IDPs: Seeing Beyond The Statistics

All Images: Ramatu Ada Ochekliye

A visit to the Internally Displaced People’s camp in Durumi, Abuja on May 28, 2017 was everything I expected it would be; emotionally draining.

#JusticeForChisomAnekwe

I was scrolling through my Facebook timeline and happened on this story by Milly Milly.

On Feminism, Misandry, and Humanity

Image: Ebony Magazine

As more women are discovering—and using—their voices, the dark cloud of patriarchy appears to be slowly retreating, although at the sluggish pace of a limping snail. Of course, there is still a long road ahead before we can confidently say women stand on equal footing with men. But we are certainly not where we were a century ago. In many parts of the world, women can now work in formal settings, vote, run for office, chart their own paths, and inherit property. Progress may be slow, but women are becoming more visible, not just as objects for male pleasure, but as full human beings. And what do we have to thank for this shift? A significant part of it is rooted in feminism.

Choosing Your Role Models

Growing up, I only had Oprah Winfrey to look up to. Yes, I wanted to be a neurosurgeon who found the cure to cancer, but whenever I saw Oprah on TV, I totally connected to her. I was barely seven when I knew I wanted to be like her.

ETIQUETTE FOR SEMI-FORMAL MEETINGS

Hey! Hey!

Ramat is in the building!

So by now, you must have heard I did a post about what turned out to be a horrible meeting BECAUSE I didn’t get food. I don’t play with my food at all!

The '1 Girl, 1 Pad' Campaign

Shades of Us is a forum for open discussions on issues affecting Africa, Africans, and people of African descent, to change the ‘dark continent’ narrative of Africa. Since our inception in 2014, most of our work has been online campaigns for or against social issues and dysfunction. At the start of the year, we pledged to start doing more people-to-people work to affect our society, one community at a time.

Drivers of Misogyny

Beyonce and Serena when they were pregnant.

It saddens me to take this stand today, but it has become necessary.