Ocean Lungs
By Iah Moon Ever since I was a little boy, I had to learn how to swim No…
The Illusion of being Broken
By Iah Moon Puzzled with wrong pieces, too many wrong pieces Pieces that are stubborn and won't fit…
We All Alone
By Angel Nduka-Nwosu Who really protects black women? Is it black men? No. They beat us. Rape us.…
A Sapphic Poem
Mine is not a story of rosy cheeks and buttery sunsets it is a tale of teary streaks…
Fake Love(r)
M. Nyakara dishonesty clings to you like sticky sand or warm sheets on dark mornings the wind is…
The Forest
By M. Nyakara One by one, they are felling the trees. “These thick-headed black men. Do they not…
When grief carries you
By Siyanda Qamba I'm holding onto my sanity by a thread. My mind is trying to kill me.…
Cheeky Native Reviews: Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta
In Chinelo Okparanta's new novel Under the Udala Trees, a chance meeting between Ijeoma, a Christian Igbo, and Amina, a Muslim Hausa,…
Listen: Cheek Natives Reviews: I know how to fix myself by Ashley Makue
'Your uncle is a hatchet/i buried in my crotch on purpose' - Ashley Makue Ntozake Shenge said '…