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The Blog by Shades of Us provides insightful and engaging commentary on socio-economic issues affecting Africa, Africans and people of African descent. The Blog features articles, social commentary, and fiction.
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- We Outside
Social Commentary
This category contains blog posts that convey our passion for the social issues we are concerned about with the intention of engaging more people in these causes. We express our displeasure towards damaging actions and attempt to deconstruct limiting and harmful stereotypes, myths and societal norms. Some of these are captured as real-life experiences to connect with individuals and encourage reflection, positive action, change and reformation.
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Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is a global problem crossing cultural, economic, and geographic boundaries, affecting individuals, families, and communities.
For society to prosper, everyone must play a role in dismantling the structures that continue to perpetuate gender inequality.
Workplace harassment and violence against women remain one pressing issue worldwide, cutting across industries, professions, and cultural divides.
Fiction
This contains fictitious stories and characters that captures issues affecting Africans and are obtainable in African societies. It also dispels myths and patriarchal systems as it ranges from themes of love, marriage and relationships to gender and sexual based violence, religion, parenthood and so on.
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"This isn’t the first time this has happened", I said. The room went quiet for what felt like an eternity.…
Poems
This contains descriptive and sublime poetry that spotlight the issues and realities of Africans. It also celebrates the African people and their cultures. These poems highlight different perspectives on certain issues as some are composed by others and featured on the blog.
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Lot of these guys talk much about how “shawty look like a snack” But I think you look like a…
African woman.Image taken by Martin Kirigua for Pexels.com By Abigail Abby Abok Woman, Shall I compare you to a giant…
Everyday People
This category contains the recognition of individuals who are note worthy, their biographies and contributions to society. These blog posts cut across people from different spheres of society, fields and disciplines. They include interviews and real experiences of seemingly average or ordinary people who have made and are making a difference for themselves and others.
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Rants
With this category, we express our displeasure and dissatisfaction towards issues affecting Africans and the unpleasant and damaging existing norms in Africa. These rants aim to address these issues and incite change as they contain real life and relatable experiences, scenarios and stories.
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Advocacy
With this category of blog posts, we seek to amplify the voices of the unheard, unseen or ignored in society and promote human rights and social justice. We raise awareness on certain issues affecting Africans. It is an avenue to commemorate and promote international days that align with our values and work. This category also contains posts about community engagements we have organized and partnered with other organizations for as well as events and programmes, both online and in-person, that we have attended.
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Beauty and self-care products are an integral part of daily life for millions of women, offering confidence, self-expression, and a…
I remember when I was around 10 years old, sitting at the back of my classroom, listening to my classmates…
The lives of Nigerians changed significantly on May 29, 2023, when President Bola Tinubu said the infamous words “subsidy, gone"
Unsung Heroes
This contains not only a recognition but also an appraisal of individuals who contribute greatly to society but are ignored and go unnoticed for their hard work. These posts celebrate and appreciate them for the value they add and spotlight their worth to society.
