Meet Bunmi Ayeni, a woman with a passion to empower her generation. In her own words, she explains the hunger to see young people succeed at what they do as she tells us about her inaugural motivation conference, M.A.D.
Belinda: Let us start with the name, you are not M.A.D, I am not M.A.D, but why [...]
Ride on Sista! I will not belittle the content of this video by adding more. Selah!
Woke up this morning
Wondering about you and your place in life
I thought about your heart
And felt your pain
The one you will feel when words come at you
At a speed so fast, hit you unawares
And leave you reeling for you did not see them coming
Words, the kind that comes off a boxer’s gloves and jibes at [...]
I understand tribal marks are dying out in Nigeria, I hope they do die out and never come back. All I need to do is remember when my face was being brutalised by that razor blade and I have no issues saying, so long to facial tribal marks. I mean, what’s with the shark drawn [...]
I saw this story on CNN two days ago and it brought tears to my eyes. It simply shows the power of a big heart and the difference one phone call makes. It would be silly of me to tell you the story of Sibahle Tshibika all over. Its all in the video, watch it [...]
I was thinking about you on my way home
I have no idea why but I truly wanted to give you a hug
And whisper in your ears that you are not flawed
You are you and I’m me, and while we work daily
To become better people
It does not mean I’m better than you or that you are [...]
I hate waiting
I hate waiting on people
I hate waiting on anyone to make-up their mind
I hate the waiting time it takes to hear the outcome of a query
I hate waiting to hear about the outcome of an interview
I hate that my heart beats in ways I cannot control when I have to wait
I hate waiting [...]
When Torn first premiered at the Arcola theatre, it sold out in the first two weeks. Back with a new cast and creative team, Torn explores the African Caribbean divide. Femi Oguns explains why its refreshing theatre keeps exploring sensitive subject matters of this nature.
Torn is a modern day version of Romeo and Juliet, told [...]
Watching the BBC Africa Season on BBC 4 was a great relief to episode 2 of Welcome To Lagos. From African School to the Tutu Talks to Africa in Pictures to Rock n’ Roll Years, which focused on the ever evolving state of African music was brilliant. My only beef was the fact that they [...]
Armed with a sharp intellect and a fierce sense of social exploration through her creativity, Leboganag Mashile is a poet’s poet. She has won the respect of critics, her contemporaries and the hearts of ordinary South Africans. In her own words, she explains why South Africa is [...]
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