A woman’s reflective letter to herself

Paul Chuks | Poetry | Nigeria | Afritondo

Short Story | Sochima Frankline Uche | Nigeria

Poetry | Podcast | Praise Osawaru | Nigeria

Caged | Poetry | Yewande Adebowale | Nigeria

A dirge to my unborn | Poetry | Abuoya Erout | Liberia

Short story by Damilola Olagunju

Fictional verses and short stories centred on everyday life in Lagos, Nigeria.

There was no guilt, no remorse, even more curiously, no sense of loss.

Poetry by Praise Osawaru

I look to the diaspora for black America’s future rather than finding redemption in the United States.

Short fiction by Moses Abukutsa

Even if the argument of black-on-black crime is accurate, the BLM movement in its current form would still not be hypocritical because the movement aims to end structural racism.

Rape and consent in Nigeria

What I really need these days is a cup of tea with a friend who simply asks: “Are you ok, ma?”

Zvenyika narrated his story as I wrote down notes in longhand. He had been charged with culpable homicide having run over an ageing priest on Beatrice Road, outside Harare, at night.

Poetry by Yewande Adebowale

When I travelled to Africa as an adult, I saw how deep the miseducation went. There were myths to bust. Like Africa being a monolithic country where it’s eternally hot and people are scantily clad.

I angrily dropped the call the last time I called Uncle Emeka to enquire about my reserved job position and he told me to send him my CV. Again!