May 28, 20153 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....
Nov 17, 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...
Oct 21, 20141 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 10, 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...
Sep 30, 20141 min read
My Africa Is: Edition Dakar Trailer
Great news! ‘My Africa Is‘, is back with fresh content. This season Nosarieme Garrick and the crew take us to Dakar. A season that will...
Aug 5, 20144 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...
May 20, 20141 min read
GUINNESS: The Sapeurs
This GUINNESS ad and short documentary features the society of elegant persons of the Congo otherwise known as the Sapeurs, a group of...
Apr 27, 20143 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...
Feb 22, 20144 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...
Dec 17, 20133 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 6, 20135 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, 20133 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...
Oct 24, 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 15, 20131 min read
The African Woman Dinner Dance 2013
It’s back for 2013 Ladies ! ! Hosted By: Koleka Mqulwana (South African High Commisioner) While dancing and performances are the focus of...
Jul 3, 20131 min read
My Africa Is: The Lagos Chronicles – Lakin Ogunbanwo
It gives me great pleasure to bring to you the final installment of My Africa Is: The Lagos Chronicles. I have enjoyed this series...
Mar 20, 20131 min read
Africultures Festival 2013
Last weekend the Afroklectic team hung out at the annual Africultures Festival in Auburn (Sydney). The weather was nice but a bit of a...
Feb 11, 20133 min read
Fabrics come with Stories
When I went to Ghana for the first time in 2004, I went a number of shopping trips with my Aunty and Mum to get fabrics. My Mum would see...
Jan 27, 20131 min read
The Nigerian Nostalgia Project
My parents lived in Nigeria from the late 70s to the mid-80s for nearly a decade before they came to Australia. Virtually every week I...
Oct 8, 20121 min read
Who you calling an African Booty Scratcher?
One of my favourite films to watch on a Sunday afternoon – African Booty Scratcher. A short film by Sierra Leonian – American Nikyatu...
Sep 24, 20124 min read
That dirty word ‘BLEACHING’
I reblogged this short film ‘Yellow Fever‘ by Ng’endo Mukii on the Afroklectic tumblr some time ago from Dynamic Africa. It came up again...