“Open the space within you, because when you feel everything, you will let it all go” It is unbelievable, and I remain personally humbled at how much coloniality can affect the everyday, how much it affects my everyday. When I speak of coloniality, I am talking about long-standing patterns of power that emerged and cemented […]
During our month-long hiatus from Decolonial Thoughts, I assumed the role of a casual observer, temporarily stepping back from the heavy task of constantly dissecting contemporary culture. I craved a moment to simply breathe. Yet, even in my respite, the ideas for this piece continued to dance around me, persistent and inquisitive. I dub this […]
Decolonization is about understanding that our realities, and everything we consider the norm and acceptable, are made up by westernisation. Our idea of fun, families, economics and even love has been shaped by colonisation. I have been forced to reckon with how colonialism may be responsible for my idea of love, and whilst I have […]
This article is mainly a compilation of works and essays from Alok Vaid Menon. I cringe and flinch every time I hear statements like “be a man”, “man up”, “this is not how a woman should behave”. I have been in conversations with women who identify as feminists but mention all the traits of a […]
“A religion that would be universal does not and cannot exist because any and every religion necessarily expresses a particular experience and worldview.” -Amen-Ra This argument has been made many times, but I fear I have to reiterate it before delving into this essay. There can be no more substantial evidence of the world’s anti-blackness […]
Going beyond #ENDSARS. Lessons from Haiti and The Black Radical Tradition. By Theophilus Wellington Introduction For the longest time, I have heard different commentaries about police reforms in Nigeria and internationally, and have kept my mouth firmly pressed shut. I have found that in giving my opinions I am at best, quickly dismissed as being […]
“All are our crops; but we get from others To middleman those are not from others. Yet they show them our jam-packed granary. Faces of our decrepit doctors, Inspiration of our lawyers, All go into their possession”- Jibonanonda Das. Africa is wallowing in extreme poverty, deep in debt, hunger, diseases, illiteracy and civil strife. Many […]
“But the dream of exodus still lives in those of us not satisfied with the world as we know it.” There comes an age when society dictates to you, to leave your childish dreams and face reality. You come at cross roads, as to whether to pursue your dreams or be realistic. This book came […]
Our generation is too scared to speak on love, to confront it and most importantly, to choose it. With an earth shattering heartbreak in my late teens, and the current dating scene I find myself in, what is otherwise known as the “streets”. I find myself always pondering on what love is and what it […]
