This article is originally published on African Feminism where Judicaelle writes regularly It is without a doubt that if Winnie Madikizela Mandela would have been a man, so much grace

Over the years, Africa day has been a sustained celebratory day that African people use to mainstream how attached to the African land. Celebrated on 25 May ( The day

The first book I read of Nawal had me in tears from the first chapter to the last one. I cried because someone could validate every feeling of anger I

Every African feminist has at least been confronted with the most loved controversial argument: “feminism is not African?” we are told. This statement erases the different movements of African women

This article was originally published : https://africanfeminism.com/the-kafala-system-african-migrant-women-unprotected-in-the-middle-of-a-pandemic/ Anti-blackness has been defined by scholars referring to a global system rooted in the dehumanization of black bodies. It is what it means

This article was originally published on essence ( https://www.essence.com/entertainment/only-essence/beyonces-black-is-king-criticism/ ) I was 9 years old when I told my Burundian parents that my dream was to dance for Beyoncé, and

The organizing of African women during and before independence was erased over the years. Independence faces are mainly men, with women in the background or not included at all. Nevertheless,

In the first part on African patriarchy ( Read it here : https://www.judicaelleirakoze.org/pre-colonial-africans-were-also-patriarchs/ ). We unpacked the history of the Kingdom of Burundi, the Merina Kingdom and the life of Queen

Part 1: African Patriarchy has always existed There are common narratives that always associate patriarchy with colonialism. Somehow every societal ill on the African continent can be attributed to the

My sincere gratitude to my mentees Angella and Eden for doing an amazing research on Tunisia. Their dedication to details and the truth is my pride. The Tunisian revolution also