From my vantage point, there seems to be plenty of stories about brothers, the importance of brotherhood, and for some reason, not enough stories about sisters. I could argue the relationship between a brother and a sister is a very special one, definitely for me, and this is simply a reflection of what my sister means to me. Before I delve any further, here’s a housekeeping rule for you to fully understand what I am saying - In Bali Nyonga, we refer to our elders with the pr

The Cameroonian Masculine experience is deeply rooted in football, where little boys dream of become professional football players when they grow up like Roger Milla & Samuel Eto’o . That was very much the case for me, as I fervently demonstrated my interest in the greatest sport in the world to my STEM-oriented Cameroonian parents by frequently playing football with my neighborhood-friends. This one time around Christmas holidays, I was about 5 or 6, we had an assignment f

The 2023 NBA All Star Game in Salt Lake City, Utah was the first time an NBA halftime show was exclusively showcased by Afrobeat artists Rema, Tems and Burna Boy. It is needless to say how poignant and memorable this moment was for Nigerians, Africans, and Black people across the globe. Music played a critical role during my upbringing in Cameroon, as I was exposed to music from all ends of the continent, and now that I think about it, I wonder how, in the absence of high-sp