We're delighted to present an early screening of Blitz Bazawule 's tremendous movie musical The Color Purple in partnership with Royal Society of Literature at The Garden Cinema plus a live recording of Busy Being Black Podcast with myself & Josh Rivers @_busybeingblack afterwards.

Fourteen-year-old Heman Bekele spent the last year developing a bar of soap that could treat skin cancer. John Yang talks with Bekele for more. pbs.org/newshour/

I’m excited to share debut byline in Time Out London sharing 20 of London’s best Nigerian and west African restaurants.🥳 West African cuisine is truly making waves in London and I invite you to visit these incredible restaurants🌍🇬🇧 timeout.com/london/restaur…

Same. I avoid engaging with people like this because they can't grasp that a conversation should be reciprocal. "I call you, you rarely call me." Yes, because 99% of the time, I'm the one steering the conversation, taking an interest & asking questions to spark further dialogue.

In a new phase, transition in your life. Some things become a little bit clearer, and you overstand that life is truly too short.

"I am human, nothing human is alien to me"

F ace E verything A nd R ise

What's in the dark always comes to light #pdiddy

I can't abide cruel men. Whether passive aggressively or more overtly, once I spot that trait, I've learned to distance myself. Life is too short. Often cruel men want to punish those close to them for their unhapiness. It's not anybody's responsibility to fix that except them.

With the right people, energy, and environment in your life, you heal, awaken, and expand. With the ‘wrong people’, energy, and environment around you may feel neglected, stifled, or limited. That’s how you’ll know.

Travelling to Lagos soon? Check out 32 of the best things to do in Lagos, Nigeria 🇳🇬 diywithjoy.com/best-things-to… #DettyDecember #visitLagos #Nigeriatravel

God continue to fight for me for I know you will always win 🙏🏽

An aspiring lawyer who has been blocked from receiving university funding until he provides 20 years of proof of living in the UK such as utility bills despite being made homeless has launched a GoFundMe to ‘help him become a lawyer’ gofundme.com/f/help-make-me…

Want more ambitious friends around me 😍🙏🏽

Cosign this ✨️Which is why I live by the motto, there is enough room for everyone to grow, always wising people well or in return God gives me my own blessings✨️