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Ijeoma Opara

Mother is No Longer Mothering

Cultural Consumption, Black Capitalist Excellence & the Age of Aquarius.

9 min readFeb 12, 2024

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Mother is No Longer Mothering

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Ijeoma Opara

The Ethics of Being a Caring Hoe

A Black Woman’s Diary Musings

5 min readAug 1, 2023

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The Ethics of Being a Caring Hoe

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Ijeoma Opara

An Ada’s Rage

TW: fatphobia/misogyny

3 min readDec 30, 2022

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An Ada’s Rage

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So…Where are the Black Girls in Love is Blind Season 3?

(Partial spoilers).

5 min readOct 26, 2022

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So…Where are the Black Girls in Love is Blind Season 3?

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Ijeoma Opara

A Love Letter to Quinta Brunson and The OG Black Millennial Creators

Seeing Quinta Brunson become an Emmy award-winning writer, producer and actress for her show Abbott Elementary has become the complete…

3 min readSep 16, 2022

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A Love Letter to Quinta Brunson and The OG Black Millennial Creators

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Ijeoma Opara

Goosebumps. Thank you so much for this Itoro.

1 min readSep 6, 2022

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The ‘white man’s whore’ complex and ‘ruining the legacy of my African bloodline’ – Black women and…

In 2014, mixed-race American actress Tamera Mowry became immortalised in pop culture and Twitter history. Her now-famous quote, “I get…

6 min readFeb 14, 2022

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The ‘white man’s whore’ complex and ‘ruining the legacy of my African bloodline’ – Black women and…

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Reflections of a former activist.

I don’t know why every time I watch a biopic or movie about racism at any point in history, it triggers something within me. Especially the…

7 min readJan 18, 2022

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Fees Must Fall, Stellenbosch (2016)

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Ijeoma Opara

Familiarity within the Foreign — Stellenbosch and Inherited Heritage

(Published for Blindeye Magazine, 24/09/21)

6 min readSep 25, 2021

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Familiarity within the Foreign — Stellenbosch and Inherited Heritage

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Homecoming and Going: A book review of “Afropean” by Johny Pitts

This 380 page book follows the backpacking journey of Johny Pitts and his experiences interacting with black communities throughout Europe…

5 min readJun 1, 2021

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Ijeoma Opara

Ijeoma Opara

PhD student by day, historical drama fanatic by night — Sitting at the intersection of politics and pop culture. Anti-beetroot advocate.

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