Random Thoughts #9

Do #BlackLivesMatter? Philando Castile could have been any of my male cousins, my brothers-in-law or my nephews based in America. I can easily put any one of them in that space – and this is why when I read and hear these stories, I feel an anger so pervasive it makes me shake. I live […]

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Random Thoughts #8

Introducing….Ohemaa She’s thick, coily and kinky as hell; her name is Ohemaa and that’s the name I’ve secretly given to my afro who – as her nickname says – is the Queen who has zero chill and basically does what the heck she wants when she wants to. A little bit like the woman who […]

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Random Thoughts #7

What every single Ghanaian 30-something year old  woman needs Remember that  list that was so popular a few years ago? About a woman needing enough money to rent out her own place, owning a Black and Decker screw driver and a lacy set of underwear etc etc. It’s a pretty useful list actually; but as […]

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Random Thoughts #6

Miss Jaye gets her nails done…..and she likes it   Let me get this out of the way, I love my cousin Chief. He is soft-spoken, sarcastic and quick on the uptake. He also tied the knot recently and his only clause to me was to pack my natural hair away before showing up. And […]

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