovarian syndrome (PCOS), you’ve probably heard the statistic that goes with it: “1 in 10 women of child-bearing age are affected with PCOS.” It’s the first result that comes up in Google …
