The Red Pill
People say once you get to the UK or Germany or Canada or Australia, things will finally fall into place. Better schools, security, a steady life. You think once you make it there, the struggle… Read More »The Red Pill
People say once you get to the UK or Germany or Canada or Australia, things will finally fall into place. Better schools, security, a steady life. You think once you make it there, the struggle… Read More »The Red Pill
Meine Erfahrung beim Picknick der offenen Decken Als ich zum ersten Mal vom „Picknick der offenen Decken“, organisiert von der Freie Bande, hörte, dachte ich: Okay… klingt nett. Wahrscheinlich einfach eine Gruppe Menschen, die auf… Read More »Meine Erfahrung beim Open Society Picknick
When I first heard about the “Picnic of Open Blankets” (Picknick der offenen Decken), organized by Freie Bande, I thought, Okay… sounds nice. Probably just a group of people sitting on the grass with sandwiches and… Read More »My Experience at the Open Society Picnic
Picture this: it’s a warm, sunny day at the park. Kids are running around, laughing, just being kids. Then you notice a little boy, maybe 3 or 4 years old, pick up a toy that… Read More »More Than Just a Playground Incident
Living in a country that doesn’t fully feel like home can be tricky. You build a life, set down roots, maybe even raise your kids and in many ways you fit right in. But there’s… Read More »Speaking Up or Overstepping?
The whole U.S.-China tariff drama has been on the timeline long enough to earn its own hashtag. If it hasn’t already. The headlines are relentless, and everyone seems to have a theory. Some say China… Read More »The Tangled Web of Trade Wars
After reflecting on how shared pain connects us and how even “going home” can be complicated for people in the diaspora, I thought I had closed that chapter. But it turns out this conversation keeps… Read More »Same Skin, Different Stories
A few days ago, someone described a video they had seen, and it got me thinking. Actually, it did more than that… something in my chest tightened. In the clip, a young black boy is… Read More »The ‘Oyibo’ Complex
You know… I recently watched an interview with Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao, the former African Union ambassador to the United States. And honestly, I felt every word she said, especially when she spoke about people of… Read More »We’re All Carrying the Wound.
At first glance, it sounds like a beautiful story. A woman born in the U.S. with Ghanaian roots decides to reconnect with the land of her ancestry. She buys a vast plot of land in… Read More »They Came to Build, But Not With Us?