For a long time, I’ve tried to stay clear of the subject of racism because it seems very typical for a black writer to write about race. For a black person, everything seems…

We are artists, we paint pictures of gold and pearl laid streets. We are writers with the most descriptive and convincing words of persuasion. We are grout in the making, we tell stories…

It appears that some folks did not know Beyoncé was black until she sang “Formation” (funny huh?). I thought she has always been black, but apparently, it takes more than having a dark…

There was nothing subtle in author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie attempt to write about race in Americanah, a novel centered on female protagonist Ifemelu, a Nigerian immigrant turned popular blogger in America. The story…