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The sexual education in schools today is outdated. It doesn’t provide young people with the information they need in an encouraging way and therefore does not to cater to the needs of young people. If young people are to have safe and positive sexual encounters, we need to do more than remind them to use […]

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What do Brazilian-wavy, 16-inches, Swiss lace and Ombre all have in common? Well, it’s part of the comeback hair craze that is proving itself to be a favourite and not a fad. Wigs! Women are embracing different textures, lengths, and colours to showcase their new-found style, mood and beauty. If Oprah still had her talk […]

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I was born in a small Dutch town called Goirle, but I spent the majority of my childhood in the city of Enschede. I only knew a few black peers throughout my life so the majority of my friends are white Dutch people so during high school, I found myself in the middle of an […]

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In a couple of weeks, I’ll be travelling to my country of origin, Nigeria. It’s been 5 years since I was last there, and although I have yearned for this trip for a while, I am flooded with many different emotions as I prepare for it.  There are numerous relatives to visit, questions that I […]

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Have you ever been offered something and without really thinking you just think/say “you’ll do”? I think most of us have. There comes a time when we feel we’ve tolerated and compromised for enough bullshit. Headache jobs, ridiculous internships, sometime-ish friends and mediocre dating partners. It takes a certain amount of toleration before we each […]

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For most of us, having an older sibling means having someone to look up to, go to for advice, or just be there for you when times get tough. For me, it was nothing close to resembling that. When I was born my eldest sister was 16, my brother was 14 and my other sister […]

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Let’s set the scene: Let’s Talk About Sex by TLC plays softly in the background. Doves are flying. Champagne fountains are flowing. An assortment of colorful rose petals are… petaling. Kenny G is there. *Record scratch* Patrick Stewart walks in and begins to narrate. What does sexual wellness and being sexual mean to you? Because […]

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From an early age, I have battled with depression and anxiety as quietly as possible; I was never properly able to voice my feelings without them being diminished, shot down or completely ignored. For years I was ridiculed and judged for not wanting to be a part of groups, frequently isolating myself from people, and […]

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We would all like to believe that the society we live in today is one that facilitates acceptance and tolerance, but in reality, that is not the case. The social control of women is inherent in our society today, despite these patriarchal ideas being less obvious at first glance. Initially appearing harmless, ideas that undermine […]

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I’ve heard on more than one occasion that when people teach young women to date, they advise them to seek men that remind them of their father.Totally outdated. As an adult, I quickly decided that I couldn’t do that to myself. I don’t ever want to have to fight for a man’s attention the way […]

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Social mobility and the “come up” is often glorified as a dramatic, earth shattering experience in which an individual ascends to a status that their peers can only dream of. However, I argue that this narrative is false and fictional. It wrongly fixates on the final product, at the expense of the often tiresome journey. […]

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