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Sex Education’s Eric Effiong Is The Teenager I’ve Been Growing Up To Be
When I finally got around to watching the show (thanks to the coronavirus quarantine), I couldn’t believe how long it took me to get to Sex Education, a Netflix coming-of-age
MY NAME IS DIMEJI
EDITOR’S NOTE: Remember the hit three-part miniseries, Finding Dimeji (Read HERE, HERE and HERE)? Well, Dimeji is finally speaking his truth, and here is the beginning of his story. *
TO BE DELIVERED IN THE NAME OF GOD (PART 2)
Previously on TO BE DELIVERED IN THE NAME OF GOD… * After a few days, my mother had them all ready, and we returned to the church. Not long after we
TO BE DELIVERED IN THE NAME OF GOD
In 2014, my older sister, Karen, asked me to give my phone to her friend, Yomi. You see, I had two phones, a BlackBerry and a Nokia E3. Before I
ONE AFTER THE OTHER (Part 2)
Previously on ONE AFTER THE OTHER… * “Then what is it?” my mother asked me. At this, my heart started racing and I had to take a deep steadying breath.
ONE AFTER THE OTHER (A Coming Out Story)
“It’s not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit
FINDING DIMEJI (PART 3)
Previously on FINDING DIMEJI… * Hold me close and hold me fast, this magic spell you cast, This is La vie en rose. When you kiss me, heaven sighs and
FINDING DIMEJI (PART 2)
Previously on FINDING DIMEJI… * After the awkward experience with his mother, Dimeji and I began to relate freely once again. Weirdly, we grew even closer and practically inseparable following
FINDING DIMEJI
“I don’t know where Dimeji is, sir,” I said in a low tone. It was a lie. “What do you mean by that? Are you not his boyfriend?” Mr. Adeleke
DAYS OF MY LIFE
As an effeminate child, I grew up having low self esteem and being insecure about how I looked. That, I think, came from the constant comparison with the other boy
