Before The Music: The Making of Joseph Jackson
A powerful exploration of Joseph Jackson’s life — the father behind Michael Jackson, The Jackson 5, and Janet Jackson. This essay uncovers how Jim Crow America shaped his parenting style, ambition, and the family’s rise to global fame.
Self‑Sabotage: The Quiet Enemy That Steals God‑Given Futures
Does she who is down really fear no falls? Explore how a rebuke led me down a rabbit hole of discovery to reveal the subtle ways we sabotage our own calling.
Cancer & The Black Communities: Why we’re still getting diagnosed late
Why Black communities in the UK face late cancer diagnoses. And how stigma, faith, trauma and healthcare inequalities shape outcomes. A lived‑experience resource for patients, families and NHS professionals.
You Have The Tools Already
A wet towel + an empty toilet bowl = a life lesson. And yes, the best ideas still emerge from the bathroom
Four Lessons Shōgun Forced Me to Confront About Culture, Power, Honour, and the Violence of Empire
A vivid, emotionally charged reflection on James Clavell’s Shōgun—and the four major lessons it forces readers to confront about culture, power, honour, and colonial greed.
The Smelly Old Man: A Lesson on Judgement, Humanity and Unexpected Grace in a Portsmouth Food Kitchen
What began as a simple trip to the dentist veered off into into an unexpected spiritual confrontation.
The Customs Comptroller Who Was Held Up At The Borders
Zakari glared at his phone as it vibrated on the table right in front of him. This was the third time it was pinging, yet he ignored it. He was still seething from the aftermath of the meeting which he has recently dismissed The monthly meeting of his regional Comptrollers – officers who controlled various […]
emotional intelligence is overrated: knock down the restraints
It was my then best friend Ojochide who first pointed out my self sabotage. Unfortunately, my save-the-world glasses were still on then. Teenage friends who met in Jos then transitioned to Lagos. We were at the Tejuosho market, Yaba, that day when I began berating her. Again she had lost her cool with one of […]
Joash; The Collapse of Borrowed Strength
“Fake it until you make it”
But what happens when you cannot make it?
Athaliah: The Woman Who Destroyed What She Couldn’t Control
She tried to secure her future through control. Then destroyed the very destiny she hoped to protect.
Jeroboam: The Man Who Feared His Own Future
God offered him a dynasty as enduring as David’s, yet insecurity pushed him to build what God never asked for. His story is a warning to every believer who feels the urge to take control when God’s promise feels fragile. Fear doesn’t just distract; it rewrites futures
DEMAS: When Comfort Silences Calling.
Demas didn’t fall. He faded.
He didn’t rebel, he relaxed.
He didn’t deny Christ — he simply preferred comfort.
His story is a warning that the greatest threat to calling isn’t always sin or suffering, but the slow, quiet pull of a world that feels easier than obedience.