Norah Owaraga

Decolonize words and concepts

“The concept of Africans eating three meals a day, is post-colonial. In pre-colonial Africa, people ate whenever they were hungry. In one of the letters from the English to their missionaries in Congo, the sender spoke of how the negro mind had no proper perception of time and if they were going to get them…

Humbled …

“Humbled”, that is the word I hear used often, but which I, myself, rarely remember to use. Perhaps, because many times, actually, its usage is redundant. As in, for example, when they say “I am humbled … blah, blah”, it does not add value to what they said prior or what they say after. That…

My clan and blood sisters

Each time I get to hung with my clan sisters – Iretor and Amagoro – I am nourished, re-centered and rooted in love. Iretor is daughter to the late brother of my late papa, papa Otim; while Amagoro is daughter to the sister of my late papa, ija Adekete. Profiled photo is at Iretor’s home…

My journey in my proverbial shoes of love

“The only thing more powerful than hate is love,” Bad Bunny. The first I heard him say it was his 2026 Grammy Award acceptance speech. Then, of course, the video clips of his 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show. I had not fully understood his assertion, until I watched an interview clip in which he explained…