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Beyond the Coast: The Role of Europeans in the Slave Trade — What No One Ever Told You (Part III)

“We assert the guiltiness of those who sell as well as those who buy slaves ...” — David Livingstone

8 min readJul 13, 2023

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Beyond the Coast: The Role of Europeans in the Slave Trade — What No One Ever Told You (Part III)

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No Nigerians Allowed: The Chinese-Only Supermarket in Abuja

Segregation in the 21st century — on Nigerian soil, no less

5 min readApr 22, 2024

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What Has Hair Got to Do With It?

…as black women, the world tries to make us feel like different means worse… But it breeds something special. It breeds magic…

10 min readNov 24, 2022

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A Charmed Existence: A Glimpse Into Nigerian Male Privilege — Part I

If you are a married Nigerian male, yours is a rather charmed existence in which you can get away with just about anything under heaven…

7 min readNov 2, 2023

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The Women of Walo: The Slave Trade — What No One Ever Told You (Part IV)

Though you may kill them, you will never dishonor them — Louis Faidherbe on the Wolof.

7 min readNov 2, 2023

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Sheryl Turner and the Deceit of Divestors

Sheryl Turner set off from her home on the last day of 2023. In less than a month, she was dead

5 min readMay 7, 2024

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Sheryl Turner and the Deceit of Divestors

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What the World Tells Black People About Themselves

The knowledge pill: revealed through the careful observation of books, film, music, and daily interactions, it is especially effective…

5 min readApr 24, 2024

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What the World Tells Black People About Themselves

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What I Learned About African Americans as a Nigerian— Gazing Across the Divide II

The next phase of my education on African American history would come from romance books written by African American authors.

6 min readApr 17, 2024

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What I Learned About African Americans as a Nigerian— Gazing Across the Divide II

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What I Learned About African Americans as a Nigerian — Gazing Across the Divide I

Growing up as very small child, my understanding of the world was quite simple. If you were white you lived in Europe. If you were Asian…

4 min readApr 17, 2024

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What I Learned About African Americans as a Nigerian — Gazing Across the Divide I

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The Sade Robinson Case: What Black Parents Must Learn

Sade Robinson: The teenager with a radiant smile was described as bubbly, intelligent, and amicable

4 min readApr 17, 2024

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The Sade Robinson Case: What Black Parents Must Learn

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Astra Xavier

Astra Xavier

History buff dedicated to challenging long held and accepted norms on the black experience. I write for black women, first of all.

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