Beauty
Lifestyle
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.
A Mother's Letter on Beauty, Education, and Becoming Yourself
In a letter to her daughter, a Cameroonian mother articulates a vision of beauty rooted in inner virtue rather than appearance, urges scholarly ambition without apology, and frames love and faith as conscious choices rather than overwhelming forces. She weaves together practical guidance on education, relationships, spirituality, and self-belief into a document that reads as both intimate counsel and a quiet manifesto for young women.