Sanctuary, Haven, Asylum, Refuge. Kimbilio can be translated variously: Even with the world’s most careful planning (and my service ARE for rent, at prices you most certainly cannot afford) the past week’s shelter and solace only happened because of the people who came together to make them happen. There’ll be plenty of time to debrief, […]
I never thought of myself as political. I just write about my experience. But it just so happens that my experience is situated in the body of a woman, of an African, of an American, of a mother, of a sister, of a daughter, of a lover, of a yoga-obsessed organic food eating appreciator of […]
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We’ve all been there. That moment in a writing workshop where you notice you are the only person of color…and your peers–no matter how liberal and enlightenened–want to talk about your race rather than your work. Writes award-winning journalist and human rights activist Zahir Janmohamed for Guernica Magazine’s “Race Issue:” I sat on the bean bag […]
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“When I began to write I wrote exactly the stories I was reading.” –Chimamanda Adichie Read her speech below and watch her powerful TED talk HERE! Chimamanda Adichie: I’m a storyteller. And I would like to tell you a few personal stories about what I like to call “the danger of the single story.” I […]
Half Nigerian, half Ghanian, born in London, raised in Boston, now living in Rome…mentored by Toni Morrison and Salman Rushdie…it makes sense the whole world is now talking about Taiye Selasi and her debut novel released this year: Ghana Must Go. She has already been named one of Britain’s top young novelists, written for the Guardian, and […]
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Gratitude
Sanctuary, Haven, Asylum, Refuge. Kimbilio can be translated variously: Even with the world’s most careful planning (and my service ARE for rent, at prices you most certainly cannot afford) the past week’s shelter and solace only happened because of the people who came together to make them happen. There’ll be plenty of time to debrief, […]
KIMBILIO!
…and THESE THREE! DOING SOMETHING AMAZING THIS WEEK!
On What is “Too Political:” Kiese Laymon and “You Are the Second Person”
I never thought of myself as political. I just write about my experience. But it just so happens that my experience is situated in the body of a woman, of an African, of an American, of a mother, of a sister, of a daughter, of a lover, of a yoga-obsessed organic food eating appreciator of […]
Zahir Janmohamed: Writer of Color
We’ve all been there. That moment in a writing workshop where you notice you are the only person of color…and your peers–no matter how liberal and enlightenened–want to talk about your race rather than your work. Writes award-winning journalist and human rights activist Zahir Janmohamed for Guernica Magazine’s “Race Issue:” I sat on the bean bag […]
James Baldwin On What Is Important
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvj0rT7ZKi4?feature=player_detailpage] The legendary James Baldwin on what is important.
A wonderful TED Talk from Chimamanda Adichie
“When I began to write I wrote exactly the stories I was reading.” –Chimamanda Adichie Read her speech below and watch her powerful TED talk HERE! Chimamanda Adichie: I’m a storyteller. And I would like to tell you a few personal stories about what I like to call “the danger of the single story.” I […]
Why is Everyone Talking About Taiye Selasi?
Half Nigerian, half Ghanian, born in London, raised in Boston, now living in Rome…mentored by Toni Morrison and Salman Rushdie…it makes sense the whole world is now talking about Taiye Selasi and her debut novel released this year: Ghana Must Go. She has already been named one of Britain’s top young novelists, written for the Guardian, and […]