Model Funmi Olagunju Reclaims Her Voice Through Writing “All the connections I’ve had and all the conversations, have helped me see myself as more than just a model. I’m trying to be true to who I am.” “Visibility and accountability are important in allowing people to show off their talents” “As a writer I have …
Read moreFor Her Musings x Journal Of Creative Pursuit – Full Featurette
Hello you, yes you! I’m about to breakdown some things I would have done differently had I been shown a crystal ball in 2019. Enjoy! 1, Online Dating?! Apocalypsing – the term used to describe treating every relationship like it’s your last due to a feeling of impending doom via a global health crisis. Plain …
Read moreSleeping Through 2020: 5 Things I Wish I’d Done Sooner
“A power hungry class of army arrangements Stealing money in my country’s plight A soldier pretending to be a politician” (Nneka, Singer) It is becoming apparent that the troubles in certain parts of the world are no longer a “They” problem but an “Us” problem. Just for clarification I’m not talking about the SARS pandemic but …
Read moreSARS Is Nothing New In Nigeria’s History Of Police Brutality
It takes a lot more than a T-shirt with empowering words or symbols to convey just how painful the hard-knock reality is, that black people endure on a constant basis. A T-shirt you can take off, heck when it gets dirty you can even wash it, make it clean; pure, crisp again. My skin, not …
Picture-perfect Lagos with its bustling city markets, ear-aching honking of cars in deep traffic, the sweet dense air and ‘honest’ exchanges on the street. Nothing’s changed. Life swept by in a flash whilst in my uncle’s car, except when we arrived at the place which I call home, for a moment everything seemed still. All …
Read moreThe Nurse Without Borders: A Conversation With My Grandfather
Happy New Year! Yes you read that right. We’re almost three months into 2020 and I feel compelled to almost scream it out loud. Why? It’s simple: so much craziness has happened so far that January, February and possibly March won’t count at all. But lets stay hopeful for March. There is still time and …
