What an elder can see while sitting, a young lad wouldn’t be able to catch a glimpse even if he climbs a tree.
GERONTOCRACY IN AFRICA: THE WISDOM OF THE OLD AND THE INTELLIGENCE OF THE YOUTH Read More »
Age tells the old to rest because the mind is shedding itself…
COMMAS, INSOMNIA AND STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY Read More »
In a continent of Gerontocracy,
Where we dwell on what worked for the ancient,
We fail to ponder on what will work in the future…
A generation of misunderstood youths
who dared not even dream,
it is therefore little wonder
how far beneath
had we been relegated…
Footprints of Our Ancestors Read More »
The solution to Africa’s problem, according to Barrack Obama, lies in looking within and not fruitlessly searching outside.
POLITICS OF AGE IN AFRICA: A DIRE NEED FOR A CHANGE IN NARRATIVE Read More »
We compiled six beautiful poetry pieces to share with your African Prima-Donna and to make sure you let them know how much you love them. Black Woman by Leopold Sedhar Senghor Naked woman, black woman Clothed with your colour which is life,with your form which is beauty! In your shadow I have grown up; thegentleness
SIX Poems for every Black Woman on Women’s Day Read More »
SUGAR CUBES || Ibiteye Overcomer Ballot boxes are metaphors for sugar cubes: Dazzling, inviting, brides of anthills. Glazed cartons holding frail fragments of truth, justice, sweetness, of anthills. Brazen walls of power that makes their builders vulnerable, or is it the builders that make themselves vulnerable? Could it be that between the petulant layers of
Are you single?
What are you going to be doing on Valentine’s Day?
We asked some tribesmen, all single, of course, to tell us what they’d be doing on Valentine’s Day.
Cupid + TVOTRIBESMEN Read More »
For us on the tribe, February means more than a month to love and live. It means restoring family by taking time to revisit the past season and create measures to choose the best way forward.This month the tribe team will take a step back to focus on in-house activities. We would need your help
February: The Realization of Sankofa Read More »
TVO TRIBE presents an open call for articles, poems, personal accounts, photos, etc on the community’s theme for March:
GERONTOCRACY IN AFRICA
This is to give African creatives the opportunity to express themselves about the recent turn of events in the African political space. All contributors are therefore required to submit works that relate to this theme.
Call for Submissions! Read More »