Cambridge Chronicles, Letter 3: On Quitting My Corporate Gig
Posted September 25th, 2019 by Lolade in Cambridge Chronicles
Dear Reader, Yes I’m at Cambridge now (well London today, but I’ve spent a couple of days on campus and heading back now). Of course my first priority is looking for melanin. Strikingly most Black folk on campus did not do the head nod, the acknowledgement, the smile that celebrates the fact that they see […]
The Cambridge Chronicles: Letter Two – Moving to New York
Posted September 13th, 2019 by Lolade in Cambridge Chronicles
Dear Reader, Now that I’m preparing to leave New York for real for real, all I can think about is those early days. How clueless I was. How hungry I was to eat from the dream. From a kid, I knew I belonged here. And I’ve never felt more at home except in Lagos. But […]
The Cambridge Chronicles: Letter One – On Meeting Thomas Sankara
Posted September 11th, 2019 by Lolade in Cambridge Chronicles
Dear Reader, There are so many things I haven’t shared but always knew I wanted to. But tomorrow is not promised, so now that I’m free, I’m just going to overshare. Part of me was waiting for a stamp of approval from a Cambridge or a Harvard. Because I knew that too many Black people […]