Open in app

Sign in

Write

Sign in

Nkechi Taifa
Nkechi Taifa

413 Followers

Home

About

Pinned

Tree and Me: A Journey Through Struggle and Memory

In the ebb and flow of history, certain spirits anchor us in the cause for justice and uplift our aspirations. Attorney Charles Ogletree, affectionately known as ‘Tree’, was one such indomitable force, a beacon in our relentless struggle against white supremacy and for the rights of Black people. The exact…

Ogletree

4 min read

Tree and Me: A Journey Through Struggle and Memory
Tree and Me: A Journey Through Struggle and Memory
Ogletree

4 min read


Jul 25

THE MISTRESS’S TOOLS: MY WOMANIST TAKE ON THE “BARBIE” FILM

by Nkechi Taifa My Barbie Dream House was my classroom in an African-centered school in Washington, D.C. half a lifetime ago. I wore my signature African headwrap gele, oozed Kiswahili words and reveled in the dismantling of white supremacy inch by inch, day by day. I believed in what our…

Barbie

4 min read

THE MISTRESS’S TOOLS: MY WOMANIST TAKE ON THE “BARBIE” FILM
THE MISTRESS’S TOOLS: MY WOMANIST TAKE ON THE “BARBIE” FILM
Barbie

4 min read


Mar 26

Randall Robinson, 1941–2023: What’s the Word?!

By Nkechi Taifa I believe Randall Robinson, who died this past Friday, was born to straddle the Black professional and grassroots communities. I saw it early on in my life. Robinson formed TransAfrica during the time I was working for the Washington Office on Africa (WOA) while attending the George…

Randall Robinson

5 min read

Randall Robinson, 1941–2023: What’s the Word?!
Randall Robinson, 1941–2023: What’s the Word?!
Randall Robinson

5 min read


Feb 18

In Search of Queen Mother Moore (and Others): Why I Wrote “Reparations On Fire”

by Nkechi Taifa, Esq. Won’t you blow wind, blow…between the pages of my life Can’t you see? Traveling on the wings of time That only you can look ahead And see what’s happenin’ is clearly as you see Behind Won’t you blow wind, blow — Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson…

Queen Mother Moore

8 min read

In Search of Queen Mother Moore (and Others): Why I Wrote Reparations On Fire
In Search of Queen Mother Moore (and Others): Why I Wrote Reparations On Fire
Queen Mother Moore

8 min read


Oct 17, 2022

Mamie Till Opens Up The Casket, But We Still Can’t Breathe: My Review Of “Till”

by Nkechi Taifa

Emmett Till

6 min read

Mamie Till Opens Up The Casket, But We Still Can’t Breathe: My Review Of “Till”
Mamie Till Opens Up The Casket, But We Still Can’t Breathe: My Review Of “Till”
Emmett Till

6 min read


Published in

The Shadow

·Sep 20, 2022

WHY ‘THE WOMAN KING’ MADE ME FEEL LIKE A QUEEN

WHY ‘THE WOMAN KING’ MADE ME FEEL LIKE A QUEEN How fascinating that while the white world mourns a white European queen who presided over the torture of the Mau Mau in Kenya, Hollywood tries its best to depict African women warriors in a masterpiece of a film. Modupe! Thank…

The Woman King

5 min read

WHY ‘THE WOMAN KING’ MADE ME FEEL LIKE A QUEEN
WHY ‘THE WOMAN KING’ MADE ME FEEL LIKE A QUEEN
The Woman King

5 min read


Feb 16, 2022

BLACK HISTORY CANNOT BE BANNED!

As African Americans across the nation continue to celebrate Black History Month, social justice expert, attorney, and activist, Nkechi Taifa, warns that while remembering the achievements and relevance of Black people in history is always cause for celebration, we must also focus on keeping Black history from being erased.

Black Books

3 min read

BLACK HISTORY CANNOT BE BANNED!
BLACK HISTORY CANNOT BE BANNED!
Black Books

3 min read


Oct 13, 2021

The Taifa Trilogy Is Back! In this Interview Author Nkechi Taifa Talks Shang-Chi, Cinderella, and the Power of Africentric Fantasy in Her Three Re-Released Books

Nkechi Taifa is a person for whom every day is filled with reflection on Black folk and their collective power. So how is she rolling with today’s current “racial reckoning?” By preparing to conquer the online and book-and-mortar bookshelves in the names of our youth. In her top-selling memoir, Black…

Black Books

5 min read

The Taifa Trilogy Is Back!
The Taifa Trilogy Is Back!
Black Books

5 min read


Sep 15, 2021

By Keeping My Books Banned, Central York, PA School Board Has Chosen Crass Censorship Over Meaningful Dialogue

by Nkechi Taifa What in the heck is going on with my brand-new friends in the Central York, PA. school board, the ones who gave me such a great assist promoting my soon-to-be re-issued books by publicly banning them, causing the local NAACP publicly complain? First, the board bans my…

Black Books

4 min read

By Keeping My Books Banned, Central York, PA School Board Has Chosen Crass Censorship Over…
By Keeping My Books Banned, Central York, PA School Board Has Chosen Crass Censorship Over…
Black Books

4 min read


Aug 23, 2021

My Reparations Victory: What Comes Before Word And Deed?

The Ancestors know how to make things work. In their constant, cosmic blend between the invisible and the tangible, they have caused historic blinders to drop from the eyes of those who Martin Luther King might have called in an earlier time “white moderates.” Here’s some proof: last month, two…

Mwc Work

4 min read

My Reparations Victory: What Comes Before Word And Deed?
My Reparations Victory: What Comes Before Word And Deed?
Mwc Work

4 min read

Nkechi Taifa

Nkechi Taifa

413 Followers

Movement Attorney, Author of Reparations on Fire, BlackPowerBlackLawyer & other books; NkechiTaifa.org; ReparationEducationProject.org; @Nkechi_Taifa

Following
  • Deepak Chopra

    Deepak Chopra

  • Ayoola

    Ayoola

  • MacArthur Foundation

    MacArthur Foundation

  • Todd Steven Burroughs

    Todd Steven Burroughs

  • Lori James-Townes

    Lori James-Townes

See all (264)

Help

Status

About

Careers

Blog

Privacy

Terms

Text to speech

Teams