“The African Parenting Style”
It’s amazing how much of our personality is influenced by our family of origin and early childhood experiences. The wayContinue Reading
Category: Life
The Xenophobia Crisis in South Africa.
The disillusionment of a collapsing colonial regime in the post Apartheid era fractured multiple facets of the South Africa society,Continue Reading
Boys Will Not Always Be Boys
I was about 10 years old at a beach in South Africa, walking hand in hand with my mother past a group of men. One of them grabbed my hand and jerked me towards them. My mother then pulled me to her, reminding them I am just a child. “Sizothatha wena ke.” “We’ll take you then.” AContinue Reading
Stay Plugged In w/ Melate Bekele
Living in the diaspora, it is even more challenging to keep our African culture alive. It is often a consciousContinue Reading
Negotiating the Self: Platonic Male Friendships
I recently came across an interesting article sent to me by my sister, and often partner-in-self-development, via group chat. TheContinue Reading
African Women & Homeownership
Homeownership can be considered an intentional pursuit, in which men and women have similar opportunities. In non-western societies, particularly inContinue Reading