Ms. Postcolonial Africana

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Ms. Postcolonial Africana

Hi! I’m Rahel and this is my website. To learn more about who I am, check my about page!

Reaching higher: Women liberators and gender

I have recently written an academic article titled “Reaching Higher: Women Liberators and Gender” which was published in the Horn of Africa Bulletin of the Life & Peace Institute...

Battling Stereotypes, News, Opinion & Analysis, Postcolonialism, Uncategorized

Sweden’s Santa Lucia celebrations marked by epistemic violence against children of African decent

Ask the average Swede what the Santa Lucia celebration is about in terms of its historical/religious significance; chances are they won’t be able to give you straight forward answer...

News, Opinion & Analysis, Opinion & Analysis

Act on 2250 by implementing campaigns, programs and projects for gender-just peace

Today marks the 1 year anniversary of the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2250. I remember the day that it was announced (9 December 2015), and how quickly...

Literature, Postcolonialism

Frantz Fanon still lives

December 6, 1961, marks the 55th year since the death of Frantz Fanon. Although this great thinker and writer is no longer with us, his legacy lives on....

Art & Culture, Opinion & Analysis, Quotes, Uncategorized

The time for artists to go to work is NOW: Writing against Trump, writing for our children

I am absolutely devastated by the notion that Donald Trump will soon be the president of the United States of America, but I’m going to channel this devastation into...