As a blogger exploring African legends, myths, and diasporic threads, my recent trip to Baltimore left a powerful imprint on me, not just as a traveller, but as someone seeking to tell connecting stories. The first people in Baltimore Long before the city’s skyline rose over the Inner Harbor, this land was home to the…
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The day I decided to write about a two-headed serpent
So, we already know that I come from Cameroon. And in Cameroon, most people are aware that the traditional symbol of the Bamoun* people is a two-headed serpent. However, in certain popular interpretations, this symbol is seen as a sign of betrayal or duplicity. People say, “the serpent has two heads because it deceives, it…
The Byeri mask: when the ancestors watch from behind the carved wood
When you grow up in a Cameroonian city, traditional masks are something you don’t often come across. Maybe, hanging on a wall at an uncle’s house. In a craft shop. Behind the glass in a museum. Personally, as a child, I found them terrifying. I did everything I could to avoid looking at them for…



