Sokari Ekine – Women Wednesday #2
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Sokari Ekine – Women Wednesday #2
Sokari Ekine is a rare find. A Nigerian by birth, Sokari started blogging while working in Spain. Armed with sharp wit, striking prose and most importantly, an eye for what’s really going down behind the smoke and mirrors, she is an inspiration.
In 2004 Sokari started BlackLooks, a Pan African blog and soap box. With frequent updates over the years, the blog makes for intriguing, informative and engrossing reading as you get to know Sokari through her writing. I found myself drawn in by Sokari’s writing style and challenging her perspectives only to be greeted by an often well reasoned argument. Her blog is both personal and passionate without being a zealous outburst, which is very often the case of blogs dealing with subject matter as explosive as hers.
Afrigator Stats – Black Looks
Blog description:
Pan African Political & Cultural Blog
Blog Rank:
Blacklooks ranks 27 in Africa and 3 in Nigeria. According to site visitors it ranks 151, and 233 according to page views:
According to blogroll links it ranks 49 and 68 according to the amount of links within Afrigator blog posts
With her sharp wit and sharper quill, this blogger vocally states her position on issues such as climate change, human rights, gender issues, Africa relations and her love of literature.
“I started blogging with the idea of presenting a progressive and feminst perspective of Africa and the African Diaspora. I am interested in seeking out ways to encourage more Africans to blog and creating a community of grassroots African bloggers as a way/space for Africans to exchange ideas and strategies for effecting change in our communities, share experiences and tell our own stories in our own words.”
Her blogging has also stood Sokari in good stead, as she was part of a group of bloggers who connected the world leaders at the G20 summit in London to the rest of the world. She writes for a number of other online publications and still blogs frequently at Black Looks, though she has invited guest bloggers to contribute as the popularity of the blog increased.
Sokari is not only proof of the intelligence, eloquence and strength of African women, but also of the power of blogging.
Standtall - The Activist said,
Wrote on June 11, 2009 @ 17:15
I give it to Sokari, a rare gem and a woman of substance. I am featuring her interview on Niger Delta issue, women’s rights and LGTB rights on the 18th of June on my blog.
Thanks for sharing about her….
sokari said,
Wrote on June 11, 2009 @ 18:36
Hi Lester
Thank you very much for this flattering write up. I feel very humbled abd it is always inspiring to know your work is appreciated. Over the years I have myself been uplifted by the increasing numbers of Africans and especially women blogging on social justice, politics, music and just themselves. Often for those living on the continent this means struggling with high ISP costs, power failures and long hours.
Thanks again
Sokari
mohamed abdel gayed said,
Wrote on June 15, 2009 @ 18:39
thanks so much
Eusebia Madziwa said,
Wrote on June 16, 2009 @ 08:43
Sokari inspires me.