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Happy Reconciliation Day, South Africa! A collection of anecdotal stories sharing positive experiences, transgressing the past and...

‘Black is ugly, white is not. White is normal and black is not’. This is the racially insensitive messaging by hair care brand, TRESemmé

Why is it so, so hard to get my hair cut? I wasn’t aware that most hairdressers can’t really cut naturally curly hair – one of the things...

Nonconformity is always a risk in a conformist society. It’s safer to trudge along a pre-planned path as ‘fitting in’ is the natural...

Aaaarrrgghhhh??!! I cannot tell you how many times I have been asked, “Where are you from?” because apparently, I look exotic (yes, exotic!)