Breathing through keyboards and codes: Internet of Things

Image by jrhode on Creative Commons under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Hi, it’s a new week, not entirely new with the Afro Bloggers #WinterABC2020 Writing Challenge because as we left last week’s, we are also going into the new week reflecting. Today’s prompt is “4 things I have learned on social media” and as someone who is constantly on...

(Un) Becoming: Opening to the biography I am yet to write

I knew from the first day when I read the topics that today’s challenge will be the most difficult. I struggle to write, say, or even acknowledge within anything that has to do with me -mostly the good stuff. I am still contemplating if I will be writing this or not, but if I do,...

Of Plasas, Ebbeh, and Orgasms

It’s day three of the #AfroBloggers challenge and to be honest with you, I did not feel like posting today. I thought just maybe if I have posted two days in a row, that was enough for a commitment. Also partly because there have been constant power cuts and I have gotten so much used...

My first blog post was full of errors: of growth and transitioning

Oh here you are. Welcome to Day 2 of the #WinterABC2020 Writing Challenge for African bloggers, I also might be doing better than i thought i would. The topic for today is why do you blog, basically the purpose of your blog. So let's get started ... If I were you, I would not read...

#Gambia: How the internet is making #COVID19 measures difficult

Up until the afternoon of March 17, The Gambia had not recorded a case of Coronavirus even with our bordering country, Senegal, being on its 24th case at that time. However, this took a turn on the evening of March 17 when the President of The Republic of The Gambia, Adama Barrow appeared on the...

The Sound Across the Room Without A Window – Pt. 1

On the night before the elections, I could not sleep. I had no business in the outcome or in what would transpire the next day — my sister was the one voting for the first time — but my mother made sure that I understood the importance of this election and that I was lucky enough to witness it....

Imagining Movement Building in The Gambia: Inclusion and Accessibility within Feminist Spaces for women with disabilities with Sira

Sira This is an interview series with women in The Gambia or in the diaspora on what it means to them to be part of a community/network of feminists that show solidarity, support, and create networks for more advocacy and reach both online and offline. The main aim is to show how the advocacy spectrum...

Resist the urge to explain: The art of not giving a fuck about men and what they think

Me, in my Feminist Theory Class with my students. Just kidding, I was feministing on bahama grass with a sea view *screaming* I (We) made it to Day five of the #AfroBloggers WinterABC 2020 writing challenge and I am honestly so proud of myself for coming this far. One thing I have realized is the...

An escape from a world probably shutting down in 22 days

I am committing to 22 days of words to pour myself out there as an escape from this world and all that is going on right now. I am also doing this with three posts sitting in my draft and pending public demands of part two to a story I wrote last year. I have a friend...

Spliffs and Turbans: Headscarf Police Turn Hypocrites

If choices were respected as much as the effort people put into making them, everyone would just be so happy minding their business. When I say everyone, I mean men mostly, since they are gatekeepers of modesty and women’s bodies. The unfortunate irony of that is how men are the most immodest and unchaste gender...