Sarah-Leigh Elago

Dear reader, It's exactly 01:20 am in Swakopmund, Namibia and I'm up thinking about racism. I have tried to understand this thing called 'color' but I cannot seem to fathom it. Who told the world we are black or white? Who told the world that whites are superior than blacks? Who gave white people the right to mishandle black people? How did slavery came about? Not forgetting the most important question, Why is racism still existing in the 21st century? Now, in all honesty I have no perfect answer to all the above-mentioned questions. Racism has transformed itself in schools, neighborhoods, businesses, governments and so forth in such a way that many have become complacent to speak about it. Racism was never really condoned, Racism NEVER died, it is alive and kicking in a more sophisticated way. Why am I saying this? Black children and adults are STILL facing racial injustices at different levels… Last week, someone I know was attacked in his house by a white pe...

Dear Readers,  Warm greetings and thank you for the opportunity.  By now, you may be asking yourselves on the purpose of my new blog, right? Okay. The purpose is very simple, as someone that enjoys writing and motivating people, many people urged me to start a blog. I had an understanding of what a blog was, but I didn't really fathom its powers and impact until today!  My blog will not be like others, it will be a place of thinking as if there is no box. I will share my thoughts on so many issues affecting women, youth, Afrika and the world at large. Just to give you a brief background about myself;  Im Sarah-Leigh Elago, female, a young Afrikan leader in politics, an international youth and women developer, vice president of the Afrikan youth union for the SADC region. I am very passionate about women and youth empowerment, writing, reading and playing chess! I am an unapologetic Pan- Afrikan who believes in an self-su...