Zino Bernard

The one who spells Afrolady from the larynx of her pen. She’s a high spirited, cultured and ingenuous African child, whose writing drops an unimaginative creative splash on history and carves the indignation and memories of Black women.

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Spirit child

spirit child

“Push! push!! push harder!!!” The nurse continued to yell as I struggled to follow and focus on her loud instructions. I was slowly losing it, and it felt like a thousand spears…

top 10 soft skills for women to master in the workplace in 2022

Hey professional woman! Here’s how to break a leg and be competitive in your workplace. As women, we’re expected to know it all. When we’re young, older women teach us how to…

Red beast

red beast

The adults ogled me over like I was a strange commodity that had appeared in the market for the first time. No, I was not a strange thing that had fallen from heaven.…

#badgirlriri: rihanna makes a $15 million donation to climate change organizations

The #BadGirlRiri, queen, singer, business icon, and philanthropist, Rihanna (Robyn Rihanna fenty) is kicking off the year yet again with a bold and powerful action for climate change as she donates $15m…

long distance relationship: some vital hacks to help your long distance relationship (ldr) work

Have you suddenly found yourself in a long distance relationship? Feeling pangs of anxiety and insecurities about your future with your partner? Well, Hey, it’s not the end of the world. You’ve…

overcoming your fears

This thing called fear and the ways towards overcoming it is one of the most personal journeys into healing. We’ve all been down at one time or the other in our lives…

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hostel tales: my roommates, the devil

The problem first started with a girl called Nne. Nne was one of the many roommates I was forced to spend the entirety of my penultimate days within the room. Her bed…

second chance

I sit and stare at her with fear and sadness in my heart. She’s seated there facing me like a statue with a distant gaze locked in her eyes. Just like all…

what it means to love a woman

“What has come over you?” I asked. Jamie ignored me and brushed past quickly to the other side of the room to stand before the mirror. Staring angrily at her reflection, I…

my ex wants me back

It all started with a simple text message on WhatsApp on a rainy Monday morning in June 2019.   It was not a formal message or a regular message like all the other…