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I Wish I Had Listened to My Father
I Wish I Had Listened to My Father
An essay on how ignoring my father’s warning led to disaster — from Chukwuemeka Victoria Chiamaka
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Apr 23
Tear Soaked Pages
Tear Soaked Pages
A fictional letter written by a girl making peace with the ending of a relationship — from Kenyan Salama Wainaina
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Apr 23
The Orchestra
The Orchestra
Two poems about living and leaving a sensational legacy — from Tanzanian Andrea Myinga
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Apr 23
The Child’s Faith is as Its Thirst
The Child’s Faith is as Its Thirst
A narrative nonfiction piece about the author’s first encounter with the talibés children of Senegal — from John Edward Ellis
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Apr 23
My Mother is a Fish
My Mother is a Fish
Two poems in celebration of a mother as a home in different aspects — from Kenyan Catherine Awino
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Apr 23
Sex Ain’t No Casual Affair Baby
Sex Ain’t No Casual Affair Baby
An essay that delves into the reality of causal sex and how it’s impossible to separate our emotions from the deed — from Valerie Tendai…
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Apr 15
Broken Chords of Pain
Broken Chords of Pain
A personal essay that revolves around love and betrayal — from Chidera Chinedu
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Apr 15
Burning at Fahrenheit 451
Burning at Fahrenheit 451
A collection of poems reflecting on some of the malfunctions of life and society — from Daniel Joe
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Apr 15
Beti’s Garden
Beti’s Garden
A story about a woman’s creative ability to make the most of life and the community who supports her — by Fatima Kara
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Apr 15
Migration is Violent
Migration is Violent
Poems discussing migration — the separation from home, home-loss-ness, and adjusting in a new place — from Nengak Daniel Gondyi
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Apr 15
Family Matters
Family Matters
A story about a fractured relationship that touches on themes of choice, guilt, and grief — from Nigerian Amarachi J. Ike
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Apr 9
Broken Endings
Broken Endings
Poems about a girl who died and had a brief out-of-body experience afterwards— by Kenyan Salama Wainaina
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Apr 9
Broken Wings
Broken Wings
Three poems about facing the challenges, finding a safe place to belong, and the struggles of being an African — by Ghanaian Bright Aboagye
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Apr 9
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