Race & Ethnicity
Society & Culture
The World's Discomfort with African Pride
Following Francis Ngannou's boxing loss to Tyson Fury, the writer reflects on the double standard applied to Black athletes—particularly African ones—when they assert confidence or pride. The piece argues that Ngannou's real victory lies not in the ring but in his journey from poverty to global prominence, and that his dignity transcends any single fight.
A Black Man Between Victim and Perpetrator
The writer reflects on the contradictory position of being a Black man in a world that casts him simultaneously as vulnerable to systemic violence and capable of inflicting it. Drawing on two news events from May 2020, he traces how childhood conditioning toward white superiority, adult disillusionment, and accumulated historical anger have left him without a clear path forward.
Whitenicious: The Cost of Respecting the Hustle
The writer examines the 2018 controversy surrounding Dencia's skin-lightening cream promotion and asks whether admiration for entrepreneurial success should require complicity in harmful practices. The piece interrogates the gap between celebrating a woman's financial independence and remaining silent about the social damage her product perpetuates.
Anglophone Cameroonians and the Trap of the Superfluous
The writer examines a cultural tendency—particularly visible on social media—to prematurely celebrate and oversell cultural products before they have earned genuine recognition. Drawing from personal observation of music, film, and design, the piece argues that insincere praise and aesthetic window-dressing have replaced substantive work and honest criticism.
The Backfire Effect and the Anglophone Question in Cameroon
This analytical essay diagnoses the reluctance of francophone Cameroonians to acknowledge systemic discrimination against anglophones through the lens of cognitive neuroscience, specifically the 'backfire effect'—the psychological tendency to cling more tightly to core beliefs when presented with contradictory evidence.