Hi ,This Monday is Africa Day — 63 years since our founding fathers signed the OAU into existence in Addis Ababa.I want to share something with you before the day arrives, because it has been sitting on my chest.I recently watched a video that broke...
Hello ,Today is the International Day of the Boy Child.I almost didn't write this email. Then I thought of the dozens of mothers who've sat across from me, eyes filling with tears, asking the same question: "Why won't he talk to me anymore?"So here i...
Dear ,This Friday, 15 May, is the International Day of Families. The United Nations has set the 2026 theme as Families, Inequalities and Child Well-being — and I have been sitting with it for days.When the UN speaks of inequality, they mean income, h...
Dear ,I have some exciting news to share with you.A few weeks ago, I sat down with Ginevra Grasso of Conoscere TV — an internationally broadcast Italian television channel produced by CAOS Film. We talked about my book, Beyond the Goat Pen: An Africa...
Dear ,Someone in your family has probably said this to you:"You're making your children lose their culture."And maybe you believed them for a moment. Maybe you felt guilty. Maybe you questioned whether protecting your kids means they'll grow up disco...
Dear ,I am writing to you today with news that stopped me in my tracks — and I know it willstop you too.Today, a California jury delivered a landmark verdict finding Meta (Instagram) andGoogle (YouTube) legally responsible for the depression, anxiety...
Dear ,You know you need to set a boundary. You know your child needs protection. You know this relative is harmful.But you don't know what to actually SAY.So you delay. You avoid it. You hope it'll resolve itself. And meanwhile, your child continues...
Dear ,I'm going to say something that might make you angry:If someone in your family makes your child uncomfortable, I don't care how long you've known them or how much you love them.Protect your child.Period. End of discussion.I don't care if it's y...
Dear ,There is a title that changes everything.Not a job title. Not a degree. But the one spoken softly in delivery rooms and carried for a lifetime—Mother.The moment a woman steps into that role, nothing is ever the same again. Her body bears the ev...
Dear ,On this International Women's Day, I want to speak directly to you not as a subscriber but as a woman whose story matters.You are the soul of the earth. You multitask, you protect, and you nurture often without recognition and frequently withou...
