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Truth, Lies, and the Sierra Leone Blogger.
In a world where a smartphone and a data bundle can transform anyone into a broadcaster, bloggers have emerged as one of the most powerful forces shaping public discourse. From Freetown to Lagos, Monrovia to Accra, they break stories, spark conversations, and influence national narratives, but with that power comes…
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Trust Thermocline in Business: Why Marketing Matters
A few months ago, I took a stroll from my home at Metchkem Goderich to Adonkia, on my way back, I stopped at a fullah shop to buy a drink. As I waited, the young man behind the counter was on a call with someone who clearly owed him money.…
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A Tale of Threads in Salone.
Some version of this piece has been in my draft for almost a year. Time they say fashions us with opportunities, but I think I’ll just settle on the notion that this write-up decided to walk out of the shop a la mode during the end of the Ramadan fasting…
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Pain (Monsters)
A Boy Once Lived With a Monster He could describe in detail the feel of the ridges of its hand, Like a pirate with a treasure map, Or the taste of blood flowing in the red sea of his mouth From the slaps he received daily. In his mind, he…
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The House Always Wins
Hassan never walked into a room unnoticed. He was the kind of man whose presence inspired an aura of fear that made people sit up straighter, not out of just respect, but because they knew he was dangerous. He ran The Velvet Room, one of the biggest clubs in Freetown,…
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Pass The Torch
There’s a twisted way to branding memoriesFresh new layers, boarded and billed because the universe and time have no reverence. It’s the little things like how an old song or toy with nostalgia carriesOr telling her she peaked with Nokia and Motorola V3 Razr was not a generous sentence. But…
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Where Have I Been?
I don’t know when I decided I would bite the opening line of Wale’s letter to Complex in 2014 as the title of my return blog piece, but frankly, it’s only fitting to give a nod to the artist who reflects my thought more than any other. I always assumed…
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WordSmiths
I’m a thief just a peg lower than Robin, donning a hood Issa Kabbah never unveiled. Poaching feelings across minds and giving them wings. Letting them fly to the welcoming hands of estranged lovers to use as weapons, in status’ shade wars. Subliminal yet direct. Quotes coated in Quixote bravery…
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UP!- A Creative’s Guide in Sierra Leone
Dire situations tend to bring out the best or worst, and for many of us, these moments are the molds that will cast us out in the movie of our lives moving forward. The novel Coronavirus outbreak in many ways than one is already changing the landscape of our existence,…
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Shukubly: Manifesto of a SaLone Artist by Marco Koroma
Marco Koroma takes the wheel for this journey with a guest feature article on the zeitgeist of the Sierra Leone music scene. The influence of art in the Sierra Leonean society is undeniable. From the hit songs that outline the “maps” in December to the kontri klos that offers the…
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