Akola Thompson

I AM a privileged person. My entire life, I have been provided with economic, educational, familial and other forms of

THE best thing about being a writer is that I have documentation of everything I have written. The worst thing

Vagina. It has always been a word that rolls off the tongue a bit too awkwardly for me. It has

THE Ministry of Education has completed their investigation into Coen Jackson and has handed the case over to the police.

THE complacency and silence of our people are currently our greatest weaknesses. This has never been truer than in recent

Postpartum depression- this term often brings up confusion and fear amongst those who hear it. For some reason, it has

IN the wake of the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment scandal rocking Hollywood, the hash tag #metoo was started. Those who

NEIGHBOURING Brazil holds the world record for hate-based LGBT murders. In 2016, over 300 hate killings were recorded. That roughly

ONCE again, we have lost another life to suicide. The reason this time appears to be one that is wrapped

CLOSE to a week ago, I lay in bed watching cartoons when I heard screaming. It jolted me, but I

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