Sustaining Friendships over the Years: Helena and Juliet Part 4
I met Helena and Juliet (pseudonyms) during coffee hour at church, and their warmth, sense of humor, and cute giggles with each other drew me to them. Here were two […]
On Grieving Lost friendships and the pain it carries by Hannah Baluka – Part 3
I have learned the importance of forgiveness, both extending it when I have been hurt and seeking it when I have caused hurt. Pride prolongs distance, but humility creates room […]
Living in Two Worlds: Maintaining friendships across borders by Lindzy Byamugisha – Part 2
Living in two worlds taught me that friendship, at its core, was never about geography. It was always about intention and the grace to keep pursuing. Whereas borders can separate bodies, they are never […]
Starting from Scratch: Creating friendships while living abroad by Ncobile Mukasa – Part 1
Leaving home made me realize how much proximity helps in maintaining friendships and how much I took that for granted… Proximity also requires conscious effort to make the time to […]
Friendship series – Prologue
“Friendship arises out of mere Companionship when two or more of the companions discover that they have in common some insight or interest or even taste which the others do […]
Applying for Post-Graduate Law Schools and Scholarships in the US.
Over the past year, I have received numerous inquiries about the process for applying to law schools in the US, and I have decided to consolidate the information in this […]
Silver Sparrow – Tayari Jones
Love is a strange creature; it can make you blind, and it can make you see. Excerpt from Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones. Dana, Gwen, Chaurisse, Laverne, James, and Riley […]
Patience is a Subtle Thief – Abi Ishola – Ayodeji
I named you Patience because you took your time. Twelve hours of labor before you arrived. Can you imagine? There was no other name for you. Please understand that the […]
We Are All Birds of Uganda – Hafsa Zayyan
As independence approaches, will anyone remember us during this scramble for rights? We are not natives, and we are not Europeans. India has disowned us; Nehru calls us ‘guests of […]
The Children of Quick Sands – Efua Traore
Caught in a strife between her separated mother and father as well as an estranged relationship between her mother and grandmother, 13-year-old Simi finds herself in Ajao, a remote Nigerian […]
Beach Read – Emily Henry
That was what I’d always loved about reading, what had driven me to write in the first place. That feeling that a new world was being spun like a spiderweb […]
The Fisher Men – Chigozie Obioma
The prophecy, like an angered beast, had gone berserk and was destroying his mind with the ferocity of madness . . . until all that he knew, all that was […]
Navigating the Bar Course (LDC) – Uganda Chapter
The Law Development Centre is not difficult. The most important factor in completing the Bar Course is organization. The primary goal of the Bar Course is to prepare you to […]
Sulwe – Lupita Nyong’o
Sulwe has skin the color of midnight. She is darker than her family. She is darker than anyone in her school. Sulwe just wants to be beautiful and bright like […]
The 12 Week Year: Get more done in 12 weeks than others do in 12 months – Brian P. Moran and Michael Lennington
You have no doubt heard the saying that knowledge is power. I disagree. Knowledge is only powerful if you use it, if you act on it. People spend lifetimes acquiring […]
Admission to the Roll of Advocates of the High Court of Uganda: What you need to know
Disclaimer: This information and process are subject to changes by the Law Council. Fees are subject to change by the URSB. Are you thinking about the next steps after you […]
Quarterly Book Club Pick: Born a Crime – Trevor Noah
The ultimate goal of apartheid was to make South Africa a white country, with every black person stripped of his or her citizenship and relocated to live in homelands, the […]
How to be exceptional at the Bar Course Written Examinations: Uganda Edition
(Disclaimer: These are largely based on my opinions and experience and should not be referred to asconclusive) The reason most people fail LDC is not because they do not know […]
An American Marriage – Tayari Jones
My regret is how hard we fought that night, over his parents, of all things. We had fought harder even before we married, when we were playing at love, but […]
African Literature Top Picks: A Beginners Guide
I consciously began reading African literature and literature by authors of color during the 2020 pandemic lockdown, and I have never been happier. Most people I talk to aren’t aware […]
Conjure Women – Afia Atakora
The years had passed in peace since the end of the war, yet all of them suspected that peace would not last. They’d listened to the canon fire for so […]
His Only Wife – Peace Adzo Medie
…but you cannot say no to your responsibilities. Why should your brother and sister be attending that Government School when they have a big sister like you in Accra who […]
The Book of Echoes – Rosanna Amaka
Every time I switch on the television, there is always something negative to concentrate on. Every time I talk to people, be they black or white, there is always something […]
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo – Taylor Jenkins Reid
That’s how my story ends. With the loss of everyone I have ever loved. With me in a big, beautiful Upper East Side apartment, missing everyone who ever meant anything […]
Playing Big; For Women Who Want to Speak Up, Stand Out and Lead – Tara Mohr
This book is for brilliant women like you. I wrote it so that you can move forward in pursuing whatever calls to you, so that your greater gifts find expression. […]
Nervous Conditions – Tsitsi Dangarembga
Genre: Fiction Pages: 289 Author: Tsitsi Dangarembga, Zimbabwe Setting: Colonial Rhodesia 1960’s Themes: Colonialism, African Tradition; Religion ‘As if there’s everything to learn and I’ll never know it all. So, […]
And the Mountains Echoed – Khaled Hosseini
Genre: Fiction Pages: 402 Author: Khaled Hosseini, Afghan-American Setting: Kabul, Afghanistan, Paris, America Themes: Family, love, loss ‘If culture was a house, then language was the key to the front […]
Silence is My Mother tongue – Sulaiman Addonai
Genre: Fiction Pages: 208 pages Author: Sulaiman Addonai, Eritrean Setting: Sudan Themes: Refugee camp; Cross cultural marriage; Family; Love ‘If silence was a language, she would not have forced herself […]
The House of Rust – Khadija Abdalla Bajaber
Genre: Fiction Pages: 271 Author: Khadija Abdalla Bajaber, Mombasa Setting: Mombasa coast Themes: Family, Adventure, Fantasy ‘Mombasa, will you forgive me my trespasses? So many try to escape you. If […]
The Teller of Secrets – Bisi Adjapon
Genre: Fiction Pages: 352 pages Author: Bisi Ajapon, Nigerian Setting: Ghana, Nigeria Themes: Adolescence, Family, Love, Pre and Post colonialism Oh my! The first book that made me laugh as […]