

On the continent
If you had been following us on instagram (and sometimes our tumblr) you would known that I had been ‘chilling small’ on the continent...
May 30, 20155 min read

Difference in treatment
I haven’t posted in ages, but this article has brought me out of the woodwork. I saw this posted by The Root via Okay Africa on Facebook....
May 28, 20153 min read


Africa is all the same (apparently)
A few days ago a colleague started a conversation with me which somehow led to the subject of Africa. Just to give you a bit of context,...
Nov 25, 20142 min read


No traditional wedding for me
A few months ago I was reading an interesting article about African traditional weddings and this particular line about Ghanaian weddings...
Nov 17, 20142 min read

My Africa Is: Edition Dakar – Malika Surf Camp
Here is the third and final installment of My Africa is: Edition Dakar. In this episode My Africa Is spends time with Malika Surf Camp...
Oct 21, 20141 min read

My Africa Is: Edition Dakar – Sunu Street Project
My Africa Is caught up with the Sunu Street Project, a dance company, that seeks to validate urban dance in Senegal, and empower young...
Oct 10, 20141 min read


The World War I in Africa Project: What Happened In Africa Should Not Stay In Africa
In Australia we celebrate ANZAC (Australian New Zealand Army Corps) day which is a national remembrance day which commemorates all...
Aug 5, 20144 min read


The disappearance of the cultural blanket
Next month will be my one year anniversary in London. I can’t believe it’s been year. I feel like I have lived here for so long but at...
Jul 15, 20143 min read


Travel Diary: The Greek Islands
I have been MIA this past week for a very good reason. I went to the Greek Islands (Kos, Santorini and Mykonos) with one of my friends...
Jun 24, 20142 min read

A.Squared: On Shame by Gamu Chamisa
International student. Immigrant worker. Non-resident. Foreigner. Other. On Shame My parents sent me overseas for university, as they did...
May 15, 20142 min read

A.squared
A few weeks ago, I mentioned a new feature coming to Afroklectic. You have read about my experiences and some of the experiences of my...
Apr 27, 20143 min read

‘Yes I am Australian’ aftermath
A few weeks ago, I posted a video titled ‘Yes, I am Australian‘ as an answer to weird questions asked and statements made when I tell...
Mar 31, 20142 min read

Yes I am Australian. But…
This is one gigantic step for Afroklectic and the tiniest step for mankind. I have just uploaded our first video on Afroklectic’s YouTube...
Mar 10, 20141 min read

The Diasporian Experience: British Nigerian Me
I recently watched ‘British Nigerian Me’ which is a short documentary by Dayo Adeneye on the problem many Nigerian youth born in England...
Feb 22, 20144 min read


Daily racial microaggressions
I wasn’t going to post this, but I read ’21 Racial Microaggressions You Hear On A Daily Basis’ by BuzzFeed via Facebook and I just had to...
Dec 17, 20133 min read


Blame it on the Culture
I had an epiphany over dinner with Tola of Aratuntun (honestly one of the greatest people I have ever met) last Saturday night. She asked...
Dec 6, 20135 min read


Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela 1918 – 2013
Tonight I met a lady on the escalator at Holborn tube station. She was holding a massive movie poster for the new Mandela film and I...
Dec 6, 20133 min read

Do the racial math?
I think I have pretty much l settled into the London life now. I still struggling to say ‘I love London’. At the rate it’s going, I don’t...
Nov 18, 20134 min read


My future children
I currently live with my cousin and for some reason the idea of settling in Ghana has come up quite regularly. My cousin is against the...
Oct 24, 20134 min read


It’s just different!
First question people ask after they find out that I am from Australia is ‘How is London?‘ I go blank for a second. I am not sure what to...
Oct 4, 20134 min read