Tag Archives: editor’s note
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The Rebirth Issue, Radiant No.14 Editor’s Note
"You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.” — Maya Angelou [fl]M[/fl]y dear friend Nozomi had just returned from a retreat in Beliz...
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The Taboo Issue, Radiant No.13 Editor’s Note
[fl]N[/fl]ew York City, 2006. I was walking down the street not too far from my apartment. I can’t recall now exactly where I was going, but I remember that I had just spent the previous night—and the wee hours of the morning—taking out my microbraids. Now that the braids were out, I didn...
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Editor’s Note: The Womanhood Issue, Radiant Issue No.12
Nwanyi, ga choro driver! Woman, go and get a driver! Nwanyi, ke ihe ina anya?! Woman, what kind of driving is this?! Nwanyi, puo eba! Woman, get out of here! Woman this, Woman that, Woman, Woman, Woman … These insults and directives, always shouted of course (especially when my mo...
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The PSYCHE Issue: Our First Print Edition is Here!
If mental illness could be seen on a sufferer, maybe society wouldn’t say, “Just get over it.” ~ Unknown [fl]I[/fl]f like me you grew up in Nigeria, or any African country for that matter, mental illness likely conjures images of naked “mad” women and men roaming the streets after havin...
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Editor’s Note: Running The Good Race
I can’t remember why I first started running. I was in university and just had an urge, so I laced up, went out for a morning run and was hooked. Hooked on the escape running gives you when, a mile or so into it, you hit a zone where you’re no longer aware of how your legs are doing the job and ...
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Editor’s Note: It’s Our One Year Anniversary!
It’s our One Year Anniversary! On the one hand, it feels like I’ve been doing this for a lifetime, while on the other, I find myself wondering “Where did the months go?” It’s been a year of excitement, highs and lows, long work days and sleepless nights, but I wouldn’t trade it for an...
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Editor’s Note: Let’s Hop Back On The Bandwagon!
Happy 2015! Now that we’re two weeks into the new year, how are you doing with the changes you vowed to make this year? While taking stock of my 2014, one big irony emerged: the year I started a health magazine to help others live a healthier life was my least healthy year. Shocking, to say ...
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Editor’s Note: A Year Of Action
[fl]I[/fl]f years are like movie genres then 2014 is my Action year. It’s gone by too fast, demanding a fighting spirit but fraught with a roller coaster of emotions and nary a dull moment. There is plenty of evidence around me to suggest we are nearing the end of the year so I will now stop askin...