From the observer 

By the time I was in college I looked back on my childhood life and didn’t like what I saw. I only saw the rejections, the name calling, the non invites, the bullying and the times I often cried alone, which I didn’t know was depression at the time. But there really was so much more. Since the passing of my father, I’ve been on a healing journey that I didn’t even know I needed and while I know that everything I experienced as a child wasn’t bad these healing eyes have been a

Since I was a little girl I’ve loved black stuff. I say Black stuff because the things that I love are in multiple categories. Television, films, magazines, events, history, culture. So, yeah – Black stuff! But I was also kind of different for my age. I talked about things little girls typically don’t talk about. I wanted to understand the whys to everything. Not just the whys of ‘why can’t we have Mc Donalds for dinner’. Of course the Black answer was ALWAYS ‘do you have Mc

So many interesting things took place in the 19th century. Some of which, the birth of W.E.B Dubois, Booker T. Washington and Marcus Garvey. Men God decided to create who would bring change to the earth, fairness, and a hard look at why African Americans deserved the same treatment as Whites at the time because life is a birth right not a curse. But they didn’t do it alone. No, they come on heels of those like Frederick Douglass who used his talents and platform to change soc

It's really simple. The definition of the word akata that is. But how I got to my theory wasn't. It's so simple that I figured someone would have gotten it by now, and I've spoken with hundreds, possibly thousands, of people on and off the record, but no one has told me what I’ve found. Now if you’re wondering why this is even being addressed let me give some background. During my college days, I’d heard the term ‘akata’ and the way it was often being used, but I didn't kno

I was on a mission to bridge the gap between Africans and African Americas. The passion for my people, both of them, has always been there. However, the mission started in college as a project. It evolved from a student project, a discontinued docu-series, and a scripted short film, eventually becoming a podcast. You see, I was determined to tell this story. Because “I am” this story, but I now know more than ever before, that it doesn't stop with me. Hi, my name is Iyore Odi

Im not an expert, I’m an observer.. I used to be such an opinionated person. And obviously I still have opinions to this day but as I’ve...

I watched Sinners on its second opening night and started to write a review the next day with intentions of sharing it on Easter Sunday....

I’m not an expert but I am an observer. I created a video on this opinion piece and felt a written version may server a better purpose....

I am not an expert but I am an observer. I didn't think I was a writer let alone a good one for years because of a few things but mainly...