You are carefully crafted because you are art—
Look at your artistic stretch marks that form its own patterns through seasons as your body makes changes.
You are second to none; even your famous Liberian jollof can not be compared.
My Liberian girl, you are captivating; captivating enough to have the King of Pop sing of you— yes you, you are a world changer; Continue Reading
Therefore, similar to how weapons were placed in people’s hands for defense, we need to put tips, knowledge, and words of wisdom in the ears, minds and hearts of our children as survival tools to help them live and thrive in a world where racism, sexism and discrimination of all sorts are norms. We saw these norms play out earlier this month when the US capitol building was overtaken by white supremacists, all while being watched by cops who were scared of them. Continue Reading
I don’t feel that men are better than women, or vise versa My granny is my family matriarch, She’s way better! Married before the age of 18; deprived of formal school lectures, Bore six kids and raised them as go-getters… Continue Reading
It all started when the flight I boarded from Morocco landed at JFK International Airport in New York. I was lost for a while; depending on the traveling experience of a man from Liberia whom I met in Casablanca—we talked… Continue Reading
One might argue that these Holy Books being written by all men was a deliberate attempt to diminish the roles women played in ancient religious times. There is no proof that women were also prophets and touched by God, but neither is there proof that ONLY men were sanctified and touched by God. Continue Reading
I was raised in a home where we considered ourselves Christians. I say ‘considered’ because that’s how surface it was. We tried to follow some of the things we knew and learned but no one was asked, instructed or forced… Continue Reading
Kings, over the course of our lives, we all have, at some point or another, heard concerns from our Queens as to why most of us (African men) show no displays of affection, i.e. being romantic, as compared to our… Continue Reading
All hail the mother that flourishes in the midst of thorns and torment. The queen stripped of her throne and thrown to her dead yet suffers All hail the fallen Queen, the mother of warriors and princes Who have forgotten… Continue Reading
“If we will have a balance of gender and a reduction in the continuous occurrence of violence against women and girls, society will have to balance off their so called feminist perspective.” Continue Reading
Artwork by Matina Jaimah ( @Jaimahmedia on YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr ) Artist’s website: https://www.jaimahmedia.com
