In the name of research for my BHM post and a strong desire to highlight Gen X: Voices of Africa, I ventured to YouTube. My search query began with Bob Marley, then I remembered Majek Fashek. Beyond here, I swear I broke the dam to some old, maybe, forgotten songs from 80’s Nigeria, and I've been dancing and smiling ever since. Completely absorbing the music, deliberately limiting my interaction with […]
Christmas, for many, remains the most favorable time of the year. It is festive, and we get to exchange gifts, and for those of us in colder climates, we get cozy. There is this romance of eggnogs and pajamas, throw blankets, a Christmas-themed movie like Home Alone and your loved ones all snuggled in tightly by a fireplace as the snow falls gently outside our windows. The thought alone makes […]
Lagos! I've never lived in Lagos, but I've visited more than a handful of times. My first visit came in 2000 and it was unlike any place I had ever visited before. To put it nicely, it was chaotically beautiful. The summer of that year would remain enshrined in my memory as one of my best vacations as a child. There was a lot to see and do in Lagos, […]
