Geraldine Mkong
I Am Not My Hair. Or Am I?
A reflection on the writer's four-year natural hair journey, sparked by reading Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's *Americanah*, and a broader meditation on how Black women navigate beauty standards, hair choice, and what it means to celebrate International Women's Day with intentionality rather than aesthetic display.
C'est Dieu Qui Donne L'Anglais: English Teaching in Cameroon's Bilingual Crisis
This essay examines the chronic dysfunction of English-language education in Cameroon's francophone schools, tracing the phenomenon beyond discipline or resources to a deeper cultural and sociopolitical disregard for English itself. The writer documents the everyday contempt students and families show toward English, the toll this takes on teachers, and the uncomfortable question of whether systemic attitudes—not individual failure—have made language acquisition feel like a matter of divine grace rather than effort.