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AfroGist: 11 People Share Their Worst Heartbreak Stories

One minute, you’re planning the rest of your life with your significant human, and the next minute, you’re dumbstruck, wondering where it all went wrong. Wikipedia describes heartbreak as “intense emotional stress…

The Sad Story of Efosa

Everyone in the little community knew Efosa. He was as sturdy as a tiger clinging to its prey, as relentless as a vulture hovering over fresh meat, and he alone had the…

The Colour to My Night Sky

You, yourself, as much as anybody else in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. ~ Buddha. I was my father’s favorite child growing up. I don’t know why he enjoyed…

AfroGist: 14 People Share Their Heartfelt Letters to Heaven

Death is an inevitable part of human existence. But still, it’s one of those things that has the potential to rend one’s heart to pieces, especially when it hits too close to…

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend Lose Third Child

TV Personality, Chrissy Teigen and music icon, John Legend took to their social media pages on Wednesday to announce the sad demise of their newborn son, Jack. On the 27th of September,…

letting go

Letting Go 2

The first thing Anna noticed when she opened her eyes was the blinding white light that seemed to sting her senses. Beep! Beep!! What was that sound? She was lying facing the…

5G Network And The Shopping Spree

“What is wrong with you? Why did you do what you did?” Tiana asked. May turned and faced her friend. Tiana was so pissed her eyebrows were twitching. “What are you talking…

Grainy Apocalypse: One Night In A Personalized Hell

The bathroom door creaked as Shayna opened it and stepped inside the small square room she spent most of her time is now. She walked towards the countertop, her Afro hair bouncing…

I’ll point to the East, show me the West

“Your father wants you to take off your uniform, he says you’re following me to the market today”. My mother told me as I knelt with my hands on the buckle of…

Forgiveness and It’s Relevance

The world is a place where it seems like many people are either out there to hurt us or don’t care if they hurt us, whether intentionally or accidentally. The feeling of…