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"Between us and Granma sprawls a world,
its walls, cracked, pillars, broken...
Numb
the knife that splits youth and long past youth.
But say mad and she will laugh.
Say ill and she will smile."

--Victor Osemeka, from "Portrait of Granma as a Survivor"

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Portrait of Granma as a Survivor
Victor Osemeka’s poem traces the architecture of trauma: what it breaks, what it buries, & what it leaves standing. Here, silence is its own kind of testimony, and survival resists easy interpretation
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October 29, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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Resharing this 2024 piece: Response to “The Fire Next Time – My Dungeon Shook Letter to My Nephew on the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Emancipation”

#Africanism #Africanisms #JamesBaldwin #Emancipation #AncestralMemory #AfricanWriters #BlackWriters

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Top: James Baldwin, A Response. Middle: picture of me wearing a black headwrap, black earring and black long-sleeved shirt with a colourful Zulu necklace. Bottom: Curated by Corine Dhondee in collaboration with Tomorrow's Warriors and Sink and sponsors' logos Top: James Baldwin, A Response. Middle: picture of me wearing a black headwrap, black earring and black long-sleeved shirt with a colourful Zulu necklace. Bottom: Top: James Baldwin, A Response. Middle: picture of me wearing a black headwrap, black earring and black long-sleeved shirt with a colourful Zulu necklace + bio describing my work as an independent Black language researcher that compares African languages of West Africa/the Sahel and North america Bottom: Curated by Corine Dhondee in collaboration with Tomorrow's Warriors and Sink and sponsors' logos
October 14, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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1 January: Time is a suggestion

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1 January: Time is a suggestion
I’m savin souls and y’all complainin bout my lateness – Lauryn Hill Ten years ago, I worked as interpreter and translator for asylum seekers and refugees hailing from Mali, Côte d…
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October 5, 2026 at 7:51 PM
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"A.A.A. Aliens. Atlanteans. Artificial intelligence. Or how those who steal can't believe we create"

I needed to get this off my chest and vent.

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A.A.A. Aliens. Atlanteans. Artificial intelligence. Or how those who steal can’t believe we create
Here we go again. Black Brilliance is being, once again, dissected, investigated and punished (oop, I may be flagged as using a.i. because of this rule of 3). We’re currently living through a…
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September 26, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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New article out: WE WILL LIVE

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We will live
“If the Final Hour comes while you have a shoot of a plant in your hands and it is possible to plant it before the Hour comes, you should plant it.” This is Yacouba Sawadogo, the man who stopped th…
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September 25, 2026 at 7:38 AM
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Congratulations to #SerendipityLit author Simba Kundizeza on being shortlisted for the 2026 Caine Prize for African Writing for his short story THE BLUE FIGHTER!

View the full list: www.caineprize.com/shortlist

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September 22, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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New article out: A.I. (African Intelligence) powers the world

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A.I. (African Intelligence) powers the world
From Bamana Latourou to digital computers The more things change, the more they stay the same, innit? They lied to us when they said that slavery and colonialism were over. While their ancient form…
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September 18, 2026 at 7:49 AM
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The Blood Remembers

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The blood remembers
In May 2025 Passuh D. Danyelle Thomas, author of The Day God Saw Me As Black, posted a carousel on Instagram titled “ The Blood Remembers…
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September 16, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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New Article Out: The Blood Remembers

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The blood remembers in bold. The background shows the jeliw that sung on the "Mandekalou" albums like Bako Dagnon and Kandia Kouyaté
September 11, 2026 at 8:04 AM
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Did you know that #FrantzFanon didn't physically sit down to write #WretchedOfTheEarth?

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Language as performance. Language is performance
“I didn’t have a pen and paper, so I just dictated ‘A Dying Colonialism’ and ‘The Wretched of the Earth’ to my secretary, Marie-Jeanne Manuellan. Uh uh uh - Frantz Fanon, peut-être
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September 4, 2026 at 8:04 AM
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Jummah Mubarak!
New article out!

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Circle of Infinity
From the early African Muslims on Turtle Island to the Blues
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August 28, 2026 at 7:19 AM
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I should probably let it settle for a couple of weeks, but in spite of its decent request rate, Stonebound might be dead in the trenches so I’m tempted to dive straight back into monster world…
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August 21, 2026 at 10:15 AM
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New Friday gift!

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People of the (African) house
Originally published by the Fruitslice (link p 49; magazine p 35)
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August 21, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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Happy Africa Day 🌍

Today, we celebrate African stories that continue to challenge, heal, remember and inspire across generations and borders.

We are proud to celebrate the richness, diversity and power of African literature. ❤️

#AfricaDay #AfricanBooks #AfricanWriters #MawenziHouse
May 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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The world is waiting for African stories. I am right here. DMs open. First 3 chapters free. #AfricanWriters #NigerianAuthor #BetaReaders #BookEditing #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Authors
Rotating Global Warming Earth
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July 27, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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DMs open worldwide. First 3 chapters free. ghostveil-inkwell-pro.lovable.app #BetaReaders #BookEditing #AmWriting #AfricanWriters #IndieAuthor #WritingCommunity #GlobalAuthors
July 23, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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Nigeria. Ghana. Kenya. Ireland. UK. 🖤
US. Canada. Australia. New Zealand.
Wherever you are writing your story from.
The Ghostveil is here. DMs open worldwide.
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July 6, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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My new story has found a home, thanks to The Shallow Tales Review
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Read and enjoy!
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January 31, 2026 at 10:45 AM
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New Year, new story. I'm really thrilled to be included in @jay_literature Issue 10 with my story Frigid
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So much rich literature in this issue.
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Current Issue - JAY Lit
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January 1, 2026 at 8:04 AM
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#booksky

They include my translation of LA BASTARDA by Trifonia Melibea Obono (Equatorial Guinea). 🙏🏽🙏🏽

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January 21, 2026 at 10:48 PM
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La Bastarda by Trifonia Melibra Obono
From Equatorial Guinea
Tr. Lawrence Schimel

Hemmed in by patriarchal expectations of Fang society, Okomo discovers mysterious possibilities of queer life in the margins.
La Bastarda
Check out La Bastarda - <p>This coming-of-age story from Equatorial Guinea chronicles a teenage girl's quest to find out who she is.</p> by Trifonia Melibea Obono and Lawrence Schimel on Bookshop.org ...
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October 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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#booksky #womenwriters #africanwriters #africanlit
April 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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December 4, 2024 at 2:24 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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November 27, 2024 at 11:53 AM