Our histories cling to us. We are shaped by where we come from.

Stories matter. Many stories matter.

Racism should never have happened and so you don't get a cookie for reducing it.

At some point I was a HappyAfricanFeminist who does not hate men. And who likes lip gloss and who wears high heels for herself but not for men.

I didn't know I was even supposed to HAVE issues until I came to America

Perhaps it is time to debate culture. The common story is that in "real" African culture, before it was tainted by the west, gender roles were rigid and women were contentedly oppressed.

Many stories matter. Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign. But stories can also be used to empower, and to humanize. Stories can break the dignity of a people. But stories can also repair that broken dignity.