🖤Black halfcaste🖤

Chief Editor / Blooming Sheila Magazine /
Writer
Strategist

[🖤Black halfcaste🖤 @Ivoriangirly]

We praise African women for being strong so often that we sometimes forget to ask if they actually have the support they need.

Strength is admirable. But having to carry everything alone shouldn't be the price of being seen as a strong woman.

[🖤Black halfcaste🖤 @Ivoriangirly]

We praise African women for being strong so often that we sometimes forget to ask if they actually have the support they need.

Strength is admirable. But having to carry everything alone shouldn't be the price of being seen as a strong woman.

[🖤Black halfcaste🖤 @Ivoriangirly]

Despite these issues, I still shared a few in my previous magazine edition of @bloomingsheilamag. We shared 7 Nigerian places to visit in Blooming Sheila.

https://t.co/mHBUh6qi0E

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There are lots of beautiful places in Nigeria with rich histories and beautiful scenery. The problem now is not whether we appreciate it or not, but how insecurity and kidnapping has made it near impossible to visit and truly appreciate them.

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appreciated for it.
But appreciation should also mean understanding the history, recognising the artisans, and giving credit where it is due.
Inspiration and acknowledgement should go together

[🖤Black halfcaste🖤 @Ivoriangirly]

Each African country has tens, if not hundreds of fabrics that are indigenous to them.
Some have gone global, others have not. But the interesting thing is how African prints, textiles, and design traditions continue to inspire styles around the world, even when they are not

[🖤Black halfcaste🖤 @Ivoriangirly]

What did Africa gift the world?

Sometimes, I think we focus so much on what the world thinks of Africa that we forget to explore what Africa has already given the world.

The history is rich. And there's still so much to learn.

[🖤Black halfcaste🖤 @Ivoriangirly]

What did Africa gift the world?

Sometimes, I think we focus so much on what the world thinks of Africa that we forget to explore what Africa has already given the world.

The history is rich. And there's still so much to learn.

[🖤Black halfcaste🖤 @Ivoriangirly]

Did you know the Vanilla fowers must be pollinated by hand? And this method was discovered by a young boy of African descent?

The whole story of vanilla is coming up in our magazine's 2nd edition.
If you haven't read the first, here you go
https://t.co/mHBUh6qi0E

[🖤Black halfcaste🖤 @Ivoriangirly]

One thing I find fascinating about African food is how much we learn without formal recipes.
You watch someone cook. You taste, you adjust and you learn the difference between “almost right” and “this is it.”
The

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suya man's yaji is a good example. Some knowledge is carried by experience, not cookbooks.

[🖤Black halfcaste🖤 @Ivoriangirly]

One thing I find fascinating about African food is how much we learn without formal recipes.
You watch someone cook. You taste, you adjust and you learn the difference between “almost right” and “this is it.”
The

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because they want their stories featured.

I'm genuinely excited about where this little vision is going.

[🖤Black halfcaste🖤 @Ivoriangirly]

When I started Blooming Sheila, I just wanted to create a space to share African stories, history and heritage and for African women to make friends and connect.

Now, women from Madagascar and Kenya are reaching out

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understand them, and in a way, our parents didn’t either.

But we’re grown now, and we have learnt to do better, for ourselves and for the next generation coming.

Read more about mental health in African homes here

https://t.co/mHBUh6qi0E

[🖤Black halfcaste🖤 @Ivoriangirly]

If you grew up in a stereotypical African or Nigerian home, you will confirm that nobody ever mentioned mental health, anxiety or panic attacks.

It’s not like we did not feel or experience them while growing up, but we often had to push those feelings down because we did not

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EJA-FeeDesk is designed to help you streamline your operations.

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where money talk is "taboo"
• Building wealth while supporting extended family
• Side hustles that actually work in our economy

Real advice. Real contexts. Real impact.
What career topic do you wish someone would write about honestly?
#CareerAdvice #MoneyTalk #BloomingSheila

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African culture, history and African women are not the only thing we'll be seeing in the maiden edition of our upcoming Magazine.

BLOOMING SHEILA's career content addresses:
• The unique dynamics that only exist in Nigerian/African workplaces
• Salary negotiation in contexts

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We're not gatekeepers. We're bridge-builders. And this is us, doing our part to create space for the next generation of African voices.

Ready to contribute? Send your pitch or completed article to: [email protected]

Let's build something beautiful together.

[🖤Black halfcaste🖤 @Ivoriangirly]

I got my first writing gig because someone believed in me when I did not have the experience. So now, I'm Calling All African Creatives!

Have a story burning inside you? An idea that needs a platform? A voice waiting to be heard?

Blooming Sheila Magazine is opening our pages

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about African women, culture, identity, or the world we're shaping, we want to hear from you.

This is an unpaid opportunity, but what you gain is real: a published byline, a portfolio piece you can be proud of, and a chance to be part of a movement amplifying African creativity.