Previously: A look at the history of mental health care in Nigeria and the development of perceptions. Part 1 of this article can be read [here]. Flashforward In pre-colonial and colonial times, those suffering from mental illness were stigmatised and became community outcasts. Attitudes towards mental illness have shifted, but...
Power through, young man. Pain is for p*ssies. —Lori Silverbush (writer, filmmaker, activist, spouse of Top Chef head judge Tom Colicchio) on the expectations of celebrity “bad boy” chefs Earlier this month, Anthony Bourdain ended his life just three days after Kate Spade ended hers. Both suffered from depression. So...
I’m taking off from my last two articles, especially the latter, which expatiates on our understanding of what ‘African Identity’ is and acknowledges the volume of knowledge that has potentially been lost regarding what happened to us as a continent; first with slavery, then colonisation, independence and what has led...
What is an African Building? Modernism… Modernism is a philosophical movement that arose with far-reaching influence transforming society in general from the early 20th century. It manifested in architecture, art, and design as the rejection of the ‘old orders’, which celebrated ornamentation. It sits as the most relevant movement of...
