Social Reconciling ancestral knowledge with the modern system: Is this imperative for African Identity survival? by Alaza Ouro Gbele In the frantic race towards modernity, Africa finds itself today at a crossroads: moving resolutely towards progress without denying what constitutes the profound framework of its collective being. For while modernity builds, structures, and transforms, it is ancestral memory that gives meaning, direction, and coherence to By The Rising Firefly • 3 min read
Social Consumerism in America by Kentrell Copeland Consumerism has become one of the defining characteristics of modern American society. From the moment people wake up, they are surrounded by advertisements encouraging them to buy, upgrade, and consume. No one just goes to their kitchen to make coffee and get to work anymore. No, it By The Rising Firefly • 4 min read
Social Burkina Faso Beyond the Headlines By: Nezeziyah Sakuhai Burkina Faso is a country in Western Meritah (West Africa) that has become quite distinguished in what feels like the blink of an eye. A movement is unfolding here, one led by President Ibrahim Traoré. It is rooted in reclaiming some traditional values: economic sovereignty, independence, and By The Rising Firefly • 9 min read
Social It Takes a Village: But We Sold Ours By: Irishapi Pernebsati It takes a village,” they say. But how many of us in the modern world have paused, in moments of overwhelm or despair, to ask: Where is my village? Especially those standing closest to life’s thresholds: birth, death, and the fragile spaces in between, where support By Irishapi Pernebsati • 6 min read
Social Educating A New Generation: A Natural Perspective By: Tiasta Maaheqwur In my time working as a school psychologist in both mainstream and therapeutic schools, I noticed an epidemic. Seemingly on an upward trend each year, school classrooms are becoming more packed with children labeled as having “disabilities,” whether Learning Disabilities, ADHD, Autism or Mood Disorders. I was By Tiasta Maaheqwur • 4 min read
Cultural Is “Freedom” the new Slavery? By: SaMa’at Sakuhai The notion of “freedom” is one that could quite literally be a synonym for the concept of “irony”. It is this writer’s view, as per exposure to basic existential reasoning, that no one is ever really free. If a person was truly free, then that By The Rising Firefly • 3 min read
Social Exploring Ancient Principles for Modern Challenges: Builders Vs Destroyers By The Rising Firefly • 4 min read
Captain Ibrahim Traoré gives commemoration speech on the 65th anniversary of Burkina Faso's independence. Social A Burgeoning Era for Africa and its Diaspora By The Rising Firefly • 6 min read
Social Gen Z and the Kenyan Protests (Free Article) olitical turmoil has been pervasive throughout the world this year. We’ve had coups in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso (predating the current year), the resignation of the Ethiopian Prime Minister more recently, civil unrest in Sudan and Southern Cameroon, and further afield, the genocide in Gaza. By The Rising Firefly • 4 min read
Social UN General Assembly Speeches For too long, African leaders have not even been seen as voices for their own people and cultures, but rather as voices for whichever colonial power continues to manipulate their affairs. By The Rising Firefly • 22 min read
Social Caring for the Unseen Self Self-care has become a popular talking point on social media and in health care these days. However, I don’t think most institutions recognize all aspects of the self, in particular, the energetic and the spiritual aspects. By The Rising Firefly • 2 min read
