Sarah-Leigh Elago

Woman, Rise! Rise above the skies and beyond,  Just Rise!  Rise above the hill tops and beyond,  Be Risen!  Rise above the criticism, patriarchy and chauvinism.  Woman, Rise!  Rise above the trials and Tribulations!  Just Rise!  Rise and BE!  Be Loud,  Be Ambitious,  Be Opinionated,  Be Confident,  Be Anything you want to be.  Be anything you want to be.   Rise, woman Rise!  Rise above the skies and beyond.   As women, we have been told how to behave, when to behave, where to behave... We are told how to dress, what decent dressing is by people who know nothing about being a woman. Women are told where to speak, how to speak and when to speak. Who made men bosses over women? Patriarchy is normalized because many women are silent advocates. Society has normalized patriarchy and the church is its biggest sponsor. Rise, Woman Rise! is dedicated to every rebel, every non-conformist, every robust and radical...

Dear Younger Leigh,  I wish I was there to navigate politics and leadership with you.  I truly wish I was there with you, to help you through the propaganda, gossip,  character assassination,  backstabbing, pain, heartache, plots and traps.  I wish I was there to hold your hands and reassure you that it will only get worse.  There is no better in politics or leadership.  It's unfortunate, but it is the truth.  They will target you,  Plot against you, Use you as a scapegoat, Dig massive graves for you, Isolate you, Single you out, Belittle you,  Undermine you, It's unfortunate, but it is the truth. I wish I was there to hold your hands and direct your paths. I truly wish I was there with you, to better prepare you for battle, war, arguments, attacks and attempts at silencing your voice. I wish I was there to teach you how to be meticulous in battle and formidable in spirit. Because, they will love you in the morning, like you by noon and ...

The Pan-Afrikan and Christian in Me - The Abstract Disclaimer: The title is reserved for a future book of mine... and, my thoughts are all over the place - kinda my new normal. :) I am a staunch Pan-Afrikanist, an unapologetic black and a Christian. Now, for most, it's either they are Pan-Afrikanist or a Christian, hardly both. Lol.  I'm born and raised into the Evangelical Lutheran Church faith. I am baptized and confirmed into the above mentioned faith. But, along the way, with all my travels and various stays in different Afrikan countries, I got to experience the Islamic religion too. Albeit, God himself found me in March of 2006 in my room. I've had super personal and extraordinary encounters with God. I've experience the ministry of Angels on 1st April 2010, it's a date I will NEVER ever forget in my life. I've had dreams about Jesus Christ and I've also experienced the miraculous in July 2015. I'm a very specific and thorough p...

...Lately, I have been imagining myself in office as the Head of State of a nation and sometimes as the Head of the #AU. Interesting, I Know. Now, I'm fully aware the above may be considered as "dangerous" because, many Afrikan Heads of States don't take kind to such. I get it, but... A girl is allowed to dream mos, Akere! Well, thank God I come from a very democratic country. I must point out that my thoughts are slightly all over the place, do forgive me, but this is a topic I'm deeply passionate about. (I love politics, leadership and economics) I've always had this 'thing' of being the Head of State or Head of the #AU. also, I know being President isn't easy and whatnot but I think my generation and those coming after us will be the most overburdened leaders of our lifetimes. I believe we will be correcting the many wrongs of our current leaders. I believe there are many decisions being taken in isolation by a people that will not be there ...