Akinola AkinboteOn Black is KingYesterday, I watched Black is King. It incites thought-provoking discussions about finding one’s African identity and decolonizing our…Aug 2, 2020Aug 2, 2020
Akinola AkinboteThe Heart of Whiteness by Ijeoma Oluo“For a white woman who had grown up with only a few magazines of stylized images of blackness to imagine herself into a real-life black…Apr 20, 2017Apr 20, 2017
Akinola AkinboteSọ’rọ ile o (Speak of home)I sit here, Somi’s symphonies are playing. Ginger me…the lyrics sing with such uniqueness — The West-African beat, infused with Jazz and…Oct 24, 2016Oct 24, 2016
Akinola AkinboteI walk unarmed…I walk on these streets thinking, Just like him I could be shot. Unarmed, In compliance Confused. Yet my melanin goes before me Innocuous…Sep 22, 2016Sep 22, 2016
Akinola AkinboteHow my dream gap year in Africa turned into a nightmare– My responseReading this excerpt reminded me of reading Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. Using emotional appeal, she lures you into empathizing with…Jul 5, 2016Jul 5, 2016
Akinola AkinboteWaking-up ( the second chapter)There I was at the pale-blue door, staring at the pared off old paint coat, gasping for air. My heart was racing. Thumping, it hit against…Aug 9, 20151Aug 9, 20151
Akinola AkinboteWaking-upAn intense beam of light came in through the cream and violet coloured drapes; its sharp incandescence pierced my lids. I could swear that…Jul 30, 20152Jul 30, 20152