Nobody grows up dreaming about bats. In fact, many people fear bats and see them as dangerous creatures. However, Nigerian conservationist Dr. Iroro Tanshi took a keen interest in them, and she leaned in with curiosity, compassion, and courage. Today, that courage has earned her the “Green Nobel Prize.” But her story did not begin […]
Nothing humbles a babe faster than smelling weird down there. That moment when you suddenly become extra aware of yourself. You’re adjusting, overthinking, sitting carefully, drinking water like your life depends on it, and silently praying, “God, please let this not be BV again.” First things first, sis, having Bacterial vaginosis (BV) does not mean […]
One evening after a stressful day at work, Teni sat in traffic scrolling through her phone. She came across a funny video about African mothers, and the comments were filled with jokes like “African mothers will humble you.” “Na so dem train us.” She laughed too until She remembered how terribly her mother criticized her. […]
Laurel Kivuyo started out as a young girl from a Maasai Community in Tanzania who got tired of watching the planet burn. She saw firsthand how climate change wasn’t an abstract future problem, it was showing up at her community’s doorstep, threatening the land, livestock, and lucky for all of us, she decided to do […]
You have probably seen videos on TikTok or Instagram about ladies going on solo trips to Benin republic, Ghana, Togo and the likes and you somehow desire that for yourself. Maybe you have been thinking that going on that solo trip might be too expensive or complicated for you but that’s not true. What you […]
The story we tell ourselves about not being “enough” is one of the greatest lies we carry and it is time to put it down. Every day, you keep measuring yourself against invisible timelines, counting all the things you have not done yet, all the goals you have not reached, and all the ways you […]
