LITERATURE

  Image credit: Pinterest Adewale Amoo Every individual, community, town, and even, to a large extent, a country has its own story which incorporates diverse experiences, from origin, culture and religion to other experiences such as socio-political and socio-economic systems. Before the advent of writing, every human society passed its stories through word of mouth from one generation to another. After the introduction of writing, which facilitates the documentation and preservation of diverse human experiences across the globe, a constant worry has been purposefully addressed by a network of African scholars attempting to answer the question: who is telling the authentic story of Africa, who has done it, and who is going to change the status quo of the current strain? The question is based on different phenomena, from what is the true nomenclature and definition of an African story, to whether a story written by an African alone can categorically be considered African, or whether...

  Image Credit: Pinterest Joy Olu-Ajayi  Have you ever struggled to say how you truly feel, and then suddenly a song says it perfectly for you? Instead of long explanations, you just send a link, press play, and somehow, everything is understood. Lovers do this all the time, sharing songs with each other to express feelings they cannot easily put into words. In that moment, the song becomes your voice, carrying emotions you could not fully express on your own. This is the quiet but powerful role music plays in our everyday lives, it steps in where words fail and gives shape to feelings that are often difficult to explain. Music captures the full range of human emotion in ways that feel immediate, present and real from love and friendship to pain and longing. A single line can hold so much meaning and a simple melody or rhythm can make that meaning even stronger. This is why people turn to songs during important moments, when they are falling in love, celebrating milestones or ...