Forgiveness is for Us: I Did Not Remain Broken Because I Chose to Let Go
This morning, while honoring Sabbath, I decided to listen to healing music that is rooted in love and forgiveness. After listening to a few music videos, I eventually landed upon a song by Zeritu Kebede titled “ Eza Alkerehum” (see…
What Was Not Done for Us…
Even when we forget, we always remember. The painful memories we stuffed deep inside and the traumas we blurred away with the awful benevolence of time live on even as we pretend we are alright only to be triggered by…
This Wisdom that Arrived Upon My Heart: Coping is Prison, Feeling is Freedom
You never know what freedom feels like until you escape the walls that have kept you in bondage for so long. I write this not from a place of piety as if I have life figured out but as a…
Pains of My Parents: My Journey to Break the Stronghold of Generational Traumas
It hit me like a ton of bricks while driving Uber a couple of days ago, pains that I locked away and sorrows I barricaded in the deepest recesses of my mind came rushing out like the Ghion River during…
Adwa Inverted: the West Colonized Ethiopia by Making Too Many Ethiopians Hate Themselves
It wasn’t always this way, our ancestors were not like us, they held themselves to a higher standard than to be the stewards of imperialists. At all times, they carried themselves with dignity and did not have an inferiority complex…
A Moment of Truth and Accountability: My Thoughts About Hermela Aregawi and the #NoMore Campaign
Let me state from the outset that my aim in writing this article is not to pile on Hermela Aregawi nor is my purpose to capitalize on the latest controversy. On the contrary, I am speaking up to defend a…
I’mPerfect: It is Time to Heal Thyself
I remember it like it was yesterday, I had just gotten 4.5 stars out of 5 on my fourth grade English assignment and as soon as I saw glowing remarks from my teacher, the first person I wanted to show…
YP not MP: the Guzo (Journey) to Healing Starts When You Learn to Say No
Tell me if this sounds familiar, you are on a trip somewhere and someone in the car wants to listen to a podcast. Even though you are the one driving and you really wanted to listen to music, you consent…
