About IAMLENGA

IAMLENGA. Well, technically I AM MULENGA, Bwalya Mulenga, and this blog is essentially going to be about me. Now, I don’t know if that sounds thrilling to you or if you’ve already proclaimed my vanity, but hold up, let me finish: this blog is going to be about me, and essentially my “two cents” regarding social issues and injustices occurring globally. The reason I started off by saying this would be about me, is that my views have definitely been shaped by an amalgamation of factors. I am writing from the perspective of a:

• Young
• Black-African
• Christian
• Plus-Size
• First-Generation Immigrant
• Cisgender Female
• University Student

These factors all intricately interact to formulate my views on the world. My perceptions on the world that you and I live in. In no way am I claiming to have all the answers to these social issues at all. If anything, I hope to open up conversations about solutions and illustrate perspectives that may not otherwise receive attention. I intend to be a source of knowledge to help others navigate through the complexities of our society. I really hope to encourage you to not take social matters for granted (e.g. by taking them at face value); I want to encourage you to develop your own opinions towards issues, and to look at things from different angles to improve the way in which we as a society attempt to overcome them.

To cut a long story short and to avoid any further ramblings, I just want you to know what I know, you know.

Signed,

IAMLENGA