Nigeria
Hello! Welcome to my page. My name is Precious, a freelance culture writer and journalist who is keen on writing thought-provoking and intriguing articles on topics of significance. I rant a lot through my writing, and professionally, of course.
"As a wedding gift, I got a picture frame from my mother-in-law that said 'Mr. and Mrs. Courtney'," Erica Williams recalls, shrugging it off. She had not changed her name. When Erica Williams, a cultural anthropologist and author from North Carolina, got married at age 34, she chose to keep her name.
Why haven't these savings circles become common among Black folks in the U.S. It's certainly not due to lack of need. Do we lack mutual trust or social ties? Our contributor declares: The question isn't why these models aren't more common.
Precious Uzoma-Nwosu lists seven of the most influential and talented Black women shaping the horror special effects makeup world.
What songs have shaped you? Explore songs that reach back to history, nourish us and teach us sisterhood, resilience and confidence.
Written by Precious Nwosu "My mother has NEVER discussed sex with me except to tell me that 'boys don't get pregnant' or to ask about the state of my hymen. Everything I know about sex, I learnt from conversations with women and personal research." Elohor, a Nigerian woman, shares.
A Black-owned magazine celebrating Pan-African womanhood in all its vigour, diversity & dynamism.
By Precious Nwosu The lady stared hard at the police station's entrance, contemplating if she should go in. It took the effort to get there, and honestly, she wasn't sure it was worth it-what if they didn't believe her, asked her for evidence that she didn't have, and then called her a liar?
Though the condition affects 4 to 20 per cent of women of reproductive age worldwide, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is not given the attention it requires. Elohor shares her experience living with PCOS with Document Women.
"Yam, the king of crops, was a very exacting king. For three or four moons it demanded hard work and constant attention from cock-crow till the chickens went back to roost, the young tendrils were protected from earth-heat with rings of sisal leaves." - excerpt from 'Things Fall Apart', by Chinua Achebe, Igbo writer from Nigeria.
Written by Precious Nwosu Pleasure is like a steaming pot of soup that envelops you, makes you salivate and stirs a kind of want in your stomach with its aroma. When it is served, it is left for you to enjoy with the right kind of swallow.
