Over 400 hundred years ago, black people were stolen from their homes in the continent of Africa and transported to the Americas. Their transportation conditions were heinous, inhumane, and revolting. Upon their arrival, black people were tormented, deprived of basic needs, and forced to live in fear and without true connection. Why continue to address…
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“ We delude ourselves when we believe we can make our lives go exactly as we plan. Too often, our intentions are at odds with our actions”. “ Everything that happens to us has merit, whether we recognize the surface significance of it or not. Everything in our lives ultimately leads us somewhere” “ To…
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“Ayoola summons me with these words –Korede, I killed him. I had hoped I would never hear those words again”. The first two lines of the debut novel by Oyainkan Braithwaite are direct and set the stage to this dark and gripping story. Mine initial thought, when I read these lines were: WHAT? The second…
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