Nigeria’s Twitter Suspension
Greetings, friends: I’ve been thinking about Nigeria’s Twitter suspension, which the country’s government put into effect two days after the social media…
Telling The Time
Greetings, friends: I’ve been watching the documentary Fire In The Blood on Netflix slowly over a number of days in the past…
The 77 days of January
Greetings, friends: Instead of saying ‘I hope this newsletter finds you well’, I’m instead going to say I hope you made it…
There Is Always Something Left To Love
This has been a heavy couple of weeks, and I am almost bereft of words at the passing of Lorna Irungu-Macharia, who…
The Yarn Whisperer
Greetings, friends: This week’s newsletter is a little different as I’m handing over this week’s From The Curator’s Desk to my colleague…
Croissant Yousouf
I couldn’t resist starting this week’s newsletter with Youssouf Katari. In case you missed it, @Tasty – a hitherto mostly uncomplicated foodie…
Keyboard Warriors
Greetings, friends: I hope you are all keeping well and staying safe at this time. This week Kenyans online showed up in…
Liberation Jazz and Soul
Greetings, friends: I heard it said, somewhere, that the days are long but the years are short. How true this is, especially…
State Sanctioned Lying
The most revolutionary thing one can do is always to proclaim loudly what is happening.” – Rosa Luxemburg A few years ago…
Our First For 2021
Happy new year! I hope you held onto that feeling of newness at the beginning of the year, however brief the moment…
Our Last Newsletter Of The Year December
Welcome to the last newsletter of 2020! I’m sure you’ll agree with me that this has been one wild ride of a…
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.…