Learning is a tricky thing. What happens when you have to unlearn things you were certain were true? Things you didn’t even realise you believed? If it feels like you’re pulling at something deeply rooted, remember that it’s only weeds because now you’re learning.
I enjoyed history so much growing up. The stories of fearsome warriors, evil acts and human triumphs. I learned how separation, misinformation and propaganda (aka psychological warfare) were the tools of choice for evil regimes on the other side of the world. I never dreamed that these tools were still at work. Here and now.
I learned that meritocracy was rigged early on but it took me years to understand that it was only selectively so. “you have to jump twice as high…” is either told to you kindly as fair warning or thrust upon you suddenly while you’re trying to learn how to jump.
Continue reading “Learning: The Selective Rigging of the Meritocracy”
I’m not competitive or rather I didn’t think I was. OK, I’m not conventionally competitive. I used to confuse worth with superiority: I thought to be valuable to someone, I had to be The Best someone. Ludicrous? Yes. True? Painfully. Let me explain:
“I wish I knew how it would feel to be free I wish I could break all the chains holding me”. I want to be a Renaissance Woman but I’m all tied up. For now I’ll settle for Coffee Talks* (Nina Simone was really on to something) .
Any good story has to be a trilogy apparently. Let’s end on a high note and discuss the rise and influence of the “black nerd”.
Continue reading “The Nerds Shall Inherit the Earth Part III: Rise of the Black Nerd”
Are you even a good franchise without at least two parts?
Shonda Rhimes (Titan and notable Nerd) said every good story has one simple message: you are not alone. In this sequel we explore the magic (and art) of Big Nerds who are changing the world. Or at the very least, mine.
Continue reading “The Nerds Shall Inherit the Earth Part II: from Greek to Geek”
Hear me out: this is not a piece about how breakups give you back to yourself (they do). OK, this isn’t only a piece about how they give you back yourself. It’s mostly a treatise on why breakups are the true key to long lasting love.
I am many things: Black, African, a Woman, a writer/doctor and (quite unapologetically) a nerd. The word gets thrown about A LOT. The landscape is changing, and in the process of exploring and explaining this part of my identity (albeit with lots of geeking out) I hope to convince you by the end of this that you’re a nerd too
Continue reading “The Nerds Shall Inherit the Earth Part I: Origins”
I like mildly boring sometimes practical interestingly-made (often brown) cute shoes. We’re going to take a walk through my shoe (closet) and true to form, this is not a fashion Non-Blog.
Collaborative Eavesdropping 