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Muslim & Queer

December 13, 2016by Chika Oduah Leave a comment

I started wearing hijab when I was around three years old. It was both cultural and religious, so I never questioned it and wore it on and off until I […]

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Religion, Sexuality, Spirituality, Women

Gay Nigerians targeted as ‘un-African’

March 9, 2014by Chika Oduah 6 Comments

Despite evidence of homosexual customs pre-dating the colonial era, intolerant laws are flourishing across Africa. Abuja, Nigeria – Fourteen years ago, at the age of 19, Ifeanyi Orazulike could no […]

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Culture, Sexuality, Spirituality

Senegal’s Secret Shame

February 10, 2014by Chika Oduah 1 Comment

But behind the smiles and occasional loud laughter lies a troubling nightmare that Ndiaye has to live with. It’s not the worry of living with a terminal illness or threat […]

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Gender, Sexuality

After God Is The Condom: Sexual Health In Nigeria

January 18, 2014by Chika Oduah 2 Comments

Bassey Ngehaje does not have a problem using condoms. When that moment approaches, when he’s aroused in the company of an alluring woman, Bassey pulls out a condom and puts […]

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Activism, Health, Sexuality, Society, Spirituality

African Homosexual Demon

January 8, 2014by Chika Oduah Leave a comment

This is not an essay. A few days ago, Kenyan novelist, Wainaina Binyavanga, tweeted a set of remarks he called “a brief scientific history of demons.”  Aaron Bady of New Inquiry compiled and edited them into […]

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Gender, Sexuality, Society, Spirituality

African Men Don’t Do Feminists

December 29, 2013by Chika Oduah 6 Comments

Ask an African man what he thinks about feminists. Go ahead, and record their answers so you can email it to me later. I like a good laugh to start […]

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Gender, Sexuality, Society

The Gaze On Black Bodies

October 5, 2013by Chika Oduah 2 Comments

For her exhibition “Archival Impulse & Poverty Pornography”, Ayana V Jackson turns to the archives to touch on the representation of black bodies. The flyers pasted around the cobbled streets […]

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African-American, Art, Diaspora, Gender, History, Politics, Poverty, Race, Sexuality, Society

Tanzania’s Booty Dance

September 30, 2013by Chika Oduah 3 Comments

I don’t like to call it that, “a booty” dance, but it got your attention. I’m presently in Tanzania as part of a reporting fellowship and I was talking to […]

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Art, Gender, Sexuality

Heaven On Earth? Maidens Made In Tanga Tanzania

September 30, 2013by Chika Oduah 1 Comment

Tanzanian freelance journalist, Erick Kabendera, writes about the traditions and customs in Tanzania’s Tanga region related to women and sexuality. Tanga women pass down ideas to girls on how a […]

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Gender, Sexuality, Society, Travel

It Happened To Me

August 13, 2013by Chika Oduah Leave a comment

I got a job in New York City a few years ago. I was new to the American North; I still reeked of the South. Pillsbury biscuits, Georgian peaches and […]

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Activism, Gender, Human Rights, Personal, Sexuality, Society

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I am a journalist, capturing the stories and experiences of Africans. Journalism, anthropology, Africa, these passions keep me alive. Afrocentric Confessions is a space for me to share some of what I find interesting: musings on spirituality, politics, culture, art, activism, social trends and history. And, some of my observations and rantings on where I’ve been and where I am and where I’m going. I like receiving email. chika.oduah@gmail.com

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