Mau Mau Detention
Greetings, friends: This past week I had the immense privilege of moderating Nanjala Nyabola’s launch for her second book, Travelling While Black. […]
Legal Clinic Recap
https://mailchi.mp/0d75ecb4c693/legal-clinic-recap-traveling-while-black-and-the-three-musketeers Greetings, friends: I hope you are well as can be at this time as we look forward to the end of […]
Legal Clinic for Creatives with Liz Lenjo
Baraza Media Lab recently organized a legal clinic that was specifically designed to help creative entrepreneurs learn the intricacies of the Kenyan […]
Softie Reflection
Greetings, friends: I hope you’ve had a good and productive fortnight, the weeks are flying by! We’ve been busy at Baraza, hosting […]
Jacaranda Propaganda
Greetings, friends: I hope all is well with you and yours, all factors considering. We’re well into #jacarandapropaganda season, and as Nanjala […]
Glimmers of Light and Joy
So U.S. President Donald Trump just tested positive for the coronavirus, are we about to get into the season finale of 2020? […]
Dont Waste The Audience
This week I’ve been thinking about Wambui Kamiru Collymore, widow of the late Bob Collymore, CEO of Kenyan media telco Safaricom until […]
Remembering Black Panther
Two and a half years ago, on a cold February evening in Cambridge, Massachusetts, I put on my kitenge long-sleeved dress, leggings, […]
Isaac Otidi Amuke: Journalism, the Essential Non-Essential? (Non-fiction)
On April 22, Johannesburg-based Kenyan photographer, Cedric Nzaka, took to Twitter to share his latest conquest. He had shot the cover for […]
The Havoc of Choice
Greetings, friends: Over the past week I’ve been reading Wanjiru Koinange’s debut novel The Havoc of Choice, set in those tumultuous weeks […]
Reopening The Baraza
Greetings, friends: Happy new month! We reopened Baraza at the beginning of July, and we’ve been pleased to see many of you […]
j. Siguru Wahutu: Think About Who Gets To Speak
By j. Siguru Wahutu Who are journalists writing their work for? In the early years after independence, the International Press Institute’s Tom […]