You didn’t search for a self-advocacy class; I didn’t see one either when I needed it. So when I went through some of the toughest challenges in the early years of my career, I didn’t have anyone to guide me or tell me I wasn’t foolish or difficult for speaking up when I disagreed.
Author Archives: Vanessa Emeadi
Benue Killings: Over 400 People Killed in Less Than 3 Months
The Nigerian government has normalised terrorism, but we, the youth, say NO! We absolutely refuse to make that a part of who we are.
The Nightmare is Over
You imagined the worst happening to you because how dare you dream of impossible things!
La Familia
If you had to describe life and love, how would you?
To the Women of Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
I finished reading Dream Count. The feeling that engulfed me when I realised I was nearing the end was bittersweet, I wanted to stay with the women a little longer.
S2.Ep.6, #Reporting4Good: Ex-Gang Members Turn Community Leaders with Vision Bearerz
After a month-long break, Vanessa returns to take you on a new journey. Welcome to a new series called Stories From Africa, where Vanessa will be “reporting for good”, as she calls it.
JAMB IS NOT THE END OF THE WORLD
JAMB IS NOT THE END OF THE WORLD They say with derision.But 19-year old Timilehin took her life because of it.Her dream was to study Microbiology.
Yearning
I am filled with dreams, coiled tight within me, waiting to burst free and alive
The Same Streets, A Different Me
You open your door to see your old desk from NYSC
The Details of Us
I feel your love in the poems you write to me