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From the OXFORD AMERICAN, A New Story from Kimbilio Fellow Deesha Philyaw
Dr. Sandman BY DEESHA PHILYAW Dr. B, what’s that called again?” From his hospital bed, Cody pointed his T’Challa action figure toward the monitor behind Reg. Reg laughed. “You just like to hear me say it. This time, I want you to say it with me. Ready?” Together, they enunciated each syllable in “polysomnographic monitor,” […]
Announcing the 2017 Kimbilio Fellows
Congratulations to the class of ’17! Tiffany Austin Tara Campbell Herve Comeau Chekwube Danladi Jonathan Escoffery Faithna Geffrard Enyeribe Ibegwam Matthew Kelley Charlise Lyles Jennifer McCauley Jessica Lanay Moore Janelle Poe Ivelisse Rodriguez Icess Fernandez Rojas Delia Taylor Martin Wiley Read their full bios and see photos here: The Class of ’17
A New Short Story by Donald Quist (’16)
Memorials he morning Ernesto died and a glittering cloud of debris and ash swallowed the neighborhood, Beth Gopin was on her way to see him. Beth had called Ernesto and asked him to meet her at Taj Tribeca. Although Beth and Ernesto enjoyed the atmosphere and well-stocked buffet, Taj Tribeca held greater significance—they could […]
A New Story by Tyrese L. Coleman (’16)
The Waynes and Johnsons: Albemarle County, Virginia, Circa 1862 and Beyond In 1840, Claude Wayne exerted his God-given right to his property when he relieved himself inside a slave wench named Norma. The resulting child was his, hazel eyes glinting green in the sun, a mongrel if Wayne had ever seen one. Couldn’t stand […]
Jason Harris (’15) on Afrofuturism, African Diaspora, Music, etc.
From Black Speculative Arts Digital Archive 1. What was the inspiration for the creation of “MotherShip: MotherVerse”? “MotherShip:MotherVerse” was conceived as part of a public Afrofuturism exhibit entitled “The MotherShip Connection.” Poet, Community Builder and Afrofuturist Olu Butterfly conceived this idea and asked me to be one of her collaborators. This was an opportunity for us to mount an […]
Amina Gautier (’13) Celebrates Libraries and Sandburg Award Win
This is a very special evening and a very special award for me, partly because, like all of you, I love libraries and I believe in them and the work that they do. In giving my thanks today, I’d like to talk about the roles libraries have played in my life. I was born in […]
A New Story by Brandon Taylor (’16) @ Split Lip Magazine
Millions of Tiny Things When Hammond was very young, he had a hard time sleeping. It felt as though there were millions of tiny things crawling around beneath his skin, and the small, small spaces that separated each of these tiny things was known to him, and so it wasn’t just that there were millions […]
