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How Roars Are Made
It happens when you know a thing beyond certainty but cannot explain the ‘how’ or ‘why.’ Add to that, negotiating an ancient rite of passage within contemporary society that often nonchalantly assumes you don’t know what’s best...yet.
The Dani WriterPublished 5 months ago in VivaSemi Famous Ghanian Called Me a "Typical, Angry, Black American, Woman!"
Saturday, 25 November 2023 By: TB Obwoge Everyday, in every way a Ghanaian finds a way to insult the shit out of me, even when I'm not in Ghana!
IwriteMywrongsPublished 6 months ago in VivaBlack Patient; Jefferson Health Breast Cancer Surgeon's Joke About Me Losing My Nipple During Lumpectomy Surgery
Friday, 17 November 2023 By: TB Obwoge I was 46-years old, when I found out that I had breast cancer. It was one of the scariest days of my life. I didn't have much of a support system, my family is large and splintered. They're a bunch of strangers that share some of the same DNA as I do, a lot of them don't share the same feelings about life's issues either.
IwriteMywrongsPublished 6 months ago in VivaThe PCOScience of Food
When you have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (thereafter known as PCOS within this article), your biggest struggle after getting your diagnosis is managing your weight. Because no matter how frustrating it is, even after we are confirmed PCOS, weight loss and management is one of the biggest treatments for managing and regulating your hormone imbalance.
Hope MartinPublished 6 months ago in VivaViral Video of Namibian Cop Beating Pregnant Girlfriend Men's Comments Just As Disgusting His Reason Has Been Revealed
Wednesday, 1 November 2023 By: TB Obwoge While reading the early morning news in several African countries, I came upon the Namibia news. It was a post of a video that had gone viral, people were shown a man who was identified as a police officer.
IwriteMywrongsPublished 7 months ago in VivaThe Process Getting a PCOS Diagnosis
I am sure I speak for about 98% of women who have been confirmed diagnosed by doctors of PCOS that getting that damn diagnosis was a struggle that rivals stopping the apocalypse. And I am sure 100% of women who have a hormonal imbalance that causes weight gain have been basically told by the doctor to “just lose weight.”
Hope MartinPublished 7 months ago in VivaPCOS = Painful Cramps On Steroids
S.A Crawford wrote a vulnerable and revealing piece on her recent diagnosis of PCOS (otherwise known as, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome). And the outreach of women who were all echoing the same sentiment that I did had me sitting with my eyes wide, and heart hurting. But also really proud of all the brave women who are willing to share their stories and the pains they endured to comfort Crawford and let her know she wasn't alone.
Hope MartinPublished 7 months ago in VivaHow I Survived
My early childhood was probably the hardest fears of snakes, fears of making mistakes, and fears of always messing up being scolded for it.
Louise Blake-Michael (Risen Phoenix)Published 7 months ago in VivaGhana's LOUDLY Silent Femicide, Suicide & Rape As Gender Minister's Continue Their Silence; Culture Is Killing Women!
Friday, 5 September 2023 By: TB Obwoge I can't write somedays, through tears as I continue to watch the news of new cases of suicide, femicide and rape in Ghana. Just a few days ago a young woman was found hanging in her university hostel, news claims were that she had completed suicide by hanging herself.
IwriteMywrongsPublished 8 months ago in VivaIn The Gambia Your Vagina Doesn't Belong To You According To "Culture", Islam & Iman Fatty
Wednesday, 27 September 2023 By: TB Obwoge West Africa is trying desperately to remain the worst area in Africa for women, sinking into the worst in the entire world. Religion and culture will kill Africans, as parents, religious leaders of government insist on the most outdated mentalities, practices and abuses all in the name of culture & religion.
IwriteMywrongsPublished 8 months ago in VivaNigerians Comments About Sasha Obama Shows Why Nigeria Is One Of The Worst Countries To Be Born A Woman
Wednesday, 13 September 2023 By: TB Obwoge Let me get into the issue of why Sasha Obama was trending on Twitter, these are the photos of her making their way around social media. See below:
IwriteMywrongsPublished 8 months ago in VivaBrick In The Face Liar Woman, Cannot Lie On The Statistics Of Men Killing, Raping & Beating Millions of Women
Wednesday, 13 September 2023 By: TB Obwoge As I type a song is playing on my phone, the lyrics being repeated, "You love me or my Benz?" Rap song where a man is claiming a women is only with him for money, when women have often historically financially supported men in many ways and you rarely hear songs about women financially supporting men, then claiming them as gold diggers.
IwriteMywrongsPublished 8 months ago in Viva