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03 June 2020
Sci-Fi, Hip-Hop and Other South African Fantasies
The pandemonium of COVID-19 was not predicted by political analysts or economists, but by world-builders.
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Arts + Culture
24 April 2018
On Choosing Your Own Path and Chasing Checks
Balancing personal happiness with financial stability is not easy, especially under the gaze of immigrant parents
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05 April 2018
The Privilege Hustle
Some hustle out of necessity, others out of privilege. Be clear about which one you are.
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06 March 2018
Language is Never Neutral
Language can be an explosive device or a tool of liberation and that's why we must stay vigilant about how it's used.
Writing
26 February 2018
Kintsukuroi: A Lesson in Breaking
On healing after losing a child and finding beauty in the cracks of one's shattered self.
Op-Ed
13 February 2018
Asexual Pansexual—On Performing Queerness Without Having Sex
How do we hold onto identity in a world full of expectations about what you do with your private parts.
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05 February 2018
In the War Against My Sexuality, I Chose Truth Over Fear
Why I will not let the epidemic of homophobic violence in South Africa stop me from living openly as a queer womxn
Writing
24 July 2017
An African In Need: How I Learned to Stop the Self-Hate and Love My Africanness
In this personal essay, Joan Erakit opens up on her continued struggle with her identity as an African living in the diaspora.
Writing
06 July 2017
I Am Halfrican: On Embracing the Two Cultures that Make Me Who I Am
A personal essay on identity and how the term "Halfrican" best describes OkayAfrica contributing writer Erica Garnes.
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