The African continent has suffered through the evils of human theft and enslavement, colonisation, and apartheid, and some of the most enduring evidences of this have been found in literature. Both the literature that has been writing about Africa and studied within Africa have painted a picture of the continent from an outsiders perspective...
I would have never read this book if I wasn't reading through this BBC list from 2003 and, to be honest, I wasn't looking forward to this volume and was very ready to DNF. An adventure novel from the 1930s? I was ready for sexism and racism and having to excuse it all because of history...
Women and girls of color have dominated sports for years. It is hard to have a conversation about tennis without mentioning the iconic Williams sisters or to not acknowledge the historical feats of Gabby Douglas and Simone Biles in gymnastics. Misty Copeland captures the world in her stature as a dancer, and Ibtihaj Muhammad brings diversity to fencing as the first Muslim American woman to wear a hijab while competing for the United States in the Olympics...
The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night...
An unfortunate but desperately needed byproduct of this pandemic is that it has shone a light on the systemic racism in the US justice system. This isn't a new light. Anyone with even a vague idea of US history (both culturally and politically) cannot deny that the US is a nation if not founded on (I would argue that it is) then steeped in racism. For years there has been a false narrative that racism has died. Racism does not die, it evolves...
“It’s only hair,” is the response many Black women contend with when voicing their frustration at society's judgement of their tresses. In this debut, BBC presenter and Guardian contributor, Emma Dabiri, explores the underlying issues of racism tangled up in conversations surrounding Black hair...
I only started being cognizant of Booker Prize winners a couple of years ago when I read Milkman by Anna Burns, which I loved. I also loved this year's Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo so I guess my expectation to love all Booker Prize winners was pretty high...
