Enough is enough, racism and xenophobia will not, cannot prevail — It was a lazy Monday evening in my household. My biracial daughter whom I have often talked about in this blog, was preparing her university applications and I was catching up on my reading. I’d just come back from a 4K run in preparation for our annual Escalade race in…

My interview with award-winning author Lolá Ákínmádé Äkerström — Click here to listen to my interview with Lolá Ákínmádé Äkerström It’s not every day that one has an opportunity to sit down with one’s favorite author and have a heart-to-heart discussion. A few days ago, I had the privilege of speaking with Lolá Ákínmádé Äkerström, a Nigeria-Swedish writer and…

And this is why we need to save it before it’s too late — Climate injustice and racial injustice are closely related. In the case of climate injustice, people in the Global North, mainly white people, consume. By this, I mean they eat meat, drive to most places, buy fast fashion, and the like. This behavior leads to high carbon emissions which lead to…

Most times they are not — When I was a teenager, I used to spend all of my summers in Sierra Leone. My grandma who was bedridden often asked me to sit by her side — “To keep her company” as she would affectionately say. During those precious moments we spent together, she would teach me…

Or when racism and Islamophobia drive a country’s policies — A French man once told me that the people most discriminated against in France are Muslims. He said that as a Black, non-Muslim woman, I’d face racism here for sure, but nothing compared to what it would be if I was a Muslim too. I was shocked. The French harbor…

And what I did about it — I was ecstatic, I had been chosen out of 300 candidates to fill the position. I couldn’t sleep the night before my first day on the job, I was so excited. When I got into the office, I met with the full team. I was so grateful for the opportunity…

You’re wasting your time — I’ve been on this platform for more than 3 years now. In the beginning, I was so eager, glued to my stats page day and night. Whenever someone like you responded to my articles, I hadn’t yet identified you as a troll, so I’d rush off to read what you…

Why are people so angry — it really is none of their business — Doria Ragland, Meghan Markle’s mom has been trending on X, formerly Twitter, all day. Why? Well, she attended the 5th edition of a charity event called “This Is About Humanity” in Los Angeles last Sunday. Photos of the event showed her with Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian. In them, Doria…

Or how to build a shell to protect yourself — I remember the first time I experienced racism, I was 9 years old, just a child. I had moved to a new country, to a new school. I was excited, I wanted to make new friends. I was ready for new friends and then at the playground during recess, the…