Women Should Carry Their Condoms

Woman with Condom
Picture Credit: Zenito Haven

So I watched this show a while back on Ebony Life Television (ELTV). There was a voices-on-the-streets segment, and the question asked was if it is okay for women to carry condoms. Many people gave varying responses, but one stuck with me for days. The respondent, a very confident (albeit uneducated) man, couldn’t hide his disdain at the question. He was entirely against the concept. His closing statement was what got me riled up. He went, ‘Man wey get two woman na still man but woman wey get two man na olosho.’

Top 5 Black Sitcoms Of The 90s

The 90s was probably the best time for television, not because they had the best content or the most brilliant technology but because it was television lots of people across the world were tuned to.

January Song

January Song ( For Ramat on her birthday)

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Glass, Brillo, Flame & Rock

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By Kabir Babiotos

The shortcut to eternal doom they say; the worst of all evil. The fast killer, the baddest bitch; crack! A dance with the devil himself, in a ballroom made of thin glass floors, best to watch your step for you might fall or better yet dare not even get in to begin with.

Chrysalis

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By Abe Onche

Longest Serving African Leaders

Africa is plagued with people who are so intoxicated with power that once they are in a place of leadership, authority or governance, they are unwilling to step down until pushed out. We seem to be the most likely group of people to turn a democracy into a dictatorship and it usually doesn’t matter if it is in the home, office or government. 

Today, we discuss the longest serving leaders in Africa and why they need to go!

Listen to the podcast below! 

The Rising Cost Of Sanitary Pads

Sanitary Pad

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When you are a team of mainly women, you have to deal with many issues that generally affect you. One of such issues is our menstrual cycle. This affects us at least once every month. Yes, we used the word ‘affects’ because it does and because our cycle is a 28-day cycle, there is always the chance that we ‘see’ our periods twice in one more month.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr: Not Just A Dreamer

Our man crush is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. Martin Luther King was born Michael King Jr. on January 15, 1929. He was an American Baptist minister and human rights activist. He was also a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs.

The Woman That Was Flora Nwapa

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We loved when Google Doodle showed a black woman in what looked like a field of corn seemingly planting (or harvesting) books on October 16, 2017. We were piqued. Who was this woman?

5 Things You Probably Didn't Know Were Invented By Black People

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Black people are awesome and many times, we don’t get the credit we deserve. All through history, we have always created or contributed to the creation of ingenious inventions for the advancement of human kind.

Uduak-Obong Jackson: Writing Against Suicide

Uduak-obong Jackson
Image: Uduak's Facebook Profile

We are amazed by the awesomeness that is Uduak-obong Jackson.

Turning 28...And Not Repeating My mistakes

Our founder wrote this to commemorate her birthday and from all of us at SHADES OF US, we want to wish her a wonderful birthday today. Happy Birthday Ramat!

Shades Of Us: Unveiling Our New Look

Hey.

So we have been making some noise about changes we want to make and the time is finally here.