Shades and Layers Life Notes | Monthly Letters from Kutloano

A warm monthly letter on identity, motherhood and reinvention, plus voices from the podcast celebrating Black women entrepreneurs.

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Oct 2, 2026

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7 min read

👾Digital Smoke and Mirrors

A look at the A.I. narrative we're being sold and asking if there's another way ....

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Sep 1, 2026

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7 min read

Water No Get Enemy 💦

Record breaking Black swimmers and freakout over Blacks in swimming pools.

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Aug 4, 2026

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7 min read

Fire and Polygamy 🔥

Europe's on fire, everybody's talking about polygamy and I'm returning gently after an extended period of rest.

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Mar 6, 2026

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7 min read

Women and Mimosas 🌼

International Women's Day, Ancient Wisdom, Listening Season and Rabbit Holes.

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Feb 10, 2026

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7 min read

New Season. Notes on Freedom. Mandela's Watching 🇿🇦

Season 10 of SAL is here and I have life notes taken during a celebratory and nostalgic night in South Africa

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Nov 13, 2025

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5 min read

Something Special In The Works: Holiday Gifts from Inspiring Founders

Ideas for holiday gifts made by inspiring founders with stories you can gift.

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Nov 13, 2025

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5 min read

Something Special In The Works: Holiday Gifts from Inspiring Founders

Ideas for holiday gifts made by inspiring founders with stories you can gift.

Kutloano Skosana

May 27, 2025

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13 min read

Sabbatical, Mothers, Daughters and this Reluctant Summer ☕️

On Black daughters, mothers, education and the cost of success ‌

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Jan 8, 2025

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7 min read

HAPPY NEW YEAR 🥳

A new-year hello from the studio, a look back at a year of Black women entrepreneurs, and a few fiction podcasts to try.

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